Jodie Thompson and 7-Eleven Origins, Part III
We left Jodie Thompson loading ice wagons for Consumers Ice in Oak Cliff..... He must have done alright for himself during those busy [...]
The opposite of Twelvetide
Twelvetide is also the name of the 12 days of Christmas, which we are in now. As today is December 30th, this would [...]
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Train Wrecks, Part 7
When last we left our staged train wreck, the engines plus six cars were hurtling towards each other in Crush, TX, a small [...]
Train Wrecks! Part Sechs
Roughly 40,000 people showed up to see the MKT railroad's scheduled train wreck in the impromptu 'town' of Crush, Texas. The two engines [...]
Train Wrecks! Part Cinco
With our date and location chosen, our rail lines built and our small town erected, just how many people showed up to see [...]
Neiman-Marcus, divorce
While the children’s wear department at Neiman-Marcus was a success, the marriage of Carrie and Al was not. Al had an exceptionally rough [...]
Neiman-Marcus, new store/new departments
As mentioned in a previous post, Sears and Roebuck was selling children's clothing at a low price point to their working class customers [...]
Neiman-Marcus, rebounding after the fire
Due to the fire in 1913, Neiman-Marcus posted a net loss. The only other year to post a loss was 2017. Neiman-Marcus rebounded [...]
Neiman-Marcus, a few setbacks
In past posts, we have discussed the charmed business acumen of Carrie Marcus-Neiman, Herbert Marcus and Al Neiman. But, the Neiman-Marcus family was [...]