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'''Wanamaker{{'s}}''', originally known as '''John Wanamaker Department Store''', was one of the first [[department store]]s in the [[United States]]. Founded by [[John Wanamaker]] in [[Philadelphia]] in 1861, it was influential in the development of the [[retail]] industry including as the first store to use price tags.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Georgiadis |first=Philip |last2=Onita |first2=Laura |last3=Barnes |first3=Oliver |date=2023-09-15 |title=The rise of surge pricing: ‘It will eventually be everywhere’ |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/d0e3bcb5-b824-414e-bfac-4c0b4193e9f0 |access-date=2023-09-16 |quote=But in 1876, inspired by notions of equality, Quaker merchant John Wanamaker introduced price tags at the launch of his eponymous department store in Philadelphia.}}</ref> |
'''Wanamaker{{'s}}''', originally known as '''John Wanamaker Department Store''', was one of the first [[department store]]s in the [[United States]]. Founded by [[John Wanamaker]] in [[Philadelphia]] in 1861, it was influential in the development of the [[retail]] industry including as the first store to use price tags.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Georgiadis |first=Philip |last2=Onita |first2=Laura |last3=Barnes |first3=Oliver |date=2023-09-15 |title=The rise of surge pricing: ‘It will eventually be everywhere’ |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/d0e3bcb5-b824-414e-bfac-4c0b4193e9f0 |access-date=2023-09-16 |quote=But in 1876, inspired by notions of equality, Quaker merchant John Wanamaker introduced price tags at the launch of his eponymous department store in Philadelphia.}}</ref> |
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At its zenith in the early 20th century, Wanamaker's also had a store in |
At its zenith in the early 20th century, Wanamaker's also had a store in New York City at Broadway and Ninth Street. Both employed extremely large staffs. By the end of the 20th century, there were 16 Wanamaker's outlets, but after years of change, the chain was bought by [[A. Alfred Taubman]] in late 1986,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/new-book-details-the-history-of-woodward-and-lothrop-a-vanished-dc-department-store/2014/04/16/cae0ed12-c577-11e3-8b9a-8e0977a24aeb_story.html|title=New book details the history of Woodward & Lothrop, a vanished D.C. department store|work=The Washington Post|last1=Kelly|first1=john|access-date=15 May 2015}}</ref> and added to his previous purchase of [[Woodward & Lothrop]], the Washington, D.C., department store. |
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In 1994, Woodies, as it was known, filed for bankruptcy. The assets of Woodies were purchased by the [[The May Department Stores Company|May Company Department Stores]] and [[JCPenney]]. In 1995, Wanamaker's transitioned to [[Hecht's]], one of the May Company brands.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.mcall.com/1995-09-04/news/3046837_1_hecht-s-wanamakers-hecht-s-parent-sales|title=Wanamakers' Faithful Flock To Hecht's Department Store Begins Its Two-month Transition|date=September 4, 1995|publisher=The Morning Call|last1=Jackson|first1=Kimberlly L.|access-date=15 May 2015}}</ref> |
In 1994, Woodies, as it was known, filed for bankruptcy. The assets of Woodies were purchased by the [[The May Department Stores Company|May Company Department Stores]] and [[JCPenney]]. In 1995, Wanamaker's transitioned to [[Hecht's]], one of the May Company brands.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.mcall.com/1995-09-04/news/3046837_1_hecht-s-wanamakers-hecht-s-parent-sales|title=Wanamakers' Faithful Flock To Hecht's Department Store Begins Its Two-month Transition|date=September 4, 1995|publisher=The Morning Call|last1=Jackson|first1=Kimberlly L.|access-date=15 May 2015}}</ref> |
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