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Federated Department Stores Inc.'s acquisition of kama'aina retailer Liberty House brings together companies that can claim long histories and bankruptcy survival.

Liberty House

Founded: In 1849. Established as H. Hackfeld & Co., a mercantile trading operation set up by Capt. Heinrich Hackfeld to supply Hawai'i sugar plantations.

Operations: Headquarters in Honolulu; 12 department stores and seven resort and specialty shops in Hawai'i and Guam

Chairman or president: John Monahan, president

Number of employees: 3,000

Annual sales, net income (2000): $289 million, $8.9 million

Bankruptcy history: Emerged from Chapter 11 in March after nearly three years

Notable: For at least two years has carried Federated brands as its private-label merchandise

Founded: In 1929. Established as a holding company by several family-owned department stores

Operations: Headquarters in Cincinnati; 432 stores in 33 states and Puerto Rico under the names Macy's, Bloomingdale's, The Bon Marche, Burdines, Goldsmith's, Lazarus and Rich's

Chairman or president: James M. Zimmerman, chairman

Number of employees: 133,000

Annual sales, net income (2000): $18.4 billion, $637 million

Bankruptcy history: Emerged from Chapter 11 in 1992 after a little more than two years

Notable: No. 110 on last year's Fortune 500 ranking of the largest U.S. companies based on 2000 revenue

Founded: In 1858. Established by Rowland H. Macy as R.H. Macy & Co., a dry goods store in New York City

Operations: Headquarters in San Francisco and New York; about 228 stores in 21 states and Puerto Rico. Macy's is Federated's largest chain.

Chairman or president: Jeremiah J. Sullivan (Macy's West), and Hal Kahn (Macy's East), chairmen

Number of employees: 58,000

Annual sales, net income (2000): $9 billion, n/a

Bankruptcy history: Emerged from Chapter 11 in 1994 after three years

Notable: Herald Square store in New York is 2.2 million square feet, bigger than Ala Moana Center, which is 1.8 million square feet

Sources: Companies, company Web sites