9 M $35.4 M -2
BWS Brown Shoe (Fam.1 M 27 . Inc.5 M 14
FINL Finish Line
GOT Gottschalks $42.
CBK Christopher Banks Corp.0
WMT Wal-Mart 4.4 M $127.282. In addition , the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
will review the registration statement on Form S-4 filed by Federated
on March 30, 2005, in connection with the proposed merger. Annual sales: $14.

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SCVL Shoe Carnival 13.2 M 22
COST Costco $12.907 B 16. Stores 5
DG Dollar General 5.6
JCP JCPenney 6.1 6. PR
Newswire is a subsidiary of United Business Media plc of London .sec. Information regarding the current
officers and directors of Federated is available in its proxy
statement filed by Federated with the SEC on April 15, 2004.
Information regarding the current officers and directors of May is
available in its proxy statement filed by May with the SEC on April
22, 2004.com and Bloomingdale's By Mail. Ayres, Marshall Field's, Meier +
Frank, Robinsons-May , Strawbridge's, and The Jones Store, as well as
239 David's Bridal stores, 449 After Hours Formalwear stores, and 11
Priscilla of Boston stores.

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$1.9 M $101. Inc.
URGI United Retail
WMAR West Marine $682.3 7. Bank Clothiers 3.8
NMGA Neiman Marcus
GOSHA Osh Kosh B'Gosh
PSUN Pacific Sunwear 10. 0.41 B $11.1
SBUX Starbucks
SMRT Stein Mart $105.700 M 2.2
TGT Target Corporation 9.com) provides electronic distribution, targeting ,
measurement, translation and broadcast services on behalf of some 40,000
corporate, government , association, labor, non-profit, and other customers
worldwide who seek to reach a variety of critical audiences including the news
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4 M 10
JAS Jo-Ann Stores $128.6 M $40.1 M 9.2 M $43. 4.979 M 5
DG Dollar General $607.6 M $109. 3.
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CMRG Casual Male Retail Group
CTR Cato $64 .932 M $13.3 M 11.9 M 3.4 M $23.6
JCP JCPenney $1,278 M $1,199 M 6.6
KSS Kohl's $712.0
STGS Stage Stores Inc.

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CLE Claire's Stores $88.6 M $24.9
RVI Retail Ventures, Inc.6 M $166.1
PLCE The Children's Place $106. Bank Clothiers
MW Men's Wearhouse
MWRK Mothers Work
NMGA Neiman Marcus
GOSHA Osh Kosh B'Gosh
PSUN Pacific Sunwear
ECMV Perfumania
RVI Retail Ventures, Inc.
SCVL Shoe Carnival
TLB Talbots
BKE The Buckle
PLCE The Children's Place
GPS The Gap
LTD The Limited
TJX TJX Cos.5 M -3.376 B $2.891 M 18
GOT Gottschalks
JCP JCPenney
KSS Kohl's
MAY May Dept.
CBK Christopher Banks Corp. 5 -2
COST Costco 6 6
DDS Dillard's Dept.mayco. May currently operates in 46 states, the
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

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5 M $40. $437. Footwear)
CMRG Casual Male Retail Group
CTR Cato
CHRS Charming Shoppes
CHS Chico's FAS
CLE Claire's Stores $88.
ROST Ross Stores
SKFB S+K Famous Brands
SKS Saks Inc.1
BKE The Buckle 6.9
DLTR Dollar Tree
FDO Family Dollar $458.087 B $1. PR Newswire's leading brands include ProfNet
Experts (SM), eWatch(TM), MEDIAtlas(TM), NewsPrompt(TM) and MultiVu(TM). Such statements include, but are not
limited to, Federated and May's expectations regarding the review
processes by the FTC and the SEC, the anticipated closing and other
statements that are not historical facts.

