Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "The Emporium (San Francisco)" in English language version.
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This colorful trade card for Davis Bros., Golden Rule Bazaar, features a large bird carrying an advertisement in its beak. The front of the card prominently displays the business's street address: 419 Kearny St. The illustration is vibrant and likely uses several bright colors. The back of the card is fully utilized as an advertisement for Davis Bros., identifying them as importers and dealers. It lists the names of the four Davis brothers who ran the business: Percy L., Ansley G., Eugene G., and Andrew M. Davis.
The Golden Rule Bazaar was incorporated yesterday by Andrew M. Davis, Henry Dernham, William Kaufmann, M. H. Hecht and Albert Dernham.
Our First Great Clearance Sale Is turning what, according to old methods of merchandising, should be dull days, into exceedingly busy ones. The unprecedented price-cutting on all surplus stocks gives buying opportunities that shrewd shoppers are quick to take advantage of.
Announcement made in Oakland by H. C. Capwell and here by the executive board of the Emporium Co. reveal the merger of the H.C. Capwell organization of Oakland and the Emporium of San Francisco, involving $12,000,000. The original Emporium was opened in May 1896, on a cooperative plan whereby each department was operated by a different owner. In July, 1897, the present Emporium was organized as a single corporation under the leadership of F. W. Dohrmann.
A. B. C. Dohrmann, president of Emporium Corp. announces the formation of Emporium, Capwell Co., to hold common stock of Emporium Corp., capital stock of H. C. Capwell Co., of Oakland, stock of realty subsidiaries, formed or to be formed, and stock of The Eighth Street Store.
Broadway-Hale Stores Inc. and Emporium-Capwell Co. Thursday announced a formal plan of merger and reorganization, following the lines of a preliminary merger plan announced May 11.
Emporium Capwell Co. and Broadway-Hale Stores Inc., both West Coast retailers, announced an agreement in principle to merge. Emporium Capwell would be the surviving corporation, but its name would be changed to Broadway-Hale Stores Inc. In a joint statement, the companies said that Prentis C. Hale, chairman of Broadway-Hale, and Edward W. Carter, its president and chief executive officer, would serve as chairman and president respectively of the merged corporation. Emporium Capwell stores would be operated under their present management.
The Emporium and H.C. Capwell divisions of Carter Hawley Hale have been combined into a single division, Emporium Capwell, with a single management team. Hawley noted the two divisions, now operating as one, will be able to make a stronger impact in use of media and customers now will have charge accounts in 18 stores.
effective May 1, its Emporium and Capwell divisions will combine their operations and management in the San Francisco-Oakland areas. The 12 Emporiums and six Capwell's all will be known as Emporium Capwell.
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