Premier retailer Federated Department Stores Inc declared a regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share on Federated common stock, payable April 3, 2006, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 15, 2006.
Federated, with corporate offices in Cincinnati and New York, is one of the nation's premier retailers, with fiscal 2006 sales expected to be more than $27 billion.
Federated operates more than 850 department stores and more than 720 bridal and formalwear stores in 49 states.