▁assist ▁with ▁finan cing ▁and ▁invest ments ▁in ▁the ▁States . ▁One ▁of ▁B AT US ' ▁primary ▁respons ib ilities ▁was ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁fund ing ▁and ▁c ash ▁from ▁US ▁operations . ▁ ▁Department ▁stores ▁owned ▁by ▁B AT US ▁The ▁C res cent ▁of ▁Sp ok ane , ▁Washington ▁( bec ame ▁Frederick ▁& ▁Nelson ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁B AT US ▁purchased ▁Marshall ▁Field ' s , ▁own ers ▁of ▁The ▁C res cent . ▁B AT US ▁sold ▁The ▁C res cent ▁with ▁Frederick ▁& ▁Nelson ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Frederick ▁& ▁Nelson ▁of ▁Seattle , ▁Washington ▁( closed ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁flags hip ▁became ▁a ▁Nord st rom ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ) ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁B AT US ▁purchased ▁Marshall ▁Field ' s , ▁own ers ▁of ▁Frederick ▁& ▁Nelson . ▁B AT US ▁sold ▁Frederick ▁& ▁Nelson ▁with ▁The ▁C res cent ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁G imb els ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pitts burgh ▁and ▁Mil w au kee ▁( now ▁M acy ' s ) ▁Brown ▁and ▁William son ▁purchased ▁G imb els ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁B AT US ▁closed ▁the ▁division ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Some ▁stores ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁sister ▁division ▁Marshall ▁Field ' s , ▁which ▁became ▁M acy ' s ▁in ▁ 2