Federal's
| Industry | Retail |
|---|---|
| Fate | Liquidation |
| Founded | Detroit, Michigan |
| Founder | Davison brothers |
| Defunct | 1980 |
Number of locations | ? |
Area served | Metro Detroit |
| Products | Clothing, household goods |
Federal Department Store, or Federal's, was a department store chain based in Detroit, Michigan. It was founded in 1929[1] In 1961, Federal's merged with Kobacker's of Columbus, Ohio and in 1969,[2] it bought Shifrin-Willens Jewelers.[3] The chain filed for bankruptcy in 1972.[4] That same year, the Federal's stores in Lansing and Kalamazoo were closed.[5] Steven Watstein, also known as Steven West, purchased Federal's in 1978.[6] The chain was liquidated in 1980.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Journal of the House of Representatives". State of Michigan, 1980, Page 1814, OCLC 3825172.
- ↑ "Davidson Bros., Detroit, Buy Kobacker Stores". Toledo Blade, January 28, 1961, Page 15.
- ↑ "Federal's Buys Shifrin-Willens". Wall Street Journal, April 29, 1969, Page 7. Link via ProQuest.
- ↑ "Nine Nine Eight: The Glory Days of Buffalo Shopping", by Michael F. Rizzo. Lulu.com, 2007 ISBN 9781430313861, OCLC 128202051.
- ↑ "Store Closings Set By Federal's Chain". New York Times, December 27, 1972, Page 68. Link via ProQuest.
- ↑ "Steven West Assumes Control at Federal's Inc.". Wall Street Journal, March 20, 1978, Page 7. Link via ProQuest.
- ↑ http://www.departmentstorehistory.net/files/Departmentstore.doc
- ↑ "Wild, Wild West: Once convicted of fraud and in debt to the IRS for a cool million, Steven West is some kind of businessman", by Rebekah Gleaves. New Times Broward-Palm Beach, August 29, 2002.