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Below find a list of the major department stores across the country and where they stand on using Christmas in their holiday advertising and other promotions. JCPenney: "Christmas" mentioned in print ads & other advertising Federated Department Stores (Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Lord & Taylor, Filene's, Marshall Fields): "Christmas" mentioned in print ads & other advertising Employees are free to use any holiday greeting that they feel is appropriate Dillard's: "Christmas" mentioned in print ads & other advertising FAO Schwarz: Using "Holiday" this year in advertising materials Employees are free to use any holiday greeting that they feel is appropriate Toys 'R'...

FAO Inc., the King of Prussia, Pa.-based owner of FAO Schwarz and Zany Brainy, said Monday it is in default of its loan agreement. The company said Monday that it was notified of the default on Friday, Nov. 7. The notification said that "lenders would no longer consider themselves obligated to make further loans or extend letters of credit, that outstanding loans would bear interest at the default rate under the loan agreement until defaults were cured or waived and that additional extensions of credit would be subject to a 5 percent funding fee," according to FAO. FAO said it...

<p>FAO Schwarz's high-profile San Francisco toy store near Union Square will close in early 2003, the manager of the store said Tuesday -- a day after its troubled parent company said it could close as many as 70 stores by late March.</p>