Macy's

 NY - The giant department-store chain is expected to announce next week that it's consolidating its regional operating divisions, sources said, and could lay off ...

By By SUZANNE KAPNER Macy's Inc. reported further evidence yesterday that stores it acquired through a merger with the May Department Stores Co. continue to be a drag on sales. For the month of May, Macy's saw sales at stores open at least a year drop 3.3 percent...

By By SUZANNE KAPNER Pressure is mounting on Macy's Chief Executive Terry Lundgren to stem sales declines at stores acquired through a merger with the May Department Stores Co., testing his vision of building a national department store chain. Lundgren has already...

By By SUZANNE KAPNER The relationship between Liz Claiborne and its largest customer, Federated Department Stores, has grown increasingly strained over the apparel-maker's decision to launch a new line with J.C. Penney. The tensions underscore the difficulties facing...

By By ERIC LENKOWITZ In a direct challenge to longtime Herald Square fixture Macy's, JC Penney is looking at major space in the Manhattan Mall - two blocks away - for its first location in the borough, it was reported yesterday. The department-store giant has been...