Davison's was the major competition to a retail chain headquartered in what city?
Davison's:  It was the major competition to Rich's and it took the Macy's name in 1986. Rich's (department store): Rich's was a department store retail chain, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that operated in the southern U.S. from 1867 until March 6, 2005 when the nameplate was eliminated and replaced by Macy's.
Atlanta, Georgia