Title: Jacobson's : I miss it so! : the story of a Michigan fashion institution /
Authors: Kopytek, Bruce Allen.
Publisher: History Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Jacobson's (Department store); Department stores United States History.
Abstract: Overview: Join department store historian Bruce Allen Kopytek in this return to the elegance of Jacobson's, a beloved Michigan institution for well over 100 years. Reenter the marvelous stores and meet the personalities who transformed Jacobson's from its humble Reed City origins to a staple of sophistication throughout the region and into Florida. The brainchild of a retail genius, this deluxe specialty store gave customers a peerless social, shopping and dining destination. Experience anew the refined beauty of its Williamsburg-style Grosse Pointe store, the chic designer world of its Birmingham ensemble, or the charm and allure of its original Florida branch in Sarasota, revealing, along the way, secrets which made Jake's the dazzling store it was, and why it remains so profoundly missed by anyone who entered through its solid wooden doors.
Contents: Introduction -- Jacobson's ladder -- Sovereign Nathan -- You don't know Jackson -- A2 -- Cereal number -- A capital idea -- Isn't that just grand? -- Saginaw, superstore -- Get to the Pointe -- Flagship enterprise -- I've got a store in Kalamazoo -- Triple crown -- Snowbird store -- Never on Sunday -- Rochester, bring the car! -- Omnibus Jacobson's -- We all fall down -- Finding Jacobson's -- Let's do lunch -- Gift of the spirit.