Macy’s to close 14 stores by end of year — including 2 California locations

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“Macy’s to close 14 stores by end of year — including 2 California locations”

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Multiple web search results report that Macy's plans to close 14 stores by the end of 2026, including two in California. The evidence cites a plan to shutter 150 locations overall, with 14 being a specific subset mentioned in multiple search snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Macy's IP Holdings, LLC doing business as Macy's, is an American department store chain founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. The first store was located in Manhattan on Sixth Avenue between 13th an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy's

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Macy's, Inc. (previously Federated Department Stores, Inc.) is an American holding company of department stores. Upon its establishment in 1929, Federated held ownership of the regional department sto…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy's,_Inc.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Hall Macy Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is a two-time Emmy Award and four-time Screen Actors Guild Award winner, and has been nominated for an Academy Award,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Macy

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“Department store chain Macy’s is set to shutter 14 store locations around the country, two of which are in California”

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This claim is nearly identical to Claim 0 and is corroborated by the same set of web search results detailing the closure of 14 stores nationwide, including two in California.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Macy's IP Holdings, LLC doing business as Macy's, is an American department store chain founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. The first store was located in Manhattan on Sixth Avenue between 13th an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy's

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Macy's, Inc. (previously Federated Department Stores, Inc.) is an American holding company of department stores. Upon its establishment in 1929, Federated held ownership of the regional department sto…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy's,_Inc.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Hall Macy Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is a two-time Emmy Award and four-time Screen Actors Guild Award winner, and has been nominated for an Academy Award,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Macy

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“The chain — which was founded in 1858 — is coming off a 2025 where they shuttered 66 stores, including one in Los Angeles”

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The claim is corroborated by web search results mentioning Macy's founding in 1858 and specific closure numbers (66 stores in 2025, 150 through 2026). While the specific details (66 stores in 2025, one in LA) are reported across different sources, the general pattern of large-scale closures and the founding date are supported by the evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Macy's IP Holdings, LLC doing business as Macy's, is an American department store chain founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. The first store was located in Manhattan on Sixth Avenue between 13th an…
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“The company announced in 2024 that they would close 150 underperforming stores by the end of 2026”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Macy's announced plans to close approximately 150 underperforming stores by the end of 2026, with one source noting this announcement was made in 2024.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Macy's IP Holdings, LLC doing business as Macy's, is an American department store chain founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. The first store was located in Manhattan on Sixth Avenue between 13th an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy's

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Macy's, Inc. (previously Federated Department Stores, Inc.) is an American holding company of department stores. Upon its establishment in 1929, Federated held ownership of the regional department sto…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy's,_Inc.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Macy's Union Square is a department store building bounded by O'Farrell, Powell, Geary, and Stockton Streets in San Francisco, California, United States. The present-day building consists of several b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy's_Union_Square

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“Two of the 14 stores to be closed are in California – one in La Mesa at the Grossmont Center and another in Tracy at the West Valley Mall, according to the Desert Sun”

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The specific details regarding the two California locations (La Mesa at Grossmont Center and Tracy at West Valley Mall, per the Desert Sun) are only present in the context of the evidence provided for this claim, and no other independent sources corroborate these specific addresses/locations.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — I. Magnin & Company was a San Francisco, California, based high fashion and specialty goods luxury department store. Over the course of its existence, it expanded across the West into Southern Califor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Macy's IP Holdings, LLC doing business as Macy's, is an American department store chain founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. The first store was located in Manhattan on Sixth Avenue between 13th an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy's

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Hall Macy Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is a two-time Emmy Award and four-time Screen Actors Guild Award winner, and has been nominated for an Academy Award,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Macy

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“One of the stores at the Pittsburgh Mills Mall in Tarentum, Penn. will close on April 26, according to TribLive and WTAE”

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The specific closure date and location (Pittsburgh Mills Mall in Tarentum, PA, on April 26) are only mentioned in the context of the evidence provided for this claim, and no other independent sources corroborate this specific event.

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“The other stores listed below are set to close sometime in the first half of this year, though no specific closing dates have not been confirmed”

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The general statement that additional closures are planned for the first half of the year without specific dates is supported by the context of the evidence, but no other independent sources corroborate this specific timing or lack of confirmation.

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web search NEUTRAL — FREE Shipping on the latest fashion brands on Women’s and Men’s Clothing, Accessories, Jewelry, Beauty, Shoes and Home Products.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find a Macy's Department store near you for women's and men's apparel, shoes, jewelry, makeup, furniture, home decor.
https://www.macys.com/stores/browse/

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“It’s unclear when the company plans to announce the final wave of store closures before the end of this calendar year”

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The statement regarding the timing of the final wave of closures is based on the context provided for this claim, but no other independent sources corroborate this specific timing uncertainty.

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web search NEUTRAL — Macy's is the largest department store company by retail sales in the United States, with 94,000 employees and an annual revenue of $25.3 billion as of 2023[update].[6] It operates 450 locations in th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy's

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web search NEUTRAL — The site owner hides the web page description.
https://www.instagram.com/macys/

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web search NEUTRAL — Under the close supervision of Margaret Getchell, a Macy cousin and pioneer businesswoman, the store prospered after the American Civil War, relying on extensive advertising and its reputation for val…
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“The company revealed that the closures would be announced on a rolling basis, as they continue to evaluate regional store performances”

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Although the concept of rolling announcements is related to the overall narrative, the evidence provided for this claim is empty, and no other sources corroborate this specific mechanism of announcement.

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Macy’s to close 14 stores by end of year — including 2 California locations

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