Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
FEINBERG STEPHEN
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RETAIL VENTURES INC [RVI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Former 10% Owner
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 299 PARK AVENUE - 22ND FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/28/2005
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10171
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Senior Subordinated Convertible Loan (1) $ 4.5 06/28/2005   J(1)     8,333,333 (1)   (2) 06/10/2009 Common Stock, no par value 8,333,333 (3) 0 I (4) By limited partnership (4)
Warrant (5) $ 4.5 (6) 06/28/2005   J(5)   8,333,333 (6)     (7)   (8) Common Stock, no par value 8,333,333 (6) (9) (5) 8,333,333 (5) (6) (9) I (4) By limited partnership (4)
Warrant (10) $ 4.5 (11) 06/28/2005   J(10)   1,388,752 (11)     (12) 06/11/2012 Common Stock, no par value 1,388,752 (9) (11) (10) 1,388,752 (9) (10) (11) I (4) By limited partnership (4)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
FEINBERG STEPHEN
C/O CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
299 PARK AVENUE - 22ND FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10171
      Former 10% Owner

Signatures

 /s/ Stephen Feinberg   06/28/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Convertible Loan (the "Senior Loan") is $37,500,000. On June 28, 2005, DSW Inc., an Ohio corporation ("DSW") majority owned by Retail Ventures, Inc. (the "Issuer"), consummated an initial public offering (the "IPO") of Class A Common Shares, no par value (the "DSW Class A Shares"). In connection with the closing of the IPO, which is expected to occur on or about July 5, 2005 (the "Closing"), the terms of the Senior Loan held by, among others, Cerberus Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Cerberus"), will be amended and the Senior Loan will be converted into a non-convertible loan.
(2) The Senior Loan was immediately convertible.
(3) Pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, dated as of June 11, 2002, between Cerberus and Schottenstein Stores Corporation ("SSC"), Cerberus purchased and assumed 50% of SSC's right, title and interest in the Senior Loan, among other things.
(4) All of the securities detailed herein are held by Cerberus. Stephen Feinberg possesses sole power to vote and direct the disposition of all securities of the Issuer held by Cerberus.
(5) Pursuant to the amendment to the Senior Loan, Cerberus will be granted a warrant (the "Senior Loan Warrant") providing Cerberus the right, from time to time, in whole or in part and subject to certain conditions, to (i) acquire common shares of the Issuer, no par value (the "RVI Common Shares") at the then current exercise price of the Senior Loan Warrant, (ii) acquire, from RVI, DSW Class A Shares at an exercise price per share equal to the price of DSW Class A Shares sold to the public in the IPO (the "IPO Price"), or (iii) acquire a combination thereof.
(6) Subject to the limitation described below, upon the Closing, Cerberus would have the right to acquire up to 8,333,333 RVI Common Shares upon full exercise of the Senior Loan Warrant, at an initial exercise price of $4.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments.
(7) The Senior Loan Warrant is immediately exercisable for RVI Common Shares.
(8) The Senior Loan Warrant will expire on the later of June 11, 2007 or the date of repayment in full of the obligations under the Senior Loan.
(9) Each of the Cerberus Warrants (as defined below) will provide that in no event shall such warrant be exercisable to the extent that the issuance of RVI Common Shares upon exercise, after taking into account the RVI Common Shares then owned by Cerberus and its affiliates, would result in the beneficial ownership by Cerberus and its affiliates of more than 9.99% of the RVI Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. Thus, upon the Closing, for the purposes of Reg. ?240.13d-3, Stephen Feinberg will be deemed to beneficially own 4,326,875 RVI Common Shares, or 9.99% of the RVI Common Shares deemed issued and outstanding.
(10) Pursuant to an amendment to certain term loans held by, among others, Cerberus, a warrant currently held by Cerberus (the "Term Loan Warrant," and together with the Senior Loan Warrant, the "Cerberus Warrants") will be amended to provide Cerberus the right, from time to time, in whole or in part and subject to certain conditions, to (i) acquire RVI Common Shares at the then current exercise price of the Term Loan Warrant, (ii) acquire, from RVI, DSW Class A Shares at an exercise price per share equal to the IPO Price, or (iii) acquire a combination thereof.
(11) Subject to the limitation described above, upon the Closing, Cerberus would have the right to acquire up to 1,388,752 RVI Common Shares upon full exercise of the Term Loan Warrant, at an initial exercise price of $4.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments.
(12) The Term Loan Warrant is immediately exercisable for RVI Common Shares.

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