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Despite rising coronavirus metrics, Macy’s Walnut Room is still expected to return this holiday season, but Chicago’s store will be missing a key figure: Santa Claus.

Macy’s said Santa Claus won’t be greeting kids at its flagship New York store this year due to the coronavirus, interrupting a holiday tradition started nearly 160 years ago.

Macy’s Walnut Room will return this holiday season as a reimagined dining experience amid the coronavirus pandemic. Macy’s announced Monday that the historic Walnut Room will reopen Nov. 7 under new guidelines, with the 113th annual “Great Tree” up again for the holidays. To maintain social distancing, Macy’s said they will require customers to make a reservation, which will...

Macy’s Walnut Room will return this holiday season as a reimagined dining experience amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Macy’s, which started business in Chicago as Marshall Field’s, is now thinking of leaving its Water Tower Place location on Michigan Avenue. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Macy’s might leave Water Tower Place in Chicago but not because of the recent unrest and looting that saw stock at the retail giant’s North Michigan Avenue store pilfered earlier this week, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. “Macy’s, as you know, has been struggling as a company all across the country for quite some time,” Lightfoot said Friday during a...

Macy’s announced Thursday it is laying off 3,900 corporate jobs, or 3% of its total workforce, in a move to cut costs as its business has been hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.

Macy’s stores in the greater Chicagoland area, including the iconic State Street location, have reopened to the public following closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. Locations are open to the public from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and must offer contact-free curbside pick-up, according to a news release. “…Our teams have come together and supported each other and our...

Multiple storefronts on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue and State Street were bashed in and merchandise was taken after protests escalated in Chicago.

It was another onslaught of bad news from America’s department store chains this week. And that likely will not be letting up anytime soon.  Luxury chain Neiman Marcus filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, while Lord & Taylor is reportedly looking to liquidate its stores as soon as they are able to reopen again. Nordstrom said it is permanently closing 16...

Macy’s, Kohl’s and Gap Inc. all said Monday they will stop paying tens of thousands of employees who were thrown out of work when the chains temporarily closed their stores and sales collapsed as a result of the pandemic.

Gap is the latest retailer to dip its toes into the secondhand apparel market, following the lead of Macy’s, Nordstrom and others, in a bid to stay relevant in an industry shaken by changing consumer tastes.

At least two Illinois Macy’s locations will reportedly close as the company looks to focus on its most profitable locations. According to a list provided to media outlets, including CNBC, the Macy’s locations at Spring Hill Mall in suburban West Dundee and the University Mall in downstate Carbondale will be among nearly 30 stores shuttering their doors this year....

Stuck in a sales slump, Macy’s is shrinking to grow. The department store chain announced Tuesday it plans to shut 125 stores over the next three years and slash about 2,000 corporate jobs, as it closes its Cincinnati headquarters and tech offices in San Francisco. Macy’s said it plans to exit weaker shopping malls, and instead shift its focus toward…

Macy’s announced they will be shuttering 125 stores over the next three years, exiting struggling malls and focusing on building smaller stores in strip centers.

Macy’s said Wednesday it will shutter nearly 30 stores, in an effort to boost its profitability and focus on its most profitable stores. The new wave of closures follows holiday sales that were not quite as bad as some have feared. The news sent Macy’s stock higher. Shares closed up 2.4%. In the fiscal third quarter, Macy’s posted its first same-store sales...

An Illinois girl will now sleep in the bedroom of her dreams, thanks to Macy’s and the Make-a-Wish Foundation. NBC 5’s Sandra Torres has the story.

TODAY anchor Savannah Guthrie is hopeful for a quick recovery after her 2-year-old son hit her in the right eye with a toy last week, causing a tear in her retina and loss of vision. Savannah has been out of work the past two days since a freak incident involving her son, Charley, who was sitting in her lap when...

Heavy snow and wind shut down highways Tuesday in Colorado and Wyoming, closed schools in Nebraska and forced more than 1,000 travelers to sleep overnight in Denver’s airport after hundreds of flights were canceled just as Thanksgiving travel moved into high gear. The storm was heading to South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, while a “bomb cyclone” weather phenomenon...

Strong wind gusts up to 40 mph could impact Macy’s Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade.