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| Industry | Department store |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1881 |
| Defunct | 2001 |
| Fate | Locations re-branded as Marshall Field's in 2001 |
| Successor | Marshall Field's (2001–2006) Macy's (2006–present) |
| Headquarters | Detroit, Michigan (1881–1969) Minneapolis, Minnesota (1969–2001) United States |
Key people | Joseph L. Hudson |
| Parent | Dayton–Hudson Corporation |
The J. L. Hudson Company (commonly known simply as Hudson's) was an upscale retail department store chain based in Detroit, Michigan. Hudson's flagship store, on Woodward Avenue in Downtown Detroit (demolished October 24, 1998),[1] was the tallest department store in the world in 1961,[2] and, at one time, claimed to be the second-largest department store, after Macy's, in the United States, by square footage.[3]
- ^ "J.L. Hudson Department Store". Services: Buildings. Controlled Demolition, Inc. Retrieved 2006-09-16.
- ^ Baulch, Vivian M. "How J.L. Hudson changed the way we shop". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2006-09-16.
- ^ "Retail Trade: Store into Institution". Time. 23 March 1953. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved 2011-05-24.