Source: MsnA Macy's storefront pictured in New York City © Getty Images Macy's plans to close a total of 150 stores by the end of 2026 (Getty Images) An iconic New York City Macy's has closed after the department store announced it is shuttering 66 stores across the U.S. this year. The Macy's on Fulton Street in Brooklyn has closed after nearly 30 years, while another location at the Sunrise Mall in Long Island will also close its doors soon. The closures come as part of a larger plan to shutter 150 "underproductive" locations by the end of 2026 in an effort to "return the company to sustainable, profitable sales growth," the company said in a January statement . "Closing any store is never easy, but as part of our Bold New Chapter strategy, we are closing underproductive Macy's stores to allow us to focus our resources and prioritize investments in our go-forward stores, where customers are already responding positively to better product offerings and elevated service," CEO Tony Spring said. Here's the full list of locations closing, some of which already have or will be soon. The majority are expected to close in the first quarter of 2025: Arizona California Colorado Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Michigan Minnesota Missouri New Jersey New York Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington The Independent has always had a global perspective. Built on a firm foundation of superb international reporting and analysis, The Independent now enjoys a reach that was inconceivable when it was launched as an upstart player in the British news industry. For the first time since the end of the Second World War, and across the world, pluralism, reason, a progressive and humanitarian agenda, and internationalism - Independent values - are under threat. Yet we, The Independent, continue to grow.
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