R. H. Macy & Company
Type	Division
Founded	1858 (New York, New York, USA)
Headquarters	New York, New York, USA
Industry	Retail
Products	Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares.
Owner	Macy's, Inc.
Slogan	Macy's, way to shop!
Website	www.macys.com

Macy's is a chain of mid-range American department stores with its flagship store in Herald Square, New York City, which has been billed as the "world's largest store" since completion of the Seventh Avenue addition in 1924. The company also operates two other national flagship stores, at San Francisco's Union Square and the former Marshall Field's flagship on State Street in the Chicago Loop. This article is about the former Federated Department Stores, parent company of Macys. ... Image File history File links Macys. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... This article is about the former Federated Department Stores, parent company of Macys. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The interior of a typical Macys department store. ... This article is about the lead ship, store, or product of a group. ... Categories: Stub | Manhattan ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... Union Square is the central shopping, hotel and theater district in San Francisco. ... For other uses, see Marshall Fields (disambiguation). ... State Street is the name given to one of the major thoroughfares in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Loop is what locals call the historical center of downtown Chicago. ...

Additionally, four divisional flagship store locations are part of the legacy of various acquisitions by Macy's over the years — Atlanta, representing the former Rich's chain; Miami, where Burdines formerly operated; St. Louis, onetime headquarters of May Company (and more specifically, Famous-Barr); and Seattle, which was home of The Bon Marché. Atlanta redirects here. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Miami redirects here. ... Burdines was a leading department store chain in the state of Florida that was part of Federated Department Stores, Inc. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Government  - Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area  - City  66. ... May Department Stores Company May Department Stores was a department store chain founded in 1877 by David May in Leadville, Colorado. ... Famous-Barr, St. ... “Seattle” redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The company is also well-known for sponsoring the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a parade held on the streets of New York City annually since 1924. “Macys Day Parade” redirects here. ... United States Marines on parade. ...

History

Macy's was founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. Macy had established a dry goods store in downtown Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1851. He moved to New York City and established a new store named "R. H. Macy & Company" on the corner of 14th Street and 6th Avenue, later moving to 18th Street and Broadway, on the "Ladies' Mile", the 19th century elite shopping district, where it remained for nearly forty years. Rowland Hussey Macy was an American who started Macys store. ... Location in Essex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Essex County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1641 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor James J. Fiorentini Area  - City  35. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City, and is the oldest north-south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. ...

The Macy's flagship department store with the famous brownstone at 34th and Broadway.

The Macy's viewed from the Empire State Building

In 1896, R. H. Macy's was acquired by Isidor Straus and his brother Nathan, who had previously sold merchandise in the store. In 1902 the flagship store moved further uptown to Herald Square at 34th Street and Broadway. Although the store initially consisted of just one building, it expanded through new construction and merging, eventually occupying almost the entire block bounded by 7th Avenue on the west, Broadway on the east, 34th Street on the south, and 35th Street on the north. The only exception is, to this date, one small brownstone on the corner of 34th and Broadway, which remains a separate property. Macy's rents it annually for a legendary sum and camouflages it with giant signs. This building is a remnant 19th-century building purchased in 1900 for US$375,000 by Robert Smith, Macy's neighbor at the old 14th Street location. The façade around the building was erected to camouflage it so that it would not detract from the Macy's store, and Macy's rented the building in later years from the heirs and their successors. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1548x1230, 394 KB) ファイルの概要 Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Macys ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1548x1230, 394 KB) ファイルの概要 Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Macys ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x794, 313 KB) Macys NYC Author: Bernd Untiedt, Germany January 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Macys ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x794, 313 KB) Macys NYC Author: Bernd Untiedt, Germany January 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Macys ... The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, New York on the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. ... Isidor Straus (February 6, 1845 – April 15, 1912)—also known as Isadore Strauss—, a German Jewish American, was co-owner of the Macys department store and served as a Member of Congress in the United States. ... Nathan Straus Nathan Straus (1848–1931) was an American merchant and philanthropist. ... Categories: Stub | Manhattan ... This article is about the building material and the dwelling. ... USD redirects here. ...

The original Broadway R. H. Macy Company and Store (building), was built in 1901–1902 by architects De Lemos & Cordes. It is sheathed in a Palladian façade, but has been updated in many details. Other additions to the west were added in 1924, 1928, and 1931, all designed by architect Robert D. Kohn. They are all in the Art Deco style.^[1] The building has been designated a National Historic Landmark. A villa with a superimposed portico, from Book IV of Palladios I Quattro Libri dellArchitettura, in a modestly priced English translation published in London, 1736. ... West façade of the Notre-Dame de Strasbourg Cathedral A facade (or façade) is the exterior of a building – especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. ... The New York architect Robert D. Kohn, president of the American Institute of Architects in 1930-32, is best known for his temples and other structures for the Reform Jewish congregations of New York, notably the discreetly modernist Temple Emanu-El on Fifth Avenue (1927-29) [1] and for the... Asheville City Hall. ...

