Federated invests for continued growth in Direct-to-Consumer

05 Apr '07

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Federated Department Stores Inc announced an additional capital investment of approximately $100 million in 2007-2008 to support continued growth in its direct-to-consumer businesses, including macys, bloomingdales, Bloomingdale's By Mail, macysweddingchannel website and bloomingdalesweddingchannel website. The amount is incorporated in Federated's total capital spending plans, which include $1.2 billion in 2007 and $1.1 billion in 2008.

"Our online sales continue to grow at a rapid pace as the national expansion of Macy's and Bloomingdale's attracts new customers to our stores, Web sites and catalog," said Terry J. Lundgren, Federated's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "In particular, we are seeing exceptional growth in online sales in new Macy's markets such as Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah.

"Currently, we anticipate our direct-to-consumer businesses will grow to more than $1 billion in sales by 2008 from about $620 million in 2006," he said. "Supporting this pace of growth requires additional investment so we can scale up the volume of business while enhancing customer service, delivery efficiency and online site functionality."

New investments will include the building of a 600,000-square-foot distribution center in Goodyear, AZ, which will serve primarily as the West Coast shipping point for macys website. Construction on this facility will begin in spring 2007 and is scheduled for completion in spring 2008. The facility will employ more than 500 full-time associates when completed and fully operational. The Goodyear distribution center is designed to accommodate a future expansion of 400,000 square feet.

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