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Word: bonwit (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...goes her way heedless, decorating her arboreal center in bright lights of soft colors, draping venerable trees with blues and greens. She even puts some change in the Salvation Army pot as she trundles back from Jordan's or Bonwit's. You may feel peculiarly "out" as you watch her, for holidays are not times for strangers. But she is not to be missed--none of the magic of New York, mind you, or even the plasticity of Los Angeles, but still something quite remarkable in her own way. How long can it last, you ask yourself? How long before...

Author: By Darcy Pinketon, | Title: Deck the Halls With Boston Charlie | 12/17/1965 | See Source »

...Bonwit's! Now Bergdorf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Customs: The Great Festival | 12/10/1965 | See Source »

...special consideration, quality of service and a good image that attract the quick-roving customer. Courteous salespeople are, of course, the first line of defense, and many aggressive merchandisers now hold training classes, insist that clerks learn everything about the stock. President Mildred Custin of Manhattan's Bonwit Teller trains each salesgirl to telephone special customers when interesting new merchandise arrives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Retailing: The Customer Is SO Right | 12/10/1965 | See Source »

This dedication did not escape Maxey Jarman, the Nashville corporate builder whose giant Genesco Inc. (annual sales: $589 million) owns Bonwit's and 63 other apparel companies. Jarman likes to have women executives around: he picked Jerry Stutz for Henri Bendel, also a Genesco subsidiary, and his House of Fragrance perfume and cosmetic company is headed by President Helen Van Slyke. "Women who are interested in a career and have a feminine viewpoint," says Jarman, "usually have intuitiveness as well as good promotion and advertising sense." Casting around for a new boss to replace resigning William L. Smith, Jarman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Business: Bonwit's Lady Boss | 1/22/1965 | See Source »

Sprucing Up. One of her main jobs will be to spruce up Bonwit's image, which has been somewhat fading of late. Bonwit's still ranks with neighboring Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue, but it was once the fashion leader. In spite of exclusive designs from the U.S. and Europe, the store does not attract as many as it would like of the fashionable women who set style, does not have a reputation as a fun place to shop. Miss Custin intends to spruce up outside and inside, as she did in Philadelphia. "Display," she says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Business: Bonwit's Lady Boss | 1/22/1965 | See Source »

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