Jordan Marsh
E230009
Jordan Marsh was a prominent New England-based department store chain that operated for over a century before being absorbed into larger retail brands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jordan Marsh canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2053085 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jordan Marsh Context triple: [Cape Cod Mall, hasFormerAnchorTenant, Jordan Marsh]
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A.
R. H. Macy
R. H. Macy was an American businessman and founder of the iconic Macy’s department store chain.
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B.
Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward was a pioneering American mail-order and department store retailer that became one of the largest and most influential retail chains in the United States in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
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C.
Neiman Marcus Group
Neiman Marcus Group is a luxury retail holding company best known for operating high-end department stores and specialty boutiques in the United States.
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D.
Marshall Field
Marshall Field was a prominent American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the founder of the Chicago-based Marshall Field and Company department store empire.
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E.
Carol & Company
Carol & Company is an American sketch-comedy television series created and headlined by comedian and actress Carol Burnett.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jordan Marsh Target entity description: Jordan Marsh was a prominent New England-based department store chain that operated for over a century before being absorbed into larger retail brands.
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A.
R. H. Macy
R. H. Macy was an American businessman and founder of the iconic Macy’s department store chain.
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B.
Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward was a pioneering American mail-order and department store retailer that became one of the largest and most influential retail chains in the United States in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
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C.
Neiman Marcus Group
Neiman Marcus Group is a luxury retail holding company best known for operating high-end department stores and specialty boutiques in the United States.
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D.
Marshall Field
Marshall Field was a prominent American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the founder of the Chicago-based Marshall Field and Company department store empire.
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E.
Carol & Company
Carol & Company is an American sketch-comedy television series created and headlined by comedian and actress Carol Burnett.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
ⓘ
department store chain ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
Allied Stores Corporation
ⓘ
Federated Department Stores ⓘ |
| brandRetiredBy | Federated Department Stores ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalSignificanceRegion |
Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
New England ⓘ |
| dissolutionDate | 1990s ⓘ |
| fate | absorbed into Macy’s brand ⓘ |
| flagshipStoreLocation |
Downtown Crossing, Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Downtown Crossing
|
| foundedBy |
Benjamin L. Marsh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eben Dyer Jordan ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | one of the earliest major American department stores ⓘ |
| inception | 1841 ⓘ |
| industry |
department store
ⓘ
retail ⓘ |
| knownFor |
New England department stores
ⓘ
large Boston flagship store ⓘ “Jordan Marsh blueberry muffins” ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New England ⓘ |
| notableFor | early adoption of large-scale department store format in Boston ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Connecticut
ⓘ
Florida ⓘ Maine ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ New Hampshire ⓘ Rhode Island ⓘ |
| operationalSpan | over 100 years ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Allied Stores Corporation
ⓘ
Federated Department Stores ⓘ |
| peakEra |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| productCategory |
clothing
ⓘ
cosmetics ⓘ home furnishings ⓘ housewares ⓘ |
| regionServed | New England ⓘ |
| serviceArea | regional ⓘ |
| storeType | full-line department store ⓘ |
| successor |
Macy’s
ⓘ
linked to:
Macy's
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jordan Marsh Description of subject: Jordan Marsh was a prominent New England-based department store chain that operated for over a century before being absorbed into larger retail brands.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.