Author: Mary Ann Sternberg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridal books
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The South Louisiana Bride's Notebook
Author: Mary Ann Sternberg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridal books
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridal books
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
We Were Merchants
Author: Hans J. Sternberg
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807142247
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
The words "Goudchaux's/Maison Blanche" conjure up a wealth of fond memories for local shoppers. At this landmark Louisiana department store, clerks greeted you by name; children received a nickel to buy a Coke and for every report-card A; families anticipated the holiday arrival of the beloved puppet Mr. Bingle almost as much as Santa; teenagers applied for their first job; and customers enjoyed interest-free charge accounts and personal assistance selecting attire and gifts for the most significant occasions in life -- baptisms, funerals, and everything in between. While most former patrons have a favorite story to tell about Goudchaux's/Maison Blanche, not many know the personal tale behind this beloved institution. In We Were Merchants, Hans Sternberg provides a captivating account of how his parents, Erich and Lea, fled from Nazi Germany to the United States, embraced their new home, and together with their children built Goudchaux's into a Baton Rouge legend that eventually became Goudchaux's/Maison Blanche -- an independent retail force during the golden era of the department store and, by 1989, the largest family-owned department store in America. With a mercantile line extending back five generations to a small shop in eighteenth-century Germany, the Sternbergs were born to be shopkeepers. In 1936, as Nazi harassment of Jews intensified, Erich smuggled $24,000 out of Germany and settled in Baton Rouge. His wife and three children joined him a year later, and in 1939, Erich bought Goudchaux's and set about transforming it from a nondescript apparel shop into a true department store. He made buying trips to New York for quality fashions and furs, introduced imaginative sales promotions, and coached his staff in impeccable customer service, while also training his children to follow in his footsteps. Hans details the manifold challenges of operating the store -- from planning financial strategies and creating marketing campaigns to implementing desegregation and accommodating the repeal of blue laws. Through many transforming events -- Erich's death in 1965, expansion into suburban shopping malls, the purchase in the 1980s of New Orleans retail icon Maison Blanche -- the Sternbergs successfully maintained the company's core values: quality merchandise, employee loyalty, and superior customer service. At its height, Goudchaux's/Maison Blanche operated twenty-four stores in Louisiana and Florida and employed more than 8,000 people. With the economic downturn of the early 1990s, Hans made the difficult decision to sell the business, thus bringing to an end the Sternbergs' centuries-long mercantile tradition. Supplementing the fascinating narrative are the recollections of former customers and employees, a wealth of pertinent photos, and even Hans's tried-and-true guidelines for negotiating a business transaction. At once a family, business, and community story, We Were Merchants richly recalls a bygone era when department stores were near-magical wonderlands and family businesses commanded the retail landscape.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807142247
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
The words "Goudchaux's/Maison Blanche" conjure up a wealth of fond memories for local shoppers. At this landmark Louisiana department store, clerks greeted you by name; children received a nickel to buy a Coke and for every report-card A; families anticipated the holiday arrival of the beloved puppet Mr. Bingle almost as much as Santa; teenagers applied for their first job; and customers enjoyed interest-free charge accounts and personal assistance selecting attire and gifts for the most significant occasions in life -- baptisms, funerals, and everything in between. While most former patrons have a favorite story to tell about Goudchaux's/Maison Blanche, not many know the personal tale behind this beloved institution. In We Were Merchants, Hans Sternberg provides a captivating account of how his parents, Erich and Lea, fled from Nazi Germany to the United States, embraced their new home, and together with their children built Goudchaux's into a Baton Rouge legend that eventually became Goudchaux's/Maison Blanche -- an independent retail force during the golden era of the department store and, by 1989, the largest family-owned department store in America. With a mercantile line extending back five generations to a small shop in eighteenth-century Germany, the Sternbergs were born to be shopkeepers. In 1936, as Nazi harassment of Jews intensified, Erich smuggled $24,000 out of Germany and settled in Baton Rouge. His wife and three children joined him a year later, and in 1939, Erich bought Goudchaux's and set about transforming it from a nondescript apparel shop into a true department store. He made buying trips to New York for quality fashions and furs, introduced imaginative sales promotions, and coached his staff in impeccable customer service, while also training his children to follow in his footsteps. Hans details the manifold challenges of operating the store -- from planning financial strategies and creating marketing campaigns to implementing desegregation and accommodating the repeal of blue laws. Through many transforming events -- Erich's death in 1965, expansion into suburban shopping malls, the purchase in the 1980s of New Orleans retail icon Maison Blanche -- the Sternbergs successfully maintained the company's core values: quality merchandise, employee loyalty, and superior customer service. At its height, Goudchaux's/Maison Blanche operated twenty-four stores in Louisiana and Florida and employed more than 8,000 people. With the economic downturn of the early 1990s, Hans made the difficult decision to sell the business, thus bringing to an end the Sternbergs' centuries-long mercantile tradition. Supplementing the fascinating narrative are the recollections of former customers and employees, a wealth of pertinent photos, and even Hans's tried-and-true guidelines for negotiating a business transaction. At once a family, business, and community story, We Were Merchants richly recalls a bygone era when department stores were near-magical wonderlands and family businesses commanded the retail landscape.
