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'''Foley’s''' was a [[chain store|chain]] of [[department store]]s owned by [[Federated Department Stores]] and headquartered in [[Houston, Texas]]. As of February 1, 2006, the division was dissolved and operation of the stores was assumed by Federated's [[Macy's West]] and [[Macy's South]] divisions. Foley's operated stores in [[Texas]], [[Colorado]], [[Louisiana]], [[Arizona]], [[Oklahoma]] and [[New Mexico]]. On September 9, 2006, the Foley's nameplate was eliminated in favor of [[Macy's]].
'''Don Bunce''' ([[January 17]], [[1949]] – [[April 15]], [[2003]]) was an [[American football]] [[quarterback]] and [[orthopedic surgeon]].


==History==
Bunce attended [[Stanford University]], where he played behind [[Jim Plunkett]]. After Plunkett graduated in 1971, Bunce became the starting quarterback and led the [[Stanford Cardinal|Indians]] to the [[Pacific 10 Conference|Pac-8]] championship and a spot in the 1972 [[Rose Bowl game|Rose Bowl]] against unbeaten [[Michigan Wolverines|Michigan]]. Stanford trailed Michigan with 1:48 left, but Bunce completed five of six passes on a last-minute drive to set up a field goal and Stanford's 13-12 victory. Bunce was named Rose Bowl [[most valuable player]].
[[Image:foley's.jpg|thumb|285px|right|Foley's (now Macy's) at [[NorthPark Center]] in [[Dallas]]]]
Founded in [[Houston, Texas]], in [[1900]] as Foley Brothers, it was originally acquired by [[Federated Department Stores]], Inc. in 1947.


In the 1970s Foley's opened stores in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] and in the 1980s opened in [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]]. By [[1986]], Foley's absorbed Federated's Dallas-based [[Sanger-Harris]] chain with stores in the [[Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex]]; [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]; [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]; [[Tucson, Arizona]]; and [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]].
In the [[1972 NFL Draft]], Bunce was selected in the 12th round by the [[Washington Redskins]], but he opted to join the [[Canadian Football League]], where he played one season with the [[British Columbia Lions]]. Bunce then left football and attended [[Stanford University School of Medicine|Stanford Medical School]], where he received a medical degree in 1977 and went on to start a successful practice as an [[orthopedic surgeon]] in [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]]. He also served as team doctor for Stanford's football team from 1982 to 1992.


In 1988 Federated was purchased by real estate developer [[Campeau Corporation]], which immediately sold Foley's along with [[Filene's]] to [[May Department Stores]] to finance its deal. This was fortunate as in two short years Federated filed for bankruptcy, disassociated itself from Campeau, and merged with Campeau's other retail holding company [[Allied Stores]]. After its acquisition by May Company, Foley's closed several underperforming stores in Dallas and its Albuquerque, N.M., location, while also taking over two [[Lord & Taylor]] stores, one under construction in Oklahoma City and the other at San Antonio's Rivercenter.
Bunce died of a heart attack at the age of 54 near [[Santa Cruz, California]].<ref name="King">{{cite web| last =King| first =Jonah D.| title =Don Bunce, Rose Bowl MVP, dies| work =The Almanac| date =April 23, 2003| url =http://www.almanacnews.com/morgue/2003/2003_04_23.bunce.html| accessdate =2007-01-26}}
</ref>


Over the next decade, May spent heavily to build new stores, replace outdated stores and refurbish existing stores. In [[1993]], [[May Department Stores|May Company]] merged May D&F with Foley's, which brought Foley's name to the [[Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area|Denver-Aurora]], [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]], [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]] and [[Fort Collins, Colorado|Fort Collins-Loveland]] markets and re-introduced Foley's to the Albuquerque market. In [[1995]], the Tucson locations were transferred to May's [[Robinsons-May]] division. In [[2001]], Foley's expanded into Louisiana after May Co. acquired several [[Maison Blanche]] stores from [[Proffitt's]] (now [[Saks Incorporated]]).
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Foley's was re-acquired by [[Federated Department Stores|Federated]] when it took over [[May Department Stores]] on [[August 30]], [[2005]]. In 2006, Federated started the conversion of Foley's into Macy's. Soon advertisements started to read "Foley's - Now part of the Macy's Family". On September 9, 2006, the Foley's stores were renamed Macy's as part of Federated's nationwide rebranding of all former May locations.
==References==
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=== Timeline ===
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'''[[1900]]:''' Foley Brothers was opened by brothers Pat and James Foley, two young and enterprising Irishmen, on [[February 12]] with $2000 borrowed from an uncle. The 1400-square-foot store located at 507 Main Street in [[Houston, Texas]], was stocked with calico, linen, lace, pins, needles, and men’s furnishings.
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[[Category:British Columbia Lions players|Bunce, Don]]
'''[[1905]]:''' With business booming, Pat and James purchased the building next door and added [[ready-to-wear]] clothing for women and children as well as [[millinery]].
[[Category:1949 births|Bunce, Don]]

