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• FEDERATED READIES MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR MAY CONVERSION.(Federated Department Stores Inc.)(May Department Stores Co.)(Brief article)

  - 2006-05-08

  NEW YORK-In September, Federated Department Stores will launch a "major" brand campaign to mark the conversion of the 400 May Department Stores it acquired into Macy's. NEW YORK-In September, Federated Department Stores will launch a "major" brand campaign to mark the conversion of...

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• Swedish retailer sees opportunity in Maryland

  - 2006-05-04

  As Maryland loses Hecht's department stores, a Swedish fashion chain specializing in trendy and reasonably priced clothing is preparing to expand its presence in the area. Hennes and Mauritz, better known as H&M, plans to open this fall at Towson Town Center and The Mall...

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• Federated pushes profits sky high.(Federated Department Stores Inc.)

  - 2005-11-14

  CINCINNATI -- Boosted entirely by the sale of accounts receivable, which more than offset costs tied to the buyout of May Department Stores, third quarter profits at Federated Department Stores Inc. rose more than five-fold, by 489.2 percent, to $4 CINCINNATI -- Boosted entirely...

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• Some changes are easier to make-and take-than others.(changing names)

  - 2005-10-03

  Byline: Daniel J. Skoda As the last Chicago-based president of Marshall Field's, I obviously have strong opinions about Federated Department Stores Inc.'s decision to change the name of a pre-eminent Chicago icon to "Macy's.'' Though I was bo Byline: Daniel J. Skoda ...

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• MARKETING MACY'S; Field's name change sets stage for national advertising blitz.(News)(Federated Department Stores Inc.)

  - 2005-09-26

  Byline: SANDRA JONES Federated Department Stores Inc. CEO Terry J. Lundgren pledges that Chicago shoppers will see a new and improved department store next fall when he converts Marshall Field's into Macy's, complete with wider aisles, less clutte Byline: SANDRA JONES ...

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• Analyst: federated deal creates grant in non-growth business.(Federated Department Stores Inc. acquires May Department Stores Co's regional department stores )

  - 2005-08-15

  Federated Department Stores Inc. will have 730 Macy's stores when its $17 billion acquisition of May Co.'s regional department stores is complete. Only, according to one retail analyst, that growth will come in a part of the retail business that h Federated Department...

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• Federated converting 330 locations.(Federated Department Stores Inc., May Department Stores Co.)(Brief Article)

  - 2005-08-08

  Federated Department Stores, Inc. plans to add about 330 Macy's locations nationwide in 2006 as it converts regional department store nameplates to be acquired through its merger with The May Department Stores Company. A decision regarding th Federated...

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• Giant expansion for Old Orchard; Size would rival Woodfield as new vision for regional malls takes shape.(News)

  - 2005-06-06

  Byline: SANDRA JONES The owner of Old Orchard shopping center has drawn up plans to bulldoze the Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor spaces there to make way for a Main Street-style shopping promenade-an estimated $100-million expansion that w Byline: SANDRA JONES...

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• Federated/May a stronger force in home.(Federated Department Stores Inc.)(May Department Stores Co.)

  - 2005-03-07

  NEW YORK -- With Federated's acquisition of May Department Stores that includes its 2004 purchase of Marshall Field's, department store home textiles retailing is poised to take an upward turn in fashion, price point and private brand merchandising NEW YORK -- With Federated's acquisition...

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• Dept. store deal bad news for mall owners, some say.(News)

  - 2005-03-07

  Byline: Brent Snavely Some retail experts say that Federated Department Stores Inc.'s acquisition of May Department Stores Co. will make it more difficult for mall developers to land anchor tenants for new shopping centers. The $17 billion tran Byline: Brent...

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