Federated Department Stores Inc Watch

from 11-K 1 page Consent of Independent Auditors the Board of Directors Federated Department Stores, Inc.: We Consent to Incorporation by Reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Federated Department Stores, Inc. of Our Report Dated September 30, 1993, Relating to the Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits of Federated Department Stores, Inc. Retirement Income and Thrift Incentive Plan as of December 31, 1992 and 1991, and the Related Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the Years Then Ended, and Related Schedules, Which Report Appears in the December 31, 1992 Annual Report on Form 11-K of Federated Department Stores, Inc. Retirement Income and Thrift Incentive Plan. \S\ Kpmg Peat Marwick Kpmg Peat Marwick Cincinnati, Ohio January 13, 1994