Download or read book The Filenes written by George E. Berkley and published by Branden Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking over their father's downtown Boston clothing store in 1890, Edward and Lincoln Filene developed in into the world's largest and, possibly, best known speciality store. In the process, they launched a revolution in retailing and in organisational management.