"Steinberg reached the pinnacle of his retail career in 1993 when he came out of retirement to become chairman and chief executive officer of Macy's West, based in San Francisco, which at the time operated the Bullock's division in California as well as Macy's stores in California, Hawaii and the Southwest. He was credited with elevating the revenues, profits and image of Macy's West, successfully differentiating it from regional department store competitors,"
""He was funny, passionate and always looking to broaden your horizons," said his wife, Sue, who met her husband while working in human resources at Abraham & Straus, the former Brooklyn-based department store that was consolidated into Macy's. "When the buyers came to New York, he would always encourage them to go to the museums, the theater, the stores. He was a challenging boss, demanding, but supportive and fair. He never held a grudge. He always looked for the good in people.""
Michael Steinberg began as a landscaper and nursery owner and became one of the nation's top department store merchants for two-and-a-half decades. He returned from retirement in 1993 to lead Macy's West as chairman and chief executive officer, overseeing Bullock's and Macy's stores across California, Hawaii and the Southwest. He elevated revenues, profits and image, differentiated Macy's West from regional competitors, and developed Macy's private labels into branded in-store shops with professional sales associates and full-price marketing. He had previously retired as president and CEO of Foley's, owned by May Department Stores. He had wide interests in philanthropy, music, ballet, theater, cooking, reading, gardening and travel and was frequently called a renaissance man.
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