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{{Short description|American luxury department store chain}}
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{{Infobox company
|company_name = Bloomingdale's
|company_logo = [[File:Bloomingdale's Logo.svg|230px]]
| name = Bloomingdale's Inc.
| logo = Bloomingdale's Logo.svg
|company_type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| logo_size = 250px
|company_slogan = "Like no other store in the world"
| image = Bloomingdale's (48064045898).jpg
|foundation = 1860
| image_size = 250px
|location = 1000 [[Third Avenue]]<br>[[New York City|New York, New York]], [[United States|USA]]
| image_caption = Bloomingdale's flagship store in [[Midtown Manhattan]] in 2019
|locations = 41 stores, 4 Bloomingdale's Outlets<ref>[http://www.macysinc.com/investors/storeinformation/squarefootage.aspx "Store Count and Square Footage"], Macy's Inc. Visited on December 25, 2008.</ref>
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
|photo = |[[File:NYC Bloomingdales.jpg|250px]]
|industry = [[Retail]]
| industry = Retail
| foundation = {{start date and age|1861}}
|products = Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, housewares, optical, salon, portrait studio, cafe.
| founders = [[Joseph B. Bloomingdale]]<br />[[Lyman G. Bloomingdale]]
|owner = [[Macy's, Inc.]]
| hq_location = [[59th Street (Manhattan)|59th Street]] and [[Lexington Avenue]]
|homepage = [http://www.bloomingdales.com/ www.bloomingdales.com]
| hq_location_city = [[New York City]], New York
| hq_location_country = U.S.
| locations = 58 (Q3 2023)<ref name="storecount"/>
| area_served = {{flat list|
* [[United States]]
* [[United Arab Emirates]]
* [[Kuwait]]
}}
| key_people = Tony Spring ([[Chair (official)|chairman]] and CEO)
| products = {{flat list|
* Clothing
* footwear
* leather goods
* jewelry
* cosmetics
* fragrances
* bedding
* bath
* furniture
* home decor
* housewares
* cafe
}}
| revenue = US$1.072 billion
| parent = [[Macy's, Inc.]]
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.bloomingdales.com}}
}}
}}
'''Bloomingdale's''' is an upscale chain of [[department store]]s owned by American [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[corporation]] [[Macy's, Inc.]] It is one of two divisions owned by the company, with the other being the mid-range [[Macy's]]. It competes with [[Neiman Marcus]], [[Saks Fifth Avenue]], [[Bergdorf Goodman]], [[Barneys New York]], [[Lord & Taylor]] and [[Nordstrom]].{{citation needed|date=May 2012}}


'''Bloomingdale's Inc.''' is an American luxury [[department store]] chain founded in 1861 by [[Joseph Bloomingdale]] and [[Lyman Bloomingdale]]. It was acquired by Federated Department Stores in 1930, which acquired the [[Macy’s]] department store chain in 1994, when they became sister brands. Ultimately, Federated itself was renamed [[Macy’s, Inc.]] in 2007.
==History==


As of 2024, the chain had a total of 32 owned department stores in the U.S. and 3 franchised stores in [[Dubai]] and [[Kuwait]]; 21 outlet stores (all in the U.S.), and 3 ''Bloomie's by Bloomingdales'' concept stores.<ref name="storecount">{{cite web |title=Spreadsheet attachment to page "Store Count" |url=https://www.macysinc.com/investors/financials/store--count/default.aspx |website=Macy's Inc. |access-date=10 February 2024}}</ref>
===19th century===
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Bloomingdale's started in 1861 when brothers [[Joseph B. Bloomingdale|Joseph]] and [[Lyman G. Bloomingdale]] started selling hoop-skirts in their Ladies Notions' Shop on [[Manhattan]]'s [[Lower East Side]]. The pair were sons of Benjamin Bloomingdale, a [[Bavaria]]n-born salesman who had lived in North Carolina and Kansas, and settled in [[New York City]]. In 1872, the Bloomingdale brothers opened their first store at 938 Third Avenue, New York City.


Its headquarters and [[Flagship#Retailing|flagship store]] are located at [[59th Street (Manhattan)|59th Street]] and [[Lexington Avenue]] in the [[New York City]] borough of [[Manhattan]]. <ref>{{Cite web|date=February 8, 1928|title=Funeral Services Today for E. W. Bloomingdale, Well Known Merchant|url=https://www.jta.org/1928/02/08/archive/funeral-services-today-for-e-w-bloomingdale-well-known-merchant|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/federated-department-stores-inc-history/|title=History of Federated Department Stores, Inc. – FundingUniverse|website=www.fundinguniverse.com}}</ref>
As the popularity of the hoop-skirt was declining, the brothers closed their East Side Bazaar in 1872 in a small row house on [[Third Avenue (Manhattan)|Third Avenue]] and 56th Street, selling a variety of garments such as ladies' skirts, corsets, "gent's furnishings", and European fashions. At the time the East Side was a working-class neighborhood with shantytowns, garbage dumps, and stockyards. Most of their customers and competitors were in the [[Upper West Side]], and at that time most 'respectable stores' only specialized in one trade.


