Macy's East,
New York City,
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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Film and television
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was a division of
Macy's, Inc.
Macy's, Inc. (originally Federated Department Stores, Inc.) is an American conglomerate holding company. Upon its establishment, Federated held ownership of the regional department store chains Abraham & Straus, Lazarus, Filene's, and Shillit ...
It was the operating successor to the original
R.H. Macy & Co., Inc. and operates the Macy's department stores in the northeast U.S. and Puerto Rico. Over the years it has been known as Macy's New York and Macy's Northeast. On February 1, 2006, Macy's East assumed operating control over the
Filene's,
Strawbridge's, many of the
Kaufmann's stores in upstate New York and the
Hecht's stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, D.C. and northern Virginia. These locations assumed the Macy's moniker officially on September 9, 2006. In 2008, Macy's East merged with Macy's North. On February 2, 2009, Macy's Inc. announced plans to consolidate all Macy's divisions into a single division based in New York. Then
Macy's West
Macy's West is a longtime division of Macy's, Inc. (formerly Federated Department Stores), representing one of the New York-based department store chain's earliest notable acquisitions and westward expansions. Headquartered in San Francisco, ...
was also consolidated into Macy's East during the second quarter of 2009.
Macy's West
Macy's West is a longtime division of Macy's, Inc. (formerly Federated Department Stores), representing one of the New York-based department store chain's earliest notable acquisitions and westward expansions. Headquartered in San Francisco, ...
Macy's East was then merged into Macy's Inc.
Macy's East predecessors
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Gertz Co., Jamaica, New York, merged into Stern's 1982, stores renamed 1983.
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The William Hengerer Co., Buffalo, New York, merged into Sibley's 1982.
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Bamberger's
Bamberger's was a department store chain with branches primarily in New Jersey and other locations in Delaware, Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania. The chain was headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.
History 1892–1912
Newark was known for ma ...
, Newark, New Jersey, merged into Macy's 1986.
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D.M. Read Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut, merged into Jordan Marsh 1987.
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M. O'Neil Co. (part, divided between Macy's North and
Macy's Midwest), Akron, Ohio, merged into May Co. 1989.
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May Company (part, divided between Macy's North and Macy's Midwest), Cleveland, Ohio, merged into Kaufmann's 1993.
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G. Fox & Co., Hartford, Connecticut, merged into Filene's 1993.
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Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co., Rochester, New York, merged into Kaufmann's 1993.
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Abraham & Straus
Abraham & Straus, commonly shortened to A&S, was a major New York City department store, based in Brooklyn. Founded in 1865, it became part of Federated Department Stores in 1929. Shortly after Federated's 1994 acquisition of R.H. Macy & Company ...
, Brooklyn, New York, merged into Macy's 1995.
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John Wanamaker, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, merged into Hecht's 1995 and Strawbridge's 1998.
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Jordan Marsh & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, merged into Macy's 1996.
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Stern Brothers, Paramus, New Jersey (founded in Manhattan), merged into Macy's 2001.
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William Filene's Sons' Co., Boston, Massachusetts, merged into Macy's 2006.
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Strawbridge & Clothier Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, merged into Macy's 2006.
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The Hecht Co. (part, divided between Macy's East and
Macy's South), Washington, D.C., merged into Macy's 2006.
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Marshall Field & Company
Marshall Field & Company (commonly known as Marshall Field's) was an upscale department store in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in the 19th century, it grew to become a large chain before Macy's, Inc acquired it in 2005. Its eponymous founder, Ma ...
, Chicago, Illinois, converted to Macys 2006.
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Kaufmann Brothers (part, divided between Macy's North and Macy's Midwest), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, merged into Macy's 2006.
See also
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Macy's West
Macy's West is a longtime division of Macy's, Inc. (formerly Federated Department Stores), representing one of the New York-based department store chain's earliest notable acquisitions and westward expansions. Headquartered in San Francisco, ...
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Macy's Inc.
References
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Macy's
1992 establishments in the United States