英语词汇macy-s window etc的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Macy’s window, etc. R. H. Macy & Company’s flagship store in New York City, covering a square city block and containing 2.2 million square feet of floor space, is the world’s largest store under one roof. Expressions that we owe to Macy’s and that are now part of the language include Macy’s window, for the ulti- mate in public exposure; Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade; Does Macy’s tell Gimbels!; and like a Macy’s basement for any mob scene. In 2006, after Macy’s $11 billion merger with May De- partment stores, Federated Department Stores, Macy’s parent company, renamed more than 400 stores in 11 regional chains as Macy’s, making it easily the world’s most famous chain. Stores like Filene’s, Marshall Fields, Strawbridge’s, and many more now have become Macy’s. See also agoraphobia; department store; shop; store.

词汇	macy-s window etc
词源	Macy’s window, etc. R. H. Macy & Company’s flagship store in New York City, covering a square city block and containing 2.2 million square feet of floor space, is the world’s largest store under one roof. Expressions that we owe to Macy’s and that are now part of the language include Macy’s window, for the ulti- mate in public exposure; Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade; Does Macy’s tell Gimbels!; and like a Macy’s basement for any mob scene. In 2006, after Macy’s $11 billion merger with May De- partment stores, Federated Department Stores, Macy’s parent company, renamed more than 400 stores in 11 regional chains as Macy’s, making it easily the world’s most famous chain. Stores like Filene’s, Marshall Fields, Strawbridge’s, and many more now have become Macy’s. See also agoraphobia; department store; shop; store.
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