Hecht's

Hecht's

Exterior of the former flagship store in Washington, D.C. (2010)
Formerly	Hecht Brothers The Hecht Company Hecht's–Macy's (2003–2006)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Retail
Genre	Department stores
Founded	1857; 168 years ago (1857) in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Founder	Samuel Hecht, Jr.
Defunct	September 9, 2006 (2006-09-09)
Fate	Acquisition by Federated Department Stores
Successor	Bloomingdale's Macy's
Headquarters	Washington, D.C., United States
Number of locations	81 (2005)
Areas served	Delaware Maryland New Jersey North Carolina Pennsylvania Tennessee Washington, D.C. Virginia
Products	Clothing footwear bedding furniture jewelry beauty products housewares
Parent	The May Department Stores Company (1959–2005) Federated Department Stores (2005–2006)

Hecht's was an American department store chain founded in 1857 by Samuel Hecht, Jr. It was headquartered in Washington, D.C., and operated in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern United States. The family business was acquired by The May Department Stores Company in 1959, which itself was acquired by Federated Department Stores in 2005. Hecht's was dissolved in favor of the Federated-owned Bloomingdale's and Macy's brands in 2006.