[[Category:2003 deaths|Bunce, Don]]
'''[[1911]]:''' The store moved to the 400 block of Main Street and was incorporated with capital of $150,000.
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[[Category:Stanford Cardinal football players|Bunce, Don]]
'''[[1916]]:''' Foley Brothers ranked third in retail volume in Houston with $400,000 in sales. The original 10 employees had grown to 150, and the company had 750 active charge accounts and 23,000 square feet of space.

'''[[1917]]:''' Pat and James sold Foley Brothers to George S. Cohen and George’s father, Robert, a [[Galveston]] merchant. Foley Bros. grew tremendously under this new management and by 1919, sales neared $1,000,000.

'''[[1922]]:''' Foley Bros. moved into a three-story building next door to 400 Main Street. Later that year, the store became the city’s largest [[department store]]. Shoes, a beauty shop, and radio sets were included.

'''[[1941]]:''' When the United States entered [[World War II]], Foley Bros. diverted the efforts of the advertising and personnel departments to bond drives and other wartime services. All sales promotions were suspended during this time.

'''[[1945]]:''' [[Federated Department Stores]] president [[Fred Lazarus, Jr.]], came to Houston to visit his son, who was stationed at a nearby Army camp. Mr. Lazarus discovered that Foley Bros. was for sale and bought it.

'''[[1947]]:''' Now part of Federated, Foley’s opened its doors at 1110 Main Street on [[October 20]]. Federated spent $13 million to build this new store, which was heralded by the press as the nation’s “most modern department store.”

'''[[1951]]:''' The first official Foley’s [[Thanksgiving Day]] Parade was held.

'''[[1960]]-[[1967]]:''' [[Sharpstown]], Foley’s first branch store opened. Pasadena, Almeda-Genoa, and Northwest stores soon followed.

'''[[1974]]-[[1979]]:''' Memorial City and Greenspoint opened in Houston, and Highland opened in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]].

'''[[1980]]-[[1987]]:''' San Jacinto, [[North Star Mall|North Star]], Willowbrook, Barton Creek, West Oaks, Ingram Park, Deerbrook, Post Oak, and [[Corpus Christi]] opened.

'''[[1987]]:''' Houston-based Foley’s, a division of Federated, merged with another Federated division, Dallas-based [[Sanger-Harris]]. The [[Downtown Houston]] store at 1110 Main Street became the divisional headquarters.

'''[[1988]]:''' The [[May Department Stores Company]] acquired Foley’s in Houston and [[Filene's]] in [[Boston]] from Federated.

'''[[1993]]:''' The [[May D&F]] division in [[Colorado]] and [[New Mexico]] was consolidated with Foley’s, creating a 49-store division that was the largest in May Company.

'''[[1995]]-[[1998]]:''' Temple, Northwest Austin, Sugar Land, Northwest Albuquerque, Laredo, and Park Meadows opened. Fort Collins reopened after extensive remodeling. Purchased Jones & Jones in McAllen, Texas, and converted to Foley's.

'''[[2000]]-[[2004]]:''' NorthPark, Broomfield, Hurst, [[Baybrook Mall]], Beaumont, Cielo Vista, [[Houston Galleria]], Lake Charles, Denton, and Sunland opened. Foley’s acquired one [[McRae's]] store and two [[Parisian]] stores in Louisiana. Cortana and the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge and Acadiana in Lafayette joined Foley’s. Memorial City and Baybrook reopened in new buildings.

