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Macy's lowers full year sales outlook amid difficult consumer environment

Macy’s has lowered its annual outlook to reflect the difficult consumer environment and now expects net sales to be in the range of 22.1 billion dollars to 22.4 billion dollars with comparable sales change of down between 1.5 to 2 percent. For the second quarter, Macy’s reported diluted and adjusted diluted earnings per share of 53 cents. Net...

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Bloomingdale’s to host ‘From Italy, With Love’ retail event

American department store chain Bloomingdale’s will host a two-month-long retail event bringing “the best of Italy to the US” kicking off with New York Fashion Week in September. The ‘From Italy, With Love’ event will start on September 5 within the retailer’s 59th Street flagship in New York and will immerse shoppers in Italian fashion, design,...

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Macy's banks on turnaround, ups earnings forecast

For the first quarter, Macy’s diluted earnings per share were 22 cents and adjusted diluted earnings per share were 27 cents compared to 56 cents in the same quarter of 2023. Net sales of 4.8 billion dollars were down 2.7 percent, comparable sales were down 1.2 percent on an owned basis and down 0.3 percent on an...

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Kate Spade New York debuts café concept in Dubai

American fashion brand Kate Spade New York has debuted its first-ever global café concept within Bloomingdale’s at Dubai Mall. The café concept has been designed to bring to life Kate Spade New York’s signature brand codes while offering customers an enhanced lifestyle experience with a menu featuring drinks and branded treats. Open until June...

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Macy’s appoints new VP of its Media Network

US department store group Macy’s, Inc. has announced the appointment of Michael Krans to the role of vice president, Macy’s Media Network. Reporting to Max Magni, chief customer and digital officer, Krans will oversee the group’s in-house media publisher which connects advertising partners with the customers of both Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s. He...

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Macy's to shutter 150 stores, expand Bloomingdale's

America’s largest department store operator, Macy’s, announced on Tuesday it would close 150 of its stores as part of a strategic shift under new CEO Tony Spring. The company, facing challenges, will focus on expanding Bloomingdale’s, aiming to create a more modern Macy’s, Inc. The move is seen as an effort to enhance customer relationships...

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Macy’s shares surge 18 percent following buyout offer

Shares of US department store Macy's jumped almost 18 percent in early Monday trading following news that an investor group has offered a 5.8 billion dollars buyout deal. According to Wall Street Journal, Arkhouse Management, which focuses on real estate investments, and global asset manager Brigade Capital Management have jointly made the offer...

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Macy's raises full year profit target

Macy’s reported third quarter diluted earnings per share of 15 cents and adjusted diluted earnings per share to 21 cents, while net sales of 5 billion dollars were down 7 percent. The company's comparable sales declined 7 percent on an owned basis and 6.3 percent on an owned-plus-licensed basis. Commenting on the outlook, the company said it now...

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Tony Spring to take over as Macy's Inc. CEO, Jeff Gennette to retire in February

Macy’s, Inc. has announced that the company’s chairman and chief executive officer Jeff Gennette, 61 plans to retire in February 2024 after serving the company for 40 years. “Serving Macy’s, Inc. over the past 40 years has been a privilege. I’m proud of the exceptional work of our colleagues to strengthen Macy’s, Inc. by successfully executing...

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Macy’s appoints Paramount Global CFO Naveen Chopra to its board of directors

Macy’s, Inc. has announced the appointment of Naveen Chopra, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Paramount Global, to its board of directors, effective April 1, 2023. Chopra, the company said in a release, is an established financial and operational leader who has served as chief financial officer for several high-growth,...

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Macy's Q4 earnings beat analysts' expectations

Diluted earnings per share were 1.83 dollars and adjusted diluted earnings per share 1.88 dollars for the fourth quarter compared to 2.44 dollars and 2.45 dollars in the same quarter of 2021, respectively. According to Refinitiv, the company's adjusted earnings per share of 1.71 dollars excluding a tax benefit, were higher than the analysts'...

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Bloomingdale’s new concept enters Seattle market

Luxury department store chain Bloomingdale's has announced plans to enter the Seattle market and open “Bloomie’s” in University Village. “We are thrilled to enter the Seattle market with the opening of our third Bloomie’s location,” said Charles Anderson, Bloomingdale's director of stores. After introducing the retailer’s smaller format store in...