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In February 1970, Federated Department Stores replaced its Bullock's Realty Corporation, which owned and managed the Fashion Square malls, with an organization called Transwest Management;<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/386225480/ "New division will advise retailers"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', February 15, 1970 p.151.</ref> Transwest sold the Torrance (future "Del Amo") Fashion Square in March of that year to new co-owners Great Lakes and [[Guilford Glazer]] and Associates,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/166009374/ |title=15 Mar 1970, Page 191 - The Los Angeles Times at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1970-03-15 |accessdate=2022-06-05}}</ref> while selling the three other Fashion Squares for $13 million to Urban Investment and Development Company (UIDC), who would sell them in 1973 to Bank of America Realty Investor and [[Draper and Kramer]] for $16.3 million.<ref name="auto"/>
Bullock's, Bullocks Wilshire, and I. Magnin retained their autonomy under Federated, as well as their carriage-trade niche, with I. Magnin expanding into the [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] and [[Washington, D.C.]] metropolitan areas and Bullock's opening stores in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]],<ref name=lat-1975feb23>{{cite news |url=https://pqasbwww.pqarchiverproquest.com/latimes/docdocview/157765562.html |title=Bullock's Will Open in Arizona |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=February 23, 1975 |page=i14 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url-access=subscription |quote=The first Bullock's Department Store to be located outside of California will be constructed in the Camel View Shopping Center, Scottsdale, Ariz.,the firm said. |id={{ProQuest|157765562}}}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=lat-1977mar20>{{cite news |url=https://pqasbwww.pqarchiverproquest.com/latimes/docdocview/158151058.html |title=Bullock's Enters Arizona Market |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=March 20, 1977 |page=g4 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url-access=subscription |quote=Bullock's has opened a full-line department store in the Camel View Plaza, Scottsdale, Ariz., the first entry of the chain into that state. The chain has broken ground for a second Paradise Valley store to open in Christown in 1978. |id={{ProQuest|158151058}}}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]<ref name=lat-1981feb13>{{cite news |url=https://pqasbwww.pqarchiverproquest.com/latimes/docdocview/152720706.html |title=Major stores at plaza cover wide range |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=February 13, 1981 |page=j3 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url-access=subscription |quote=The five major department stores at the Fashion Show in Las Vegas offer a diverse selection of goods. Bullock's, a 122,550-square-foot facility, will feature a contemporary interior. |id={{ProQuest|152720706}}}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and [[Northern California]].<ref name=lat-1971jan20>{{cite news |url=https://pqasbwww.pqarchiverproquest.com/latimes/docdocview/156719936.html |title=Federated to Put Bullock's in Bay Area |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=January 20, 1971 |page=G13 |last=Chaplin |first=M.C. |url-access=subscription |quote=Federated Department Stores Inc., announced the creation Tuesday of a new division, Bullock's north, which will open a chain of Bullock's department stores in the San Francisco area. |access-date=July 5, 2017 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307073319/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/doc/156719936.html |url-status=deadlive |id={{ProQuest|156719936}}}}</ref>
<ref name=wsj-1971jan20>{{cite news |url=https://pqasbwww.pqarchiverproquest.com/djreprints/docdocview/133624243.html |title=Federated Stores Plans To Start New Division In San Francisco Area |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=January 20, 1971 |page=32 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url-access=subscription |quote=Federated Department stores Inc. plans to start a new division, Bullock's North, in the San Francisco area. The first store in the new division will be in the Stanford shopping center in Palo Alto. It is to open in the spring of 1972. |access-date=July 5, 2017 |archive-date=April 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408222354/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/djreprints/doc/133624243.html |url-status=deadlive |id={{ProQuest|133624243}}}}</ref> In 1983 however, Federated shuttered the Bullock's North division<ref name=nyt-1983jul21>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/21/business/federated-stores.html |title=Federated Stores |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 21, 1983 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref><ref name=lat-1983jul21>{{cite news |url=https://pqasbwww.pqarchiverproquest.com/latimes/docdocview/153513942.html |title=Federated Plans to Sell