The same problem presented itself when Macy's built a store on Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst, Queens, New York. This resulted in an architecturally unique round department store on 90 percent of the lot, with a small privately owned house on the corner. A view down Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills. ... Queens Boulvard in Elmhurst, Queens NY. Macys and Queens Center Mall can be seen in the background. ... For other uses, see Queens (disambiguation) and Queen. ...

Macy's Entrance - 34th Street, New York

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Expansion

Macy's underwent a period of expansion during the 1920s and 1930s. The company went public in 1922 and began to open up branch stores around New York and Long Island. Acquisitions were also made outside of the New York City region. Department stores in Toledo (LaSalle & Koch 1924), Atlanta (Davison-Paxon-Stokes 1929), Newark (L. Bamberger & Co. 1929), San Francisco (O'Connor Moffat & Company 1945), and Kansas City (John Taylor Dry Goods Co. 1947) were purchased during this time. O'Connor Moffat was renamed Macy's San Francisco in 1947, later becoming Macy's California, and John Taylor was renamed Macy's Missouri-Kansas in 1949.[2] Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio Coordinates: , Country United States State Ohio County Lucas Founded 1833 Government  - Mayor Carty Finkbeiner (D) Area  - City 84. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Map of Newark in Essex County County Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 Government  - Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006–2010 Area [1]  - City 67. ... Bambergers was a regional department store chain founded in 1893. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... The Macys West flagship store decorated for Christmas at Union Square in San Francisco. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... The Macys West flagship store decorated for Christmas at Union Square in San Francisco. ...

Macy's New York began opening stores outside of its historic New York City–Long Island trade area in 1983 with a location at Aventura Mall in Aventura, Florida (a suburb of Miami), followed by several locations in Plantation, Florida (now relocated from the Fashion Mall to the Broward Mall since the Burdine's acquisition), Houston, New Orleans, and Dallas. Davison's in Atlanta was renamed Macy's Atlanta in early 1985 with the consolidation of an early incarnation of Macy's Midwest (former Taylor and LaSalle's stores in Kansas City and Toledo, respectively), but late in 1985, Macy's turned around and sold the former Midwest locations. Bamberger's, which had aggressively expanded throughout New Jersey, into the Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan area in the 1960s and 1970s as well as into Nanuet, New York(southern Rockland County), and into the Baltimore Metropolitan area in the early 1980s, was renamed Macy's New Jersey in 1986. One of the entrances of the Aventura Mall. ... Location in Miami-Dade and the state of Florida. ... Miami redirects here. ... Plantation is a city in Broward County, Florida in the United States. ... “Houston” redirects here. ... NOLA redirects here. ... “Dallas” redirects here. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... Macys Midwest, St. ... Kansas City satellite map The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area situated at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers (Kaw Point) and straddling the state border between Missouri and Kansas. ... “NJ” redirects here. ... The Delaware Valley is the name of the metropolitan area centered on the city of Philadelphia in the United States. ... Baltimore redirects here. ...

Management buyout

In 1986 Edward Finkelstein, Chairman & CEO of R. H. Macy & Co., Inc., led a leveraged buy-out of the company and subsequently engaged in a takeover battle for Federated Department Stores, Inc., in 1988 that he lost to Canada's Campeau Corp. As part its settlement with Campeau, Macy's purchased Federated's California-based, fashion-oriented Bullock's and its high-end Bullocks Wilshire and I. Magnin divisions. It followed with a reorganization of its divisions into Macy's Northeast (former Macy's New York and Macy's New Jersey), Macy's South/Bullock's (Macy's Atlanta stores plus Macy's New York's operations in Texas, Florida and Louisiana), and Macy's California, the later including a semi-autonomous I. Magnin/Bullocks Wilshire organization. The Bullocks Wilshire stores were renamed I. Magnin in 1989. Campeau Corporation was a Canadian real estate development and investment compamy founded by entrepeneur Robert Campeau. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ...

Subsequently, R. H. Macy & Co., Inc., filed for bankruptcy on January 27, 1992, after which point its banks brought in a new management team, which shut several underperforming stores, jettisoned two-thirds of the luxury I. Magnin chain, and reduced Macy's to two divisions; Macy's East and Macy's West. Macys East, New York, New York is a division of Federated Department Stores. ... The Macys West flagship store decorated for Christmas at Union Square in San Francisco. ...

Federated Department Stores merger

The Macy's in downtown Cincinnati, home of Federated until it changed its name to Macy's, Inc.

The Macy's West flagship store in San Francisco.

