And with additional Macy's stores, more customers than ever will benefit from their Macy's Star Rewards customer loyalty program, gift cards that can be used across the country and a nationwide wedding registry.
"They respect that May Company's regional store names are deeply rooted in their communities, they appreciate the heritage and traditions associated with those names, and they expect to continue to play an important role in the communities where their customers live and work," Lundgren said. "At the same time, they also have learned from their own experience converting Federated's regional nameplates.
The customers tell us through research and from their behavior that what's inside a store - the merchandise, the service, the people, the shopping environment - is what matters most. And this is where Macy's excels.
The following May Company stores will be renamed Macy's sometime in fall 2006: - Famous-Barr locations in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri; - Filene's locations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont; - Foley's locations in Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas; - Hecht's locations in Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and the District of Columbia; - The Jones Store locations in Kansas and Missouri; - Kaufmann's locations in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia; - L.S. Ayres locations in Indiana;