By Stacy Jackson (BET)- Finding a Macy’s is going to get a little more difficult. The department store chain will close about 65 locations by the end of January 2025.
Finding a Macy’s is going to get a little more difficult. The department store chain will close about 65 locations by the end of January 2025.
Store closures in 2025 are part of the chain’s “Bold New Chapter,” which will find 150 locations shuttered over the next three years.
In 1858, the department store chain opened its doors as a small dry goods shop on 14th Street in New York City. Macy’s opened its Herald Square location in 1902 and became the largest store in the world after completing its 7th Avenue addition over two decades later. The organization hosted its first parade in 1924, now widely known as the “Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade.”
The retail giant launched its online shopping platform, macys.com, in 1996. Between 2009 and 2011, Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s reached more customers by launching social media programs and by offering International Shipping online.
“America’s Department Store” has not announced what locations will be permanently closed.
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