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The May Department Stores Company
NYSE: MAY
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 NEWS FROM THE WIRES
May Department Stores sets $400 mln stock buyback
Aug 17 2001 10:57 AM PDT

May second-quarter earnings fall 17.7 pct
Aug 13 2001 05:29 AM PDT

Nasdaq-LIFFE venture names Bob Fitzsimmons president
Aug 02 2001 09:48 AM PDT

FEATURE-Dallas gets luxury mall despite economic slump
Aug 02 2001 09:47 AM PDT

WRAPUP 3-Discounters June sales rise, department stores lag
Jul 12 2001 12:19 PM PDT

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 PROFILE
The May Department Stores Company's expansion plans are blooming. The retailer is the #2 upscale department store operator in the US, behind Federated Department Stores. May has about 425 stores coast-to-coast under a dozen names: Lord & Taylor, Foley's, Filene's, Hecht's, Strawbridge's, Robinsons-May, Famous-Barr, L.S. Ayres, Meier & Frank, The Jones Store, and Kaufmann's. The company primarily sells designer-label apparel, shoes, cosmetics, and home furnishings to middle- and upper-middle income buyers. May is striving to reach out to younger customers with hip brands. The company expanded into the matrimonial market with its purchase of 120-store David's Bridal in 2000.

 COMPETITION
Dillard's, Inc. (DDS)
Federated Department Stores, Inc. (FD)
Saks Incorporated (SKS)

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: January
2001 Sales (mil.): 14,511.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 4.7%
Employees: 137,000
Revenue per employee: $105,919.71

 KEY PEOPLE
• Eugene S. Kahn
    CEO
• Thomas D. Fingleton
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
611 Olive St.
St. Louis, MO 63101
US
Phone: 314-342-6300
Fax: 314-342-4473
Online: Web Site

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