Article: Allied/Federated score points with payments. (Allied Stores Corp. and Federated Department Stores Inc.)

Allied/Federated Score Points With Payments

NEW YORK (FNS) - Campeau's Allied and Federated department stores scored a lot of points with their vendors by paying their January bills, but the move won't open a normal flow of spring merchandise immediately, according to several major suppliers.

It could start the trucks rolling now if Campeau can get a long extension of today's deadline to cure a technical default on $2.3 billion in bank loans.

At the least, the payments almost guarantee a successful reorganization if the companies are forced to file for Chapter 11. Some factoring executives said they would make sure that the companies get credit.

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