Federal's
Not to be confused with Federal (disambiguation).
| Industry | Retail |
|---|---|
| Fate | Liquidation |
| Founded | Detroit, Michigan |
| Founder | Davison brothers |
| Defunct | 1980 |
Number of locations | 54 |
Area served | Metro Detroit |
| Products | Clothing, household goods |
Federal Department Store, or Federal's, was a department store chain based in Detroit, Michigan. It was founded in 1929[1] In 1961, Federal's merged with Kobacker's of Columbus, Ohio and in 1969,[2] it bought Shifrin-Willens Jewelers.[3] The chain filed for bankruptcy in 1972.[4] That same year, the Federal's stores in Lansing and Kalamazoo were closed.[5] Steven Watstein, also known as Steven West, purchased Federal's in 1978.[6] The chain was liquidated in 1980.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Journal of the House of Representatives. State of Michigan. 1980. p. 1814. OCLC 3825172.
- ↑ "Davidson Bros., Detroit, Buy Kobacker Stores". Toledo Blade. January 28, 1961. p. 15.
- ↑ "Federal's Buys Shifrin-Willens". Wall Street Journal. April 29, 1969. p. 7. Alternate Link via ProQuest.
- ↑ Rizzo, Michael F. (2007). Nine Nine Eight: The Glory Days of Buffalo Shopping. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781430313861. OCLC 128202051.
- ↑ "Store Closings Set By Federal's Chain". New York Times. December 27, 1972. p. 68. (subscription required (help)). Alternate Link via ProQuest.
- ↑ "Steven West Assumes Control at Federal's Inc.". Wall Street Journal. March 20, 1978. p. 7. (subscription required (help)). Alternate Link via ProQuest.
- ↑ Whitaker, Jan & Lisicky, Michael. "More questions and comments about department stores from readers". The History of Department Stores (blog).
- ↑ Gleaves, Rebekah (August 29, 2002). "Wild, Wild West: Once convicted of fraud and in debt to the IRS for a cool million, Steven West is some kind of businessman". New Times Broward-Palm Beach.
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