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Filene's

Filene's was an American department store chain founded in 1881 by William Filene. The historic Filene's Department Store in the Downtown Crossing district of Boston, Massachusetts housed the flagship store and headquarters, while branch stores operated throughout New England and New York. Filene's was a founding member of the Federated Department Stores…

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Genre
Department stores
Founded
1881; 145 years ago (1881) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Industry
Retail
Headquarters
Filene's Department Store, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Areas served
New England · New York
Defunct
September 9, 2006; 19 years ago (2006-09-09)

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related to Acquisition by Federated and conversion to Macy's · 24
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related to Acquisition by May · 24
Filene's → Campeau Corp, Canada, Co, Connecticut, During, Federated Department Stores, Filene's Basement, Foley's, Fox, Hartford, Houston, In, It, Kaufmann's, May, May Company, May Department Stores Co, New York, Ohio, Ontario
related to Origins · 21
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related to Filene's Basement · 20
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related to Legacy · 18
Filene's → America, Bank, Boston, Boston Globe, Boston Landmarks Commission, Bostonians, Chicago, Fleet Bank, Kaufmann's, Marshall Field's, New York City, Pittsburgh, Surprisingly, The Boston Landmarks Commission, The New York Times's, Two, When, When Filene's
related to Establishment of Federated · 13
Filene's → Abraham, Also, Boston, Downtown Crossing, Federated Department Stores, Filene's Basement, From, In, Jordan Marsh, Lazarus, Lines, New England, Straus
related to References · 8
Filene's → Arcadia Publishing, Berkley, Boston's Great Specialty Store, Branden, George, International Pocket Library, ISBN, The Filene's
Products · 7
Filene's → beauty products, bedding, Clothing, footwear, furniture, housewares, jewelry
see also · 7
Filene's → Boston-based, Federated, List, Macy'sDowntown Crossing, Macy'sMitchells Stores, Marsh, United StatesList
related to Gallery · 5
Filene's → Boston, Boston's, Red Sox, Shoppers, Washington Street

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Filene'sAreas servedNew England1.00infobox
Filene'sAreas servedNew York1.00infobox
Filene'sDefunctSeptember 9, 2006; 19 years ago (2006-09-09)1.00infobox
Filene'sFateAcquisition by Federated Department Stores1.00infobox
Filene'sFormerlyWilliam Filene & Sons Co.1.00infobox
Filene'sFounded1881; 145 years ago (1881) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States1.00infobox
Filene'sFounderWilliam Filene1.00infobox
Filene'sGenreDepartment stores1.00infobox
Filene'sHeadquartersFilene's Department Store, Boston, Massachusetts, United States1.00infobox
Filene'sIndustryRetail1.00infobox
Filene'sKey peopleAbraham Lincoln Filene1.00infobox
Filene'sKey peopleEdward Filene1.00infobox
Filene'sNumber of locations47 (2005)1.00infobox
Filene'sParentFederated Department Stores (1929–1988, 2005–2006)1.00infobox
Filene'sParentThe May Department Stores Company (1988–2005)1.00infobox
Filene'sProductsClothing1.00infobox
Filene'sProductsfootwear1.00infobox
Filene'sProductsbedding1.00infobox
Filene'sProductsfurniture1.00infobox
Filene'sProductsjewelry1.00infobox
Filene'sProductsbeauty products1.00infobox
Filene'sProductshousewares1.00infobox
Filene'sSuccessorMacy's1.00infobox
Filene'sTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox

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