Pane imwe nguva, Jacobson's Department Stores yakazadza nzvimbo yepamusoro yekutengesa niche kuMetro Detroit neMichigan. Anozivikanwa nokuda kwemahombekombe ayo, zvipfeko zvekugadzira, zvishongo, midziyo yeimba, kushandiswa kwemhando yevashandi uye mafashoni, Jacobson yaive tsika yekutenga. Kusiyana netsika yebhizimisi yeJL Hudson's, iyo yakazopindira uye yakabatsira kunyorera metro-nzvimbo nzvimbo dzepamusoro, Jacobson akachengetwa kune yakasununguka, mudhorobha nzvimbo.
Zvechokwadi, zvivako zvitsvuku zvinozivikanwa zvakanyatsozivikanwa mumataundi ekoroji, kusanganisira East Lansing naAnn Arbor, uko nzvimbo dzayo dzakachengetwa sechiitiko chakanaka chekuungana, nzvimbo dzekutengesa nekudya zvimwe zvevadzidzi vanoshanyira nevabereki vavo.
Kunyange zvazvo mutengesi mukuru weketani waiva muMichigan, dzimwe nyika dzakawanda dzakanga dzichienda kumatare ehurumende zvakanaka, kusanganisira Florida, Indiana, Ohio, neKentucky. Kutaura zvazviri, zvivako zveFlorida zvakashambadza misika yemaketani inobatsira zvikuru mumakore ekuma 1990. Izvozvo hazvirevi kuti chiitiko chekutenga chaive chakafanana chekutaura; nzvimbo dzaJacsonson dzakapatsanurwa kuva zvikamu zviviri zvekutungamira - kuchamhembe uye kumaodzanyemba - iyo imwe neimwe yakatengesa tsika dzakatenga dzenharaunda yavo.
Nhoroondo
Dhipatimendi reDhipatimendi rekutanga raJacsonson rakavhurwa muna 1838 naAbraham Jacobson muReded City, Michigan. Pakazosvika makore makumi mapfumbamwe nemakumi matatu, iyo yakange iine zvivako muAnn Arbor, Battle Creek, uye Jackson.
Muna 1939, Nathan Rosenfeld akatenga chindori, akachibatanidza ndokuendesa musoro wake kuna Jackson. Akanga ariwo mutungamiri wekutungamirira ketani muhutano hwaro hwepamusoro uye huwandu hwezvematongerwo enyika.
Laurel Park Place
Shamba raJacsonson rakazaruka muLaurel Park Place muna 1987 raiva rimwe remaketani anokosha.
Imba yacho yakagadzirirwa kutarisa uye kunzwa sokunge imba yakafara yekugara. Skylights, marble uye girazi masvingo akabatsira kugadzira mhepo yakanga yakaita so posh uye chic iyo yaityisidzira vatengesi vaipfeka zvisingabviri kuenda kumatunhu ekumusoro.
Kushungurudza
Kuderera kwekutanga kweketani kwakatanga muma 1990. Chikonzero chikuru chaive chekugadzikana kwezvepfumi, asi kuiswa kweChishanu chechivande munzvimbo yebasa uye kuwedzera kwezvitoro zveNordstrom neParis muMetro-Detroit misika haina kubatsira. Kunyange zvakadaro, ketani yakaramba ichiwedzera kunze kweMichigan uye yakashandisa mari yekugadzirisa nzvimbo dzayo dziripo. Munguva iyi nguva, maketheni eFlorida yemakambani yakasvibisa marusi aro muMichigan.
Pasinei nekuedza kuwedzera kambani yekambani nekuvhura musi weSvondo, kuderedza mari yega-yepareti uye kuisa pfungwa kune vechidiki vemazana, purogiramu yacho yakaramba ichiderera. Muna 2002, kambani yakagadziriswa kubhadhara mushure mokuvhara zvimwe zvezvakachengetedzwa zvayo. Pakutanga, kambani yakaiswa muChitsauko 11 uye yakatsvaka kugadzirisa zvakare. Gare gare mugore, zvisinei, ketani yaJacsonson yakabuda kunze kwebhizimisi zvachose uye yakavhara zvigadzirwa zvayo 18 zvakasara.
Nhaka
Apo dzimwe nzvimbo dzaimbova nzvimbo dzaJakoson kuMichigan dzakaparadzwa, asi vamwe vakawana hupenyu hutsva.
Von Maur chain yakatsvaga kuti inotora nzvimbo shomanana dzezvitoro nzvimbo dzakachengetwa naJacsonson: Laurel Park Place muLibonia uye Briarwood Mall mu Ann Arbor. Nzvimbo yepakutanga yaJakoboni mudhorobha reAn Ann Arbor iye zvino iri Mitsara. Zakawanda munguva pfupi yapfuura makore manomwe-asingazivikanwi chivako chaJacsonson mudhorobha reSaginaw akatengwa kuti agadzire New Covenant Christian Centre. Nzvimbo yacho inosanganisira nzvimbo yekuresitora, mabhuku ezvitoro uye 3000-nzvimbo yekunamatira nzvimbo.
Kumuka
Pasinei nokukudza kunzvimbo yakatarwa yedhipatimendi-rekutsvaga kana kuti mukana wokushandisa zvakashata zvekutevera kwayo inotevera, Jacobson's shopper uye musikana wekuFlorida kwenguva refu vakatenga zita raJacson kuti vawane $ 25,000 kubva kumatare ekudarika. Tammy naJon Giaimo pakupedzisira vakazarura Jacobson mutsva muZima Park, Florida. Mukuwedzera kune zita, vashandi vatsva vakaedza kutora zvimwe zvekambani dzepakutanga zvakagadziriswa, kusanganisira penchant yezvitoro kune mavara ezvigadzirwa uye kushandiswa kwebasa rokutenga.
Zvinosuruvarisa, nzvimbo yepakutanga yaJacsonson iri mudhorocheni Winter Park yakanga yatotanga kugadziriswa, iyo yakasiya varidzi vatsva kuti vashandise doro mune imwe nzvimbo duku (anenge ½ ukuru) munzvimbo imwe chete. Chirongwa chavo chepakutanga chaiva chokuzarura zvakawanda zvebazi re Jacobson mumaketheni aya ekare emisika; asi mushure memazana emakore mubhizinesi, itsva Jacobson mu Winter Park yaiva chiito chega. Iko zvino yakavharwa zvachose.