==History==
Within a few years after opening the store, the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] opened, the new [[St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York|St. Patrick's Cathedral]] was dedicated near the store after moving from its downtown location, [[Central Park]] was completed, and the [[New York subway system]] began construction. These additions brought wealthy customers to the East Side, who built brownstones that surrounded the new park.
[[File:NYC Bloomingdales.jpg|thumb|The historic [[Lexington Avenue]] flagship store in [[Midtown Manhattan]]]]
===19th century===
====Founding (1861)====
The first Bloomingdale's was founded in [[New York City]] by Benjamin Bloomingdale and his son [[Lyman Bloomingdale]] in 1861 in its [[Lower East Side]] area, originally under the name Bloomingdale's Hoopskirts, initially focused on selling hoop skirts and European fashions. The brothers quickly identified opportunities for growth and expansion in the dynamic retail landscape of the time.In 1872, Lyman and his brother Joseph opened a second location called Bloomingdale's Great East Side Bazaar in [[Midtown Manhattan]] at 965 Third Avenue, between 56th & 57th Sts. The Bazaar later moved into three adjacent buildings further up the block before finally moving into a building at 59th St. and [[Third Avenue]], where its flagship store remains today.<ref name="traub"/>


====Relocations and expansion (1860s-1890s)====
The store moved in 1886 to its current location on [[59th Street (Manhattan)|59th Street]] and [[Lexington Avenue]]. It was designed with large plate glass [[display window]]s and large merchandising areas. Instead of the common practice of cluttering the display windows with an assortment of the goods they sold, each window featured a couple of products as props on a theatrical mise-en-scene. Many of these products were European imports.
In the subsequent years, Bloomingdale's underwent a series of relocations and expansions. The brothers moved the store from its original location to a larger space on 59th Street and Third Avenue. As the business flourished, necessitating more significant retail space, the store moved once again to its iconic location at 59th Street and Lexington Avenue in 1886. This move marked a turning point, solidifying the store's position as a prominent retail destination.<ref name="traub"/>


In 1872, the store changed its name to "Bloomingdale's", reflecting the family name but also symbolized the flourishing and growth of their business.
By the start of the 20th century, Bloomingdale's growth greatly increased, facilitated by its convenient location at a hub of New York City's horse-drawn trolley system. Offerings at the time ranged from ladies' stockings at 10¢ a pair to $10 men's wool suits and $149 upright pianos. In 1902, the advertising slogan "All Cars Transfer to Bloomingdale's" capitalized on the store's location, and the company commissioned artist [[Richard F. Outcault]] to create a series of paintings around this theme. The slogan appeared on billboards and on 5,000 free beach umbrellas which were offered to street vendors and delivery cart drivers.


Joseph Bloomingdale retired from the company in 1896, giving his brother Lyman full control, and Lyman's sons Hiram and Samuel inherited his shares upon his death in 1905.
== 20th century ==
Around 1905, hard times hit. The popular upper class shopping area moved downtown along Sixth Avenue to between 14th and 23rd Streets. In 1913, the 59th Street Station of the Lexington Avenue subway was constructed in Bloomingdale's basement, further reinforcing the "All Cars Transfer to Bloomingdale's" slogan, and business recovered. By the 1920s, the store covered the whole city block.


===20th century===
[[File:NYC Bloomingdales.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bloomingdale's flagship store on Lexington Avenue in New York]]
As the 20th century dawned, Bloomingdale's embraced innovative retail practices. The introduction of the department store window display in the late 19th century set a trend, making the store more visually appealing and attracting attention from passersby. This approach contributed to the store's reputation for being fashion-forward.<ref name="traub"/>


By 1902, the store grew to occupy 80 percent of the city block between 58th St. and 59th St. to the north and south, and Third Avenue and [[Lexington Avenue]] to the east and west.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|title = Bloomingdale's Through the Years|newspaper=WWD|date=September 9, 2022|url=https://wwd.com/business-news/retail/bloomingdales-150-year-history-timeline-1235305316/|access-date=March 24, 2023}}</ref>
In 1930, Bloomingdale's moved to a new location off of Lexington. The building, which had grown to encompass the entire block, had an eleven story addition and was completely redesigned by architects [[Starrett & van Vleck]] in the [[Art Deco]] style.


