WASHINGTON — Macy's says it is closing 125 of its least productive stores and cutting 2,000 corporate jobs as the struggling department store tries to reinvent itself in the age of online shopping.
The store closures represent about one-fifth of Macy's current total.
It didn't specify how many jobs would be lost at the shuttered stores. The corporate jobs will be shed as Macy's closes its offices in Cincinnati, San Francisco and Lorain, OH, leaving New York as its sole corporate headquarters.
The moves announced Tuesday come ahead of Macy's annual investor meeting where CEO Jeff Gennette is expected to unveil a three-year reinvention plan
“We have a clear vision of where Macy’s, Inc. and our brands, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury, fit into retail today. We are confident in our Polaris strategy, and we have the resources required to return Macy’s, Inc. to sustainable, profitable growth,” said Jeff Gennette, chairman and chief executive officer of Macy’s, Inc in a press release.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the retailer is testing a new concept that will take it out of malls by opening smaller stores in strip centers, where more people are shopping.
According to WLWT, Cincinnati's Mayor John Cranley released a statement about the headquarter closing.
"Our City’s renaissance has persisted and continues today with our metro leading the state in job gains over the last decade and adding 24,000 jobs in 2019—more than any other Ohio metro. Functionally, Macy’s stopped using Cincinnati as their headquarters ten years ago. This departure, while disappointing, is indicative of a changing retail industry and how they must adapt. It will not stop our City’s continued growth."
Here's a list of stores expected to close from USA Today:
California
Antioch: Somersville Towne Center
San Diego: Horton Plaza Park
Connecticut
Meriden: Westfield Meriden
Florida
Miami: The Falls Mall
Pompano Beach: Pompano Citi Centre
Sanford: Seminole Towne Center
Vero Beach: Indian River Mall
Georgia
Decatur: The Gallery at South DeKalb
Macon: Macon Mall
Hawaii
Waikoloa Village: Kings’ Shops
Idaho
Lewiston: Lewiston Center Mall
Illinois
Carbondale: University Mall
West Dundee: Spring Hill Mall
Indiana
Muncie: Muncie Mall
Kansas
Prairie Village
Kentucky
Owensboro: Towne Square Mall
Maryland
Salisbury: The Centre at Salisbury
Massachusetts
Leominster: The Mall at Whitney Field
Montana
Helena: Helena Northside Center
New York
Commack
Hicksville: Broadway Commons
North Carolina
Winston-Salem: Hanes Mall
Ohio
Cincinnati: Northgate Mall
St. Clairsville: Ohio Valley Mall
Stow: Stow-Kent Plaza
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg: Harrisburg East Mall
State College: Nittany Mall
Tennessee
Goodlettsville: RiverGate Mall
Washington
Burlington: Cascade Mall
Seattle: Downtown
Walla Walla: Downtown
