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                                                                      EXHIBIT 11
 
                       FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
 
            EXHIBIT OF PRIMARY AND FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
                       (THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 


                                                     52 WEEKS ENDED              52 WEEKS ENDED
                                                    JANUARY 28, 1995            JANUARY 29, 1994
                                                ------------------------    ------------------------
                                                SHARES           INCOME     SHARES           INCOME
                                                -------         --------    -------         --------
                                                                          
Net income and average number of shares
  outstanding.................................  132,862         $187,616    126,293         $193,248
Earnings per share............................           $1.41                       $1.53
 
PRIMARY COMPUTATION:
  Average number of common share equivalents:
     Shares to be issued to the U.S.
       Treasury...............................      122                         163
     Deferred compensation plan...............       74                           3
     Stock options............................      217                         229
                                                -------         --------    -------         --------
       Adjusted number of common and common
          equivalent shares outstanding and
          adjusted net income.................  133,275         $187,616    126,688         $193,248
       Primary earnings per share.............           $1.41                       $1.53
 
FULLY DILUTED COMPUTATION:
  Additional adjustments to a fully diluted
     basis:
     Convertible notes........................    8,564           10,531      8,564            9,928
     Stock options............................       --                           4
                                                -------         --------    -------         --------
     Adjusted number of shares outstanding and
       net income on a fully diluted basis....  141,839         $198,147    135,256         $203,176
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     Fully diluted earnings per share.........           $1.40                       $1.50

 
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