After the [[New York City Subway]] debuted, the store's primary entrance was shifted to its Lexington Avenue side in 1918 to draw customers coming from the nearby [[IRT Lexington Avenue Line]] stop at [[Lexington Avenue/59th Street station|59th Street and Lexington Avenue]]. Given that the U.S. was involved in [[World War I]], [[Samuel Bloomingdale]] gave the American Red Cross free use of an entire floor there until the war ended. By 1927, after acquiring all the remaining portions along it, Bloomingdale's controlled 100 percent of the block, expanding the store's size to 84,000 square feet (later nearly quadrupled via newly added floor space).<ref name="auto"/>
In 1949, Bloomingdale's opened its first branch store in [[Fresh Meadows, Queens|Fresh Meadows]], Queens.


Like most publicly traded companies, Bloomingdale's faced severe financial problems following the [[Black Tuesday]] stock market crash in 1929, and it merged with the newly created [[Federated Department Stores]] in early 1930, which helped it survive the [[Great Depression]].<ref name="traub"/>
Bloomingdale's also had a full line branch store in New Rochelle, NY and a furniture store in the Vernon Hills shopping center in Eastchester, NY (about seven miles (11&nbsp;km) away) which they wanted to expand, however, the City of New Rochelle and the surrounding neighborhood were opposed to Bloomingdales being enlarged, for fear of increased traffic congestion and the loss of some other long-time businesses along New Rochelle's Main Street. Subsequently, Bloomingdales built a full line store in White Plains combining its Eastchester and New Rochelle stores. (The White Plains store is now one of the only freestanding suburban stores, as most others are a part of a mall environment.)
The same year Bloomingdale's joined [[Macy's, Inc.|Federated Department Stores]], now Macy's, Inc.


====1945–1960: American designers and fashion influence====
In 1961, the company started using designer shopping bags to promote its "Esprit de France" exhibit. The design, by artist Jonah Kinigstein, was based on French [[tarot cards]] in dramatic shades of red, black, and white. In 1973, the iconic "Brown Bag" appeared. These were designed by [[Massimo Vignelli]], who also designed the current store typeface, and they were prominently labeled in three sizes: "Little", "Medium", and "Big". Fashion designer [[Michaele Vollbracht]] designed one of the classic shopping bags in red, black, and white of a formally dressed man on one side and a woman on the other. Other artists who have designed shopping bags were fashion illustrator [[Antonio Lopez (illustrator)|Antonio Lopez]], and [[Mark Kostabi]].
After World War II, Bloomingdale's played a crucial role in shaping post-war American fashion. The store actively engaged with European designers and trends, as well as promoting American designers, and was an influencer in fashion trends and the evolution of American fashion sensibilities. This period marked a phase of continued growth and influence for Bloomingdale's, solidifying its status as a premier department store. By the 1950s, Bloomingdale's had become an established and influential retail institution. The store's commitment to offering a wide range of high-quality merchandise and its role in shaping fashion trends laid the foundation for its continued growth and legacy in the decades to come.<ref name="traub">{{cite web |last1=Traub |first1=Marvin |title=How did a second tier New York department store called Bloomingdale's —where the city's domes... |url=https://www.npr.org/1993/12/23/1107373/how-did-a-second-tier-new-york-department-store-called-bloomingdales-where-the-c |website=NPR |access-date=10 February 2024 |date=23 December 1993}}</ref>


====First branch stores====
In 1969, Bloomingdale's two branch stores opened in [[Garden City, New York]] on Long Island, and [[Jenkintown, Pennsylvania]]. Bloomingdale's opened home furnishing stores on the East Coast using products from the flagship's home furnishings department.
In 1947, and tandem with America's economic boom after [[World War II]], Bloomingdale's opened its first store outside of Manhattan in [[New Rochelle]], a New York City suburb, where it assumed control of the former Ware's Department Store. After concluding that using pre-existing buildings could have been a better fit with its tried-and-true floor layouts, the company debuted its first custom-built store in 1949, located in the [[Fresh Meadows]] neighborhood across the East River in [[Queens]]. Over 25,000 people visited on its first day of business.<ref name="auto"/>
====1960-1975====
During the 1960s, Bloomingdale's shifted its merchandise mix to incorporate haute couture fashions imported from Paris and home furnishings from Italy. It also launched its first single designer-specific department in 1969, for [[Halston]], one that was quickly followed later that year by a dedicated [[Polo Ralph Lauren]] boutique in its men's store. By the early 1970s, Bloomingdale's had begun embracing avant-garde European design, and following the [[United Nations]] recognition of China in 1971, it became the first American retailer to sell products from Communist-era China. Its iconic rounded logo debuted in 1972, followed a year later by its "Big Brown Bag" and "Little Brown Bag," all of which remain in use today. Bloomingdale's continued to thrive throughout the 1970s, despite New York City's turbulence at the time, partly via continued expansions into the suburbs. Its largest branch opened in [[White Plains, New York]] in 1975, with 260,000 square feet of floor space, and shortly after that, Bloomingdale's shuttered its original, but much smaller, New Rochelle branch.<ref name="auto"/>
====Expansion beyond New York area====
In 1976, Bloomingdale's launched its first store outside of the New York City area in [[Tysons, Virginia]], a suburb of [[Washington, D.C.]] in [[Northern Virginia]]. The [[First Lady]] at the time, [[Betty Ford]], attended its opening as its guest of honor.<ref name="auto"/>


