Federal Way Macy's Among 36 Closing In 2021

FEDERAL WAY, WA — Macy's has announced that they will be closing 36 stores by the end of the first quarter, including the Commons at Federal Way.

The closure is part of a broader move by Macy's to close 125 locations over a three-year period, according to USA Today. The move represents about a fifth of Macy's remaining stores. Already Macy's closed 30 stores last year as part of the three-year plan.

As USA Today reports, this week Macy's named several dozen stores which will be closing by April 30. That list includes the Federal Way store. The only other store closing in Washington is in Northtown near Spokane.

The full released list of closing stores includes:

• Paradise Valley, Arizona
• El Cajon Parkway, California
• Hilltop, California
• Brass Mill Center, Connecticut
• Crystal Mall, Connecticut
• Port Charlotte Town Center, Florida
• Volusia Mall, Florida
• Greenbriar, Georgia
• Hyatt Regency (Maui, Hawaii)
• Grand Teton Mall, Idaho
• Water Tower Place, Illinois
• College Mall, Indiana
• Independence Center, Missouri
• Northpark Mall, Missouri
• West Park Mall, Missouri
• Sangertown Square, New York
• White Plains Galleria, New York
• Great Lakes Mall, Ohio
• Richland Mall, Ohio
• Tri-County Mall, Ohio
• Marlow Heights, South Carolina
• The Avenue Carriage Crossing, Tennessee
• Old Hickory Mall, Tennessee
• Golden Triangle, Texas
• Post Oak Mall, Texas
• Rivercenter, Texas
• Rolling Oaks, Texas
• Vista Ridge Mall, Texas
• Commons at Federal Way, Washington
• Northtown, Washington

As the Associated Press report, Macy's has been struggling to adapt as more sales move online, and in November, they cut their annual profit and sales expectations following a 3.5 percent drop in store sales in the third quarter. Following that, they saw store sales drop an additional 0.6 percent during November and December at stores that had been open a year or more.

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