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The brand new retailer will cater to latest buying developments with a smaller footprint and a “curated” collection of vogue and sweetness merchandise.
Macy’s is opening a brand new “small-format” retailer in Boston in September, the retailer introduced Tuesday.
In contrast to the expansive shopping center anchors the division retailer chain is understood for, its new “small-format” shops have 30,000- to 50,000-square-foot footprints and will be present in “off-mall” buying facilities, in accordance with a press launch.
“Small-format shops supply a curated buying expertise celebrating discovery and comfort,” Macy’s Inc. Chief Shops Officer Marc Mastronardi stated within the launch. “These shops optimize our bodily retailer footprint and convey us nearer to present and desired prospects whereas encouraging extra frequent visits.”
Sprawling American malls have misplaced clientele in latest a long time because of the rise of on-line buying and modifications in prospects’ in-person buying preferences. Amid these developments, Macy’s opened eight small-format areas in 2020 and 2021, and introduced 4 extra this summer time, together with the Boston retailer.
The brand new shops will promote a collection of clothes objects, equipment, magnificence merchandise, toys, baggage, and presents from a spread of common and in-house manufacturers, in accordance with Macy’s.
The areas will supply most of the similar facilities as full-size Macy’s shops, with service desks for returns and exchanges and curbside pickup choices.
Macy’s has not but introduced the placement of the brand new Boston retailer. There are at the moment 15 Macy’s in Massachusetts, six in Connecticut, 4 in New Hampshire, two in Rhode Island, and one in Maine.
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