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S.955 M 6 .2 M $37.1 M 4.2 M $426.2 M 8.1 M -0. Stores $1.648 B 12.1
FINL Finish Line 9 20
GOT Gottschalks -0.3
SHRP Sharper Image -20 20
SKO Shopko Stores -3.7


TICKER HOME SUPPLY TOTAL SALES TOTAL SALES TOTAL SALES
$ YTD 2005 $ YTD 2004 % YTD 2005

HVT Haverty $134.

Business Editors

CINCINNATI, NEW YORK + ST.com, or by request to Office of the Secretary,
Federated Department Stores, Inc.

Shopping/Retailers contains sites for only major retailers offering online shopping.

Examples are department stores with a national or international presence, major discount chains, national or international stores and catalog companies offering a variety of merchandise, and major online retailers that are in essence a department store.

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ANN Ann Taylor Stores $109.8 M


TICKER SPECIALTY APPAREL TOTAL SALES TOTAL SALES TOTAL SALES
+ GOODS $ YTD 2005 $ YTD 2004 % YTD 2005

AEOS American Eagle Outfitters
ANN Ann Taylor Stores
BBY Best Buy Co.

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Outfitters
ANN Ann Taylor Stores 5.9 M $533.162 B 10.9


TICKER GENERAL MERCHANDISE TOTAL SALES TOTAL SALES TOTAL SALES
$ YTD 2005 $ YTD 2004 % YTD 2005
BJ BJ's
BLI Big Lots
BONT Bon Ton
BKST Brookstone Inc.1 2.850 M -9.6
PIR Pier 1


TICKER HOME SUPPLY COMP COMP COMP COMP
SALES % SALES % SALES % SALES %
MONTH 2005 MONTH 2004 YTD 2005 YTD 2004

HVT Haverty 6.7
PIR Pier 1 -15.com

Additional Information and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed transaction, Federated has filed a
registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC (Registration No.

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PR Newswire's Monthly Retail Sales Comparison

Month: FEBRUARY

TICKER SPECIALTY APPAREL TOTAL SALES TOTAL SALES TOTAL SALES
+ GOODS $ MONTH 2005 $ MONTH 2004 % MONTH 2005

AEOS American Eagle Outfitters $127.7 M $24.0 M -1
DBRN Dress Barn $71 .4 M 7.7 M 22.9 M 78
GPS The Gap $924 M $925 M FLAT
LTD The Limited $611.8 M $77.8
BKST Brookstone Inc.2 M 20.0
FD Federated Department Stores
FRED Fred's
FINL Finish Line $1,166.3
BONT Bon Ton -2.9 3.2
S Sears 1.4
STGS Stage Stores Inc. PR Newswire
will not be liable for any indirect, consequential, special, exemplary or
incidental damages resulting from the use of the information contained in this
report. The company
also operates macys. Founded 1910, headquartered in St.

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The
current report, prepared by PR Newswire, compiles data from the month of
February 2005 based upon the nationwide release of monthly same-store-sales
distributed over PR Newswire and other sources.6 M $57.5 M $77.2
MW Men's Wearhouse
MWRK Mothers Work $43.9 M -4
TJX TJX Cos.0 B $934 M 12
URGI United Retail $107.5 M $20.5
BWS Brown Shoe
(Fam. 1 .4 M $306.9 M $219.8 M 5.768 M $985.

WE URGE INVESTORS TO READ THE
DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY WHEN IT BECOMES
AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PROPOSED TRANSACTION.

Participants in the Solicitation

Federated , May and their respective officers and directors and
other persons may be deemed, under SEC rules , to be participants in
the solicitation of proxies from Federated or May's stockholders with
respect to the proposed transaction.
Federated currently operates more than 450 stores in 34 states, Guam
and Puerto Rico under the names Macy's and Bloomingdale's.

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0 M $89.229 M 7
DEBS Deb Shops $23.3 M 91
GDYS Goody's $80.
BBA Bombay Company
BWS Brown Shoe (Fam.3 10.3
TLB Talbots 8.4 M $51. Stores
DG Dollar General
DLTR Dollar Tree
FDO Family Dollar $2.3 1.1 1.3

PR Newswire disclaims any responsibility for errors, omissions,
interruptions, delays, losses or defects, whether human or mechanical
contained in the information of this report. PR Newswire makes no warranties ,
expressed or implied, as to the information contained in this report,
including but not limited to any warranties of merchantability.

