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The May Department Stores Company was an American department store holding company, formerly headquartered in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. [1] It was founded in Leadville, Colorado, by David May in 1877, moving to St. Louis in 1905. [2]
Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares. The May Company Ohio was a chain of department stores that was based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
The new May Company department store opened on Public Square in 1915. Containing over 800,000 square feet of floor space, it was said to be the third largest store in the nation.
The May Department Stores Company is the second-leading upscale department store chain operator in the United States, just behind Federated Department Stores. The St. Louis-based company operates 11 department store chains and David's Bridal, the largest retailer of wedding apparel and accessories in the United States.
The May Company department store building has been a presence on Public Square and Prospect Avenue in Cleveland for more than 100 years. It's one of the buildings that make Cleveland, “Cleveland” and where city and suburban residents shopped for decades.
In 1931, The May Company was Ohio's largest department store and the company decided to renovate the downtown store and add two new floors despite the Great Depression. This expansion increased the sales area to more than one million square feet.
The May Company was the last major department store to locate in downtown Cleveland. Founded in 1877 in Leadville, CO by David May (1838-1927) and his brother-in-law Moses Shoenberg and originally known as May, Holcomb & Dean, this retail establishment grew very quickly.