At the start of 1994, Federated began pursuing a merger with Macy's. After a long and difficult courtship, R. H. Macy & Co. finally merged with Federated Department Stores on December 19, 1994. Federated promptly shut down the remainder of the I. Magnin chain, converting several to Macy's or Bullock's and selling four in Carmel, Beverly Hills, San Diego and Phoenix to Saks Fifth Avenue. Federated also merged its Abraham & Straus/Jordan Marsh division with the new "Macy's East" organization based in New York, renaming the Abraham & Straus stores in metropolitan New York with the Macy's nameplate in 1995, and then erasing the Jordan Marsh moniker in New England in early 1996. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2250x1761, 1161 KB) Macys department store in Cincinnati at twilight. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2250x1761, 1161 KB) Macys department store in Cincinnati at twilight. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (700x848, 173 KB) Summary The Macys West flagship department store in San Francisco, California. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (700x848, 173 KB) Summary The Macys West flagship department store in San Francisco, California. ... Federated Department Stores, Inc. ... is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Carmel-by-the-Sea is a city located in Monterey County, California. ... Beverly Hills redirects here. ... “San Diego” redirects here. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ... Saks Fifth Avenue is a chain of upscale American department stores that is owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises (SFAE), a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. ... Abraham & Straus (or A&S), now defunct, was a major New York City department store, based in Brooklyn New York. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Abraham & Straus (or A&S), now defunct, was a major New York City department store, based in Brooklyn New York. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ...

Federated followed that by leading a bid in mid-1995 bid to acquire the bankrupt Woodward & Lothrop/John Wanamaker organization in the mid-Atlantic region, a bid it lost to rival group led by long-time rival and future acquisition target May Department Stores. Instead Federated soon agreed to purchase Broadway Stores, Inc. (owner of The Broadway, Emporium and Weinstock's stores in California, Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico), from its majority shareholder, Samuel Zell, thereby gaining a leading position in Southern California and a dominant one in the Northern California marketplace. In early 1996 Federated dissolved Broadway Stores, incorporating the majority of its locations into Macy's West, rebadging them as Macy's and using the opportunity to retire the Bullock's name. Several of the redundant Broadway locations were used to establish Bloomingdale's on the West Coast, while many other were sold to Sears. The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Wanamakers department store was the first department store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and one of the first department stores in the United States. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Carter Hawley Hale Stores was a American retailer in Southern California. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Emporium was a mid-to-high end department store chain headquartered in San Francisco, California. ... Samuel Sam Zell (born September 1941), a U.S. born billionaire and real estate entrepreneur, is co-founder and Chairman of Equity International, a real estate private equity firm. ... The Macys West flagship store decorated for Christmas at Union Square in San Francisco. ... Bloomingdales is a chain of upscale American department stores owned by Macys, Inc. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ...

In 2001 Federated dissolved its Stern's division in the New York metropolitan area, with the bulk of the stores being absorbed into Macy's East. Additionally, in July 2001 it acquired the Liberty House chain with department and specialty stores in Hawaii and Guam, consolidating it with Macy's West. Sterns was a department store serving the U.S. states of New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. ... Macys East, New York, New York is a division of Federated Department Stores. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ...

In early 2003 Federated closed the majority of its historic Davison's franchise in Atlanta (operating as Macy's since 1985), rebranding its other Atlanta division Rich's with the unwieldy name, Rich's–Macy's. The downtown location -- formerly the Davison's flagship store at 180 Peachtree Street -- was shuttered at this time as well. The original Macy's Lenox Square and Perimeter Mall locations were extensively remodeled and opened in October 2003 as the first Bloomingdale's stores in Atlanta. The company rapidly followed suit in May 2003 with similar rebranding announcements for its other nameplates, Burdines in Florida, Goldsmith's in Memphis, Lazarus in the lower Midwest, and The Bon Marché in the Pacific Northwest. This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Aerial view of Lenox Square with JW Marriott Hotel in background. ... Perimeter Mall is a major shopping mall in Atlanta that opened in 1971. ... Bloomingdales is a chain of upscale American department stores owned by Macys, Inc. ... Burdines was a leading department store chain in the state of Florida that was part of Federated Department Stores, Inc. ... Goldsmiths was a major department store retail chain largely located in the metropolitan area of Memphis, Tennessee, from 1870 to 2005, when the nameplate was eliminated and replaced by Macys. ... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... F&R Lazarus & Company (commonly known as Lazarus) was a regional department store retail chain primarily in the U.S. Midwest, based in Columbus, Ohio, which operated until March 6, 2005. ... Bon Marché, roughly translated as good price, was the name chosen for a Seattle, Washington department store launched in 1890 by the Nordhoff family. ...

