NEW YORK In response to the widespread COVID-19 outbreak, Macys today announced that it will temporarily close all stores by end of business today, through March 31, the company said on its corporate website.
NEW YORK — In response to the widespread COVID-19 outbreak, Macy’s today announced that it will temporarily close all stores by end of business today, through March 31, the company said on its corporate website.
This includes all Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Bluemercury, Macy’s Backstage, Bloomingdales the Outlet and Market by Macy’s stores.
Macy’s said it “will provide benefits and compensation to its impacted workforce.”
“The health and safety of our customers, colleagues and communities is our utmost priority. As a result of the recent COVID-19 developments, we have decided to temporarily close our stores. We will work with government and health officials to assess when we will reopen our stores and safely bring our colleagues back to work,” said Jeff Gennette, chairman and chief executive officer of Macy’s, Inc. “During this closure, we will continue to serve our customers through our e-commerce sites.”
All three Macy’s, Inc. brands — Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury — will continue to serve customers through macys.com, bloomingdales.com and bluemercury.com and through its mobile apps.