In 1981, Bloomingdale's opened a branch at the [[King of Prussia Mall]] in suburban [[Philadelphia]], then the largest mall in the world. Other new stores opened as well, along the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]], [[Florida]], [[Chicago]], and in [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]]. <ref>{{cite news| title =Bloomingdale Plans Cuts| newspaper= The New York Times | date =June 6, 1990| url =https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE2D8133BF935A35755C0A966958260| access-date =August 7, 2007}}</ref> In 1988, Canadian real estate developer [[Robert Campeau]] launched a hostile takeover attempt of the company, successfully acquiring it for $6.6 billion: it was the largest non-oil corporate merger ever at the time.<ref name="auto"/>
According to a survey taken around 1972, over 60 percent of the customers lived and worked in the luxury high-rise apartment and office towers near to the main store. Bloomingdale's sold such popular items as [[pet rock]]s and glacial ice cubes.
====Economic challenges (1990s)====
Bloomingdale's faced continued economic challenges in the early 1990s, resulting in the closures of its [[Dallas]], Fresh Meadows, and [[Stamford, Connecticut]] locations. In 1994, Federated Stores acquired the entire [[Macy's]] chain, which had been in bankruptcy for two years. In 1996, Bloomingdale's expanded to the [[Western United States|U.S. West Coast]], converting four former chains of [[The Broadway]], which it acquired via its merger with Macy's, in [[Southern California]] into Bloomingdale's stores in a single day.<ref name="auto"/> Bloomingdale's continued growth and shuttering of duplicative locations stemming from Macy's merger.


===21st century===
In 1973, the store stamped the name "Bloomie's" on ladies' panties as part of its launch for intimate apparel in 1973. The rising popularity caused the store to become a tourist attraction, and articles stamped with "Bloomie's" became popular as souvenirs.
[[File:Bloomingdales footprint.png|thumb|Map of Bloomingdale's locations as of October 2015]]
In 2004, the company returned once again to downtown Manhattan, opening an 82,000-square-foot store – featuring an "edited" selection of the flagship store's offerings – in [[SoHo]].


In 2007, Bloomingdale’s expanded into [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] ([[Fashion Valley]]) and [[Costa Mesa, California|Costa Mesa]] ([[South Coast Plaza]]), once again by replacing former [[Robinsons-May]] stores that closed in 2006, in each case because there were already existing Macy's stores in each mall. In 2006, Bloomingdale's opened its largest store save its Manhattan flagship in [[San Francisco]]'s Union Square, {{cvt|330000|sqft|sqm}} in area.
During [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s visit to New York City in 1976, traffic was reversed on Lexington Avenue so the Queen could exit her vehicle on its right side and enter the famous Manhattan flagship through the main entrance.


On June 1, 2007, Federated Stores changed its corporate name to Macy's, given its more robust name recognition, but left its Bloomingdale's store names intact.<ref name="auto"/>
=== Expansion from 1974 to 2014 ===
In 1974, Bloomingdales opened a store in [[Newton, Massachusetts]], just outside of [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]. A store still exists in Newton's [[The Mall at Chestnut Hill|Mall at Chestnut Hill]].


On February 14, 2008, parent company Macy's, Inc. announced plans to enter the [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] market with a 180,000-square-foot store by 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080214005499/en/Bloomingdales-Open-Store-Phoenix|title=Bloomingdale's to Open First Store in Phoenix|date=February 14, 2008|website=businesswire.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> [[Arizona]] would have been the thirteenth state to have a Bloomingdale's store location, with this store being the tenth in the western U.S. and 41st throughout the chain.<ref>{{cite news| title =Bloomingdale's to Open First Store in Phoenix| publisher = Macy's, Inc.| date =February 14, 2008| url =http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=84477&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1108394&highlight=| access-date =March 4, 2008}}</ref> This store never materialized as a result of the [[Great Recession]] in 2008 and 2009.
The Bloomingdale's By Mail catalog launched in 1978 and this expanded the store's reach to households across the United States.


