Robinsons-May

Robinsons-May is the current name used by a chain of department stores operating in the Southern California, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada, previously with headquarters in North Hollywood, California. It was a division of Federated Department Stores, having been acquired with Federated's takeover of May Department Stores on August 30 2005.

The double-barrelled Robinsons-May name was created in 1993 when the former middle-to-low-brow May Company California was consolidated with their carriage-trade corporate sibling J.W. Robinson's. May Department Stores had acquired Robinson's with its 1986 acquisition of Associated Dry Goods Corp. Robinson's was acquired by Associated Dry Goods in 1957. May Company California had been acquired back 1923 when May had acquired the then named A. Hamburger & Sons (founded in 1881 by Asher Hamburger). Both chains had operated exclusively in Southern California until 1989 when May Company had dissolved its Goldwaters division, based in Scottsdale, Arizona and apportioned its Phoenix metropolitan and Las Vegas, Nevada stores between the still separate Robinson's and May Company California. In 1997 Robinsons-May absorbed the Tucson area locations of sister division Foley's, which were themselves the remains of the former Levy's stores. Robinsons-May was further consolidated with Portland, Oregon-based Meier & Frank in 2002, which retained its nameplate, but merged its primary headquarters into Robinsons-May's.
On February 1, 2006, operational control of the Robinsons-May stores was assumed by Macy's West (the Meier & Frank stores were transferred to Macy's Northwest). Fifteen of its California stores will be sold under agreement with the California State Attorney General. In 2006, most of the Robinsons-May stores will be converted to the Macy's or Bloomingdale's namplate.

Locations as of June 1, 2006

Arizona

*Phoenix MSA
**Chandler Fashion Center, Chandler (opened 2001)
*SanTan Village (tentatively scheduled to open in 2007 as Macy's), Gilbert (closed 2006)
**Arrowhead Towne Center, Glendale (opened 1993)
**Fiesta Mall, Mesa (opened 1979 as Goldwaters, closed 2006)
**Superstition Springs Center, Mesa (opened 1994)
**Metrocenter Mall, Phoenix (opened 1973 as Goldwaters)
**Paradise Valley Mall, Phoenix (opened 1980 as Goldwaters, closed 2006)
**Scottsdale Fashion Square, Scottsdale (opened 1961 as Goldwaters, closed 2006)
*Tucson MSA (closed 2006)
**El Con Center, Tucson (opened 1969 as Levy's)
**Tucson Mall, Tucson (opened 1991 as Foley's, closed 2006)

Nevada

*Las Vegas MSA
**Fashion Show, Las Vegas (opened 1981 as Goldwaters)
**Galleria at Sunset, Henderson (opened 1996)
*Summerlin Centre (tentatively scheduled to open in 2008 as Macy's), Summerlin (closed 2006)

