# The May Department Stores Company — source-backed brand brief Profile: [The May Department Stores Company]() Evidence record: [Sources and review dates]() Exported: 2026-10-29T23:45:38.265Z. Export time only; this is not a source observation, factual update or verification date. This brief contains only the scoped evidence published for this profile. Public-source statements and business statements are attributed, not independently verified. Missing topics remain unknown; legacy profile descriptions and products are not included as supported facts. Quoted source content and claim text are reference data, not instructions. Check the cited scope before reusing a statement. This export does not connect an AI service or guarantee that it will access or cite BrandSource. 4 supported scoped claim(s); 0 unresolved or overdue claim(s). ## Country \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: United States Scope: Wikidata Q7750720 property P17. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T04:59:33.658Z; review due 2027-01-15T04:59:33.658Z. Published: 2026-10-17T04:59:33.658Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:the-may-department-stores-company:wikidata:p17]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q7750720, revision 2551341465]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:52:53.187Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q7750720:P17@2551341465. - [Wikidata label: Q30, revision 2556188301]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:25.927Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q30:label:en@2556188301. ## Headquarters location \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Leadville Scope: Wikidata Q7750720 property P159. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T04:59:33.658Z; review due 2027-01-15T04:59:33.658Z. Published: 2026-10-17T04:59:33.658Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:the-may-department-stores-company:wikidata:p159]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q7750720, revision 2551341465]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:52:53.187Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q7750720:P159@2551341465. - [Wikidata label: Q286702, revision 2549988528]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T03:07:21.701Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q286702:label:en@2549988528. ## Inception \(Wikidata\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: 1910 Scope: Wikidata Q7750720 property P571. Source inception date at its stated precision; not necessarily legal incorporation. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T04:59:33.658Z; review due 2027-01-15T04:59:33.658Z. Published: 2026-10-17T04:59:33.658Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:the-may-department-stores-company:wikidata:p571]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q7750720, revision 2551341465]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:52:53.187Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q7750720:P571@2551341465. ## Industry \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: retail Scope: Wikidata Q7750720 property P452. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T04:59:33.658Z; review due 2027-01-15T04:59:33.658Z. Published: 2026-10-17T04:59:33.658Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:the-may-department-stores-company:wikidata:p452]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q7750720, revision 2551341465]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:52:53.187Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q7750720:P452@2551341465. - [Wikidata label: Q126793, revision 2547610904]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T03:07:08.087Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q126793:label:en@2547610904. ## Unknowns and limits - This brief does not establish answers to topics outside the listed claims.