In May 2008, Bloomingdale's began the phase-out of its Bloomingdale's By Mail catalog to greater emphasize its rapidly growing online presence at bloomingdales.com. On September 10, 2008, Macy's announced plans to open three new Bloomingdale's stores, two modeled after its [[SoHo]] store. One was intended to be a three-level {{convert|82000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} anchor store at [[The Shops at Georgetown Park]] in [[Washington, D.C.]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://georgetowner.com/articles/2012/01/23/decline-and-fall-georgetown-park/|title=The Decline and Fall of Georgetown Park|last=Devaney|first=Robert|date=January 23, 2012|website=The Georgetowner|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> but the plan collapsed after the mall's parent company declared bankruptcy. The other two stores were completed, including a new {{convert|150000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} branch at [[Westfield Valley Fair]] in [[San Jose, California]], <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/first-look-inside-westfield-valley-fairs-new-bloomingdales|title=First look inside Westfield Valley Fair's new Bloomingdale's|date=March 3, 2020|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> and a {{convert|205000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} store in [[Santa Monica Place]], in [[Santa Monica, CA]]. The latter debuted in early 2010. San Jose's debut was delayed until 2020, primarily due to the Great Recession, and Santa Monica closed in 2021 due to subpar performance.<ref name="auto"/>
The retail market boomed in the 1980s. New stores opened along the East Coast, [[Florida]], [[California]], and in Dallas, [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite news
| title =Bloomingdale Plans Cuts
| publisher = New York Times
| date =June 6, 1990
| url =http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE2D8133BF935A35755C0A966958260
| accessdate =August 7, 2007}}</ref>


In February 2010, Macy's launched Bloomingdale's first international location in [[Dubai]]. As is the case for rival [[Saks Fifth Avenue]], the global presence for Bloomingdale's is operated under license by a local interest: in this case, [[Al Tayer Group]] LLC, a leading UAE-based conglomerate.<ref>{{cite news | title =Bloomingdale's to Open in Dubai in 2010 | publisher = Macy's, Inc. | date =September 22, 2008| url =http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=84477&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1199122&highlight= | access-date =September 26, 2008}}</ref> Bloomingdale's CEO announced that the Dubai store would most likely be the only store outside of the U.S.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lancsak |first=Angelika |url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/580371-bloomingdales-from-jo |title=Bloomingdale's Dubai likely to be only one outside US - CEO - Retail |publisher=ArabianBusiness.com |access-date=August 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203231844/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/580371-bloomingdales-from-jo |archive-date=February 3, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (The company's leaders later had a change of heart, and opened a branch in Kuwait in 2017.) Later in 2010, the company launched its first outlet store at [[Potomac Mills]], located outside of Washington, D.C.<ref name="auto"/>
Expansion in the 1990s included a 1992 opening (the 15th store) in the [[Mall of America]] near [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], and four stores in [[California]] in 1996.


In 2012, Macy's Inc. closed four Bloomingdale's stores, one each in the Minneapolis (Mall of America), Atlanta (Perimeter), Washington DC (White Flint), and Chicago (Oak Brook) areas.<ref name=moa1/><ref name=close-2012/>
The chain opened two [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] locations in 2003, converting the longtime [[Davison's]]/[[Macy's|R.H. Macy & Co.]] properties in [[Lenox Square]] and [[Perimeter Mall]]. In addition, in 2006 and 2007, stores were opened in [[San Francisco]], [[San Diego]], and [[Costa Mesa]], California.


In late 2019, Macy's announced that fur would no longer be sold in any of its stores, including Bloomingdale's department & outlet stores, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year.<ref>Leticia Miranda, "Macy's, Bloomingdale's to stop selling fur," [https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/macy-s-bloomingdale-s-stop-selling-fur-n1070146 NBC News], October 22, 2019.</ref>
On February 14, 2008, parent company, Macy's, Inc., announced plans to enter the [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] market with a 180,000 square foot store by 2009. Arizona would have been the thirteenth state to have a Bloomingdale's store location, with this store being the tenth in the western U.S. and 41st throughout the chain.<ref>{{cite news
| title =Bloomingdale's to Open First Store in Phoenix
| publisher = Macy's, Inc.
| date =February 14, 2008
| url =http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=84477&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1108394&highlight=
| accessdate =March 4, 2008}}</ref>
This store never materialized.


