Chicago Department Store Advertisement, 1893 In the same year that the Chicago World’s Columbian Exhibition offered an array of dazzling experiences for visitors, the city’s Siegel-Cooper Department Store did the same for consumers who could afford to shop in its halls. Note the many types of goods and services offered in its “Sixty-Five Complete Departments,” from meat and groceries to medical and legal advice. What evidence, here, shows the types of customers the store sought to attract, inviting them to say, “I’ll meet you at the Fountain”? How did the store encourage shoppers to linger? Chicago History Museum.