Macy's to lay off 2500 Employees

Macy’s department store is laying off 2,500 employees and closing five stores as part of a major reorganization, the company announced Wednesday. The layoffs and other changes, which Macy’s estimates will save about $100 million annually, come despite strong sales in new stores and online. The company said sales at stores open for at least a year grew 3.6% in the last two months of 2013



Some Macy’s employees will be moved to other retail stores or to the company’s online operations as part of the reorganization, the Associated Press reports. The Cincinnati-based company’s total workforce will be about 175,000 employees.
Macy’s will also open eight new stores.