Obesity is a serious health concern in the United States. Obesity is described as a health condition in which one is severely overweight, and is divided into three categories: severe obesity, morbid obesity and super obesity.
The new Philadelphia store opened in 1911. When John Wanamaker died in 1922, his son Rodman was named sole inheritor of the retail business. Upon Rodman's death in 1928, the businesses were put into a trust, with family members as the beneficiaries. The Wanamaker trust sold the New York store in 1954.
The store was a smashing success, and after a post-Centennial renovation, the storeâs 16 departments offered everything from ladiesâ dresses to furniture. Wanamaker strove to incorporate the latest innovations. In 1878 it became the first store to have electric lighting, and in 1879, the first with telephones.