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AlleyGator at wrote on 4/9/05 9:31 AM:
> I don't know if Famous-Barr stores are stricly a midwestern THANG -
> but if there's one within driving distance you might want to check
> them out. Yesterday and today they had a big 7am to midnight 2-day
> "sale" on. Picked up a Henkels Classic no-stain (not stainless!) 7
> inch Sankuto and 4 inch paring set - regular $99.99 for 50 bucks. I
> know knife debates start a whole thread, and everyone seems to be
> pretty pasionate about what they have - to me it's just a tool, and I
> like Henkels. I wanted the Sankuto, but the paring knife was just a
> bonus. Cool.
Famous-Barr is a May Company store.
They bought up a bunch of local/regional department stores and kept the
local names but they are all basically the same store, with the same sales
chain-wide at their "mid-range" stores. I have bought things for people in
other parts of the country at my local Filene's, with a gift receipt, and
they've been able to exchange them for size or color at their local store,
such as Foley's or Kauffman's.
In New England, it's Filene's.
In Eastern PA, it's Strawbridges.
In Western PA, it's Kauffmans
In Texas, Foleys.
In the mid-west, it's Famous-Barr.
There are other names in other parts of the country, this is just off the
top of my head.
They also own Lord and Taylor, which has different merchandise and different
sales than Filene's/Foley's/Kauffmans/Etc. Not sure if Marshall Fields is
it's own thing, a la Lord and Taylor, or if it's lumped in with Filene's,
etc.
Unfortunately, May Company is merging with Federated, and most of their
stores will be converted to Macy's. Which stinks for me, because I really
enjoy shopping at Filenes and I hate shopping at Macy's. We're losing a
shopping option and I HATE that!
www.mayco.com
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