Macy's dropped out after it was acquired by Federated Department Stores.

May was acquired by Federated Department Stores, the parent company of Macy's, on August 30, 2005.

It was originally acquired by Federated Department Stores, Inc. in 1947.

In 1996 the chain was acquired by Federated Department Stores and the majority of locations were converted to the Macy's nameplate.

Shares in Fingerhut Companies, which announced Thursday that it would be acquired by Federated Department Stores, climbed 30 percent.

However, May owned Field's for less than a year before it agreed in the Fall of 2005 to be acquired by Federated Department Stores, Inc..

In 2005, the May Company was acquired by Federated Department Stores, corporate parent of Macy's and other chains.

The May Company was acquired by Federated Department Stores in 2005.

Strawbridge's was acquired by Federated Department Stores, the largest department store company in the country, which already advertises in the Philadelphia papers.

In 2001, after emerging from bankruptcy, the company was acquired by Federated Department Stores and merged into Macy's West.