Foley's
Foley's is a
chain of
department stores owned by
Federated Department Stores and headquartered in
Houston, Texas. As of February 1, 2006, the division was dissolved and operation of the stores was assumed by Federated's
Macy's West and
Macy's South divisions. Foley's operated stores in
Texas,
Colorado,
Louisiana,
Arizona,
Oklahoma and
New Mexico. In September of 2006 the Foley's nameplate will be eliminated in favor of
Macy's.
Founded in
Houston, Texas in
1900 as Foley Brothers, it was originally acquired by
Federated Department Stores, Inc. in 1947. In the 1970's Foley's opened stores in
Austin and in the 1980's opened in
San Antonio. By
1986, Foley's absorbed Federated's Dallas-based
Sanger-Harris chain with stores in the
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
Tulsa, Oklahoma,
Tucson, Arizona and
Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 1988 Federated was purchased by real estate developer
Campeau Corporation, which immediately sold Foley's along with
Filene's to
May Department Stores to finance its deal. This was fortunate as in two short years Federated filed for bankruptcy, disassociated itself from Campeau and merged with Campeau's other retail holding company
Allied Stores. After its acquisition by May Company, Foley's closed several underperforming stores in Dallas and its Albuquerque, N.M., location, while also taking over two
Lord & Taylor stores, one under construction in Oklahoma City and the other at San Antonio's Rivercenter Mall.
Over the next decade, May spent heavily to build new stores, replace outdated stores and refurbish existing stores. In
1993,
May Company merged May D&F with Foley's, which brought Foley's name to the
Denver-Aurora,
Colorado Springs,
Boulder and
Fort Collins-Loveland markets and re-introduced Foley's to the Albuquerque market. In
1995, the Tucson locations were transferred to May's
Robinsons-May division. In
2001, Foley's expanded into Louisiana after May Co. acquired several Maison Blanche stores from Proffitt's (now
Saks Incorporated).
Foley's was re-acquired by
Federated when it tookover
May Department Stores on
August 30,
2005.
1900: Foley Brothers was opened by brothers Pat and James Foley, two young and enterprising Irishmen, on
February 12th with $2000 borrowed from an uncle. The 1400 square foot store located at 507 Main Street in
Houston, Texas was stocked with calico, linen, lace, pins, needles, and men's furnishings.
1905: With business booming, Pat and James purchased the building next door and added
ready-to-wear clothing for women and children as well as
millinery.
1911: The store moved to the 400 block of Main Street and was incorporated with capital of $150,000.
1916: Foley Brothers ranked third in retail volume in Houston with $400,000 in sales. The original 10 employees had grown to 150 and the company had 750 active charge accounts and 23,000 square feet of space.
1917: Pat and James sold Foley Brothers to George S. Cohen and George's father, Robert, a
Galveston merchant. Foley Bros. grew tremendously under this new management and by 1919, sales neared $1,000,000.
1922: Foley Bros. moved into a three-story building next door to 400 Main Street. Later that year, the store became the city's largest
department store. Shoes, a beauty shop, and radio sets were included.
1941: When the United States entered
World War II, Foley Bros. diverted the efforts of the advertising and personnel departments to bond drives and other wartime services. All sales promotions were suspended during this time.
1945: Federated Department Stores president
Fred Lazarus, Jr., came to Houston to visit his son who was stationed at a nearby Army camp. Mr. Lazarus discovered that Foley Bros. was for sale and bought it.
1947: Now part of Federated, Foley's opened its doors at 1110 Main Street on
October 20th. Federated spent $13 million to build this new store which was heralded by the press as the nation's "most modern department store."
1951: The first official Foley's
Thanksgiving Day Parade was held.
1960-1967: Sharpstown, Foley's first branch store opened. Pasadena, Almeda-Genoa and Northwest stores soon followed.
1974-1979: Memorial City and Greenspoint opened in Houston and Highland opened in
Austin.
1980-1987: San Jacinto,
North Star, Willowbrook, Barton Creek, West Oaks, Ingram Park, Deerbrook,
A&M, and
Corpus Christi opened.
