* Co-founded Field, Leiter & Co. in 1865
* Bought out Leiter in 1881 – $2.5M
* Creating Marshall Field & Co.
* Revolutionized retail
* Customer service, liberal credit, one price system and returns
* Introduced department store dining (The Walnut Room)
* Famous quips: “Give the lady what she wants”
* “The customer is always right”
* Grandson founded the Chicago Sun, later Sun-Times
* Meet me under the clock legend