Investor/Analyst Conference Call Concerning The May Department Stores Company's Results for the Third Quarter and First Nine Mon

Investor/Analyst Conference Call Concerning The May Department
Stores Company's Results for the Third Quarter and First Nine Months of Fiscal
2004 


ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The May Department Stores Company
(NYSE:MAY) invites investors and financial analysts to attend a conference call
to discuss the company's results for the third quarter and first nine months of
fiscal 2004.

Please join Mr. William P. McNamara, vice chairman; Mr. Thomas D. Fingleton,
executive vice president and chief financial officer; and Mr. Jan R. Kniffen,
senior vice president and treasurer, for this investor/analyst call.

  Here is the information you need to participate in the call:

  WHEN:
  Tuesday, November 9, 2004
  10:30 a.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. CT / 8:30 a.m. MT / 7:30 a.m. PT.

  DIAL-IN:
  1-800-299-9086. (For international calls, dial 1-617-786-2903.)
  The pass code is #38429251.

  Please dial in approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call.

  WEBCAST:


The call also will be accessible in listen-only mode at
http://www.maycompany.com/ . Participants should access the "Investor
Relations" link on the May home page and then select the "Webcasts" link.
Please register for the event approximately 10 minutes before the start.

  REPLAY:
  A replay will be available November 9 - 19, 2004.


The replay can be accessed by dialing 1-888-286-8010.  (For international
calls, dial 1-617-801-6888.)

The pass code is #98005463.

If you have further questions, please contact Mr. Kniffen at 314-342-6413. 

DATASOURCE: The May Department Stores Company



CONTACT:  Mr. Kniffen for May Department Stores Company, [phone]



Web site:  http://www.maycompany.com/ 

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