As part of an initiative to better establish its New York flagship store as a "retail destination," designed to allure shoppers who primarily purchase department store goods online, Bloomingdale's introduced new departments and offerings throughout the decade, including a branch of [[Magnolia Bakery]] and a boutique for [[Sarah Jessica Parker]]'s [[SJC Collection]] shoe line. It was the first department store in New York to offer the latter. In 2018 and 2019, Bloomingdale's remodeled nearly 200,000 square feet inside the store, wholly revamping its denim, cosmetics, shoes, and women's contemporary clothing departments.<ref name="auto"/>
On September 10, 2008, Bloomingdale's announced plans to open three stores, two of which will be modeled after the [[SoHo]] store: a 3-level, {{convert|82000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} anchor store at [[The Shops at Georgetown Park]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] by August 2011, a 3-level {{convert|150000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} store at [[Westfield Valley Fair]] in [[San Jose, California|San Jose, CA]] by Fall 2011, and a {{convert|105,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} in [[Santa Monica Place]], in [[Santa Monica, CA]](which opened on August 6, 2010). The store is reported to be modeled after the chain's concept store in New York's [[SoHo]] neighborhood to carry select contemporary men's and women's apparel.


In March 2020, Macy's, Inc. announced that it would temporarily close all Bloomingdale's and Macy's locations as a result of the rapidly spreading [[COVID-19]] pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tyko|first=Kelly|title=Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue closing all stores because of coronavirus|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/03/17/macys-coronavirus-all-stores-closing-until-march-31-bloomingdales/5070025002/|access-date=2020-09-03|website=USA Today|language=en-US}}</ref> Its original plan to reopen at the end of March quickly evaporated due to the pandemic's rapid spread, as did its intent to do so by the end of April 2020: as was the case with most brick-and-mortar retailers, Macy's ended up closing some of its stores for a year or more, with reopening days that varied depending on their locations. Some did not reopen until late 2021.
Twelve days later the first proposed overseas locations for the chain were announced. A September 22, 2008, press release from Macy's, Inc. told of plans for two Bloomingdale's locations (a three-level {{convert|146000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} apparel and accessories store, as well as a separate one level {{convert|54000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} home store) to open in February 2010 in [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. As is the case for rival [[Saks Fifth Avenue]], the international presence for Bloomingdale's will be operated under license by a local interest — in this case, [[Al Tayer Group]] LLC, a leading UAE-based conglomerate.<ref>{{cite news
| title =Bloomingdale's to Open in Dubai in 2010
| publisher = Macy's, Inc.
| date =September 22, 2008
| url =http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=84477&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1199122&highlight=
| accessdate =September 26, 2008}}</ref> Bloomingdale's CEO announced that the Dubai store will most likely be the only store outside of the US since Bloomingdale's has no further plans to expand to other countries.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lancsak |first=Angelika |url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/580371-bloomingdales-from-jo |title=Bloomingdale's Dubai likely to be only one outside US - CEO - Retail |publisher=ArabianBusiness.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-13}}</ref>


On September 9, 2022, Bloomingdale's celebrated its 150th anniversary, featuring a variety of special events and unique [[merchandising|merchandise]] offerings through the end of the year at its Manhattan flagship location.<ref name="auto"/>
In August 2010, [[Macy's, Inc.]] opened their first Bloomingdale's outlet at [[Potomac Mills]] mall in [[Woodbridge, Virginia]] occupying the former space of the [[Sports Authority]] outlet. The store is the first of its kind for Bloomingdale's and the company has plans to open several more Bloomingdales Outlets across the country in the near future.


