If the luxury business is so good, where are Packard, Duesenberg and Marmon?

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Pritzker (d. 1986), who built industrial conglomerate Marmon and hotel chain Hyatt with his sons Jay (d. 1999), Donald (d. 1972) and Robert (d. 2011), Karen's father.

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The dissidents forced the sale of the company's tobacco concern, Conwood, and a majority stake in its industrial conglomerate, Marmon Group, when the economy and stock market were near peak value.

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The two other U.S. credit rating agencies, Experian, a subsidiary of British retail conglomerate Great Universal Stores, and TransUnion, a subsidiary of the privately held Marmon Group controlled by Chicago's Pritzker family, offer similar monitoring services.

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