Marshall Field Name Change
We, the undersigned, are citizens or visitors of the city of Chicago and we strongly oppose your decision to change the name of the landmark department store, Marshall Field & Company to Macy's. M... continue reading »
"Marshall Field's is so much of a Chicago/Fami ly tradition. Annual holiday visits with Santa and lunch with the fairy princess under the tree Chicken pot pie in the Walnut room, too. Annual visits to the Holiday window display on State street. My mother a"
"Are you marketing guys on LSD (and I don't mean Lake Shore Drive)? Marshall Field's is a Chicago landmark. I have fond memories of going to see the Christmas windows, Santa Claus and Uncle Mistletoe & Aunt Holly with my aunt who was an employee of Mar"
"Long time Fields shopper; do all major wedding, birthday, and Christmas shopping at Fields. Will be going to elsewhere from now on."
"It really is a shame to change something that is so intertwined with Chicago's history and identity."
"We have shopped at our beloved Fields for years. Please keep it as such."
"DO NOT CHANGE THE NAME. IT IS TERRIBLE TO TAKE AWAY THE LAST OF THIS LANDMARK."
"History should not change it's name!"
"Bring back Fields!"
"Don't lose a siginficant part of Chicago, Illinois, American and International history by changing the name of the State Street Store."
"Marshall Fields is a cultural landmark to the citizens of Chicago. This brings a marketing value that cannot be replaced by a generic national campaign. If Macy's marketing leadership is not saavy enough to see the inherent value in the Marchall Field's n"
"I will never shop at Macy's"
"MARSHALL FIELD'S IS NOT ONLY JUST THE NAME OF STORE, FOR CHICAGOANS IT IS AN ICON, A MEMORY, A HISTORICAL LANDMARK, AND A MAJOR PART OF THE FABRIC OF URBAN RETAIL HISTORY. TO CHANGE IT TO NY'S RETAIL PIONEER'S NAME IS AN INSULT....IF YOU CHANGE THE NAME I"
"Having lived on the east coast for a number of years, I have very strong, unpleasant, associations with shopping at Macy's. Not only do I oppose the name change, but I fear it heralds a "style" change in the merchandise carried by the store. I don't antic"
"marshall field's is a landmark here is chicago...do NOT CHANGE NAME"
"Marshall Fields is a huge part of Chicago Tradition! Mr. Fields was very influential and played a large part in the development of Chicago. What's next - changing the name of the Field Museum in Chicago?"
"Lived in Chicago for years; now reside on West Coast. Marshall Fields is too historic a name to change to Macy's Marshall Fields."
