Shoppers Grieve (Just a Little) at the Loss of Hometown Names

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The regional department store has disappeared, and other than a protest by Chicagoans about renaming the Marshall Field's flagship store, consumers don't seem to care. Federated Department Stores, which already owns Macy's and Bloomingdale's, has acquired May, owner of Hecht's, Filene's, Robinson-May, Famous-Barr, Foley's, Meier & Frank, Marshall Field's, Strawbridge's, Kaufmann's and Lord & Taylor.

Organizational nomenclature, Behavior, Names, Consumers

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British Regulators Set Deadline for Bid on Retailer

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Britain's Takeover Panel has given billionaire Philip Green until Aug. 6 to put in an offer for Marks & Spencer. Since he first showed interest in the department store, their stock prices have risen over 20 percent.

United Kingdom, Company investment, Investments, Marks and Spencer PLC, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Green, Philip

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A Soloist Holds Forth on Retailing

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Federated Department Stores' CEO Terry J. Lundgren spoke about the company's planned acquisition of May Department Stores Co.

Public affairs, Influence, May Department Stores Co., Speeches, lectures and essays, Kahn, Gene S., Lundgren, Terry J.

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