Bullock's Stores in North |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=July 21, 1983 |pages=F1–F2 |last=Yoshihara |first=Nancy |url-access=subscription |quote=The unit, which was established in 1971 as a separate and autonomous group from Federated's Los Angeles-based Bullock's division, operates six stores located in Palo Alto, Walnut Creek, San Jose, Vallco in Cupertino, Oakridge in San Jose and Stonestown and Fashion Island in San Mateo. The transaction does not affect the Southern California Bullock's operations. Seattle-based Nordstrom, which currently operates one store in the San Mateo area, confirmed reports that it reached an agreement to acquire the Bullock's stores in Walnut Creek, Palo Alto and Oakridge. |access-date=July 5, 2017 |archive-date=April 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408223849/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/doc/153513942.html |url-status=deadlive |id={{ProQuest|153513942}}}}</ref><ref name=wwd-1983jul21 /> and sold most of its locations to [[Seattle]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]] retailer [[Nordstrom]]. In 1988, after an ugly takeover battle between [[Robert Campeau]] and [[Macy's]] for Federated, Bullock's and I. Magnin were sold by Campeau to Macy's as a consolation prize for one billion dollars,<ref name=lat-1988apr02>{{cite news |url=https://articles.latimes.com/1988-04-02/news/mn-482_1_federated-department-stores |title=Campeau Gets Federated; Macy's to Buy Bullock's |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 2, 1988 |first=Jesus |last=Sanchez}}</ref> which plunged Macy's into debt. The new owners responded by dismantling Bullock's Los Angeles corporate offices,<ref name=lat-1988apr22>{{cite news |url=https://articles.latimes.com/1988-04-22/business/fi-1735_1_bullocks-wilshire |title=Bullock's Executives Said to Be Out in Big Reshuffling by Macy's |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 22, 1988 |first=Martha |last=Groves}}</ref><ref name=lat-1988nov12>{{cite news |url=https://articles.latimes.com/1988-11-12/business/fi-597_1_ad-offices |title=Bullock's to Cut 25 Jobs, Move Ad Offices to Atlanta |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=November 12, 1988 |first=Martha |last=Groves}}</ref> merging Bullocks Wilshire into I. Magnin, and Bullock's into its Macy's South division, sending what had been Federated's most profitable division into a precipitous decline and alienating customers.
The end came quickly for Bullock's after Macy's filed for bankruptcy protection in 1992,<ref name=lat-1992jan28>{{cite news |url=https://articles.latimes.com/1992-01-28/news/mn-841_1_bankruptcy-filing |title=R.H. Macy Files for Bankruptcy: Retailing: Firm says it will conduct business as usual after taking Chapter 11 action in New York. No immediate store closures or layoffs are seen. |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=January 28, 1992 |first=Carla |last=Lazzareschi}}</ref> with the Bullocks Wilshire stores being renamed I. Magnin two years before.<ref name=lat-1989oct05>{{cite news |url=https://articles.latimes.com/1989-10-05/business/fi-1011_1_bullocks-wilshire |title=Say Goodby [sic] to Bullocks Wilshire: The new owner will put the I. Magnin name on the venerable chain of elegant fashion stores. |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=October 5, 1989 |first=Martha |last=Groves}}</ref> Underperforming I. Magnin and Bullock's locations were closed,<ref name=lat-1993mar02>{{cite news |url=https://articles.latimes.com/1993-03-02/news/mn-72_1_bullocks-wilshire |title=Closures by Macy Include Former Bullocks Wilshire: Retailing: The Art Deco landmark, which is now an I. Magnin, is among eight stores to close in California. |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=March 2, 1993 |last1=White |first1=George |last2=Lee |first2=Patrick |name-list-style=amp}}</ref> and I. Magnin itself was dissolved in January 1995<ref name=lat-1994nov19-1>{{cite news |url=https://articles.latimes.com/1994-11-19/business/fi-64492_1_fashion-island |title=Venerable I. Magnin to Pass Into History: Retailing: Macy Co. rejects offer by grandson of founder. Fashion Island store and seven others will close. |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=November 19, 1994 |last1=White |first1=George |last2=Gendel |first2=Debra |name-list-style=amp}}</ref><ref name=lat-1994nov19-2>{{cite news |url=https://articles.latimes.com/1994-11-19/business/fi-64447_1_federated-department-stores |title=Macy to Let I. Magnin Pass Into History: Retailing: Eight of the department stores will be closed and four converted. A grandson's offer for all 12 was not accepted. |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=November 19, 1994 |last1=White |first1=George |last2=Gendel |first2=Debra |name-list-style=amp}}</ref> once [[Federated Department Stores]] reappeared on the scene and acquired [[Macy's]].<ref name=lat-1994dec09>{{cite news |url=https://articles.latimes.com/1994-12-09/business/fi-6946_1_final-hurdle |title=Final Hurdle for Macy, Federated Deal Cleared: Reorganization: Merger of retailers will create nation's largest department store firm. |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=December 9, 1994 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref> In 1996—following the acquisition of [[Broadway Stores, Inc.]]—Federated consolidated all its traditional department-store business in California under the Macy's nameplate, ending 89 years of Bullock's.<ref name=lat-1995oct13>{{cite news |url=https://articles.latimes.com/1995-10-13/news/mn-56544_1_broadway-stores-inc-federated |title=All Bullock's Stores to Be Converted to Macy's |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=October 13, 1995 |last1=White |first1=George |last2=Apodaca |first2=Patrice |name-list-style=amp}}</ref>