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For more information on PR Newswire 's Retail Review + Comparison, please
contact Rachel Asche, director, public relations, PR Newswire at 212.1929
or rachel. Investors may obtain a free copy of the
registration statement and the definitive joint proxy
statement/prospectus (when available) as well as other filed documents
containing information about Federated and May, including the annual
report on Form 10-K of each of Federated and May for the fiscal year
ended January 29, 2005, at the SEC's website (www., 7 West Seventh Street , Cincinnati,
OH 45202.S.

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6 M 4
JOSB Joseph A.0 M $84.1
MW Men's Wearhouse
MWRK Mothers Work -2.8
Expert


TICKER GENERAL MERCHANDISE TOTAL SALES TOTAL SALES TOTAL SALES
$ MONTH 2005 $ MONTH 2004 % MONTH 2005

BJ BJ's $535.3 M 13.7 M $592.4
MAY May Dept.3 M $98.75 B $21.64 B 10
DDS Dillard 's Dept.1
KSS Kohl's 6.2 M $61.

About Federated

112,000 employees in 34 states. Annual sales:
$15.6 billion.

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000306/PRNLOGO )
Statistics listed in the report include total sales figures from the
current month and full year, percentage of sales with respect to overall
yearly revenues, and comparisons between the current month and year with
returns from the same period in 2004.7
BBY Best Buy Co.4
GYMB Gymboree $44.5 M $123.6 M $15.4 15.7
SKS Saks Inc.4
PLCE The Children's Place 24 25
GPS The Gap -3 12
LTD The Limited -4 5
TJX TJX Cos.4
BLI Big Lots $332.1
WMT Wal-Mart $22.7
BLI Big Lots 3.

Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains statements about expected future events
that are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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retailers, PR Newswire's "Retail Review + Comparison" provides a
company-by-company analysis of monthly and year-to-date retail results.2 M 24. Bank Clothiers $28.4 M $607.1
DBRN Dress Barn 15
GDYS Goody's -0.3 -7.5
ECMV Perfumania 5.2
SHRP Sharper Image $45. $438.6
FD Federated
Department Stores 1.1 12.1
MAY May Dept.2


TICKER HOME SUPPLY TOTAL SALES TOTAL SALES TOTAL SALES
$ MONTH 2005 $ MONTH 2004 % MONTH 2005

HVT Haverty $68.prnewswire.asche@prnewswire.

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BBA Bombay Company $34 .1
WLSN Wilsons The Leather Expert $33.3
BBY Best Buy Co.
CBK Christopher Banks Corp.700 M 2.
SBUX Starbucks
SMRT Stein Mart
TGT Target Corporation
WMT Wal-Mart


TICKER GENERAL MERCHANDISE COMP COMP COMP COMP
SALES % SALES % SALES % SALES %
MONTH 2005 MONTH 2004 YTD 2005 YTD 2004

BJ BJ's 6. Free
copies of Federated's SEC filings are also available on Federated's
website at www .
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any
sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer ,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

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139 M $82. $182.4 M $660.2
CLE Claire's Stores 6 15 6 15
DEBS Deb Shops -0.5
ROST Ross Stores 6
SKFB S+K Famous Brands 6.8 -0.492 M $620.368 B $20.6
PIR Pier 1 $117.3 M 5. LOUIS----Federated Department Stores, Inc. Free copies of May's SEC filings are also available on May's
website at www.

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SCVL Shoe Carnival $48.6 12
JOSB Joseph A. 6
URGI United Retail 8
WMAR West Marine
WLSN Wilsons The Leather 7.9 M $485.069 B 1.9 M $390.

