Macy's (originallyR. H. Macy & Co.) is aNorth Americandepartment store chain, originallyheadquartered inNew York until 1994. Thecompany expanded through buyouts of various department stores and companies. Macy's status as anindependent company ended in 1992 after filing forbankruptcy.[1] The company was later bought byCincinnati-basedFederated Department Stores in 1994.[2] The company moved its headquarters to Cincinnati that year. From 1995-2005 Federated began to fold its less popular chains such as Stern's, Lazarus and many others into Macy's.[3][4] In 2005 Macy's acquired rivalThe May Department Stores Company creating the nation's largest department store holding company, with over 800 locations.[5] On September 9, 2006 Macy's became a national brand after Federated retired the former May regional chains.[6] In 2007 Federated announced it would re-brand to Macy's, Inc. as an effort to focus on the Macy's name.[7] As of 2016 Macy's has stores in 45 states.