Calendar: November’s Business and Cultural Events

thu, november 27
March
82nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
New York

As Macy's celebrates its 150th anniversary and stages its yearly salute to Al Roker's on-air bantering skills, it has a lot to be thankful for:

* Profits sagged more than 10% in 2008, but things would have been a lot worse if it weren't for the growth of its subsidiary Bloomingdale's.

* The cosmetics division slathered on an estimated $3.5 billion -- plus in sales, making Macy's the nation's largest purveyor of an unrealistic standard of beauty.

* FAO Schwarz will open toy shops in 275 Macy's this fall, delighting all who vaguely recall Big. (Tom Hanks dolls, anyone?)

* Donald Trump -- branded dress shirts, ties, and accessories are sold exclusively at Macy's.

* The streetcar was also invented in 1858, yet department stores are way more relevant. -- DL

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