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Federated Department Stores, Inc.

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Federated Department Stores, Inc. was an American holding company that grew from a family-owned department store into a large corporation. Fred Lazarus, Jr. was instrumental in its development, transforming his family's F. & R. Lazarus store into Federated Department Stores by joining forces with other retailers like William Filene's Sons and Abraham & Straus in 1930. By 1966, the company operated around 200 stores nationwide. In 1994, Federated Department Stores merged with Macy's, Inc., and later acquired The May Department Stores. In 2007, the company officially changed its name to Macy's, Inc.12

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Fred Lazarus, Jr.
…billion holding company known as Federated Department Stores.
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…billion holding company known as Federated Department Stores.
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Filene’s
…Abraham & Straus to form Federated Department Stores, Inc. (See also Fred Lazarus, Jr.) Filene’s department store business was sold to the May Department Stores Company in 1988, while Filene’s Bargain Basement was purchased by Value City Department Stores, Inc. (renamed Retail Ventures, Inc.), in 2000.
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…Abraham & Straus to form Federated Department Stores, Inc. (See also Fred Lazarus, Jr.) Filene’s department store business was sold to the May Department Stores Company in 1988, while Filene’s Bargain Basement was purchased by Value City Department Stores, Inc. (renamed Retail Ventures, Inc.), in 2000.
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Macy’s
…agreed to a merger with Federated Department Stores, Inc., which included key retailers such as Bloomingdale’s. Already the largest department store company in the United States, Federated increased its size again by acquiring The May Department Stores in 2005 and gaining popular store brands such as Lord & Taylor (sold…
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…agreed to a merger with Federated Department Stores, Inc., which included key retailers such as Bloomingdale’s. Already the largest department store company in the United States, Federated increased its size again by acquiring The May Department Stores in 2005 and gaining popular store brands such as Lord & Taylor (sold…
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Marshall Field’s
…May Company was acquired by Federated Department Stores, Inc., which operated Macy’s.
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…May Company was acquired by Federated Department Stores, Inc., which operated Macy’s.
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