Federated Is Better Off On Its Own

摘要

Speculation has been rife in recent weeks that Federated Department Stores Inc.is in discussions to acquire weakened rival May Department Stores Co.Neither company,respectively No.1 and No.2 in the department store world,will confirm that they're talking.But should the deal go through,it would create a retailing colossus with nearly 1,000 stores across the nation and US30 billion in sales.