franchise in Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania, and Kentucky were transferred to the Macy's Midwest division, based in St. Louis, Missouri. By February 2008, Macy's Midwest was merged with Atlanta-based Macy's South to form a newly constituted Macy's Central division. References Retail companies established in 1851 Defunct department stores based in Columbus, Ohio Macy's Clothing retailers of the United States Companies based in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1990 Retail companies disestablished in 2005 Defunct companies based in Columbus, Ohio 1851 establishments in Ohio