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• Will Field's name survive? Analysts see new name retail icon once merger is completed.(Business)

  - 2005-03-01

  Byline: Mike Comerford Daily Herald Business Writer Linked to Chicago's storied retail past, Marshall Field's may be a casualty of the planned merger of Federated Department Stores Inc. and May Department Stores Co. Legendary philanthropist and retailer Marshall Field was a major...

  Tags: Chicago, Federated Department Stores Inc., FINANCE, Investment, May Department Stores Co., merger, Retail, Target Corp.

• 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 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.

• 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 to buy Marshall Field's

  - 2004-06-10

  May Department Stores Co. agreed on Wednesday to buy the Marshall Field's department stores from No. 2 U.S. discounter Target Corp. for $3.24 billion to gain a foothold among upscale chains. May, the owner of Lord & Taylor and Foley's, will acquire Marshall Field's 62 stores, three distribution...

  Tags: Branding, Federated Department Stores Inc., FINANCE, Investment, MARKETING, May Department Stores Co., Target Corp.

• Marshall Field's Chain Sold to May Department Stores in $3.2-Billion Deal.

  - 2004-06-10

  By Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 10--Target Corp. agreed Wednesday to sell its 62 Marshall Field's department stores to May Department Stores Co. of St. Louis, the parent company of the struggling Lord & Taylor chain. ...

  Tags: Detroit, Federated Department Stores Inc., FINANCE, Hudson, Lord & Taylor, Macy, May Department Stores Co., Michigan, SALES, Target Corp.

• Chicago Shoppers Say Target Took Marshall Field's Luxury, Made It Just Average.

  - 2004-03-12

  By Becky Yerak and Melissa Allison, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 12--Jennifer Roberts was surprised the first time she saw bins jammed with marked-down merchandise at Marshall Field's. A costume designer for Steppenwolf Theatre Co., she knows Chicago's...

  Tags: Chicago, Federated Department Stores Inc., FINANCE, Investment, May Department Stores Co., Retail, SALES, Target Corp.

• May Buys Two Marshall Field's Stores in Columbus, Ohio.

  - 2003-02-06

  By Thomas Lee, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--May Department Stores Co. said Wednesday that it has acquired two Marshall Field's department stores in Columbus, Ohio. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move expands...

  Tags: analyst, Columbus, May Department Stores Co., Ohio, Retail, SALES, Target Corp.

• 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.