Exhibit 23
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director and/or officer of Federated Department Stores,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Dennis J. Broderick and Padma Tatta Cariappa, or either of them, my true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name and behalf in my
capacities as director and/or officer of the Company and to execute any and all
instruments for me and in my name in the capacities indicated above, which said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable
to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 34, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), in connection with an Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2003 to be filed by the Company
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including without limitation, power
and authority to sign for me, in my name in the capacity or capacities referred
to above, such Annual Report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitute or substitutes, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Dated: March 28, 2003 /s/ James M. Zimmerman
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James M. Zimmerman
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director and/or officer of Federated Department Stores,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Dennis J. Broderick and Padma Tatta Cariappa, or either of them, my true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name and behalf in my
capacities as director and/or officer of the Company and to execute any and all
instruments for me and in my name in the capacities indicated above, which said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable
to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), in connection with an Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2003 to be filed by the Company
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including without limitation, power
and authority to sign for me, in my name in the capacity or capacities referred
to above, such Annual Report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitute or substitutes, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Dated: March 28, 2003 /s/ Terry J. Lundgren
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Terry J. Lundgren
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director and/or officer of Federated Department Stores,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Dennis J. Broderick and Padma Tatta Cariappa, or either of them, my true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name and behalf in my
capacities as director and/or officer of the Company and to execute any and all
instruments for me and in my name in the capacities indicated above, which said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable
to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), in connection with an Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2003 to be filed by the Company
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including without limitation, power
and authority to sign for me, in my name in the capacity or capacities referred
to above, such Annual Report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitute or substitutes, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Dated: March 28, 2003 /s/ Ronald W. Tysoe
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Ronald W. Tysoe
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director and/or officer of Federated Department Stores,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Dennis J. Broderick and Padma Tatta Cariappa, or either of them, my true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name and behalf in my
capacities as director and/or officer of the Company and to execute any and all
instruments for me and in my name in the capacities indicated above, which said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable
to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), in connection with an Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2003 to be filed by the Company
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including without limitation, power
and authority to sign for me, in my name in the capacity or capacities referred
to above, such Annual Report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitute or substitutes, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Dated: March 28, 2003 /s/ Karen M. Hoguet
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Karen M. Hoguet
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director and/or officer of Federated Department Stores,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Dennis J. Broderick and Padma Tatta Cariappa, or either of them, my true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name and behalf in my
capacities as director and/or officer of the Company and to execute any and all
instruments for me and in my name in the capacities indicated above, which said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable
to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), in connection with an Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2003 to be filed by the Company
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including without limitation, power
and authority to sign for me, in my name in the capacity or capacities referred
to above, such Annual Report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitute or substitutes, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Dated: March 28, 2003 /s/ Joel A. Belsky
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Joel A. Belsky
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director and/or officer of Federated Department Stores,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Dennis J. Broderick and Padma Tatta Cariappa, or either of them, my true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name and behalf in my
capacities as director and/or officer of the Company and to execute any and all
instruments for me and in my name in the capacities indicated above, which said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable
to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), in connection with an Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2003 to be filed by the Company
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including without limitation, power
and authority to sign for me, in my name in the capacity or capacities referred
to above, such Annual Report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitute or substitutes, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Dated: March 28, 2003 /s/ Meyer Feldberg
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Meyer Feldberg
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director and/or officer of Federated Department Stores,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Dennis J. Broderick and Padma Tatta Cariappa, or either of them, my true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name and behalf in my
capacities as director and/or officer of the Company and to execute any and all
instruments for me and in my name in the capacities indicated above, which said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable
to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), in connection with an Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2003 to be filed by the Company
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including without limitation, power
and authority to sign for me, in my name in the capacity or capacities referred
to above, such Annual Report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitute or substitutes, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Dated: March 28, 2003 /s/ Earl G. Graves, Sr.
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Earl G. Graves, Sr.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director and/or officer of Federated Department Stores,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Dennis J. Broderick and Padma Tatta Cariappa, or either of them, my true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name and behalf in my
capacities as director and/or officer of the Company and to execute any and all
instruments for me and in my name in the capacities indicated above, which said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable
to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), in connection with an Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2003 to be filed by the Company
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including without limitation, power
and authority to sign for me, in my name in the capacity or capacities referred
to above, such Annual Report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitute or substitutes, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Dated: March 28, 2003 /s/ Sara Levinson
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Sara Levinson
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director and/or officer of Federated Department Stores,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Dennis J. Broderick and Padma Tatta Cariappa, or either of them, my true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name and behalf in my
capacities as director and/or officer of the Company and to execute any and all
instruments for me and in my name in the capacities indicated above, which said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable
to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), in connection with an Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2003 to be filed by the Company
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including without limitation, power
and authority to sign for me, in my name in the capacity or capacities referred
to above, such Annual Report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitute or substitutes, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Dated: March 28, 2003 /s/ Joseph Neubauer
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Joseph Neubauer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director and/or officer of Federated Department Stores,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Dennis J. Broderick and Padma Tatta Cariappa, or either of them, my true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name and behalf in my
capacities as director and/or officer of the Company and to execute any and all
instruments for me and in my name in the capacities indicated above, which said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable
to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), in connection with an Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2003 to be filed by the Company
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including without limitation, power
and authority to sign for me, in my name in the capacity or capacities referred
to above, such Annual Report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitute or substitutes, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Dated: March 28, 2003 /s/ Joseph A. Pichler
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Joseph A. Pichler
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director and/or officer of Federated Department Stores,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Dennis J. Broderick and Padma Tatta Cariappa, or either of them, my true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name and behalf in my
capacities as director and/or officer of the Company and to execute any and all
instruments for me and in my name in the capacities indicated above, which said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable
to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), in connection with an Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2003 to be filed by the Company
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including without limitation, power
and authority to sign for me, in my name in the capacity or capacities referred
to above, such Annual Report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitute or substitutes, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Dated: March 28, 2003 /s/ Karl M. von der Heyden
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Karl M. von der Heyden
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director and/or officer of Federated Department Stores,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Dennis J. Broderick and Padma Tatta Cariappa, or either of them, my true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name and behalf in my
capacities as director and/or officer of the Company and to execute any and all
instruments for me and in my name in the capacities indicated above, which said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable
to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), in connection with an Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2003 to be filed by the Company
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including without limitation, power
and authority to sign for me, in my name in the capacity or capacities referred
to above, such Annual Report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitute or substitutes, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Dated: March 28, 2003 /s/ Craig E. Weatherup
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Craig E. Weatherup
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director and/or officer of Federated Department Stores,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Dennis J. Broderick and Padma Tatta Cariappa, or either of them, my true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name and behalf in my
capacities as director and/or officer of the Company and to execute any and all
instruments for me and in my name in the capacities indicated above, which said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable
to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), in connection with an Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2003 to be filed by the Company
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including without limitation, power
and authority to sign for me, in my name in the capacity or capacities referred
to above, such Annual Report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitute or substitutes, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Dated: March 28, 2003 /s/ Marna C. Whittington
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Marna C. Whittington