Macy's (originally R. H. Macy & Co.) is an American department store chain founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. It has been a sister brand to the Bloomingdale's department store chain since being acquired by holding company Federated Department Stores in 1994, which renamed itself Macy's, Inc. in 2007. It is the largest department store company by retail sales in the United States as of 2023.
Formerly | R. H. Macy & Co.
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Predecessor | Marshall Field's, Rich's, Davison's, Filene's, The Bon Marché, Lasalle & Koch, Bamberger's, I. Magnin, Abraham & Straus, Bullock's, The Broadway, The Emporium, Jordan Marsh, Weinstock's, Liberty House, Stern's, Goldsmith's, Lazarus, Famous-Barr, The Jones Store, L. S. Ayres, Kaufmann's, Foley's, Hecht's, Strawbridge's, Robinsons-May, Meier & Frank
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Founded | October 28, 1858New York, New York, U.S.
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Number of locations | 552 (614 boxes) (FY 2019)
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Key people | Jeff Gennette (Chairman, CEO)
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Revenue | $24.97 billion (2018)
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Subsidiaries | Macy's Furniture Gallery
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