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4 unusual facts about Macy's, Inc.


Macy's Central

Macy's Central, with its divisional flagship store at Lenox Square, and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a division of Macy's, Inc..

MainStreet

Federated Department Stores, now known as Macy's, Inc., founded the MainStreet chain in 1983 with seven stores in the Chicago, Illinois area.

The chain was launched in November 1983 by Federated Department Stores (now known as Macy's, Inc.).

R. H. Stearn and Company

At the time of Stearn's demise Filene's was owned by Federated Department Stores, and Jordan Marsh was owned by Allied Stores.


7 for all Mankind

They sell their wares online and in various department stores including Lord & Taylor, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, Macy's and Belk in the USA and House of Fraser and John Lewis in the UK.

Abby Cadabby

In 2007, Abby had her own balloon made after her in the 2007 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Barrel Fever

The essay tells of his experiences working as an elf at Macy's.

Bullock's

In 1988, after an ugly takeover battle between Robert Campeau and Macy's for Federated, Bullock's and I. Magnin were sold by Campeau to Macy's as a consolation prize for one billion dollars, which plunged Macy's into debt.

Charlie Chan at the Circus

Lieutenant Macy takes charge of the investigation, assisted by Chan and his overzealous eldest son Lee, who also takes the opportunity to (unsuccessfully) romance Su Toy (Toshia Mori, credited as Shia Jung), the contortionist.

Colerain Heights, Ohio

The community contains Northgate Mall, one of Cincinnati's major shopping malls, which contains stores such as Macy's, Sears, Aeropostale, Foot Locker, and more.

Dan Santat

Santat is also a commercial illustrator, with such clients as the Wall Street Journal, Esquire, Village Voice, GQ Russia, Macworld, Macy's, and many others.

Donald J. Sobol

After a brief stint as a buyer at Macy's in New York, he moved to Florida and started writing full-time.

Finlay Enterprises

Finlay operated in department store groups such as Macy's Inc. (Formerly Federated Department Stores), Bloomingdale's, Bon Ton Department Stores, Lord & Taylor, Dillard's, and Gottschalks.

Gregori Lukas

In 2005, Malek-Jones appeared with New York City's Camp Broadway with "Melissa & Joey" star Joey Lawrence in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade singing "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive".

I Want You Women up North to Know

In first mentioning Macy's, Gimbels, and Marshall Field's, the narrator of the poem makes references that women in the North would understand.

Jesse Macy

Jesse Macy (June 21, 1842 – November 2, 1919) was an American political scientist and historian of the late 19th and early 20th century, specializing in the history of American political parties, party systems, and the Civil War.

Joffrey Tower

It is located immediately south of the Chicago Theatre and directly across the street from Macy's flagship building on State Street, within the Loop Retail Historic District.

John Macy

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter nominated Macy to became the first Senate-confirmed director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Jon Jerde

The project is a five story outdoor retail complex, with the main passage being diagonally oriented to the street grid and at the time anchored by Nordstrom, Macy's, and a Sam Goody music store; and connected to a Westin Hotel and the Balboa Theatre, resulting in an urban mixed-use center.

Joseph Sayers

Joseph has also fronted notable campaigns for Polo Underwear photographed by Richard Phibbs, DSquared photographed by Steven Klein, and Macy's.

Kids' Night on Broadway

Kids’ Night in Broadway has been hosted at a number of venues including Macy’s, Toys “R” Us, Madame Tussauds, Bowlmor Lanes, and Roseland Ballroom.

Little Devil

the personnel on the song included Al Caiola, Bucky Pizzarelli and Charles Macy on guitar, George Duvivier on bass, Phil Kraus on percussion, David "Panama" Francis on drums, Romeo Penque, Sol Schillinger and Herman Yorks on sax.

Love with the Proper Stranger

The film tells the story of Angie Rossini (Natalie Wood), a salesclerk at Macy's department store who finds herself pregnant after a brief affair with musician Rocky Papasano (Steve McQueen).

Lucy and Superman

Bandleader Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz) and his young son Little Ricky (Richard Keith) watch the latest episode of the Adventures of Superman television series, which concludes with the narrator stating that Superman will be making personal appearances in the coming week at Macy's Department Store in New York City.

Macy's Great American Marching Band

Directed by Dr. Richard Good of Auburn University and hosted by Music Festivals, this group marches annually in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, making its premier in the parade's 80th Anniversary.

Marvin Traub

Traub had three children; Andrew (formerly an executive at Macy's), James (a journalist) and Margaret (who founded and runs the lighting company Adesso).

Meyer Corporation

Meyer owns the licenses for cookware produced under the KitchenAid and Farberware labels in addition to producing private label cookware for Macy's and Sur La Table.

Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa/Keepin' the Faith

Eventually she procures a gun, heads for the Macy's in which her father is working as a department store Santa, and shoots him.