On March 6, 2005, the Bon-Macy's, Burdines-Macy's, Goldsmith's-Macy's, Lazarus-Macy's, and Rich's-Macy's stores were renamed as simply "Macy's", the first two as the new Macy's Northwest and Macy's Florida divisions respectively and the later three as part of the Macy's Central division. As of July 2005, Macy's had 424 stores throughout the U.S.^[2] is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bon Marché, roughly translated as good price, was the name chosen for a Seattle, Washington department store launched in 1890 by the Nordhoff family. ... Burdines was a leading department store chain in the state of Florida that was part of Federated Department Stores, Inc. ... Goldsmiths was a major department store retail chain largely located in the metropolitan area of Memphis, Tennessee, from 1870 to 2005, when the nameplate was eliminated and replaced by Macys. ... F&R Lazarus & Company (commonly known as Lazarus) was a regional department store retail chain primarily in the U.S. Midwest, based in Columbus, Ohio, which operated until March 6, 2005. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Macys Northwest, Seattle, Washington, is a division of Federated Department Stores. ... Macys Florida, Miami, Florida, was founded as Burdines in 1898. ... The flagship Macys South store, at Lenox Square in Atlanta. ...

Merger with May Department Stores

This Macy's store located in Pittsburgh still has a Kaufmann's sign in front of the store, even though it was converted to a Macy's one year ago. A Macy's sign is slightly visible behind the trees. Taken in July, 2007.

On February 28, 2005, Federated agreed to terms of a deal to acquire May Department Stores for $11 billion in stock, creating the nation's second largest department store chain with $30 billion in annual sales and more than 1,000 stores. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 394 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (812 × 1236 pixel, file size: 213 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A picture, taken by me in July 2007, of a Macys located at The Waterfront in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 394 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (812 × 1236 pixel, file size: 213 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A picture, taken by me in July 2007, of a Macys located at The Waterfront in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Pittsburgh redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

On July 28, 2005, Federated announced, based on the success of converting its own regional brands to the Macy's name, its plans to similarly convert 330 regional department stores owned by the May Company (as May Department Stores was generally referred to) to the Macy's nameplate. This included May's Marshall Field's (purchased by the May Company from Target Corp. just 8 months prior to Federated's purchase of the May Company), Famous-Barr, Filene's, Foley's, Hecht's, The Jones Store, Kaufmann's, L. S. Ayres, Meier & Frank, Robinsons-May, and Strawbridge's chains, pending approval of the merger by federal regulators. This was met with negative reaction in many of the local areas of these department stores because they were considered local institutions in those regions. Where existing Macy's stores were in close proximity to former May Company stores, some redundant stores would be closed or sold off to other retailers. is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // This is a list of department stores. ... For other uses, see Marshall Fields (disambiguation). ... Famous-Barr, St. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hechts, also known as Hecht Brothers, Hecht Bros. ... The Jones Store Company was a chain of department stores located in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and operated by the St. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... L. S. Ayres & Company was an Indianapolis, Indiana, department store founded in 1872 by Lyman S. Ayres and taken over by his son Frederic in 1896. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Robinsons-May was a chain of department stores operating in Southern California, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada, previously with headquarters in North Hollywood, California. ... Strawbridges (formerly Strawbridge and Clothier) was a department store found in the northeastern United States with stores in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. ...

On September 20, 2005, Federated announced that all of the Marshall Field's stores (including the legendary State Street store in Chicago) would become Macy's by the end of 2006, becoming the new Macy's North division. This last announcement was met with negative publicity as Marshall Field's had long been considered a Chicago institution. is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Marshall Fields (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ...

On January 12, 2006, Federated announced its plans to divest May Company's Lord & Taylor division by the end of 2006 after concluding that chain did not fit with their strategic focus for building the Macy's and Bloomingdale's national brands. On June 22, 2006, Macy's announced that NDRC Equity Partners, LLC would purchase Lord & Taylor for US$1.2 billion,^[3] and completed the sale in October 2006. is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lord & Taylor, based in New York, New York, is the oldest department store chain in the United States. ... is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Macy's becomes a national brand

Before and After shots of the former Lazarus store located at Eastland Mall in Columbus, Ohio. (Store was relocated to the former Kaufmann's building at Eastland in April 2006). The former Lazarus stores are now part of Macy's Midwest.

The Macy's at Greenspoint Mall in Houston, Texas was a Foley's until 2006

Exterior of typical suburban Macy's store (formerly a Marshall Fields).