1987: Houston-based Foley's, a division of Federated, merged with another Federated division, Dallas-based
Sanger-Harris. The
Downtown Houston store at 1110 Main Street became the divisional headquarters.
1988: The
May Department Stores Company acquired Foley's in Houston and
Filene's in
Boston from Federated.
1993: The
May D&F division in
Colorado and
New Mexico was consolidated with Foley's, creating a 49-store division that was the largest in May Company.
1995-1998: Temple, Northwest Austin, Sugar Land, Northwest Albuquerque, Laredo and Park Meadows opened. Fort Collins reopened after extensive remodeling. Purchased Jones & Jones in McAllen, Texas and converted to Foley's.
2000-2004: NorthPark, Broomfield, Hurst, Baybrook, Beaumont, Cielo Vista,
Houston Galleria, Lake Charles, Denton, and Sunland opened. Foley's acquired one
McRae's store and two
Parisian stores in Louisiana. Cortana and the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge and Acadiana in Lafayette joined Foley's. Memorial City and Baybrook reopened in new buildings.
2004: The
May Department Stores Company acquired
Marshall Field's which was headquartered in
Minneapolis, MN. May's seven divisions now included Foley's,
Filene's,
Robinsons-May,
Famous-Barr,
Hecht's,
Lord & Taylor, and
Marshall Field's.
2005: La Cantera, Garland, and Loveland opened. May and Federated Department Stores, Inc. announced plans to merge. The transaction closed in the third quarter.
2006: The change in control of all May stores to
Macy's began in February.
*
Boulder MSA -
Twenty-Ninth (formerly Boulder Crossroads Mall) (opened 1983 as May D&F)*
Colorado Springs MSA -
Chapel Hills Mall (opened 1998)*
Colorado Springs MSA -
The Citadel (opened 1984 as May D&F)*
Denver-Aurora MSA/
Aurora -
Town Center at Aurora (opened 1975 as May D&F, rebuilt 2005)*
Denver-Aurora MSA/
Broomfield -
FlatIron Crossing (opened 2000)*
Denver-Aurora MSA/
Centennial -
Southglenn Mall (becoming
The Streets of Southglenn)
(opened 1974 as May D&F)*
Denver-Aurora MSA/
Denver -
Cherry Creek Shopping Center (opened 1990 as May D&F)*
Denver-Aurora MSA/unincorporated
Douglas County near
Lone Tree -
Park Meadows (opened 1997)*
Denver-Aurora MSA/unincorporated
Jefferson County near
Denver -
Southwest Plaza (opened 1982 as May D&F)*
Denver-Aurora MSA/
Westminster -
Westminster Mall (opened 1986 as May D&F)*
Fort Collins-Loveland MSA/
Fort Collins -
Foothills Mall (opened 1974 as May D&F)*
Fort Collins-Loveland MSA/
Loveland -
The Shops at Centerra (opened 2005)*
Baton Rouge -
The Mall at Cortana (opened 1976 as Maison Blanche)*
Baton Rouge -
Mall of Louisiana (opened 1997 as Maison Blanche)*
Lafayette -
Mall of Acadiana (opened 1979 as Maison Blanche)*
Lake Charles -
Prien Lake Mall (opened 2003)*
Albuquerque -
Coronado Center (opened 1976 as Goldwaters, closed 4/2006, renamed Macy's)*
Albuquerque -
Cottonwood Mall (opened 1996)*
Oklahoma City -
Crossroads Mall (opened 1986 as Sanger-Harris)*
Oklahoma City -
Penn Square Mall (opened 1988, originally to be Lord & Taylor)*
Oklahoma City -
Quail Springs Mal (opened 1986 as Sanger-Harris)*
Tulsa -
Tulsa Promenade (opened 1996)*
Tulsa -
