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 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 January 31,
2004 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 26, 2004 /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 January 31,
2004 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 26, 2004 /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 January 31,
2004 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 26, 2004 /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 January 31,
2004 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 26, 2004 /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 January 31,
2004 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 26, 2004 /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 January 31,
2004 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 26, 2004 /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 January 31,
2004 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 26, 2004 /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 January 31,
2004 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 26, 2004 /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 January 31,
2004 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 26, 2004 /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 January 31,
2004 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 26, 2004 /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 January 31,
2004 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 26, 2004 /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 January 31,
2004 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 26, 2004 /s/ Marna C. Whittington
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Marna C. Whittington