'''[[2004]]:''' The [[May Department Stores Company]] acquired [[Marshall Field's]], which was headquartered in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis, Minn.]] May’s seven divisions now included Foley’s, [[Filene's]], [[Robinsons-May]], [[Famous-Barr]], [[Hecht's]], [[Lord & Taylor]], and [[Marshall Field's]].

'''[[2005]]:''' La Cantera, Garland, and Loveland opened. May and Federated Department Stores, Inc. announced plans to merge. The transaction closed in the third quarter.

'''[[2006]]:''' On February 1, 2006, the Foley's organization in Houston was dissolved and operation of its locations in [[Louisiana]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[Texas]] (except El Paso) were assumed by Atlanta-based [[Macy's South]] while operation of locations in [[Arizona]], [[Colorado]], [[New Mexico]], and [[El Paso, Texas]] were assumed by San Francisco-based [[Macy's West]]. On September 9, 2006, the Foley's nameplate was replaced as part of Macy's nationwide rebranding of all former May Company locations.

==Former locations==
{{hidden begin|header=Former locations|ta2=left|ta1=left|bg1=#CCCCFF}}
=== Colorado ===
*[[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]] - [[Twenty-Ninth]] ''(formerly Boulder Crossroads Mall)'' ''(opened 1983 as May D&F, renamed Foley's 1993, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]] - [[Chapel Hills Mall]] ''(opened 1998, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]] - [[The Citadel Mall]] ''(opened 1984 as May D&F, renamed Foley's 1993, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Denver-Aurora metropolitan area|Denver-Aurora Metro]]
**[[Aurora, Colorado|Aurora]] - [[Town Center at Aurora]] ''(opened 1975 as May D&F, renamed Foley's 1993, rebuilt 2005, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Broomfield, Colorado|Broomfield]] - [[FlatIron Crossing]] ''(opened 2000, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Centennial, Colorado|Centennial]] - [[Southglenn Mall]] ''(becoming The Streets of Southglenn 2008)'' ''(opened 1974 as May D&F, renamed Foley's 1993, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] - [[Cherry Creek Shopping Center]] ''(opened 1990 as May D&F, renamed Foley's 1993, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Lone Tree, Colorado|Lone Tree]] - [[Park Meadows]] ''(opened 1997, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Jefferson County, Colorado|Jefferson County]] - [[Southwest Plaza]] ''(opened 1982 as May D&F, renamed Foley's 1993, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Westminster, Colorado|Westminster]] - [[Westminster Mall]] ''(opened 1986 as May D&F, renamed Foley's 1993, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Fort Collins, Colorado|Fort Collins]] - [[Foothills Mall]] ''(opened 1974 as May D&F, renamed Foley's 1993, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Loveland, Colorado|Loveland]] - [[The Shops at Centerra]] ''(opened 2005, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''

=== Louisiana ===
*[[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]] - [[The Mall at Cortana]] ''(opened 1976 as Maison Blanche, renamed Foley's 1997, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]] - [[Mall of Louisiana]] ''(opened 1997 as Maison Blanche, renamed Foley's 1997, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] - [[Mall of Acadiana]] ''(opened 1979 as Maison Blanche, renamed Foley's 1997, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Lake Charles, Louisiana|Lake Charles]] - [[Prien Lake Mall]] ''(opened 2003, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''

=== New Mexico ===
*[[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]] - [[Coronado Center]] ''(opened 1976 as Goldwaters, renamed Foley's 1996, replaced existing Macy's 3/2006)''
*[[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]] - [[Cottonwood Mall]] ''(opened 1996, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''

=== Oklahoma ===
*[[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]] - [[Crossroads Mall]] ''(opened 1986 as Sanger-Harris, renamed Foley's 1987, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]] - [[Penn Square Mall]] ''(opened 1988, renamed Macy's [Oklahoma City Flagship] 9/2006)''
*[[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]] - [[Quail Springs Mall]] ''(opened 1986 as Sanger-Harris, renamed Foley's 1987, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]] - [[Tulsa Promenade]] ''(opened 1996, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]] - [[Woodland Hills Mall]] ''(opened 1982 as Sanger-Harris, renamed Foley's 1987, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''