Bride's Notebook
Author: Bride's Magazine Editors
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 9780449085707
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 9780449085707
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
LLA Bulletin
Author: Louisiana Library Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
A Wedding Notebook for the Bride
Author: Linda C. Franklin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780934504027
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780934504027
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Bride's Notebook
Louisiana
Author: M Journals
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781099202131
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Composition Notebook Journal American South Louisiana, For People Who Call It Home or Attend College At A Local University or Go There For Mardi Gras and The Food.A Great Book For Taking Notes, Meetings, Conventions, A Hobby. Heart Shaped Flag of the United States. 100 Pages - College-Ruled - 8.5 X 11 - Glossy Cover
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781099202131
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Composition Notebook Journal American South Louisiana, For People Who Call It Home or Attend College At A Local University or Go There For Mardi Gras and The Food.A Great Book For Taking Notes, Meetings, Conventions, A Hobby. Heart Shaped Flag of the United States. 100 Pages - College-Ruled - 8.5 X 11 - Glossy Cover
Bride
Author: Notebooks
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781096360919
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781096360919
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Back Off I Have A Crazy Louisiana Wife I'm Not Afraid To Use Her
Author: Darren State
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781706956822
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Weekly 100 page 6 x 9 Dated Calendar Planner and Notebook For 2020 Retro Wedding Anniversary notebook for him to jot his down ideas and notes. Need a great vintage journal to enjoy the anniversary of your marriage with gifts for him? Check out this fun vintage style journal perfect for any occasion. This journal is the perfect retro gift to help celebrate the year you got married. Add To Cart Now Features: Ample room for notes Blank lined journal pages Product Description: 6 x 9 100 pages Uniquely designed matte cover
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781706956822
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Weekly 100 page 6 x 9 Dated Calendar Planner and Notebook For 2020 Retro Wedding Anniversary notebook for him to jot his down ideas and notes. Need a great vintage journal to enjoy the anniversary of your marriage with gifts for him? Check out this fun vintage style journal perfect for any occasion. This journal is the perfect retro gift to help celebrate the year you got married. Add To Cart Now Features: Ample room for notes Blank lined journal pages Product Description: 6 x 9 100 pages Uniquely designed matte cover
Bourbon Street Mardi Gras
Author: New Orleans Souvenir Journals
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781671107724
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
This New Orleans journal is perfect for those who want to write down their everyday goals or just as a note taker. This New Orleans notebook is the great gift for bourbon street, LA parade, jazz festival, vacation trip Mardi Gras, French Quarter, bachelorette bride party lovers. 6 x 9 in (15.24 x 22.86 cm) 120 pages.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781671107724
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
This New Orleans journal is perfect for those who want to write down their everyday goals or just as a note taker. This New Orleans notebook is the great gift for bourbon street, LA parade, jazz festival, vacation trip Mardi Gras, French Quarter, bachelorette bride party lovers. 6 x 9 in (15.24 x 22.86 cm) 120 pages.