Article: Hecht's name to be changed in takeover to Macy's.

Byline: Donna De Marco

Jul. 29--The Hecht's name will disappear from the Washington area next year as new owner Federated Department Stores Inc. expands its Macy's brand and eliminates most of May Department Stores Co.'s regional brands.

The name change marks the death of yet another homegrown Washington retailer, going the way of defunct Woodward & Lothrop, Garfinckel's and Hechinger's.

The Cincinnati department-store chain yesterday outlined its plans to add about 330 Macy's locations nationwide next year as it converts the regional May brands, as well as sell off nearly 70 stores in locations where the two companies both have stores, such as ...

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