On February 21, 2006, Macy's appointed a new chief marketing officer, Anne MacDonald, to oversee the transformation of Macy's into a "national department store." By September 9, 2006, and after renaming the former May Company locations, Macy's operated approximately 850 stores in the United States. To promote its largest and most recent expansion, Macy's used a version of the Martha and the Vandellas hit song, "Dancing in the Street" in its advertising. Also, the company took props from its annual Thanksgiving Day parade to various re-labeled stores throughout the nation, in what the company marketed as its "Parade on Parade." Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 494 pixelsFull resolution (1142 × 705 pixel, file size: 179 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 494 pixelsFull resolution (1142 × 705 pixel, file size: 179 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... F&R Lazarus & Company (commonly known as Lazarus) was a regional department store retail chain primarily in the U.S. Midwest, based in Columbus, Ohio, which operated until March 6, 2005. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3072x2304, 2571 KB)macy*s at hawthorne I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3072x2304, 2571 KB)macy*s at hawthorne I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Marshall Fields State Street Store interior, about 1910 Marshall Field and Company is a department store. ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) were one of the most successful groups in the Motown roster during the 1960s and fully active from 1960 to 1972, performing at various times doo-wop, blues, pop, rock and roll and soul. ... “Advert” redirects here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... “Macys Day Parade” redirects here. ...

Macy's significantly increased its use of television advertising and product placement in 2006 and 2007, using branding spots that featured the new Macy's star logo. During the February 11, 2007, episode of the popular ABC television series Desperate Housewives, a Macy's location in the fictional city of Fairview was featured, a rare instance of product placement promoting a department store chain in a scripted series. Nearly two years earlier, one of the first national commercials for Macy's had aired during Desperate Housewives, shortly after the conversion of Rich's, Lazarus, Goldsmith's, The Bon Marché and Burdines. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios - The Walt Disney Companys main television studio - and Cherry Productions. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Product placement advertisements are promotional ads placed by marketers using real commercial products and services in media, where the presence of a particular brand is the result of an economic exchange. ...

On February 27, 2007, Federated Department Stores announced plans to change its corporate name from Federated Department Stores, Inc., to Macy's Group, Inc.^[4] By March 28, the company further announced plans to convert its stock ticker symbol from "FD" to "M", and revised its earlier proposed name change, instead opting to change to Macy's, Inc. ^[5] The change in corporate names was approved by shareholders on May 18, 2007, and took effect on June 1, 2007. The company will continue to operate stores under both the Macy's and Bloomingdale's nameplates. Federated Department Stores, Inc. ... is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

As part of the identity change, Macy's moved its corporate headquarters from the Federated headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the Macy's flagship store at Herald Square in New York City, bringing Macy's corporate governance back to its first and largest store.^[6]

Divisions

As of February 2006, Macy's stores were organized into seven divisions with store locations in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam. As of July 2007, the only states without a Macy's store were Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi and Nebraska. The seven current Macy's divisions include five former divisions existing as of 2005, plus the properties of six former regional May Company divisions.^[2] (Bloomingdale's is an eighth retail division of Macy's Inc. There are also seven administrative divisions that provide corporate support services.) For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) None[1] Spoken language(s) English 85. ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Largest metro area Little Rock Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 29th  - Total 53,179 sq mi (137,002 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 261 miles (420 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area  Ranked 26th  - Total 56,272 sq mi (145,743 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 199 miles (320 km)  - % water 0. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Official language(s) English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Largest metro area Omaha Area  Ranked 16th  - Total 77,421 sq mi (200,520 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 0. ... Bloomingdales is a chain of upscale American department stores owned by Macys, Inc. ...

• Macy's East, headquartered in New York; 216 stores/29,100 employees (employment figure is for Macy's East division prior to February 2006) in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, portions of Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico (As of 8/2007, Puerto Rico transferred to the Florida Division). (In addition to Macy's, this division formerly operated Filene's stores, the majority of Kaufmann's stores in upstate New York, Strawbridge's, and Hecht's stores in the mid-Atlantic region. After announced divestitures/store closures were completed by late 2006, this division has 185 locations.)
• Macy's Florida, headquartered in Miami (formerly Burdines)— 61 stores/9,800 employees in Florida. The majority of the stores were formerly Burdines.
• Macy's Midwest, headquartered in St. Louis — 95 stores in the mid-West states. There was a prior division of R. H. Macy & Co., Inc. named Macy's Midwest that was headquartered in Kansas City formed from a consolidation of two Macy's divisions, LaSalle's and Macy's Missouri-Kansas, in 1981. It was merged with Davison's to former Macy's Atlanta on February 1, 1985. Its former LaSalle's stores were sold to Elder-Beerman later that year and its former Kansas and Missouri stores were sold to Dillard's in 1986. The present Macy's Midwest incorporates several historic department store franchises owned by the former Federated Department Stores, Inc. and by May Company. The franchises represented by Macy's Midwest include, The F&R Lazarus & Co., Shillito's, Rike's, Block's, Joseph Horne Co., Famous-Barr, L. S. Ayres, The Jones Store, Kaufmann's, May Company Ohio, O'Neils and Strouss.
• Macy's North, headquartered in Minneapolis — 65 stores in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. (Formerly operated as Marshall Field's, plus the former L. S. Ayres location in Hobart, Indiana, and Macy's at Mall of America.)
• Macy's Northwest, headquartered in Seattle (formerly The Bon Marché)— 71 stores/7,200 employees (employment figure is for Macy's Northwest division prior to February 2006) in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (In addition to former Bon Marché stores, the division added stores formerly operating as Meier & Frank.)
• Macy's South, headquartered in Atlanta (formerly Macy's Central)— 136 stores/22,500 employees (as of March 2007) in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas & Virginia. Macy's South was created by consolidating Rich's, Goldsmith's, & Foley's. From 1988-1992, R. H. Macy & Co., Inc.'s Macy's South division was headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with stores in Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana and Texas operating as Macy's and in California, Arizona and Nevada as Bullock's. The former South division was formed following Macy's acquisition of Bullock's, incorporating Macy's Atlanta (the former Davison's stores renamed in 1985) with the Florida, Louisiana and Texas locations of Macy's New York and Bullock's. It was dissolved in 1992 and its stores consolidated into Macy's East and Macy's West.
• Macy's West, headquartered in San Francisco — 232 stores/31,100 (employment figure is for Macy's West division prior to February 2006) in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Guam. (In addition to Macy's stores, operates former Foley's locations in Colorado, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, as well as Robinsons-May stores. After announced divestitures/store closures are completed by late 2006, this division will operate approximately 190 stores.)
• Macy's Merchandising Group, headquartered in New York, responsible for conceptualizing, designing, sourcing, and marketing private label and private branded goods sold at Macy's and managing core vendor relationships in the domestic branded market.
• Macy's Home Store, headquartered in New York, responsible for buying, planning and marketing home-related merchandise sold in all Macy's stores.

Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport[3] Largest metro area Hartford Metro Area[2] Area  Ranked 48th  - Total 5,543[4] sq mi (14,356 km²)  - Width 70 miles (113 km)  - Length 110 miles (177 km)  - % water 12. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Delaware. ... Official language(s) None (English and French de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 101 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N  - Longitude 75° 03′ W to 79° 29... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  Ranked 46th  - Total 9,350 sq mi (24,217 km²)  - Width 68 miles (110 km)  - Length 190 miles (305 km)  - % water 4. ... “NJ” redirects here. ... This article is about the state. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Burdines was a leading department store chain in the state of Florida that was part of Federated Department Stores, Inc. ... Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Elder-Beerman is a U.S. chain of department stores founded in 1883 and owned by The Bon-Ton. ... This article is about a department store chain. ... F&R Lazarus & Company (commonly known as Lazarus) was a regional department store retail chain primarily in the U.S. Midwest, based in Columbus, Ohio, which operated until March 6, 2005. ... John Shillito & Co. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Famous-Barr, St. ... L. S. Ayres & Company was an Indianapolis, Indiana, department store founded in 1872 by Lyman S. Ayres and taken over by his son Frederic in 1896. ... The Jones Store Company was a chain of department stores located in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and operated by the St. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... May Company Ohio, was a regional department store based in Cleveland, Ohio. ... ONeils logo. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Largest metro area Metro Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... Official language(s) English Capital Bismarck Largest city Fargo Area  Ranked 19th  - Total 70,762 sq mi (183,272 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 340 miles (545 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Greater Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Official language(s) English Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Area  Ranked 17th  - Total 77,116[1] sq mi (199,905 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 380 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N  - Longitude 86° 46′ W to 92° 53′ W Population  Ranked... Official language(s) English [1] Capital Boise Largest city Boise Largest metro area Boise metropolitan area Area  Ranked 14th  - Total 83,642 sq mi (216,632 km²)  - Width 305 miles (491 km)  - Length 479 miles (771 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English Capital Helena Largest city Billings Area  Ranked 4th  - Total 147,165 sq mi (381,156 km²)  - Width 255 miles (410 km)  - Length 630 miles (1,015 km)  - % water 1  - Latitude 44°26N to 49°N  - Longitude 104°2W to 116°2W Population  Ranked... Official language(s) (none)[1] Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area  Ranked 10th  - Total 97,818 sq mi (253,348 km²)  - Width 280 miles (450 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 0. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Largest metro area Charlotte metro area Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Largest metro area Oklahoma City metro area Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,898 sq mi (181,196 km²)  - Width 230 miles (370 km)  - Length 298 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N  - Longitude... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Goldsmiths was a major department store retail chain largely located in the metropolitan area of Memphis, Tennessee, from 1870 to 2005, when the nameplate was eliminated and replaced by Macys. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Largest metro area Albuquerque metropolitan area Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...

