Editing Hecht's (section)

{{Short description|Defunct US department store chain}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Hecht's
| logo = Hecht'slogo.svg
| logo_size = 
| logo_alt = 
| logo_caption = 
| image = Former Hechts Department Store, 575 7th St., NW, Washington, D.C LCCN2010641893.tif
| image_size = 250px
| image_alt = 
| image_caption = Exterior of the former flagship store in [[Washington, D.C.]] (2010)
| former_name = {{plain list|
* Hecht Brothers
* The Hecht Company
* Hecht's–Macy's (2003–2006)
}}
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Retail]]
| genre = [[Department store]]s
| founded = {{Start date and age|1857}} in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], United States
| founder = Samuel Hecht, Jr.
| defunct = {{End date|2006|9|9}}
| fate = [[Acquisition of The May Department Stores Company by Federated Department Stores|Acquisition]] by [[Macy's, Inc.|Federated Department Stores]]
| successor = {{flat list|
* [[Bloomingdale's]]
* [[Macy's]]
}}
| hq_location = [[Washington, D.C.]], United States
| num_locations = 81
| num_locations_year = 2005
| areas_served = {{flat list|
* [[Delaware]]
* [[Maryland]]
* [[New Jersey]]
* [[North Carolina]]
* [[Pennsylvania]]
* [[Tennessee]]
* [[Washington, D.C.]]
* [[Virginia]]
}}
| key_people = 
| products = {{flat list|
* Clothing
* footwear
* bedding
* furniture
* jewelry
* beauty products
* housewares
}}
| owner = 
| num_employees = 
| num_employees_year = 
| parent = {{plain list|
* [[The May Department Stores Company]] (1959–2005)
* [[Macy's, Inc.|Federated Department Stores]] (2005–2006)
}}
| footnotes = 
}}

'''Hecht's''' was an American [[department store]] chain founded in 1857 by Samuel Hecht, Jr. It was headquartered in [[Washington, D.C.]], and operated in the [[Mid-Atlantic (United States)|Mid-Atlantic]] and [[Southern United States]]. The family business was acquired by [[The May Department Stores Company]] in 1959, which itself was [[Acquisition of The May Department Stores Company by Federated Department Stores|acquired]] by [[Macy's, Inc.|Federated Department Stores]] in 2005. Hecht's was dissolved in favor of the Federated-owned [[Bloomingdale's]] and [[Macy's]] brands in 2006.