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• CHANNELSURFING; THE STAKES ARE HIGHER THAN EVER IN TODAY'S RETAIL ENVIRONMENT. WWDCB CHECKS IN WITH THREE DEPARTMENT STORE COMPANIES TO SEE HOW THEIR KIDS' BUSINESSES ARE FARING AS THE FIRMS MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE.(May Department Stor

  - 2004-10-01

  Byline: Thomas J. Ryan May Co. Struggling to turn around three consecutive years of same-store declines, May is betting that an emphasis on fashion, newness and better merchandise will revive its topline. The...

  Tags: adjustment, brand, Branding, Dillard, environment, Kohl's Corp., MARKETING, May Department Stores Co., Stage Stores Inc.

• FIELD'S DEAL PUTS FOCUS ON FEDERATED; MAY CO.'S PURCHASE OF DEPARTMENT STORE CHAIN SOLIDIFIES MIDWEST PRESENCE.(May Department Stores Co.)

  - 2004-06-21

  Byline: ARNOLD J. KARR NEW YORK -- The ink had hardly dried on May Department Stores Co.'s agreement to acquire Marshall Field's from Target Corp. 12 days ago when the spotlight abruptly shifted to Field's unsuccessful suitor, Federated Department Stores Co.,...

  Tags: Dillard, FINANCE, Investment, May Department Stores Co., SALES, Target Corp.

• May Co.'s Cash Buys Marshall Field's Cachet.

  - 2004-06-13

  By Allyce Bess, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 13--May Department Stores Co.'s bold purchase of Marshall Field's is, by any measure, a milestone. Weighing in at $3.24 billion in cash, it's St. Louis-based May's largest acquisition...

  Tags: analyst, brand, Branding, Dillard, Federated Department Stores Inc., FINANCE, Investment, MARKETING, Marshall, May Department Stores Co., SALES

• SHOPPING AROUND.(department store consolidation)(Brief Article)

  - 2002-05-13

  NEW YORK-As Federated Department Stores and May Department Stores Co. look to fill in holes in their national store mix -- and recoup market share lost to specialty chains and mass merchants -- it's no secret that the department store industry is ripe for another round of...

  Tags: consolidation, Dillard, FINANCE, Investment, May Department Stores Co., Midwest, Retail, Saks Inc., SALES

• BIG DOOR DRAMA.

  - 1998-12-14

  NEW YORK -- The current holiday selling season could mark a turning point for the nation's department stores. Caught between the customer's growing fascination with discounters and the increasing power of specialty stores, the biggest names in retailing are finding it increasingly difficult to...

  Tags: Branding, Dillard, Federated Department Stores Inc., Macy, MARKETING, May Department Stores Co., Mervyn, Nordstrom Inc., Retail, Saks Inc., SALES

• May Reopens Kansas City, Mo.-Region Department Stores.

  - 1998-09-24

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--It's been more than a century since David May opened a store in Leadville, Colo., and began what was to become May Department Stores Co. By early 1998 the retail company, based in St. Louis, operated 370...

  Tags: Dillard, May Department Stores Co., Retail, SALES

• May Department Stores to Buy Six Kansas City, Mo.-Area Stores from Dillard's.

  - 1998-08-04

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 4--May Department Stores Co. will make its debut in the Kansas City market this fall. The company is acquiring six locations of The Jones Store in metropolitan Kansas City and another in Topeka, Kan. They are among 11 stores owned by...

  Tags: Dillard, FINANCE, Investment, May Department Stores Co.

• Retailer Dillard's Inc. Agrees to Sell 26 Stores to Address Antitrust Concerns.

  - 1998-08-04

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 4--Dillard's Inc. has agreed to sell 15 stores to Proffitt's Inc. and 11 stores to May Department Stores Co. to help satisfy the federal government's investigation into antitrust questions regarding Dillard's proposed merger with Mercantile Stores Co. Of the...

  Tags: antitrust, Dillard, Dillard's Inc., FINANCE, Investment, May Department Stores Co., merger

• Merger of Dillard's, Mercantile Stores Stirs Speculation in South Carolina.

  - 1998-05-20

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 20--The sounds of planning are almost audible as retailers eye spaces likely to open at malls throughout South Carolina after the merger of Dillard's Inc. and Mercantile Stores Co. National retailers such as Proffitt's, Parisian, May Department Stores and Sears...

  Tags: Columbia, Dillard, Federated Department Stores Inc., FINANCE, Investment, Macy, May Department Stores Co., merger, Retail

• Retail scoreboard.

  - 1997-05-23

  Discount houses, specialty stores, and department store chains comprise the retail industry in the US. It is difficult to keep track of the major chains as there are constant changes in the makeup, finances, and the managements who are responsible for the industry. A listing of the top branded retailers...

  Tags: brand, Branding, chairman, Dillard, Macy, MARKETING, May Department Stores Co., Mervyn, president, Retail, SALES