Controversy

In July 2003, then-New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer launched an investigation of the private policing system Macy's has used to deal with suspected shoplifters. The investigation was prompted by a civil rights lawsuit and an article in The New York Times, which reported on many of Macy's tactics, including private jails and interrogations.^[7] Spitzer's investigation found many of Macy's actions, from ethnic profiling to handcuffing detainees, to be unlawful. Macy's settled the civil rights complaint for US$600,000, claiming to have put the illegal tactics to an end while maintaining the security system itself.^[8] See also Attorney General. ... Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American lawyer, politician and the current Governor of New York. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ...

The Macy's East downtown Boston store (formerly the Jordan Marsh flagship) touched off a local public relations firestorm with the June 6, 2006, removal of two mannequins and the Web address of the AIDS Action Committee from a window display promoting Boston's annual gay pride celebration. The removal was apparently in response to pressure from MassResistance, a local group opposed to same-sex marriage, whose members complained the mannequins were “homosexual”. The removal of the mannequins was widely condemned by residents and officials, including Boston mayor Thomas Menino, who was quoted as saying: “Boston” redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Stub ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ... Gay pride or LGBT pride refers to a world wide movement and philosophy asserting that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity. ... International recognition Civil unions and domestic partnerships Recognized in some regions Unregistered co-habitation Recognition debated Civil unions legal, same-sex marriage debated See also Same-sex marriage Civil union Registered partnership Domestic partnership Timeline of same-sex marriage Listings by country This box:      Same-sex marriage is a term... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... Thomas Michael Menino (born December 27, 1942) is the current mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, United States and the citys first Italian-American mayor. ...

Macy's response to the debacle was to publish an apology by the Macy's East chairman, Ron Klein, in In Newsweekly, a Boston-area weekly with a large gay readership. Klein's description of the incident as “an internal breakdown in communication,” further stated it was regrettable some would doubt Macy's commitment to diversity as a result.^[10] The Web address was later restored—the mannequins, however never made a reappearance. The sociological construct of a gay community is complex among those that classify themselves as homosexual, ranging from full-embracement to complete and utter rejection of the concept. ...

In Chicago, Macy's move into the Marshall Field's building on State Street upset many residents.^[11] Hundreds of protesters gathered under Marshall Field's famous clock the day the name change was implemented and hundreds more gathered once again to mark the one year anniversary of Marshall Field's loss. Each week protesters gather outside Marshall Field's landmark store at 111 North State Street to solicit support for Marshall Field's return and millions of once loyal shoppers are simply shopping elsewhere.^[12] Macy's reported in December 2006 slowed sales in stores that once were Marshall Field's.^[13] Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... For other uses, see Marshall Fields (disambiguation). ...

Labor Dispute

Macy's is involved in a labor dispute regarding maquila workers in Guatemala. Workers in the Sitracima union allege intimidation and union-busting at their CimaTextiles factory. On 2 June 2007, a student protest at the downtown Seattle Macy's and Talbots stores was peacefully suppressed by Macy's security guards. A maquiladora (or maquila) is a factory, the majority of which are located in Mexican border towns, that imports materials and equipment on a duty- and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing. ... Sitracima is the first union to form in the maquila sector in Guatemala. ... Talbots (NYSE: TLB) is a Massachusetts clothing retailer established in 1947. ...

Pittsburgh union dispute

A union representing former Kaufmann's employees at Pittsburgh's flagship store filed a grievance on June 9, 2007, claiming a new dress code policy violates workers' rights. The dress code is set to take effect Sept. 4, 2007, in Macy's Midwest stores. Should the policy go into effect, Macy's would have the strictest dress code policy of any area department store, including Saks Fifth Avenue.^[14]

