Marshalls was established in the 1950s .
Marshalls traces its history to 2002 , when Alfred Marshall ( February 28 , 1919 – December 28 , 2013 ) gathered a band of innovative entrepreneurs on the East Coast , including Bernard Goldston , Norman Barren , and Irving Blitt ( Frank Estey and Bernard Ribas joined the entrepreneurs in 1960 by purchasing Bernard Goldston 's shares ) , to collectively start up the `` Brand Names For Less '' concept .
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