Marshall Field's

Marshall Field & Company
Marshall Field's
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
GenreDepartment stores
Founded1852 (1852) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
FounderPotter Palmer
DefunctSeptember 9, 2006 (2006-09-09)
FateAcquisition by Federated Department Stores
SuccessorMacy's
HeadquartersMarshall Field and Company Building, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Key people
Parent
Subsidiaries

Marshall Field & Company (colloquially Marshall Field's) was an American department store chain founded in 1852 by Potter Palmer. After joining the partnership in 1865, Marshall Field rose in Palmer's initial retail establishment and then developed it into a grand and innovative shopping destination in the late 1800s. It was based in Chicago, Illinois, and grew to become a large chain in the United States before Macy's, Inc. acquired it in 2005.

The company's flagship Marshall Field and Company Building on State Street in the Chicago Loop is a National Landmark for its importance in the history of retail. It was officially branded Macy's on State Street in 2006, when it became one of Macy's flagship stores but retains its historic nameplates and fixtures.