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• MERGER TALK RESUMES AS KAHN EXITS; MAY CO. CHIEF'S DEPARTURE SPURS DISCUSSION OF NEW LEADERSHIP AND POSSIBLE FEDERATED TAKEOVER.(May Department Stores Co)(Kahn, Gene)

  - 2005-01-24

  Byline: Jean Palmieri, David Moin, Arthur Zaczkiewicz NEW YORK -- Federated's not talking, but the Federal Trade Commission might be looking at a potential merger between the country's two largest department store operators. The news was all over the airwaves...

  Tags: CEO, FINANCE, Investment, Marshall, May Department Stores Co., merger

• Marshall Field's workers don't expect big benefits change under new owner May.

  - 2004-07-16

  By Scott Carlson, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 16--Marshall Field's workers said they don't expect any major changes in their employee benefits when their company soon comes under the ownership of St. Louis-based May Department Stores Co....

  Tags: benefit, Marshall, May Department Stores Co., Target Corp., worker

• May halts stock buy; adding Marshall Field's

  - 2004-07-15

  ST. LOUIS -- On the verge of its anticipated closing on a $3.24 billion deal involving more than five dozen Marshall Field's stores, May Department Stores Co. said Wednesday it has indefinitely halted its $500 million stock-buyback effort. May's announcement came a day after the St. Louis-based operator...

  Tags: FINANCE, Investment, Marshall, May Department Stores Co., SALES, stock

• 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

• May Department Stores to Buy Marshall Field's.

  - 2004-06-10

  The Wisconsin State Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 10--The new owner of the Marshall Field's store in Madison said Wednesday it would keep the store's upscale brands and flavor but introduce a new focus on young shoppers. The May...

  Tags: Branding, Lord & Taylor, MARKETING, Marshall, May Department Stores Co., SALES

• Suitors Scout Marshall Field's; Potential Buyers Browse Detroit-Area Stores.

  - 2004-05-12

  By Jennifer Bott, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 12--They've been snooping through the Marshall Field's racks, maneuvering their way around the displays and pacing the aisles. But these experienced shoppers aren't looking to buy a new swimsuit...

  Tags: Federated Department Stores Inc., Marshall, May Department Stores Co., Retail, SALES

• 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.