Rated NYC's Most Popular department store, the "behemoth" Herald Square "landmark" (and its myriad branches) sells "anything you could possibly want", including clothing, accessories and housewares at prices "for every pocketbook"; staffers "could be more attentive", and "overwhelmed" visitors hiss it's a "perennial zoo", suggesting you "bring a map" to navigate the "many wings"; still,...
From a ""Miracle on 34th Street"" to malls in the 'burbs, this is middle-class America's own department store.:
The Scene
In 1857, R.H. Macy opened his eponymous dry goods store in New York City. The tally of his first day's receipts: $11.06. These days, under the aegis of Federated Department...