=== Texas ===
*[[Austin, Texas|Austin–Round Rock]]
**[[Austin, Texas|Austin SW]] - [[Barton Creek Square]] ''(opened 1982, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Austin, Texas|Austin N]] - [[Highland Mall]] ''(opened 1979, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Cedar Park, Texas|Cedar Park]] - [[Lakeline Mall]] ''(opened 1995, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]] - [[Parkdale Mall]] ''(opened 2002, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[College Station, Texas|College Station]] - [[Post Oak Mall]] ''(opened 1984, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]] - [[Padre Staples Mall]] ''(opened 1987, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex|Dallas–Fort Worth]]
**[[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]] - [[The Parks at Arlington]] ''(opened 1990, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Dallas, Texas|Dallas NE]] - [[NorthPark Center]] ''(opened 2000, renamed Macy's [North Texas Flagship] 9/2006)''
**[[Dallas, Texas|Dallas N]] - [[Valley View Center]] ''(opened 1973 as Sanger-Harris, renamed Foley's 1987, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Dallas, Texas|Dallas SW]] - [[Southwest Center Mall]] ''(formerly Red Bird Mall)'' ''(opened 1975 as Sanger-Harris, renamed Foley's 1987, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Denton, Texas|Denton]] - [[Golden Triangle Mall]] ''(opened 2003, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth SW]] - [[Hulen Mall]] ''(opened 1977 as Sanger-Harris, renamed Foley's 1987, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth W]] - [[Ridgmar Center]] - ''(opened 1998, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]] - [[Stonebriar Centre]] ''(opened 2000, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Garland, Texas|Garland]] - [[Firewheel Town Center]] ''(opened 2005, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Hurst, Texas|Hurst]] - [[North East Mall]] ''(opened 2001, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Irving, Texas|Irving]] - [[Irving Mall]] ''(opened 1989, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Lewisville, Texas|Lewisville]] - [[Vista Ridge Mall]] ''(opened 1991, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Mesquite, Texas|Mesquite]] - [[Town East Mall]] ''(opened 1972 as Sanger-Harris, renamed Foley's 1987, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Plano, Texas|Plano East]] - [[Collin Creek Mall]] ''(opened 1980 as Sanger-Harris, renamed Foley's 1987, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Plano, Texas|Plano West]] - [[The Shops at Willow Bend]] ''(opened 2001, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[El Paso, Texas|El Paso East]] - [[Cielo Vista Mall]] ''(opened 2002, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[El Paso, Texas|El Paso West]] - [[Sunland Park Mall]] ''(opened 2004, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Greater Houston|Houston Metro]]
**[[Baytown, Texas|Baytown]] - [[San Jacinto Mall]] ''(opened 1980, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Friendswood, Texas|Friendswood]] - [[Baybrook Mall]] ''(replacement opened 2004, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Houston, Texas|Houston SE]] - [[Almeda Mall]] ''(opened 1966, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Downtown Houston|Houston - Downtown]] - ''(former flagship location opened 1947, renamed Macy's [Houston Flagship] 9/2006)''
**[[Houston, Texas|Houston W]] - [[Houston Galleria|The Galleria]] ''(opened 2003, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Houston, Texas|Houston N]] - [[Greenspoint Mall]] ''(opened 1976, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Houston, Texas|Houston W]] - [[Memorial City Mall]] ''(opened 1976, replacement opened 2001, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Houston, Texas|Houston NW]] - [[Northwest Mall]] ''(opened 1967, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Houston, Texas|Houston SW]] - [[Sharpstown Center]] ''(opened 1961, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Houston, Texas|Houston W]] - [[West Oaks Mall]] ''(opened 1982, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Houston, Texas|Houston NW]] - [[Willowbrook Mall (Houston, Texas)|Willowbrook Mall]] ''(opened 1981, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Houston, Texas|Houston NW]] - [[Willowbrook Mall (Houston, Texas)|Willowbrook Mall]] Home Store ''(opened 1981 as Montgomery Ward, became Foley's Home Store 2003, renamed Macy's Home Store 9/2006)''
**[[Humble, Texas|Humble]] - [[Deerbrook Mall]] ''(opened 1984, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Pasadena, Texas|Pasadena]] - [[Pasadena Town Square]] ''(opened 1962, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Sugar Land, Texas|Sugar Land]] - [[First Colony Mall]] ''(opened 1996, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[Texas City, Texas|Texas City]] - [[Mall of the Mainland]] ''(opened 1994, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[The Woodlands, Texas|The Woodlands]] - [[The Woodlands Mall]] ''(opened 1994, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]] - [[Mall del Norte]] ''(opened 1996, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]] - [[La Plaza Mall]] ''(former Jones & Jones opened 1976, acquired by Foley's 1997, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio Metro]]
**[[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio NW]] - [[Ingram Park Mall]] ''(opened 1983, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio N]] - [[North Star Mall]] ''(opened 1981, renamed Macy's [San Antonio Flagship] 9/2006)''
**[[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]] - [[Rivercenter]] ''(opened 1988 as Lord & Taylor, converted to Foley's 1989, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio NE]] - [[Rolling Oaks Mall]] ''(opened 1992, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio SW]] - [[South Park Mall (San Antonio)|South Park Mall]] ''(opened 2000, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
**[[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio NW]] - [[The Shops at La Cantera]] ''(opened 2005, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Temple, Texas|Temple]] - [[Colonial Mall Temple]] ''(opened 1995, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
*[[Tyler, Texas|Tyler Downtown]] - [[4700 S. Broadway Avenue]] (freestanding) ''(opened 1981 as Sanger-Harris, renamed Foley's 1987, renamed Macy's 9/2006)''
{{hidden end}}

