Wanamaker's

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businessperson commercial building defunct company department store chain pipe organ

Wanamaker's was a pioneering American department store chain based in Philadelphia, known for introducing many modern retail innovations and grand, cathedral-like flagship stores.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
John Wanamaker & Co. 1
Wanamaker’s department store 1
John Wanamaker 0

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson ⓘ
commercial building ⓘ
defunct company ⓘ
department store chain ⓘ
pipe organ ⓘ
acquired by Carter Hawley Hale Stores NERFINISHED ⓘ
Woodward & Lothrop NERFINISHED ⓘ
architectural style Beaux-Arts (flagship store) NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved, abolished or demolished 1990s ⓘ
flagship store Wanamaker Building, Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ
founder John Wanamaker NERFINISHED ⓘ
has part Wanamaker Grand Court Organ NERFINISHED ⓘ
has retail format multi-story urban department store ⓘ
headquarters location Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritage designation National Historic Landmark (Wanamaker Building) NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception 1861 ⓘ
industry department store ⓘ
retail ⓘ
known for elaborate Christmas light shows ⓘ
in-store concerts featuring the Grand Court Organ ⓘ
innovative customer service policies ⓘ
large, open sales floors ⓘ
use of price tags ⓘ
located in the administrative territorial entity Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ
location Center City, Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wanamaker Building, Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ
notable employee John Wanamaker NERFINISHED ⓘ
notable for creating a grand flagship store with cathedral-like architecture ⓘ
early adoption of electric lighting in retail spaces ⓘ
extensive newspaper advertising ⓘ
hosting public events and exhibitions in the store ⓘ
in-store restaurants and amenities ⓘ
introducing fixed prices instead of haggling ⓘ
introducing money-back guarantees ⓘ
pioneering modern department store retailing in the United States ⓘ
notable work founding Wanamaker's department store ⓘ
occupation United States Postmaster General NERFINISHED ⓘ
merchant ⓘ
parent company Carter Hawley Hale Stores NERFINISHED ⓘ
part of history of retailing in the United States ⓘ
position held United States Postmaster General NERFINISHED ⓘ
service area Mid-Atlantic United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
slogan “The customer is always right” ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
successor Hecht's NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lord & Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Macy's NERFINISHED ⓘ
Strawbridge's NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rodman Wanamaker → employer → Wanamaker's ⓘ
Macy’s Center City (Wanamaker Building) → successorTo → Wanamaker's ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wanamaker’s department store
John Wanamaker → founded → Wanamaker's ⓘ
John Wanamaker → founded → Wanamaker's ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Wanamaker & Co.
John Wanamaker → employer → Wanamaker's ⓘ