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• FEDERATED 'ON TRACK' AS SALES SURGE; DESPITE DRAMATIC GROWTH, COSTS OF MAY CO. ACQUISITION PULL DEPARTMENT STORE RETAILER INTO RED IN FIRST QUARTER.(Federated Department Stores Inc., May Department Stores Co.)

  - 2006-05-15

  Byline: VICKI M. YOUNG NEW YORK - Federated Department Stores Inc.'s bottom line for the first quarter of its "transition year" was heavily weighed down by the costs of merging with May Department Stores. The retailer last Wednesday posted a...

  Tags: acquisition, Federated Department Stores Inc., FINANCE, Investment, Lord & Taylor, Macy, May Department Stores Co., Retail, SALES

• May buys Field's from Target

  - 2004-06-21

  MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. LOUIS -- Target Corp., has delivered at least in part on its intent to divest its ancillary divisions with the sale of Marshall Field's and several Mervyn's stores. After months--some would say years--of speculation, Target has finally unloaded its ailing department store division to the highest bidder,...

  Tags: acquisition, analyst, FINANCE, Investment, May Department Stores Co., Mervyn, SALES, Target Corp.

• THE POWERS THAT BE; HFN'S FIRST LISTING OF THE 100 BIGGEST MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN THE HOME FURNISHINGS INDUSTRY.

  - 2003-06-30

  Forgive us, Francis Bacon: Knowledge is not power. Money is power. And don't anyone forget it. In this, the premiere edition of HFN's Power 100 ranking of the most powerful people in the home furnishings industry, a number of criteria...

  Tags: acquisition, brand, CEO, chairman, FINANCE, Investment, Kahn, May Department Stores Co., president, Retail, SALES, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

• THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK?(possible mergers and acquisitions in home furnishings during 2003)(Industry Overview)

  - 2003-01-06

  Who will be the movers and shakers and who will be moved and shaken in the mergers and acquisitions arena this year? In-Play 2003 is HFN's exclusive report on the suppliers and retailers that figure to be the most likely players in M&A activity....

  Tags: acquisition, brand, Branding, FINANCE, Investment, M&A, MARKETING, Marshall, May Department Stores Co., Mervyn, Retail, sales, Target Corp.

• MAY CO. BUYS AFTER HOURS FORMALWEAR; THE MEN'S WEAR CHAIN WILL OPERATE AS PART OF COMPANY'S DAVID'S BRIDAL DIVISION.(Brief Article)

  - 2001-12-24

  NEW YORK -- First came the bride, now comes the groom. In yet another step to building the biggest wedding-related business in the nation, May Department Stores Co. brought After Hours Formalwear Inc., the largest tuxedo rental and sales retailer in the ...

  Tags: acquisition, FINANCE, Investment, May Department Stores Co., Retail, SALES

• May Department Stores Plans to Buy Atlanta-Based After Hours Formalwear.

  - 2001-12-20

  By Chern Yeh Kwok, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 20--May Department Stores Co. said Wednesday that it is buying After Hours Formalwear Inc., the nation's largest tuxedo rental and sales retailer, for about $100 million in cash. Combined...

  Tags: acquisition, Atlanta, FINANCE, Investment, May Department Stores Co., revenue, SALES