In the mid-1970s Federated opened its "Capri" shops, which were basically off-mall Lazarus stores that budget store goods. In 1967, Federated opened its Gold Circle discount department store division in Columbus, locating stores directly across Lazarus stores at Northland, Eastland and Westland Malls. After the Federated's 1990 bankruptcy, several marginally-profitable and outdated stores were closed.įederated experimented with several different formats in the Lazarus division. Block Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Herpolsheimer's of Grand Rapids, Michigan from Allied Stores and incorporated them into Lazarus. The new division adopted the Lazarus nameplate, while assuming Shillito's Rike's headquarters in Cincinnati. Eventually expanding into Indianapolis, Indiana in 1973 and Huntington, West Virginia in 1981, in 1986 Lazarus merged with fellow Federated division Shillito Rike's, itself the result of 1982 merger between Shillito's (John Shillito Co.) and Dayton, Ohio-based Rike's, acquired by Federated in 1959. Primarily operating in central Ohio, Lazarus dominated its market, driving the last of its traditional rivals out of business by 1982. was the only family member still with an official role at Federated, serving as assistant to Ron Klein, then chairman and CEO of the Rich's/Lazarus/Goldsmith's operating unit of Federated, now a portion of Macy's Central. Various Lazarus family members also held key positions on Federated's board and within its various divisions, namely, Foley's, Filene's, Lazarus and Shillito's. He was succeeded by his son Ralph Lazarus who led Federated through the 1980s. from its founding until 1957, and thereafter served as board Chairman until his death in 1973. served as President of Federated Department Stores, Inc.
successfully lobbied President Franklin Roosevelt to permanently fix Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday in November, ensuring a stable timetable for the official beginning of the Christmas shopping season.įred Lazarus, Jr. Lazarus developed many shopping firsts such as "one low price" (no bargaining necessary), first department store escalators in the country, first air-conditioned store in the country, and Fred Lazarus, Jr.
Bloomingdale Brothers) joined the company in 1930. The company acquired the John Shillito Company of Cincinnati in 1928 (established in 1830) and a year later, was one of the four founding members of Federated Department Stores in 1929 (along with Williams Filene's Sons Co. and Ralph Lazarus joined the business and added many innovative marketing techniques. By 1870, with improvements to the industry in the mass manufacture of men's uniforms for the Civil War, the family business expanded to include ready-made men's civilian clothing and eventually a complete line of merchandise. For over 150 years, Lazarus was influential in the American retail industry, particularly during the early 20th century as a founding partner in Federated Department Stores, and continued until the nameplate was retired on Main favor of Macy's.įamily patriarch Simon Lazarus, opened a one-room men's clothing store in downtown Columbus in 1851. Products = Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares.į&R Lazarus & Company - commonly known as Lazarus - was a regional department store retail chain operating primarily in the U.S.
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