Bloomingdale's to Open First Store in Phoenix.CINCINNATI -- Macy's, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :M) today announced plans to open a Bloomingdale's in the new CityNorth development in the Northeast Valley area of Phoenix in fall 2009. This will be Bloomingdale's first store in Arizona and its 10th store in the western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century . Construction is expected to begin in fall 2008. "We look forward to bringing Bloomingdale's unique merchandise, style and flair to central Arizona," said Michael Gould Not to be confused with Mick Gould or Michael Gould (actor). Michael Gould is the Chairman and CEO of Bloomingdale's, a division of Federated Department Stores. Gould received his B.A. , Bloomingdale's chairman and chief executive officer. "We believe that Bloomingdale's will provide a unique shopping experience for Phoenix, based on distinctive assortments and attentive and personalized service for which we are well-known." The new store will be approximately 180,000 square feet on three levels and will feature distinctive, upscale apparel and home merchandise with a focus on contemporary designer, bridge and luxury brands. Bloomingdale's is America's only nationwide, full-line, upscale department store and a division of Macy's, Inc. It was founded in 1872 and currently operates 40 stores in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Minnesota, Georgia, Florida, Nevada and California. For more information or to shop any time, visit www.bloomingdales.com. Macy's, Inc., with corporate offices in Cincinnati and New York, is one of the nation's premier retailers, with fiscal 2007 sales of $26.3 billion. The company operates more than 850 department stores in 45 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , Guam and Puerto Rico under the names of Macy's and Bloomingdale's. The company also operates macys.com, bloomingdales.com and Bloomingdale's By Mail. Prior to June 1, 2007, Macy's, Inc. was known as Federated Connected and treated as one. See federated database and federated directories. Department Stores, Inc. |
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