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Dec 2019
20m 7s

Macy’s vs Gimbels - Showdown over Manhat...

Wondery
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It’s nearing the turn of the 19th century, and the Straus Brothers now run Macy’s emporium out of a dozen cobbled together stores in lower Manhattan. The next generation of Straus’s pressure the old guard to build a huge new Macy’s flagship on 34th street, in the still seedy red light district of Herald Square. It will take some persuading. And by the time t ... Show More
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