from the crowd. That’s why Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s are aggressively driving to deliver a differentiated shopping experience with unique merchandise, fashion brands, interesting stores, engaging online sites, excellent service and breakthrough marketing and special events. At every level of the business, Macy’s, Inc. is pursuing ways to be more creative and distinctive in meeting customer needs and in delivering exceptional values. Our vision is to operate Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s as dynamic national
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made its move into the hotel industry in 1988, buying Holiday Inn International. By 2003 the business had changed from domestic brewer to international hospitality retailer: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. 1946 InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts In April 1946 Juan Trippe, the founder of Pan American Airways, had a vision to bring high-quality hotel accommodation to the end of every Pan Am flight route. This led to the first InterContinental being opened in 1949, the Hotel Grande in Belém, Brazil
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