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Judge Will Not Dismiss Part Of Martha Stewart Lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York State Supreme Court judge has rejected a motion by Martha Stewart Living lawyers to dismiss Macy’s claim that Martha Stewart breached its contract when it signed a...
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Judge: JCP Can Sell Martha-Designed Goods For Now
NEW YORK (AP) — J.C. Penney can sell some goods designed by Martha Stewart that were destined for shelves this spring —for now, a New York State Supreme Court judge ruled Friday. Rival department store...
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Final Arguments In Martha Stewart Case
NEW YORK (AP) - Attorneys for JCPenney and Macy’s are set to be back in court Thursday after a three-month break to present closing arguments in a contract dispute over a partnership with the Martha...
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Texas Traffic Stop Leads To $200K In Stolen Jewelry, Items
SHAMROCK, Texas (AP) — A Texas traffic stop has yielded nearly $217,000 worth of stolen gold and silver plus jewelry swiped from a Macy’s, Inc. store in Alabama. The Texas Department of Public Safety...
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JCPenney To Open On Thanksgiving Night
(credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images) NEW YORK (AP) - JCPenney is opening its doors on Thanksgiving evening to kick off the holiday shopping season, as the beleaguered retailer hopes to get back in the...
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JC Penney, Martha Stewart Scale Back Partnership
NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Ahead of a ruling in its fight with Macy’s over Martha Stewart products, Plano-based J.C. Penney Co. is scaling back its partnership with the media and merchandising company....
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Macy’s Holiday Hiring Up 3.6 Percent
NEW YORK (AP) – Macy’s plans to hire about 86,000 seasonal holiday workers nationwide to bolster its stores, call centers and distribution hubs. That number represents a 3.6 percent increase from a...
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Black Friday Shoppers Start Earlier Than Ever
http://media.dallas.cbslocal.com/CBSDAL_20141127231933463AA.mp4 Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Black Friday sales are creeping earlier into Thanksgiving Day. Stores like...
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Is Your Jewelry Real?
http://media.dallas.cbslocal.com/CBSDAL_20150518232033953AA.mp4 Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Graduations… first communions… confirmations are all coming up. Mother’s Day...
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Some Shoppers Unimpressed By “Prime Day” Sales
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Touting their Amazon ‘Prime Day’ sale, officials with Amazon.com say order rates Wednesday surpassed that of 2014 Black Friday sales....
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Macy’s To Add 85,000 Seasonal Workers
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) – Macy’s Inc. plans to hire about 85,000 seasonal workers for temporary jobs ahead of the holidays to meet expected higher demand. That is about the...
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Wal-Mart, Others Speed Up Deliveries To Shoppers
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter BETHELEHEM, Pa. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Christmas won’t come early this year, but the gifts might. Just in time for the winter holiday shopping season, Amazon, Wal-Mart,...
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Everyone Loves Same-Day Delivery, Until They Have To Pay
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone likes the idea of same-day delivery. But who wants to pay for it? That’s the problem merchants face as the busy holiday shopping season...
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Pair Suspected In Arlington Wallet Theft
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Arlington Police have released surveillance photos of a man and woman suspected in taking the wallet out of a woman’s purse at the...
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Macy’s Recalls 2 Martha Stewart Frying Pans After Injuries
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) – Macy’s is recalling two Martha Stewart frying pans after customers said metal discs popped off and caused bruises, burns and welts. The U.S....
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Big New Ideas For Fort Worth’s Ridgmar Mall
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A major overhaul is looming for a big North Texas mall as one its anchor stores prepares to leave. Macy’s announced it is pulling out of...
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Macy’s Job Cuts Signal Hard Times For Retailers
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Macy’s is slashing jobs, a harbinger of hard times for retailers after a holiday season that saw a noticeable shift to online shopping...
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J.C. Penney: Key Sales Measure Rose During Holidays
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter PLANO (AP) – J.C. Penney Co. says a key sales metric rose 3.9 percent during the holiday period as shoppers picked up home goods and other gifts. The positive...
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Macy’s Testing AI For ‘Mobile Companion’ App
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) – Macy’s is testing a mobile tool using artificial intelligence that lets shoppers get answers customized to the store they’re in — like where a...
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Macy’s Plans To Close 100 Stores
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) – Macy’s says it plans to close about 100 stores next year as the department store operator aims to become more nimble in a competitive market. That...
