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Abraham & Straus (or A&S), now defunct, was a major New York City department store, based in Brooklyn, New York. Federated Department Stores eliminated the A&S brand shortly after its 1994 acquisition of R.H. Macy & Co. Most A&S stores took the Macy's name, although a few became part of Stern's, a Federated division that was based in Paramus, New Jersey, and offered lower-end goods than did Macy's or A&S.
Timeline
- 1865 - Founded in Brooklyn as Wechsler & Abraham by Abraham Abraham and Joseph Wechsler
- 1893 - The Straus family, who acquired a general partnership with Macy's department stores in 1888, buys out Joseph Wechsler's interest in Wechsler & Abraham, changing the store's name to Abraham & Straus. While Abraham & Straus did not become a part of Macy's, the two stores did share an overseas office and maintained close ties.
- 1929 - Federated Department Stores, Inc. is formed as a holding company by several family-owned department stores, including Abraham & Straus and F&R Lazarus (along with its Cincinnati-based subsidiary, Shillito's) and Filene's of Boston. Corporate offices established in Columbus, OH, later moved to Cincinnati.
- 1992 - Federated Department Stores, Inc, merges with Allied Stores Corporation. A consolidation of the A&S and Jordan Marsh divisions results in the A&S/Jordan Marsh division, headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. Early in the new year, Macy's files for protection under Chapter 11.
- 1994 - Federated Department Stores acquires the now bankrupt R.H. Macy & Co. and combines Macy's, headquartered in New York City, with A&S/Jordan Marsh.
- 1995 - The name Abraham & Straus is dropped in favor of the more widely known name Macy's, and Macy's East is formed. Other A&S locations were converted to Stern's.
Former locations
Connecticut
- Trumbull - Trumbull Shopping Center (opened 1978 as Read's, became Jordan Marsh 1987, Abraham & Straus 1992, Macy's 1995, closed 2006)
New Jersey
- Eatontown - Monmouth Mall (became Stern's 1995, closed 2001, now Boscov's)
- Paramus - Paramus Park (opened 1974, became Macy's 1995)
- Short Hills - The Mall at Short Hills (opened 1981, became Macy's 1995)
- Woodbridge Township - Woodbridge Center (closed 1995, sold to Sears)
New York
- Brooklyn - Fulton Street (flagship)) (opened 1865, became Macy's 1995)
- Manhattan - A&S Plaza (later known as Manhattan Mall) (became Stern's 1995, closed 2001)
- Queens-Rego Park - Queens Center (opened 1973, became Macy's 1995)
- Carle Place - Carle Place (freestanding) (opened 1971 as Abraham & Straus, became Macy's Furniture/Clearance 1995)
- Garden City - Roosevelt Field (opened 1992, closed 1995, became Bloomingdale's)
- Garden City - 855 Franklin Avenue (converted to outlet 1992, closed 1995)
- Hempstead - Hempstead (freestanding) (opened 1952, closed 1992)
- Huntington Station, Long Island - Walt Whitman Mall (opened 1962, became Macy's 1995)
- Lake Grove - Smith Haven Mall (opened 1969, became Stern's 1995, closed 2001, demolished 2005)
- Manhasset - 1100 Northern Boulevard (freestanding) (opened 1965, became Macy's 1995)
- Massapequa - Sunrise Mall (now Westfield Sunrise) (opened 1973, became Stern's 1995, closed 2001, now Wal-Mart location)
- Valley Stream - Green Acres Mall (opened 1986 as Abraham & Straus in former Gimbels location, became Macy's 1995)
- Nanuet, Rockland County - Nanuet Mall (opened 1994, became Stern's 1995, closed 2001, now Boscov's)
- White Plains, Westchester County - Galleria at White Plains (opened 1980, became Stern's 1995, Macy's 1996)
- Yorktown Heights, Westchester County - Jefferson Valley Mall (opened 1983 as Read's, became Jordan Marsh 1987, Abraham & Straus 1992, Macy's 1995)
Pennsylvania
- King of Prussa - The Court at King of Prussia (opened 1981, closed 1987 and sold to Strawbridge's, closed 1995 in favor newly acquired Wanamaker's store, subdivided into mall space)
- Willow Grove - Willow Grove Park (opened 1981, closed 1988 and sold to Strawbridge's, closed 2006, lower two floors becoming Boscov's)