==Previously announced locations, will open as Macy's ==
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*[[Denver, Colorado]] - [[NorthField at Stapleton]] ''(opened 2006 as Macy's)''
*[[Westminster, Colorado]] - [[The Orchards Town Center]] ''(tentatively opening 2007 as Macy's)''
*[[Austin, Texas]] - [[The Domain (Austin)|The Domain]] ''(opening March 2007 as Macy's)''
*[[Cedar Hill, Texas]] - [[Uptown Village]] ''(tentatively opening March 2008 as Macy's)''
*[[Fairview, Texas]] - [[Village at Fairview]] ''(tentatively opening fall 2008 as Macy's)''
*[[Pearland, Texas]] - [[Pearland Town Center]] ''(tentatively opening fall 2008 as Macy's)''
*[[Westlake, Texas]] - [[The Shops at Circle T Ranch]] ''(tentatively opening 2009 as Macy's)''
{{hidden end}}

{{Macy's history}}
{{Foley's history}}

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Foley's
Company typeDepartment store
IndustryRetail
Founded1900
HeadquartersHouston, Texas
ProductsClothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares
WebsiteNone

Foley’s was a chain of department stores owned by Federated Department Stores and headquartered in Houston, Texas. As of February 1, 2006, the division was dissolved and operation of the stores was assumed by Federated's Macy's West and Macy's South divisions. Foley's operated stores in Texas, Colorado, Louisiana, Arizona, Oklahoma and New Mexico. On September 9, 2006, the Foley's nameplate was eliminated in favor of Macy's.

History

File:Foley's.jpg
Foley's (now Macy's) at NorthPark Center in Dallas

Founded in Houston, Texas, in 1900 as Foley Brothers, it was originally acquired by Federated Department Stores, Inc. in 1947.

In the 1970s Foley's opened stores in Austin and in the 1980s opened in San Antonio. By 1986, Foley's absorbed Federated's Dallas-based Sanger-Harris chain with stores in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Tucson, Arizona; and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

In 1988 Federated was purchased by real estate developer Campeau Corporation, which immediately sold Foley's along with Filene's to May Department Stores to finance its deal. This was fortunate as in two short years Federated filed for bankruptcy, disassociated itself from Campeau, and merged with Campeau's other retail holding company Allied Stores. After its acquisition by May Company, Foley's closed several underperforming stores in Dallas and its Albuquerque, N.M., location, while also taking over two Lord & Taylor stores, one under construction in Oklahoma City and the other at San Antonio's Rivercenter.

Over the next decade, May spent heavily to build new stores, replace outdated stores and refurbish existing stores. In 1993, May Company merged May D&F with Foley's, which brought Foley's name to the Denver-Aurora, Colorado Springs, Boulder and Fort Collins-Loveland markets and re-introduced Foley's to the Albuquerque market. In 1995, the Tucson locations were transferred to May's Robinsons-May division. In 2001, Foley's expanded into Louisiana after May Co. acquired several Maison Blanche stores from Proffitt's (now Saks Incorporated).

Foley's was re-acquired by Federated when it took over May Department Stores on August 30, 2005. In 2006, Federated started the conversion of Foley's into Macy's. Soon advertisements started to read "Foley's - Now part of the Macy's Family". On September 9, 2006, the Foley's stores were renamed Macy's as part of Federated's nationwide rebranding of all former May locations.

Timeline

1900: Foley Brothers was opened by brothers Pat and James Foley, two young and enterprising Irishmen, on February 12 with $2000 borrowed from an uncle. The 1400-square-foot store located at 507 Main Street in Houston, Texas, was stocked with calico, linen, lace, pins, needles, and men’s furnishings.

1905: With business booming, Pat and James purchased the building next door and added ready-to-wear clothing for women and children as well as millinery.

1911: The store moved to the 400 block of Main Street and was incorporated with capital of $150,000.

1916: Foley Brothers ranked third in retail volume in Houston with $400,000 in sales. The original 10 employees had grown to 150, and the company had 750 active charge accounts and 23,000 square feet of space.

1917: Pat and James sold Foley Brothers to George S. Cohen and George’s father, Robert, a Galveston merchant. Foley Bros. grew tremendously under this new management and by 1919, sales neared $1,000,000.

1922: Foley Bros. moved into a three-story building next door to 400 Main Street. Later that year, the store became the city’s largest department store. Shoes, a beauty shop, and radio sets were included.

1941: When the United States entered World War II, Foley Bros. diverted the efforts of the advertising and personnel departments to bond drives and other wartime services. All sales promotions were suspended during this time.

1945: Federated Department Stores president Fred Lazarus, Jr., came to Houston to visit his son, who was stationed at a nearby Army camp. Mr. Lazarus discovered that Foley Bros. was for sale and bought it.

1947: Now part of Federated, Foley’s opened its doors at 1110 Main Street on October 20. Federated spent $13 million to build this new store, which was heralded by the press as the nation’s “most modern department store.”

1951: The first official Foley’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was held.

1960-1967: Sharpstown, Foley’s first branch store opened. Pasadena, Almeda-Genoa, and Northwest stores soon followed.

1974-1979: Memorial City and Greenspoint opened in Houston, and Highland opened in Austin.

1980-1987: San Jacinto, North Star, Willowbrook, Barton Creek, West Oaks, Ingram Park, Deerbrook, Post Oak, and Corpus Christi opened.

1987: Houston-based Foley’s, a division of Federated, merged with another Federated division, Dallas-based Sanger-Harris. The Downtown Houston store at 1110 Main Street became the divisional headquarters.

1988: The May Department Stores Company acquired Foley’s in Houston and Filene's in Boston from Federated.

1993: The May D&F division in Colorado and New Mexico was consolidated with Foley’s, creating a 49-store division that was the largest in May Company.

1995-1998: Temple, Northwest Austin, Sugar Land, Northwest Albuquerque, Laredo, and Park Meadows opened. Fort Collins reopened after extensive remodeling. Purchased Jones & Jones in McAllen, Texas, and converted to Foley's.

2000-2004: NorthPark, Broomfield, Hurst, Baybrook Mall, Beaumont, Cielo Vista, Houston Galleria, Lake Charles, Denton, and Sunland opened. Foley’s acquired one McRae's store and two Parisian stores in Louisiana. Cortana and the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge and Acadiana in Lafayette joined Foley’s. Memorial City and Baybrook reopened in new buildings.

2004: The May Department Stores Company acquired Marshall Field's, which was headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. May’s seven divisions now included Foley’s, Filene's, Robinsons-May, Famous-Barr, Hecht's, Lord & Taylor, and Marshall Field's.

2005: La Cantera, Garland, and Loveland opened. May and Federated Department Stores, Inc. announced plans to merge. The transaction closed in the third quarter.

2006: On February 1, 2006, the Foley's organization in Houston was dissolved and operation of its locations in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas (except El Paso) were assumed by Atlanta-based Macy's South while operation of locations in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas were assumed by San Francisco-based Macy's West. On September 9, 2006, the Foley's nameplate was replaced as part of Macy's nationwide rebranding of all former May Company locations.

Former locations

Former locations

Colorado

Louisiana

New Mexico

Oklahoma

Texas

Previously announced locations, will open as Macy's

Announced locations to open as Macy's
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