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Foley's

Foley's was a regional chain of department stores owned by Federated Department Stores (1947–1988, 2005–2006), later owned by May Department Stores (1988–2005) and headquartered in Downtown Houston, Texas. On August 30, 2005, the division was dissolved and operation of the stores was assumed by Federated's Macy's West and Macy's South divisions. Foley's…

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Founded
1900
Industry
Retail
Headquarters
United States, Houston, Texas
Defunct
September 9, 2006
Fate
Acquired by Macy's
Founder
Pat Foley, James Foley

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Nodes74
Edges73
Triples89
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027027
Components1

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related to 2000–2006 · 33
Foley's → Acadiana Mall, Baton Rouge, Baybrook, Baybrook Mall, Beaumont, Broomfield, Cielo Vista, Company, Cortana Mall, Famous-Barr, Filene's, Golden Triangle Denton, Hecht's, Houston Galleria, Hurst, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Lord, Louisiana, Mall
related to history · 23
Foley's → Albuquerque, Arizona, Austin, By, Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Federated Department Stores, Federated's Dallas-based Sanger-Harris, Foley Brothers, Houston, In, Inc, It, James Foley, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Pat, San Antonio, Sharpstown Shopping Center, Texas
related to Further reading · 11
Foley's → Cite, Houston History Magazine, July, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, PDF, Remembering Foley's, Teresa, Tomkins-Walsh, Wikisource-logo
related to 1960–1999 · 9
Foley's → Almeda-Genoa, Austin, Greenspoint, Highland Mall, Houston, Memorial City, Northwest, Pasadena, Sharpstown
related to External links · 2
Foley's → Archived, Retrieved
Defunct · 1
Foley's → September 9, 2006
Fate · 1
Foley's → Acquired by Macy's
Founded · 1
Foley's → 1900
Founder · 1
Foley's → Pat Foley, James Foley
Headquarters · 1
Foley's → United States, Houston, Texas

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stores federated may houston department opened texas 2006 macy's store company foley new 2005 1988 louisiana mall acquired locations downtown

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Foley'sDefunctSeptember 9, 20061.00infobox
Foley'sFateAcquired by Macy's1.00infobox
Foley'sFounded19001.00infobox
Foley'sFounderPat Foley, James Foley1.00infobox
Foley'sHeadquartersUnited States, Houston, Texas1.00infobox
Foley'sIndustryRetail1.00infobox
Foley'sNumber of locations100 stores [citation needed]1.00infobox
Foley'sParentFederated Department Stores, Inc (1947–1988, 2005–2006) The May Department Stores Company (1988–2005)1.00infobox
Foley'sProductsClothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, housewares1.00infobox
Foley'sSuccessorMacy's1.00infobox
Foley'sTypeDepartment store1.00infobox
Foley'srelated to 1960–1999Sharpstown0.60section

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