Miscellaneous facts and pop culture

• Total sales on the first day of business at the original Macy's in 1858, was $11.06
• The star in the Macy's logo comes from a tattoo that Mr. Macy got as a teenager when he worked on a Nantucket whaling ship.^[15]
• Otto Frank, the father of Anne Frank, worked at Macy's in New York for almost a year between 1910 and 1911. Mr. Frank returned to Germany to work in the summer of 1911 but often said he loved his year working for the American department store.
• Isidor Straus, the longtime co-owner of Macy's, was one of the most well-known casualties on the infamous sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Although Straus and his wife Ida had a chance to get on one of the lifeboats, Isidor refused, saying that he wouldn't go ahead of the younger men, and Ida, not wanting to leave her husband behind, stayed with him on the ship. The moment was immortalized in the 1958 film A Night to Remember, and was later used in both the 1997 film and the Broadway musical.
• The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the most famous and most watched Santa Claus Parade, has been sponsored by Macy's for 80 years. Among New Yorkers, it is often referred to as "The Macy Day Parade". The first Macy's parade was held in Haverhill in 1854, but was only attended by about 100 people. The modern version of the parade originated in Newark at Bamberger's and was switched to Macy's in New York after the Bamberger store was merged into the company in 1929.
• When the Pennsylvania Turnpike bypassed two tunnels in 1968, the new section opened just in time for Thanksgiving. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission offered Macy's, for one year, to have their annual parade on the then-recently closed bypassed section (now commonly known as the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike), but Macy's promptly declined.^[16]
• Since 1976, Macy's has sponsored the annual "Macy's Fireworks Spectacular", New York City's Independence Day fireworks display.
• The phrase "Does Macy's tell Gimbels?" was once used in the USA as a put-off to inquiring people, the implication being that a company does not give information out to its competitors.^[17] Gimbels was the other large department a block away on 33rd Street from Macy's. It has since folded.
• The classic holiday film Miracle on 34th Street (1947) is set in Macy's 34th Street flagship store. Subsequent remakes of the film for television (1955, 1959, and 1973) are also set in Macy's. However, a 1994 remake of the film was set in the fictional "Cole's" department store after Macy's refused to have its name used in the remake of the original film.
• A less sentimental view of Macy's department store Santas can be found in the essay "SantaLand Diaries" by David Sedaris, which is frequently played on National Public Radio around Christmas, and has also been adapted for the stage.
• In the 2003 film Elf (starring Will Ferrell) the exterior shots of Gimbels department store is actually a digitally altered view of the flagship 34th Street Macy's. Gimbels, which was also located on Herald Square, was Macy's chief competitor in New York City. Gimbels Herald Square closed in 1987.
• The U.S. version for the music video "Heard 'Em Say" by Kanye West and Adam Levine (lead singer of Maroon 5) was filmed inside Macy's Herald Square. The video features West and homeless children playing inside a closed Macy's at night, when Levine, as a store manager, lets them in.
• In 1971 the San Francisco flagship location adopted the cellar theme to market gourmet kitchenware. "The cellar" private label is carried in Macy's Housewares departments, and the larger stores have basements dedicated to this theme.
• Guinness World Records lists Macy's Herald Square flagship as the world's largest department store building, with 198,500 m² (2,150,000 ft²) of selling floor. However, some claim that other stores are larger, such as the GUM store in Moscow, or Tobu's Ikebukuro branch in Tokyo.
• Any international visitors receive an 11% discount on nearly everything in the store for 30 days provided they show proof of citizenship such as a passport.
• TV host and cookbook author Rachael Ray's first job was working at the candy counter of the New York Macy's.
• On the February 11, 2007 episode of the ABC Show "Desperate Housewives" entitled "I Remember That", Eva Longoria's character Gabrielle Solis is seen shopping for linens at a Macy's West Store in the city of Pasadena. In the scene, Gabrielle lounges on a bed with a beautiful "Vivianne" Style sheet set by Charter Club. Soon after that scene aired, Macy's West came up with a bed sign that read "As Seen on 'Desperate Housewives'"
• With the increasing popularity of the online social community MySpace, pfishing spammers are exploiting users accounts posting spam comments on other people's profiles with advertisment-like offers using Macy's gift cards. Click on the links, and as well as hijacking your login to propagate the scam, sending the fraudulent "Macy's Gift Card Offer" to other people, the virus emplanted on your computer also steals your bank account details. MySpace and Macy's are unavailable for comment.

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2. ^ ^{a b} Federated At-A-Glance, Federated Department Stores, Inc.
3. ^ Federated Agrees to Sell Lord & Taylor to NRDC Equity Partners; Transaction Expected to Close in Third Quarter of 2006, Federated Department Stores, Inc., June 22, 2006.
4. ^ Federated Plans Corporate Name Change. Federated Department Stores. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
5. ^ Macy's, Inc. To Trade As M On NYSE. Federated Department Stores. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
6. ^ NYSE stock quote information
7. ^ In Stores, Private Handcuffs for Sticky Fingers, The New York Times, June 17, 2003, reprint of [1]
8. ^ Macy's Settles Complaint of Racial Profiling for US$600,000, The New York Times, January 14, 2005.
9. ^ Now you see 'em, now you don't, Bay Windows, June 8, 2006.
10. ^ CEO admits 'Macy's mistake', In Newsweekly, June 14, 2006.
11. ^ Hard-core fans stay loyal to brand, Chicago Tribune, September 5, 2006.
12. ^ Protesters: Give Chicagoans what they want - Field's, Skyline-Chicago.com, November 30, 2006.
13. ^ Macy's will not provide sales figures for former Marshall Field's stores, but admits that reports that sales are down at former Field's stores, particularly at the flagship store at 111 North State Street - Slow Sales At Converted Marshall Field's Stores, NBC5.com, December 13, 2006.
14. ^ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07200/802832-28.stm
15. ^ L.H. Robbins, "The City Department Store: Evolution of 75 Years," New York Times, 12 February 1933, 130.
16. ^ The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike, BrianTroutman.com
17. ^ The Big Apple: Does Macy's Tell Gimbels? Barry Popik, October 7, 2004.

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