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Should Amazon Challenge Hudson’s Bay for Macy’s?

Hudson’s Bay Company is reported to be in early talks to acquire Macy’s, but an Amazon merger could be a better fit.  

Luxury

Should Amazon Challenge Hudson’s Bay for Macy’s?

Hudson’s Bay Company is reported to be in early talks to acquire Macy’s, but an Amazon merger could be a better fit.  


News & Analysis

A Hudson's Bay Takeover Could Mean the End of Macy's

Hudson's Bay is a shrewd real-estate operator more interested in the big buildings that house the clothes and shoes Macy's sells than the retail operation itself.

News & Analysis

A Hudson's Bay Takeover Could Mean the End of Macy's

Hudson's Bay is a shrewd real-estate operator more interested in the big buildings that house the clothes and shoes Macy's sells than the retail operation itself.


Retail

A Day of Reckoning for American Department Stores?

2017 could bring a final judgment for some of America’s biggest department store players, which have long faced serious headwinds.

Retail

A Day of Reckoning for American Department Stores?

2017 could bring a final judgment for some of America’s biggest department store players, which have long faced serious headwinds.


Retail

US Department Stores Steady Profitability — Even as Sales Slide

US department store chains have used layoffs, store closings and cutbacks to maintain one aspect of stability: profit margins.

Retail

US Department Stores Steady Profitability — Even as Sales Slide

US department store chains have used layoffs, store closings and cutbacks to maintain one aspect of stability: profit margins.


Retail

Macy’s Inc: The Slow Death of an American Icon

Macy’s needs more of the ‘magic’ the company touts in its tagline if the department store chain is to survive.

Retail

Macy’s Inc: The Slow Death of an American Icon

Macy’s needs more of the ‘magic’ the company touts in its tagline if the department store chain is to survive.


Retail

US Department Store Challenges Fail to Rattle Some Investors

Weak holiday sales by some US department stores have reignited fears that the sector may never recover its growth levels of the past, but some investors are holding out hope for a longer-term recovery.

Retail

US Department Store Challenges Fail to Rattle Some Investors

Weak holiday sales by some US department stores have reignited fears that the sector may never recover its growth levels of the past, but some investors are holding out hope for a longer-term recovery.


News & Analysis

Macy's, Kohl's Slash 2016 Profit Forecasts Citing Weak End to Year

Macy's said the shutdown of 68 stores, a part of the 100-store closures the company had announced in August last year, may result in the layoff of about 3,900 associates.

News & Analysis

Macy's, Kohl's Slash 2016 Profit Forecasts Citing Weak End to Year

Macy's said the shutdown of 68 stores, a part of the 100-store closures the company had announced in August last year, may result in the layoff of about 3,900 associates.


Retail

Macy's to Cut More Than 10,000 Jobs and Close 68 Stores

Overall, Macy's said, the job reductions represent about 7 percent of its workforce.

Retail

Macy's to Cut More Than 10,000 Jobs and Close 68 Stores

Overall, Macy's said, the job reductions represent about 7 percent of its workforce.


Retail

Department Stores Losing Market Share in Beauty, Too

Beauty and cosmetics were once considered Amazon-proof traffic-drivers to department stores, as beauty companies had long-term deals with stores, rarely discounted their products, and barely sold their goods online. No longer.

Retail

Department Stores Losing Market Share in Beauty, Too

Beauty and cosmetics were once considered Amazon-proof traffic-drivers to department stores, as beauty companies had long-term deals with stores, rarely discounted their products, and barely sold their goods online. No longer.


Retail

US Retailers Value Enthusiasm Over Experience for Holiday Hires

Hiring managers in the United States said they are looking for "brand evangelism."

Retail

US Retailers Value Enthusiasm Over Experience for Holiday Hires

Hiring managers in the United States said they are looking for "brand evangelism."