Campeau's United States department stores include Bloomingdale's, Abraham & Straus, Jordan Marsh and six other well-known chains.
The outdoor center is 1.4 million square feet (130,000 m2) and includes four major department stores: Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Neiman Marcus, and Nordstrom.
The stores include Bloomingdale's, Jordan Marsh and Abraham & Straus.
The connection, Mr. Ives indicated, could lead to commitments from members of the Federated chain, which includes Bloomingdale's and Abraham & Straus.
Federated's other holdings include Bloomingdale's.
The company has taken numerous steps to streamline the operation of its eight department store chains, which include Bloomingdale's, Burdines and Abraham & Straus.
Shares in Federated, whose stores also include Bloomingdale's, Bullock's and Stern's, jumped $1.25 to close at $28.25.
Owned by General Growth Properties, the mall's main stores include Bloomingdale's, Lord & Taylor, Macy's and Sears.
Its chains of stores include Bloomingdale's and Abraham & Straus in New York and Rich's in Atlanta.
Retailers listed in the catalogue include Hammacher Schlemmer, Bloomingdale's, Coachwork Leatherware and the nature Company.