==Timeline of department store openings==
{{update|date=May 2012}}
{{sort under}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:smaller;" cellpadding=2
! colspan=2 | Year<br/>Opened/<br/>Closed
! #
! Mall or district
! City
! Metro Area
! State (US) or <br/>country
! Gross<br/>floor<br/>area<br/>(sq ft)
! Type
! class="unsortable" | Remarks
|-
|1886 || open || 1 || 59th Street || [[New York City|New York]] || [[New York metropolitan area|New York]] || [[New York State|New York]] || 850,000 || L || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
|-
| 1947 || 1977 || || 554 Main Street || [[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle]] || New York || New York || 110,000 || ||style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% | <small>Building was previously Ware's Dept. Store. Closed in 1977 after nearby White Plains store opened in 1975.<ref name=newrochelle>{{cite news |title=30-Year-Old Branch of Bloomingdale's Will Be Closed Down in New Rochelle |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1977/01/07/75015585.html?pageNumber=25 |access-date=12 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=7 January 1977|page=25 |language=en}}</ref> Functioned for a time afterwards as a furniture outlet.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Standard-Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/926777339/?terms=bloomingdales%20closing%20store&match=1 |access-date=12 February 2024 |work=Newspapers.com |date=6 Jan 1977 |page=1 |language=en}}</ref></small>
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| 1949 || 1991 || || [[Fresh Meadows, Queens|Fresh Meadows]] || [[Queens]] || New York || New York ||149,000|| ||style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |<small>At opening, 106,325 sq.ft., did not sell furniture or large appliances. Two stories plus basement. Architects [[Voorhees, Gmelin and Walker|Voorhees, Walker, Foley and Smith]]. Town-and-country suburban architectural theme, grey brick, white marble.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bloomingdale's Is Closing Store in Queens, Its First Branch |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1991/05/02/249191.html?pageNumber=30 |access-date=12 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name="freshmeadows">{{cite news |title=Bloomingdale's Is Closing Store in Queens, Its First Branch |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1949/05/22/issue.html |access-date=12 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=May 22, 1949 |language=en}}</ref></small>
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|1959 || open || 5 || Shops at Riverside || Hackensack || New York || New Jersey || 292,000 || O || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|1967 || open || 6 || Short Hills || Short Hills || New York || New Jersey || 246,000 || GL || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|1971 || 1982 || || Manhasset furniture store|| Manhasset, L.I.|| New York || New York || || || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% | <small>Closed after the opening of nearby store in Garden City<ref name=eastchester-manhasset>{{cite news |title=Bloomingdale's closing store in Eastchester |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/679395482/?terms=bloomingdales%20closing%20store&match=1 |access-date=12 February 2024 |work=The Herald Statesman |date=8 January 1982 |page=26 |language=en}}</ref></small>
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|1971 || 1982 || || Eastchester furniture store|| Eastchester|| New York || New York || || || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% | <small>Closed after the opening of nearby store in White Plains<ref name=eastchester-manhasset/></small>
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|1973 || open || 11 || Mall&nbsp;at&nbsp;Chestnut&nbsp;Hill&nbsp;Home/Men's || Chestnut Hill || Boston || Massachusetts || 124,000 || O || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|1975 || open || 12 || White Plains || White Plains || New York || New York || 296,000 || O || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|1976 || open || 14 || Tysons Corner Center || McLean || Washington DC || Virginia || 268,000 || L || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|1981 || open || 16 || [[King of Prussia (shopping mall)|King&nbsp;of&nbsp;Prussia&nbsp;(Court)]] || King of Prussia || Philadelphia || Pennsylvania || 250,000 || O || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|1982 || open || 17 || Willow Grove Park || Willow Grove || Philadelphia || Pennsylvania || 239,000 || O || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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| 1983 || 1990<ref name="stamford-dallas">{{cite news |title=Store closing |url=https://newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-store-closing/140811752/ |access-date=12 February 2024 |work=Austin American-Statesman |date=6 June 1990 |pages=23}}</ref> || || [[Valley View Center]] || Dallas||Dallas–Ft. Worth|| Texas|| 220,378 || || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|1986 || open || 2 || Town Center at Boca Raton || Boca Raton || Miami-FtL-WPB || Florida || 270,000 || O || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|1988 || open || 8 || North Michigan Ave. || Chicago || Chicago || Illinois || 270,000 || L || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|1990 ||open|| 24 || Stamford Town Center || Stamford || New York || Connecticut || 161,000 || L || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|1995 || open || 27 || [[Roosevelt Field (shopping mall)|Roosevelt Field]] || Garden City || New York || New York || 314,000 || L || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% | <small> Replaced a former [[Abraham & Straus|A&S]] store.<ref>{{cite news|title =Final Days for A&S; Stores to Changes Names|newspaper = [[Newsday]]|location = Melville, New York|pages = 36|date=January 18, 1995|url =https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-suffolk-edition-final-days-for/160642499/}}</ref></small>
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|1996 ||open || 28 || [[Century City]] || Los Angeles || Los Angeles || California || 232,000 || L || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% | <small> Replaced a former [[The Broadway]] store.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-11-11-ls-63530-story.html|title=Bloomie's Has It All, Even the Stars|first=Betty|last=Goodwin|date=November 11, 1996|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref></small>
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|1996 || open || 30 || [[Fashion Island]] || Newport Beach || Los Angeles || California || 172,000 || GL || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |<small>Replaced a former [[The Broadway]] store.<ref name="November 1, 1996"/></small>
