Macy's

Macy's (formerly R. H. Macy & Co.) is a department store chain founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. Macy's became a division of the Cincinnati, OH based Federated Department Stores on December 1994, following a Chapter 11 filing in January 1992.

Acquisitions Pre-Federated: 1924-1988

 * Lasalle & Koch (Toledo, 1924) - Retained the Lasalle's name until 1981, sold to Elder-Beerman of Dayton, OH in 1986.
 * Davison-Paxon-Stokes (Atlanta, 1929) - Renamed Macy's in 1986
 * L. Bamberger & Co. (Newark, 1929) - Renamed Macy's New Jersey in 1986
 * O'Connor Moffatt & Company (San Francisco, 1945) - Renamed Macy's San Francisco in 1947, later becoming Macy's California.
 * John Taylor Dry Goods Co. (Kansas City, 1947) - Renamed Macy's Missouri-Kansas in 1949, sold to Dillard's in 1986
 * Christman's (Joplin, 1954) - Renamed Macy's in 1954, closed 1976.
 * Innes (Wichita,1956) - Acquired from Younker Brothers of Des Moines, IA. Renamed Macy's in 1956, sold to Dillard's in 1986


 * Bullocks (Los Angeles, 1988) - Acquired from Federated Department Stores. Renamed Macy's in 1996
 * Bullocks Wilshire - Acquired from Federated Department Stores. Renamed I. Magnin in 1989
 * I. Magnin - Acquired from Federated Department Stores. All stores closed in 1994 as part of the buyout by Federated Department Stores)

Conversions post-Federated acquisition

 * Famous-Barr
 * Foley's
 * Hecht's
 * The Jones Store
 * Marshall Field's