News on Macy’s Store Closings and List

Macy’s have announced that they will be closing 11 stores; the decision was made following a poor holiday season. Macy’s also announced that sales fell by 4% in December; the company said that this has been their most challenging time in memory.

Macy‘s said final clearance sales at the stores will begin within the next week, except for the Hawaii store, which will not hold a final sale. There were signs that Macy’s was facing trouble a few months back, how many 1 day sales can you have in one month.

There is never a nice time to lose your job, but loses it after Christmas is a huge blow to those Macy’s store workers who will be affected. It is not as if they will be able to walk into another job, as we are all facing tough times.

Here are a list of Macy stores that will be closing:

• Bellevue Center, Nashville, Tenn. (211,000 square feet; 76 employees; opened in 1990).
• Brookdale Center, Brooklyn Center, Minn. (195,000 square feet; 72 employees; opened in 1966)
• Century III Furniture and Clearance, West Mifflin, Pa. (83,000 square feet; 3 employees; opened in 2000)
• Crestwood Mall, St. Louis (166,000 square feet; 176 employees; opened in 1969)
• Ernst & Young Plaza (Citicorp Plaza), Los Angeles (135,000 square feet; 136 employees; opened in 1986)
• Lafayette Square, Indianapolis (160,000 square feet; 84 employees; opened in 1974)
• Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, Island of Hawaii (3,000 square feet; 3 employees; opened in 1983)
• Natrona Heights Plaza, Natrona Heights, Pa. (73,000 square feet; 124 employees; opened in 1956)
• Palm Beach Mall, West Palm Beach, Fla. (190,000 square feet; 71 employees; opened in 1979)
• The Citadel, Colorado Springs, Colo. (195,000 square feet; 105 employees; opened in 1984)
• Westminster Mall, Westminster, Colo. (156,000 square feet; 110 employees; opened in 1986)

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