Woodland Hills Mall (opened 1982 as Sanger-Harris)*
Austinâ€"Round Rock MSA**
Austin -
Barton Creek Square (opened 1982)**
Austin -
Highland Mall (opened 1979)**
Cedar Park -
Lakeline Mall (opened 1995)*
Beaumont -
Parkdale Mall (opened 2002)*
College Station -
Post Oak Mall (opened 1984)*
Corpus Christi -
Padre Staples Mall (opened 1987)*
Dallasâ€"Fort Worthâ€"Arlington MSA**
Arlington -
The Parks at Arlington (opened 1990)**
Dallas -
NorthPark Center (opened 2000)**
Dallas -
Valley View Center (opened 1973 as Sanger-Harris)**
Dallas -
Southwest Center Mall (formerly Red Bird Mall) (opened 1975 as Sanger-Harris)**
Denton -
Golden Triangle Mall (opened 2003)**
Fort Worth -
Hulen Mall (opened 1977 as Sanger-Harris)**
Fort Worth -
Ridgmar -
(opened 1998)**
Frisco -
Stonebriar Centre (opened 2000)**
Garland -
Firewheel Town Center (opened 2005)**
Hurst -
North East Mall (opened 2001)**
Irving -
Irving Mall (opened 1989)**
Lewisville -
Vista Ridge Mall (opened 1991)**
Mesquite -
Town East Mall (opened 1972 as Sanger-Harris)**
Plano -
Collin Creek (opened 1980 as Sanger-Harris)**
Plano -
The Shops at Willow Bend (opened 2001)*
El Paso -
Cielo Vista Mall (opened 2002)*
El Paso -
Sunland Park Mall (opened 2004)*
Houstonâ€"Sugar Landâ€"Baytown MSA**
Baytown -
San Jacinto Mall (opened 1980)**
Friendswood -
Baybrook Mall (replacement opened 2004)**
Houston -
Almeda Mall (opened 1966)**
Houston -
Downtown Houston (current flagship location opened 1947)**
Houston -
Greenspoint Mall (opened 1976)**
Houston -
Memorial City Mall (replacement opened 2001)**
Houston -
Northwest Mall (opened 1967)**
Houston -
Sharpstown Center (opened 1961)**
Houston -
The Galleria (opened 2003)**
Houston -
West Oaks Mall (opened 1982)**
Houston -
Willowbrook Mall (2 anchors)
(opened 1981, home store opened 2003)**
Humble -
Deerbrook Mall (opened 1984)**
Pasadena -
Pasadena Town Square (opened 1962)**
Sugar Land -
First Colony Mall (opened 1996)**
Texas City -
Mall of the Mainland (opened 1994)**
Montgomery County -
The Woodlands Mall (opened 1994)*
Laredo -
Mall del Norte (opened 1996)*
McAllen -
La Plaza Mall (originally opened as Jones & Jones 1976, converted to Foley's 1997)*
San Antonio -
Ingram Park Mall (opened 1983)*
San Antonio -
North Star Mall (opened 1981)*
San Antonio -
Rivercenter Mall (originally opened as Lord & Talyor 1988, converted to Foley's 1989)*
San Antonio -
Rolling Oaks Mall (opened 1992)*
San Antonio -
South Park Mall (opened 2000)*
San Antonio -
The Shops at La Cantera (opened 2005)*
Temple -
Temple Mall (opened 1995)*
Tyler -
4700 S. Broadway Avenue (freestanding)
(opened 1981 as Sanger-Harris)*
Denver, Colorado -
NorthField at Stapleton (opening late 2006 as Macy's)*
Westminster, Colorado -
The Orchards Town Center (opening October 2006 as Macy's)*
Austin, Texas -
The Domain (opening March 2007 as Macy's)*
Cedar Hill, Texas -
Uptown Village (scheduled to open in fall 2007 as Macy's)*
Fairview, Texas -
Village at Fairview (scheduled to open in 2009 as Macy's)*
Westlake, Texas -
The Shops at Circle T Ranch (tentatively scheduled to open 2008 as Macy's) *
Pearland, Texas -
Pearland Town Center (opening 2009 as Macy's)