FTC Issues Request for Additional Information in Federated /May Merger

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NEW YORK, A compilation of sales figures from
leading U.7
ECMV Perfumania $13.4 M 6
WMAR West Marine $25.1
BBA Bombay Company -6. Footwear)
CMRG Casual Male Retail Group
CTR Cato 7
CHRS Charming Shoppes 1
CHS Chico's FAS 9.2 M 10.5
BONT Bon Ton $74.9 M 13.8 M $43.2
TGT Target Corporation $3.mayco.

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5 M 41.8
GYMB Gymboree 1 7
JAS Jo-Ann Stores 1.9 M -13
SKO Shopko Stores $212.967 B $2. Stores
S Sears $1,780.7 8.fds.

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2 M $164 M 3
CHS Chico's FAS $83.9
ROST Ross Stores $311 M $266 M 17
SKFB S+K Famous Brands $16.3 M 13
BKE The Buckle $32.229 M 7
DEBS Deb Shops
DBRN Dress Barn
GDYS Goody's
GYMB Gymboree
JAS Jo-Ann Stores
JOSB Joseph A. Stores $653.5
S Sears $1,780. $92.3 M 7.2
SHRP Sharper Image
SKO Shopko Stores
STGS Stage Stores Inc.5
BKST Brookstone Inc.0
SBUX Starbucks 9 9
SMRT Stein Mart 6.278 M $129. More detailed information regarding the identity of
potential participants and their direct and indirect interests in the
solicitation, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in the
registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC in connection
with the proposed transaction.

About May

132,000 employees in 46 states .

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PR Newswire Issues February 2005 'Retail Review + Comparison'

541 M 2.2
WLSN Wilsons The Leather Expert


TICKER SPECIALTY APPAREL COMP COMP COMP COMP
+ GOODS SALES % SALES % SALES % SALES %
MONTH 2005 MONTH 2004 YTD 2005 YTD 2004

AEOS American Eagle 32 . Louis, MO
63101-1799.4 billion.

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All sales figures are reported in the
millions-of-dollars, unless otherwise noted.5 M $67.8
NMGA Neiman Marcus
GOSHA Osh Kosh B'Gosh
PSUN Pacific Sunwear $83.1 M $67.3 M 8
SKS Saks Inc.2 M $40 .1 M 20.0
TLB Talbots $95.8 M $59.139 M $82.0 M -2.33 B 10
DDS Dillard's Dept.6
FRED Fred's $124 .01 B $880 M 14.5
DLTR Dollar Tree
FDO Family Dollar 4.7 M 10.com. Such statements are based
upon the current beliefs and expectations of Federated and May's
management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. At the end of fiscal year 2004, May operated 491 department
stores under the names Famous-Barr, Filene's, Foley's, Hecht 's,
Kaufmann's, Lord + Taylor, L.

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834 M $102. Inc.4 M 13
CHRS Charming Shoppes $168.0 M 19.6 M $29.6
RVI Retail Ventures, Inc. $28.400 M $1 ,741.3 M $87.7 M 12
COST Costco $23. Stores 4. (NYSE:FD) and The May
Department Stores Company (NYSE:MAY) today announced that the Federal
Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a request for additional information
in connection with its review of the proposed merger between the two
companies. Requests of
this nature are typical in a transaction of this size and were
expected.com, or by request to Corporate Communications,
The May Department Stores Company, 611 Olive Street, St.
Louis, MO.

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1 M 0.1 M $404.3
FD Federated Department Stores $1.400 M $1,741.8
FRED Fred's 4.
Utilizing the latest in communications technology, PR Newswire content is
considered a mainstay among news reporters, investors and individuals who seek
breaking news from the source. Federated and May plan to respond promptly to the FTC's
request for additional information and to any comments received from
the SEC, and continue to believe that the merger will be completed in
the third quarter of 2005. Additional factors that
may affect the future results of Federated and May are set forth in
their respective filings with the SEC, which are available at
www.
333-123667), containing a preliminary joint proxy statement/prospectus
relating to the proposed merger.

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