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Macy's is closing 150 stores; seen here, shoppers carry Macy's bags during "Black Friday" in New York in November 2023. Mandatory Credit: Yuki Iwamura/AFP/Getty Images …
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Macy's is closing 150 stores; seen here, shoppers carry Macy's bags during "Black Friday" in New York in November 2023. Mandatory Credit: Yuki Iwamura/AFP/Getty Images …
Published on February 27, 2024
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Florida ‘unborn child’ bill stalls amid concerns over IVF and abortion policies, seen here, a doctor does a control check of the in vitro fertilization …
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Macy's is closing 150 stores; seen here, shoppers carry Macy's bags during "Black Friday" in New York in November 2023. Mandatory Credit: Yuki Iwamura/AFP/Getty Images …
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Macy's Revamps to Stay Relevant in Changing Retail Landscape
The retailer is closing 150 stores
Macy’s is getting a new, smaller, but more luxurious look designed to turn around the troubled retailer and keep the century-and-a-half old brand relevant to rapidly changing demands from shoppers.
