Macy's West is a longtime division of Macy's, Inc, representing one of the New York-based department store chain's earliest notable acquisitions and westward expansions.
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12 Facts About Macy's West
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When it was consolidated, Macy's West was headed by Chairman Jeffrey Gennette, President Robert B Harrison, and Vice Chairman and Director of Stores Rudolph J Borneo.
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Macy's West was established in San Francisco, California in 1866 as O'Connor, Moffat, Kean Co.
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Macy's West followed up with a major expansion of the store at 170 O'Farrell Street in 1948, using the original architect of the 1928 building, Louis Parson Hobart.
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In 1954 Macy's West built its first full-line Northern California branch at Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo, California.
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Along the way, the newly renamed Macy's West California ventured into shopping center development with Valley Fair in San Jose and Bayfair in San Leandro.
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Concurrently, Macy's West California began to seek locations in Southern California.
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Campeau had bested Macy's West own attempted acquisition of Federated Department Stores and sold these California divisions to Macy's West as part of their settlement.
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Magnin, whose San Francisco flagship adjoined Macy's West, was consolidated with Bullocks Wilshire to form an autonomous specialty-department store subdivision under Macy's West California.
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Macy's West demolished and replaced two out-of-date buildings on Geary Street, giving the store its signature glass-fronted entry on Union Square.
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Many of the locations that were divested in Macy's West's territory were eventually sold to shopping center developers such as Simon Property Group, The Westfield Group and The Macerich Company.
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