Morgantown High School

The Morgantown High School Red & Blue Marching Band performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in November 2009 and the 2013 Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena, California.

Mount Mary University

Donna Ricco, a fashion designer whose designs are distributed in department stores such as Nordstrom and Macy's, and who is noted for designing a dress worn by First Lady Michelle Obama on The View TV program during the U.S. presidential race.

Nicky Androes

She has worked for designers and walked the runway for Nolcha, Angelou Lambrou, Danilo Gabrielli, Betsey Johnson, Van Cleef and Arpels, J. Crew, Saks, Nordstrom, Nina Athanasiou, and Macy's.

Norwegian Epic

On 13 April 2010 NCL CEO Kevin Sheehan along with Macy's, Inc CEO Terry J. Lundgren and NBC CEO Jeff Zucker announced that the Macy's 34th Annual 4 July Fireworks would take place on the Norwegian Epic (The fireworks were off on another Ship) The NBC One-Hour Telecast of the Event was broadcast from the Norwegian Epic.

Obed Macy and Oscar Macy

On that occasion the plea was successful, and the Macy Street name was retained, but in May 1993 the City Council unanimously decided to change the name of a portion of Sunset Boulevard and all of Macy Street and Brooklyn Avenue to a new appellation—Cesar Chavez Avenue, in honor of the late labor leader.

Ocoee High School

The Marching Band has performed in the Cotton Bowl Music Festival, the Florida Citrus Parade, the Ikea Thanksgiving Parade, multiple Under Armour Football All-American Games that were broadcast on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN), multiple Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades at Universal Studios Florida, and the New York City Veteran's Day Parade.

Peppermint Creeps

The Peppermint Creeps then recorded a studio E.P. with guitarist Macy Malone on vocals, that was produced by Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne, Vince Neil & Billy Idol) and Randy Castillo (Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford & The Motels), called "Cre.E.P.show".

Pioneer Square South and Pioneer Square North

Popular shopping areas include Portland's downtown Macy's and Nordstrom department stores.

PT Walkley

He released his first LP as a solo artist, Mr. Macy Wakes Alone, in January 2009, and includes contributions from acclaimed artists such as Larry Campbell, David Campbell, and Sean Lennon.

Real-time sociolinguistics

Labov surveyed sales personnel of three different department stores of varying prestige rankings: Saks Fifth Avenue (high-end), Macy’s (mid-range), and S. Klein (low-end).

Reba Hurn

While in Heidelberg, Reba Hurn met Nathan Straus, co-owner of Macy’s department store in New York City.

San Francisco Chronicle

For many years "Herb Caen" was the only feature on its page (it traditionally shared a section front with a Macy's advertisement).

Security Square Mall

The mall features over 100 stores and restaurants, as well as a food court, with Burlington Coat Factory, Macy's, Old Navy and Sears serving as anchor stores.

Shopkick

The Shopkick app was released in August 2010, initially with five national retail partners onboard: Macy’s, Best Buy, Sports Authority and American Eagle Outfitters, and the Simon Property Group.

Steven Schachter

The two co-wrote the cable television movies The Con (1998), A Slight Case of Murder (1999), Door to Door (2002), and The Wool Cap (2004), all of which Schachter directed and in which Macy starred.

Sunnyvale Town Center

As of March 2013, the only active tenants of the downtown proper (apart from Target and Macy's) are Apple and Nokia, which have occupied office space along Mathilda Ave.

The Holy Cows

In 2013, The Holy Cows and four other FRC teams lead the 87th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, including: Team 16; The Bomb Squad, Team 180; S.P.A.M., Team 25; Raider Robotix, and Team 1477; Texas Torque.

The Jessica Simpson Collection

As of December 2010, the brand is carried in 650 department stores across the United States, including upscale Lord & Taylor and Belk as well as Macy's and Dillard's.

The Miracle Continues

The film covers the period of Keller's life from her college years at Radcliffe through her writing of The Story of My Life assisted by John Macy, who falls in love with and marries Keller's teacher and companion, Anne Sullivan.

The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band

On November 22, 2007, six days after Oklahoma marked 100 years as an American state, the Pride made its first trip to New York City to be Oklahoma's representative in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

They Came for Good

The film covers American Jew's entrepreneurial spirit from the mostly-Jewish peddlers selling goods on the back roads of the South to those who run the general stores that will one day grow into nationwide chains like Macy’s, Sears, Gimbels, Sterns and Filene's, Jews were major purveyors of commercial good in this country and, thus, major contributors to popular culture.

Vantiv

Vantiv maintains a number of relationships with large and small merchants including Barnes & Noble, Dollar General, The Kroger Company, Walgreens, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Inc and T.J. Maxx, and restaurants including In-N-Out Burger, T.G.I. Friday’s, Wendy’s International, Inc.and Bob Evans.


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