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Department Stores Look To Become Destinations
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) – Department stores trying to recapture their appeal to consumers are making plans to provide more experiences like spas and restaurants, and offer...
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Mall Shooting Suspect: ‘Creepy,’ Multiple Arrests, Disputes
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter OAK HARBOR, Wash. (AP)– The 20-year-old man suspected of killing five people with a rifle at a Macy’s makeup counter in Washington state is scheduled to make his...
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Macy’s To Open An Hour Earlier On Thanksgiving
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) – Macy’s is staying committed to Thanksgiving Day shopping, saying it’ll open an hour earlier this year. The company plans to open at 5 p.m. on...
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Tony Bennett, Muppets Set For Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett, Sarah McLachlan, De La Soul and the cast and Muppets of “Sesame Street” will be among the stars celebrating at Macy’s Thanksgiving...
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After The Turkey, Some Hit The Shops To Start Holiday Season
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) — After enjoying the Thanksgiving turkey, some Americans hit the shops for what retailers hope will be a new tradition to start the holiday shopping...
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Macy’s To Close Collin Creek & Southwest Center Locations
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBSDFW/AP) – Macy’s says it is eliminating more than 10,000 jobs and plans to move forward with 68 store closures after a disappointing holiday shopping...
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New Plans Outlined For Southwest Center Mall In Dallas
Follow KRLD: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (1080 KRLD) – The majority owner of Southwest Center Mall plans to bring a new hotel to the property in the near future. Peter Brodsky is outlining some of his...
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Macy’s Trims Holiday Hiring By Nearly 4 Percent
NEW YORK (AP) – Macy’s is increasing the number of temporary workers it’s hiring for distribution and warehouses for the holiday season as it chases fast growing e-commerce sales. But overall holiday...
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Macy’s Using Microsoft AI To Handle Service Requests
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Microsoft, through its research into artificial intelligence, has created a virtual assistant that can be used by companies to respond to customer service requests. At the...
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Balloons, Bands, Increased Security At Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NEW YORK (AP) – The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade stepped off Thursday with soaring balloons and high-stepping bands as police went all-out to secure it in a year marked by attacks on outdoor...
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Macy’s, Penney See Holiday Sales Growth
NEW YORK (AP) — Macy’s and J.C. Penney both reported holiday sales growth, offering encouraging signs that if department stores struggling to hold their own against online retailers had a decent...
View ArticleMacy’s Set To Launch Clothing Line Geared Toward Muslim Women
NEW YORK (AP) – Macy’s is launching a women’s clothing line aimed at Muslim shoppers. The department store chain says it teamed up with a boutique called Verona Collection and plans to sell the...
View ArticleRetailers Step Up Personalization On Their Websites
NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers will see more personalization based on where they are and what they’ve bought before on the Walmart website, as the retailer and several other stores try to build stronger...
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Why Penney, Macy’s, Gap, Other Retailers May Have To Close More Stores
NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) – Shares of JCPenney slumped more than 6 percent on Tuesday after the surprise departure of CEO Marvin Ellison raised fresh concerns about the struggling 110-year-old retailer’s...
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Macy’s Data Breach Exposes Customers’ Credit Card Info
NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) – Macy’s says cyberthieves hacked the accounts of thousands of the retailer’s online customers, compromising people’s full names as well as their credit card numbers and...
View ArticleInvestors Caught Off Guard By Weak Holiday Sales At Department Stores
NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Unemployment hasn’t been so low in years, wages are rising, consumer confidence is high and gasoline is cheap, all creating high expectations for department stores this...
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New Kind Of Macy’s Opens In Southlake
SOUTHLAKE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The Macy’s you know from the mall has moved out. With a café, bar, curated retail selections and calendar of community events, Market by Macy’s aims to be more of an...
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Macy’s Furloughing Most Of Its 130K Employees Because Of Coronavirus Store...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – Affecting employees at more than a dozen stores in North Texas, Macy’s is furloughing a majority of its 125,000 employees because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic....
View ArticleMacy’s Announces Management And Other Staff Layoffs
(CBSNewYork) — Retailing giant Macy’s, headquartered in New York, announced staff reductions today that will affect management and workers across various levels of its organization. The layoffs include...
View ArticleMacy’s Cutting Store Hours As COVID Cases Spike
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Big news if you’re heading out looking for deals or want to make holiday returns. Because of the spike in coronavirus cases, Macy’s is shortening their store hours for the...
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