The Lazarus store eventually became Macy's, and then subsequently was closed in 2006 following the purchase of the May Department Store company by Federated Department Stores, parent of Macy's and the former Lazarus.

In early 2003 Federated closed the majority of its historic Davison's franchise in Atlanta ( operating as Macy's since 1985 ), rebranding its other Atlanta division Rich's with the unwieldy name, Rich's – Macy's.

At some malls, like Fashion Show Mall, the dual-store system proved to be unsuccessful, so Macy's closed one of the stores and converted the other back to a general Macy's store.

The eight-level mall has over 100 shops, including Macy's ( formerly a branch of the renowned Marshall Field's ), the flagship American Girl store ( occupying the former Lord & Taylor which closed in March 2007 ), a live theatre, and several restaurants, arranged around a chrome-and-glass atrium with glass elevators.

In March 2006, the Robinsons-May store, historically the first store at South Coast Plaza as the May Company, was closed as part of its merger with Macy's and re-opened as Bloomingdale's in May 2007.

In 2006, as a result of the Federated / May merger, all Filene's locations, including the one at the mall, were closed, followed by most of them, including the Mall of New Hampshire location changing over to Macy's.

As part of the company's reorganization, the I. Magnin chain was closed, and the location at Stanford became a separate Macy's men's store in 1995.

In September 2006, Kaufmann's was converted into a Macy's, though the Kaufmann's Furniture Galleries was closed.

The Christmas Light Show continues annually at Macy's in The Wanamaker Building ( 1300 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 ), from the day after Thanksgiving until New Year's Eve ; the 15-minute show runs every hour on the hour from 10am-8pm daily ( 10am-5pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve ; closed Christmas Day ).

Former Marshall Field's in Lake Forest, IL that closed in 2008 due to Macy's decision not to renew the lease.

In 1996, the former Jordan Marsh store became Macy's, and in early 2006 the Filene's landmark flagship store was closed.

In 2003, the mall began to feel the effects of department store consolidation when the Macy's anchor store closed, while the Rich's location was renamed Rich's-Macy's.

As part of its merger of the Parisian stores into its operations, Belk closed its location in the original Macy's space and the Parisian store was renamed to Belk.

This second store, called Macy's South Del Amo, is expected to be closed in the future and be rehabilitated as mall retail space.

Specialty stores such as KB Toys, Dollar Tree, Express, Steve and Barry's, The Disney Store, Old Navy, New York and Company, Ritz Camera and Macy's Furniture Gallery, have closed or moved over the years, sometimes never to be filled again.

* Macy's Furniture Gallery – closed January 2009

It is the starting point in the annual Peachtree Road Race, one of the largest 10 kilometer races in the world. In 1985, Davison's merged with Macy's to form the Davison's-Macy's moniker, and in 1986, Davison's closed and was converted to a Macy's.

Following the news, the Lenox Macy's location closed and the building ( along with the location at Perimeter Mall ) was renovated extensively to house the first Bloomingdale's in the South, which opened in October 2003.

The Broadway closed its location in 1996 when it was absorbed into Macy's and its former store was reopened as a Bloomingdale's in 1997.

At the north end of the southbound platform is a closed crossunder that included an entrance to Macy's ; the south end of the northbound platform includes a passageway that is used by police.

Macy's, in partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, launched its first Believe campaign in 2008, based on " Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus ".

The 2008 Believe campaign results included Macy's collecting 1. 1 million letters from Santa Mail Red Letter boxes located in Macy's stores, that were then mailed to him through the United States Post Office " Operation Santa ", and Macy's making a matching $ 1 million US contribution to the Make-A-Wish Foundation for the letters collected by Macy's.

The 2008 Macy's Believe holiday commercial featured Jessica Simpson, Donald Trump, Martha Stewart and others quoting various popular lines from " Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

The Otis facility supplies helium to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, sending nearly in 2008 alone.

The band plays at every home football game and has been featured in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City ( 1988, 1996, 2001 ), the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena ( 1995 and 2008 ), and the Orange Bowl Parade in Miami ( 1988 ).

In 2008 Macy's East merged with Macy's North.

In 2008, Macy's celebrated its 150th birthday.

On February 6, 2008, Macy's Inc. announced consolidation of its Macy's store locations into four primary geographic divisions.

The work was debuted in the Grand Court of Macy's Philadelphia Store on September 27, 2008 in a concert that drew reviews from most of the major East Coast newspapers.

The Macy's downtown, the headquarter of Macy's North from 2006 to 2008 before it was integrated into Macy's East headquartered in New York City, is arguably the most upscale Macy's in the Twin Cities, carrying brands comparable to Bloomingdales in Mall of America with some distinctions, and an in-store Louis Vuitton boutique, selling full lines of Louis Vuitton handbags and luggage.

On November 27, 2008, she performed " I Stand " on the M & M Candies float as part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

On February 14, 2008, parent company, Macy's, Inc., announced plans to enter the Phoenix market with a 180, 000-square-foot store by 2009.

A September 22, 2008, press release from Macy's, Inc. told of plans for two Bloomingdale's locations ( a three-level.

On January 29, 2008, Nordstrom announced that it had signed a letter of intent to open a store in 2010 in the former Macy's Women's Store location.

In 2008 Macy's celebrated its 150th birthday in the Philadelphia flagship store with a concert featuring the Wanamaker Organ and the Philadelphia Orchestra that attracted a capacity audience.

The bit featured Kurt Loder as the show's host, half-reluctantly and half-resigned, trying to teach the two characters the meaning of Thanksgiving as they report live from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, where they take more interest in people's butts and porn-shops than anything else.

Macy's Department Store is located on the western corner of Herald Square ; it is one of the largest department stores in the world.

* 1845 – Isidor Straus, co-owner of Macy's department store and former Congressman from New York ( d. 1912 )

The statue is in front of the Dayton's ( now Macy's ) department store, near the corner of 7th Street and Nicollet Mall.

* 1924 – In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.

According to legend, Scrabble's big break came in 1952 when Jack Straus, president of Macy's, played the game on vacation.

In 2009, Macy's and Macy's ad agency JWT produced Yes, Virginia, a CGI animated Christmas special, after pitching and selling the idea to CBS.

The 2009 holiday season impacts from the " Yes, Virginia " special broadcast on the CBS television network on December 11, 2009, were: 1 ) " Yes, Virginia " reached more than 3. 7 million television viewers, 2 ) the associated public relations effort resulted in a substantial lift in overall exposure during Macy's most critical season with 1. 84 billion impressions generated, 3 ) On the night of the show on December 11, 2009, " Yes, Virginia " was Google's No. 1 and No. 4 hottest search terms, 4 ) " Yes, Virginia " made TV Guide's coveted Hot List.

" Parents Television Council named it the Best TV Show of the Week, and 5 ) Holiday sales for the five-week period ending January 2, 2010, achieved Macy's sales goals: $ 4. 4 billion US in sales, 1 % growth in same-store sales, and 29 % growth of Macys. com.