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• Federated Names New Division Presidents

  - 2007-05-23

  Macy's East President James E. Gray to Retire after Distinguished 46-Year Career CINCINNATI -- Federated Department Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FD)(NYSE Arca:FD) today announced new presidents for its New York-based Macy's East division and Miami-based Macy's Florida division. * Mark S. Cosby, Federated's senior vice president for property development, has...

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• Julie Greiner Named Chairman of Macy's Florida

  - 2005-07-07

  CINCINNATI -- Federated Department Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FD)(PCX:FD) announced today that Julie Greiner has been named chairman and chief executive officer of its Macy's Florida division, effective July 31. Greiner, a senior executive vice president of the company's Bloomingdale's division, has served as its director of stores since April 1998. She...

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• Elimination of the Burdines name closes a chapter in Florida history.

  - 2004-09-19

  By Todd Pack, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 19--September in Orlando, and practically every department store is stocked for fall weather, with warm jackets and skirts in rust and browns. But inside Burdines, the look is...

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• 'Burdines' name to be dropped; stores to be known as Macy's in Florida.

  - 2004-09-14

  By Karen-Janine Cohen, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 14--After 106 years serving customers from early settlers to sophisticated ladies, Burdines, "the Florida store," will be no more. Florida's 62 Burdines-Macy's, the hyphenated entity created by parent ...

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• Florida department store chain Burdines to take Macy's name.

  - 2004-09-14

  The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 14--Burdines, the century-old department store with a Florida flavor, will disappear from the retail landscape within a few months as its Ohio-based owner drops the venerable name in favor of its flagship Macy's...

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• Hurricane blamed for drop in sales at Federated Department Stores.

  - 2004-09-08

  By Jim Bohman, Dayton Daily News, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 8--Retailing giant Federated Department Stores Inc., operator of Lazarus-Macy's in the Dayton area, on Tuesday said lost Florida sales due to Hurricane Frances will cut third-quarter earnings three to ...

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• Federated Sees Sales, Earnings Impact from Hurricane Frances

  - 2004-09-07

  CINCINNATI -- Federated Department Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FD)(PCX:FD) said early estimates of the impact of Hurricane Frances on lost sales in its Florida stores is expected to total approximately $20 million, reducing September same-store sales by 1.5 percent and earnings by about 3-4 cents a share in the third quarter. ...

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• Merger of Burdines, Macy's Store Brands Takes Effect in Florida.

  - 2004-01-30

  By Karen-Janine Cohen, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 30--Today Burdines and Florida's Macy's stores merge. Yet shoppers will notice few immediate changes at their local Burdines-Macy's. Sales associates will wear t-shirts in chartreuse, fuchsia and orange...

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• Federated Outlines Plans for Previously Announced 2004 Burdines-Macy's Store Conversions

  - 2003-11-12

  Business Editors CINCINNATI, Ohio--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 12, 2003 In conjunction with its broader national branding strategy for Macy's, Federated Department Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FD)(PCX:FD) today announced plans for converting six of Macy's seven Florida stores to Burdines-Macy's while closing one other in markets where Burdines and Macy's stores currently overlap....

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• Stores bounce back from hurricane. (retail stores in Southern Florida reopen after Hurricane Andrew) (Brief Article)

  - 1992-08-28

  NEW YORK - Southern Florida retailers hit by Hurricane Andrew stepped up relief efforts to employees on Thursday and were able to reopen more stores. "We estimate about 1,000 Burdines employees are homeless," said a spokeswoman of Federated Department Stores, Inc., parent...

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