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Bullocks Wilshire was one of the more important divisions of Bullock's, Inc. until it was consolidated into I. Magnin by Macy's in 1989. The division could be traced to the opening of a single luxury branch store of Bullock's in 1929.<ref name=lat-1929sep26>{{cite news |url=https://pqasbwww.pqarchiverproquest.com/latimes/docdocview/162261403.html |title=Bullock's In Debut Today: New Wilshire Store, Marking Daring Experiment in Merchandising, Ready to Open Doors |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=September 26, 1929 |pages=A1–A2 |last=Whitaker |first=Alma |url-access=subscription |quote=Bullock's Wilshire is a temple to women. |access-date=July 5, 2017 |archive-date=March 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318090205/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/doc/162261403.html |url-status=deadlive |id={{ProQuest|162261403}}}}</ref> In 1968, The Bullock's store in Palm Springs (built in 1947) was transferred to the control of Bullock's Wilshire to be its first branch store.<ref name=wwd-1968feb23>{{cite news |title=Features: Palm Springs Now 'Wilshire' |newspaper=[[Women's Wear Daily]] |date=February 23, 1968 |page=7 |volume=116 |issue=38 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |quote=Bullock's has confirmed it has changed the name of its Palm Springs operation to Bullock's Wilshire," but company president Walter Bergquist said there are no present plans to change other stores to that name. |id={{ProQuest|1565011894}}}}</ref> Four years later, in 1972, Bullock's Wilshire store was separated from Bullock's as a separate division with its own, president, chairman, buyers and staff with Walter Bergquist, former president of Bullock's, assigned as the division's first president.<ref name=wwd-1972feb02>{{cite news |title=Bullock's Wilshire Now A Separate Business |newspaper=Women's Wear Daily |date=February 2, 1972 |page=50 |volume=124 |issue=23 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |quote=Bullock's Inc., has taken the wraps off an expansion program which has long been the subject of speculation along the retail front. It includes development of Bullock's Wilshire as a separate business, with its own growth program, and addition of new Bullock's units. Word of these developments came from Weston P. Figgins, chairman. and Howard Goldfeder, president. Both declined to expand on a terse bulletin. Bullock's Wilshire, which has long operated as an autonomous entity under the Bullock's management wing, now will function on its own with additional units carrying Bullock's Wilshire merchandise. Goldfeder succeeded Walter Bergquist as Bullock's president. Bergquist was shifted to the new post of president, Bullock's Wilshire, a step which tended to substantiate speculation relative to possible growth of the autonomous store which also operates Bullock's unit in Palm Springs. Bullock's. Inc., operates 10 stores. |id={{ProQuest|1523581721}}}}</ref>
===I. Magnin===
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I. Magnin was acquired in 1944<ref name=lat-1944jul15>{{cite news |url=https://pqasbwww.pqarchiverproquest.com/latimes/docdocview/165523292.html |title=Store Merger in Final Stage |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=July 15, 1944 |page=A6 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url-access=subscription |quote=Final steps were started yesterday in the affiliation of I. Magnin & Co. with Bullock's, Inc. P.G. Winnett, president of Bullock's, announced that more than 80 per cent of the outstanding share of I. Magnin have accepted Bullock's offer of exchange. |access-date=July 5, 2017 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304235541/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/doc/165523292.html |url-status=deadlive |id={{ProQuest|165523292}}}}</ref> and stores in this division were kept separate from those of Bullock's and the other divisions. Many I. Magnin stores were near the first Bullock's branches and complemented them in such as fashion that Bullock's purposely placed I. Magnin branches in three of the four Fashion Square malls that it built (in addition to inviting [[Desmond's]], [[Silverwoods]] and other Fashion businesses not owned by Bullock's). The division lasted until 1994 when Macy's liquidated the brand and converted some of the stores to Macy's stores, selling some to [[Saks Fifth Avenue]], and closing the rest.
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