Nthaŵi ina, Jacobson's Department Stores anadzaza malo odyetsera amisiri ku Metro Detroit ndi Michigan. Zodziŵika bwino za posh atmosphere, zovala zojambula, zodzikongoletsera, zipangizo zapanyumba, ntchito yamakasitomala yokhayokha ndi mafilimu, Jacobson anali msika wamsika. Mosiyana ndi njira ya bizinesi ya JL Hudson, yomwe potsirizira pake inasunthira mkati ndikuthandizira kudera lamatawuni, Jacobson adasungidwa kumalo ake akumidzi.
Ndipotu nyumba zomangidwa zachikasu zimadziwika bwino m'matawuni a koleji, kuphatikizapo East Lansing ndi Ann Arbor, kumene malo ogulitsa ankagwiritsidwa ntchito monga malo abwino, malo ogulitsa ndikudyera ophunzira omwe amachezera ndi makolo awo.
Pamene msika waukulu wachitsulo unali ku Michigan, mayiko ena ambiri anali kunyumba ku sitolo ya dipatimenti, kuphatikizapo Florida, Indiana, Ohio, ndi Kentucky. Ndipotu, malo odyetsera ku Florida anapanga msika wogulitsa kwambiri msika kumapeto kwa zaka za m'ma 1990. Izi sizikutanthauza kuti zochitika zogula ndizofanana ndi zomwe zikanenedwa; Malo ogulitsa a Jacobson anagawa magawo awiri olamulira - kumpoto ndi kum'mwera - kuti aliyense adzigwiritsa ntchito kugula zinthu zosiyana.
Mbiri
Nthambi yoyamba ya Dipatimenti ya Jacobson inatsegulidwa mu 1838 ndi Abram Jacobson ku Reed City, Michigan. Pofika zaka za m'ma 1930, mndandandawo unali ndi masitolo ku Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, ndi Jackson.
Mu 1939, Nathan Rosenfeld anagula unyolowo, adawuphatikizira ndikusamutsira likulu lawo ku Jackson. Iye anali ndi udindo wotsogolera mndandanda mu maluso ake apamwamba ndi kukulitsa maiko ambiri.
Malo a Laurel Park
Sitolo ya Jacobson yomwe inatsegulidwa ku Laurel Park Place mu 1987 inali imodzi mwazimenezi.
Sitoloyo inakonzedwa kuyang'ana ndi kumverera ngati chipinda chokhala ndi malo aakulu. Mawonekedwe a Skylights, ma marble ndi makoma a magalasi adathandizira kuti apange mlengalenga omwe anali ovuta kwambiri komanso owopsa kwambiri omwe amawopseza ogula zovala zovala zovala kumsika wapamwamba.
Kusokoneza
Kutsika kwachitsulo kunayamba mu zaka za m'ma 1990. Chifukwa chachikulu chinali chiwonongeko chachuma, koma kuyambika kwa Lachisanu wamba kuntchito ndi kuwonjezeka kwa malo ogulitsa ku Nordstrom ndi Parisian ku msika wa Metro-Detroit sikuthandiza. Ngakhale zinali choncho, unyolowu unapitilira kuwonjezera kunja kwa Michigan ndipo unagwiritsa ntchito ndalama zowonetsera malo omwe analipo kale. Panthawi imeneyi, misonkho ya Florida inagulitsa msika wake ku Michigan.
Ngakhale kuti ayesa kutambasula makasitomala awo potsegula Lamlungu, kuchepetsa ndalama zapadera ndi ma label ndi kuyang'ana pa chiwerengero cha achinyamata, phindu lachindunji likupitirirabe. Mu 2002, kampaniyo idapereka ndalama zowonongeka pambuyo potseka masitolo ake osauka. Poyambirira, kampaniyo inafotokozera Chaputala 11 ndikuyesa kukonzanso. Pambuyo pa chaka, komabe chachitsulo cha Jacobson chinachokera mu bizinesi kwathunthu ndipo chatseka masitolo 18 otsalawo.
Cholowa
Ngakhale kuti malo ena omwe kale ankakhala ku Michigan anawonongedwa, ena adapeza moyo watsopano.
Von Maur linathamangira kukatenga malo osungirako malo ogulitsa malo a Jacobson: Laurel Park Place ku Livonia ndi Briarwood Mall ku Ann Arbor. Malo oyambirira a Jacobson kumzinda wa Ann Arbor tsopano ndi Malire. Posachedwapa nyumba ya Jacobson yopanda zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri ku dera la Saginaw idagulidwa kuti apange Chipangano Chatsopano cha Chikhristu. Pakatikatiyi padzakhala malo odyera, malo osungiramo mabuku komanso malo olambirira apando 3,000.
Kuuka kwa akufa
Kaya amalemekeza mndandanda wa zinyumba zapamwamba kapena kuti apindule nawo otsatira ake okhulupirika, a Jacobson omwe amawombera nthawi yaitali ku Florida adagula dzina la Jacobson kuti likhale madola 25,000 kuchokera ku khoti la bankruptcy. Tammy ndi Jon Giaimo potsiriza anatsegula Jacobson watsopano ku Winter Park, ku Florida. Kuwonjezera pa dzina, eni ake atsopano adayesera kutenga zina mwa malingaliro oyendetsa makina oyambirira, kuphatikizapo malonda a sitolo kwa malemba apangidwe ndi malonda ogulitsa.
Mwamwayi, malo oyambirira a Jacobson kudera la Winter Park anali atayamba kale kusinthidwa, zomwe zinapangitsa eni ake kutsegula sitolo pakhomo laling'ono (pafupifupi ½ kukula) kumalo omwewo. Ndondomeko yawo yoyambirira inali yotsegulira mabungwe ambiri a Jacobson m'misika yamakono; koma patatha zaka zingapo mu bizinesi, Jacobson watsopano ku Winter Park anali mchitidwe waumwini. Tsopano yatsekedwa kosatha.