Meier & Frank

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Meier & Frank
Type	Department store
Founded	1857
Headquarters	Portland, Oregon
Industry	Retail
Products	Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares.
Website	None

Meier & Frank was a chain of department stores historically part of May Department Stores that operated in the Pacific Northwest.

[edit] History

Meier & Frank was founded in Portland, Oregon in 1857, and acquired in 1966 by May Department Stores. May operated it as a separate division for nearly forty years, expanding the chain to Utah in 2002, as a result of a conversion of May Company's Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution or ZCMI stores purchased in 1999. In 2003 it was consolidated with North Hollywood, California-based Robinsons-May, but retaining the historic Meier & Frank name in the Oregon, Utah and Washington markets.

May itself was acquired by Federated Department Stores on August 30, 2005. On February 1, 2006 the former May Company divisions were dissolved and operational control of the Meier & Frank stores was assumed by Macy's Northwest. On September 9, 2006, the Meier & Frank name was eliminated in favor of the Macy's name.

Flagship store was the historic Meier & Frank Building. This location is now called Macy's at Meier & Frank Square. The building is in the process of being completely restored. The lower five floors and basement will be occupied by Macy's. The nine upper floors are being converted to a luxury hotel, The Nines. The hotel will be owned and managed by Sage Hospitality of Denver, Colorado under a franchise from Starwood Hotels The Luxury Collection brand. Renovation work of the downtown store is expected to be completed by the end of 2008. Macy's recently announced the closing of this store starting December 30, 2006, pending completion of renovations.

[edit] Restaurants

In the Portland Metro area. Meier & Frank also operated several restaurants in or near its stores, all of which have now been closed.

• The Georgian Room, on the 10th floor - Downtown Portland (Closed in 2005 for building renovation)
• The Aladdin Restaurant, on the 3rd floor - Lloyd Center (Closed in 1990 for Lloyd Center renovation. Old space is now mall food court)
• The Homestead Restaurant, on the 2nd floor - Vancouver Mall (Closed in 2002 due to pending store expansion)
• The Homestead Restaurant, on the 2nd floor - Washington Square (Closed in 1981 for store expansion)

Note: The Homestead Restaurant name was used for both Washington Square and Vancouver Mall locations. Because both stores had the same building layout. Before store expansion occurred years later.

[edit] Former Locations

[edit] Oregon

All former Oregon stores became Macy's in September 2006.

• Portland - Downtown Portland - (Former Flagship) 478,000 sq ft. (opened 1857, current building 1909)
• Portland - Clackamas Town Center (2 locations) - 315,000 sq ft.(opened 1981, home store opened 2002)
• Portland - Lloyd Center - 250,000 sq ft. (opened 1960)
• Tanasbourne (Hillsboro, Oregon) - 160,000 sq ft. (opened 2004)
• Washington Square (Tigard, Oregon) - 261,000 sq ft. (opened 1973)
• Rogue Valley (Medford, Oregon) (2 locations) - 146,000 sq ft. (opened 1986, home store opened 2002)
• Salem - Salem Center Mall - 188,000 sq ft. (opened 1955)
• Eugene - Valley River Center - 183,000 sq ft. (opened 1969, replaced existing Macy's 2006)

[edit] Washington

• Portland, Oregon MSA/Vancouver - Westfield Vancouver (formerly Vancouver Mall) 180,000 sq ft. (opened 1977, became Macy's 9/2006, expanded 2006)

[edit] Utah

ZCMI Acquisition in 2001. All stores became Macy's in 2006.

Main article: Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution

• Layton - Layton Hills Mall - 162,000 sq ft. (opened as ZCMI in 1980, became Meier & Frank in 2001, Macy's in 2006)
• Riverdale - The Family Center at Riverdale - 140,000 sq ft. (opened 2003, became Macy's in 2006)
• Orem - University Mall - 193,000 sq ft. (opened as ZCMI in 1972, became Meier & Frank in 2001, Macy's in 2006)
• Salt Lake City - ZCMI Center Mall - 281,000 sq ft. (opened as ZCMI in 1868, became Meier & Frank in 2001, became Macy's 2006, Closed January 2007; scheduled to reopen in new building in City Creek Center in 2011)
• Holladay - Cottonwood Mall - 230,000 sq ft. (opened as ZCMI in 1962, became Meier & Frank in 2001, Macy's in 2006)
• Murray - Fashion Place Mall - 26,000 sq ft. (opened as ZCMI II in 1988, became Meier & Frank in 2001, Macy's in 2006)
• Sandy - South Towne Center - 203,000 sq ft. (opened as ZCMI in 1986, became Meier & Frank in 2001, Macy's in 2006)
• West Valley City - Valley Fair Mall - 99,000 sq ft. (opened as ZCMI in 1970, became Meier & Frank in 2001, Macy's in 2006)

[edit] See also

• Julius L. Meier
• Meier & Frank Building

[edit] External links

• Goodbye, Meier & Frank, a March 2005 story from the Portland Tribune
• Meier & Frank to be renamed Macy's, from the Portland Business Journal
• Federated Announces Plan to Expand Macy's Brand in 2006, a Federated July 2005 press release