 In a strategic move, Dayton Hudson opened the first local outlets of its moderate Mervyn's chain at these locations, preventing potential competitors who had no local presence like Nordstrom from acquiring prime mall sites.By 2004, after the Dayton's stores had been renamed Marshall Field's, new owner May Department Stores acquired the Mervyn's locations — all promptly shuttered — and assumed responsibility for disposing of the real estate.In 2006, May Department Stores was acquired by Macy's.