In 1877, John Wanamaker opened the United State's first modern department store in a former Pennsylvania Railroad freight terminal in Philadelphia. Wanamakers was the first department store to offer fixed prices marked on every article and also introduced electrical illumination (1878), the telephone (1879), and the use of pneumatic tubes to transport cash and documents (1880) to the department store business. Subsequent department stores founded in Philadelphia included Strawbridge and Clothier, Gimbels, Lit Brothers, and Snellenbergs. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who opened the original "modern" department store in America? ANS1 John Wanamaker QSN2 What feature made Wanamakers different from other stores at the time?  ANS2 fixed prices marked on every article QSN3 How were important documents and money transported throughout the store?  ANS3 pneumatic tubes QSN4 When was electric lighting first installed and used in the store?  ANS4 1878 QSN5 In what state was Wanamakers established?  ANS5 Pennsylvania