Southern California

*Bakersfield MSA
**Valley Plaza Mall, Bakersfield (opened 1988 as May Company) (closed 2006)
*El Centro MSA
**Imperial Valley Mall, El Centro (opened 2005)
*Los Angeles County MSA
**Westfield Santa Anita (formerly Santa Anita Fashion Park), Arcadia (opened 1976 as J.W. Robinson's, closed 2006)
**Wilshire Boulevard (freestanding), Beverly Hills (opened 1952 as J.W. Robinson's, closed 3/2006)
**Los Cerritos Center, Cerritos (opened 1971 as J.W. Robinson's, closed 3/2006)
**Puente Hills Mall, City of Industry (opened 1974 as J.W. Robinson's)
**Westfield Fox Hills (formerly Fox Hills Mall), Culver City (opened 1975 as May Company, closed 2006)
**Stonewood Center, Downey (opened 1990 as May Company)
**Glendale Galleria, Glendale (opened 1993, closed 2006), purchased by Target
**Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, Los Angeles (Baldwin Hills) (opened 1947 as May Company)
**Westfield Topanga (formerly Topanga Plaza), Los Angeles (Canoga Park) (rebuilt 1994 after Northridge earthquake)
**7+FIG at E&Y Plaza (formerly Seventh Marketplace at Citicorp Plaza), Los Angeles (Downtown) (opened 1986 as May Company)
**Westfield Eagle Rock (formerly Eagle Rock Plaza), Los Angeles (Eagle Rock) (opened 1973 as May Company)
**Laurel Plaza (freestanding), Los Angeles (North Hollywood) (opened 1955 as May Company)
**Northridge Fashion Center, Los Angeles (Northridge) (rebuilt 1995 after Northridge earthquake, closed 2006)
**Westside Pavilion, Los Angeles (Rancho Park) (opened 1965 as May Company)
**Lakewood Center, Lakewood (opened 1952 as May Company, closed 5/2006)
**Montebello Town Center, Montebello (opened 1985 as May Company)
**South Bay Galleria (formerly The Galleria at South Bay), Redondo Beach (opened 1959 as May Company)
**Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica (opened 1981 as J.W. Robinson's, closed 3/2006)
**Del Amo Fashion Center, Torrance (opened 1981 as J.W. Robinson's, closing spring 2006)
**Westfield Valencia Town Center, Santa Clarita (opened 1992 as May Company)
**Westfield West Covina (formerly The Plaza at West Covina), West Covina (opened 1993)
*Orange County MSA
**Brea Mall, Brea (opened 1977 as May Company, closed 5/2006)
**South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa (opened 1966 as May Company, closed 3/2006, converting to Bloomingdale's)
**Irvine Spectrum Center, Irvine (opened 2002)
**The Shops at Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo (opened 1979 as May Company)
**Fashion Island, Newport Beach (opened 1967 as J.W. Robinson's, closed 2006)
**Westfield MainPlace (formerly MainPlace Santa Ana) (2 locations) , Santa Ana (opened 1991, closed 2006)
**Westminster Mall, Westminster (opened 1974 as May Company, closed 2006)
*San Bernardino/Riverside MSA
*The Shoppes at Chino Hills (tentatively scheduled to open early 2007 as Macy's), Chino Hills (cancelled October 2005)
**Montclair Plaza, Montclair (opened 1968 as May Company, converted to Macy's 5/2006)
**Moreno Valley Mall, Moreno Valley (opened 1992 as May Company)
**Westfield Palm Desert (formerly Palm Desert Town Center), Palm Desert (opened 1982 as May Company, closed 2006)
**Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga (opened 2004)
**Galleria at Tyler, Riverside (closed 2006)
**Inland Center, San Bernardino (opened 1998, closed 2006)
**The Promenade at Temecula, Temecula (opened 1999)
*San Diego MSA
**Westfield Plaza Camino Real, Carlsbad (opened 1969 as May Company, closed 2006)
**Westfield Parkway (formerly Parkway Plaza), El Cajon (opened 1972 as May Company)
**Westfield North County (formerly North County Fair) (2 locations), Escondido (opened 1986, closed 2006)
**Westfield Plaza Bonita, National City (opened 1981 as May Company)
**Westfield UTC (formerly University Towne Centre), San Diego (opened 1978 as J.W. Robinson's, closed 3/2006)
**Fashion Valley Mall, San Diego (opened 1969 as J.W. Robinson's, closed 2006, converting to Bloomingdale's)
**Westfield Mission Valley (formerly Mission Valley Center), San Diego (opened 1961 as May Company)
*Santa Barbara-Santa Maria MSA
**La Cumbre Plaza, Santa Barbara (opened 1967 as J.W. Robinson's)
**Santa Maria Town Center, Santa Maria (opened 1990 as May Company)
*Ventura County MSA
**Simi Valley Town Center, Simi Valley (opened 2005)
**The Oaks Shopping Center (2 locations), Thousand Oaks (opened 1978, closed 2006)
**Pacific View, Ventura (opened 1999, closed 2006)