Macy's (M) 10-Q 2007 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with the filing of the Form 10-Q of Federated Department Stores, Inc. (the "Company") for the fiscal quarter ended July 29, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, that, to such officer's knowledge:
	1.	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
	2.	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.
Dated:  September 7, 2006
			/s/ Terry J. Lundgren
			Name: Terry J. Lundgren
			Title: Chief Executive Officer
			/s/ Karen M. Hoguet
			Name: Karen M. Hoguet
			Title: Chief Financial Officer