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|1996 || open || 29 || [[Sherman Oaks]] || Sherman Oaks || Los Angeles || California || 228,000 || O || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% | <small>Replaced a former [[The Broadway]] store.<ref name="November 1, 1996">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-11-01-fi-60068-story.html|title=New Kid in Town : Bloomingdale's Push Reflects Retail's Changes|first=Greg|last=Johnson|date=November 1, 1996|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref></small>
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|1997 || open || 30 || [[Fashion Island|Fashion Island Home]] || Newport Beach || Los Angeles || California || 68,000 || L || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% | <small>Opened in March.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-15-hm-38376-story.html|title=Bloomie's Moves Into Home Away From Home|first=Kathy|last=Bryant|date=March 15, 1997|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref></small>
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|1997 || open || 32 || [[Beverly Center]] || Los Angeles || Los Angeles || California || 163,000 || L || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% | <small>Opened in March.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wwd.com/feature/article-1109135-1789087/|title=BLOOMINGDALE’S CONTINUES ITS CALIFORNIA PUSH|first=W. W. D.|last=Staff|date=March 17, 1997}}</ref></small>
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|1997 || open || 3 || Aventura Mall || Aventura || Miami-FtL-WPB || Florida || 252,000 || GL || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|1998 || open || 4 || Walt Whitman Mall || Huntington || New York || New York || 231,000 || L || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|2002 ||open || 24 || [[Bridgewater Commons]] || Bridgewater || New York || New Jersey || 161,000 || L || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |<small> Replaced a former [[Stern's]] store.<ref>{{cite news|title =Commons, consumers eager for Bloomingdale's|newspaper = [[The Courier-News]]|location = Bridgewater, New Jersey|pages = 1|date=April 7, 2002|url =https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-commons-consumers-eage/160638109/}}</ref></small>
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|2002 || open || 20 || [[Mall at Millenia]] || Orlando || Orlando || Florida || 236,000 || O || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% | <small>Original anchor store in the mall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2002/10/19/opening-is-just-grand-2/|title=OPENING IS JUST GRAND|date=October 19, 2002}}</ref></small>
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|2002 || open || 37 || [[Willowbrook Mall (New Jersey)|Willowbrook]] || Wayne || New York || New Jersey || 255,000 || O || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% | <small>Replaced a former [[Stern's]] store.<ref>{{cite news|title =The new Bloomingdale's gets ready to Blossom |newspaper = [[The Record (New Jersey)]]|location = Hackensack, New Jersey|pages = B1|date=April 7, 2002|url =https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-the-new-bloomingdales-gets-r/160639183/}}</ref></small>
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|2002 || 2013<ref>{{cite web |title=Bloomingdale’s at Fashion Show mall slated to close |access-date=13 June 2024| url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/bloomingdales-at-fashion-show-mall-slated-to-close/ |website=www.reviewjournal.com |language=en}}</ref> || || [[Fashion Show Mall]] Home Store || [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] || Las Vegas|| [[Nevada]] || || || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|2003 || open || 55 || Lenox Square || Atlanta || Atlanta || Georgia || 281,000 || L || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
On January 4, 2012, Bloomingdale's announced it would close a total of four stores. The most significant closure is at the Mall of America in Minnesota where Bloomingdale's was one of the mall's first tenants. Additionally, a home store in Oak Brook, Illinois will close as well as full line stores in [[Perimeter Mall]] in Atlanta, Georgia and at [[White Flint Mall]] in North Bethesda, Maryland. Liquidation sales are scheduled to begin January 8 at most stores with store closures expected in early-to-mid March.<ref>{{cite web|author=by Atlantan99 |url=http://www.tonetoatl.com/2012/01/bloomingdales-closing-two-stores-one-in.html |title=Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta: Bloomingdale's Closing Four Stores, One in Atlanta |publisher=Tonetoatl.com |date=2012-01-04 |accessdate=2012-08-13}}</ref>
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|2003 || 2020 || ||[[Medinah Temple]] || Chicago || Chicago ||Illinois || || || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |<small>Home and Furniture Store in a historic building in the [[Near North Side, Chicago]]. June 2019 sold building to Chicago developer Al Friedman. Vacated September 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/ryan-ori/ct-biz-medinah-temple-friedman-properties-ryan-ori-20190607-story.html |title=Landmark Medinah Temple to be redeveloped |date=14 June 2019 |website=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=2019-08-31 }}</ref></small>
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|2004 || open || 53 || Soho || New York || New York || New York || 121,000 || L || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|2006 || open || 61 || Fashion Valley || San Diego || San Diego–Tijuana || California || 225,000 || GL || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|2006 || open || 11 || Mall&nbsp;at&nbsp;Chestnut&nbsp;Hill&nbsp;Women's || Chestnut Hill || Boston || Massachusetts || 186,000 || O || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|2006 || open || 22 || San Francisco Centre || San Francisco || San&nbsp;Francisco&nbsp;Bay&nbsp;Area || California || 335,000 || O || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|2007 ||open || 62 || South Coast Plaza || Costa Mesa || Los Angeles || California || 291,000 || O || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|2007 || open || 34 || Wisconsin Place || Chevy Chase || Washington DC || Maryland || 190,000 || O || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|2010 || 2021 || || [[Santa Monica Place]] || [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] || Los Angeles || California || 205,000 || || <small>Closed due to subpar performance<ref name="auto"/></small>
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|2010
|open
|n/a
|Dubai Mall
|Dubai
|Dubai
|{{flag|UAE}}
|146,000
|F
|Main store
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|2010
|open
|n/a
|Dubai Mall
|Dubai
|Dubai
|{{flag|UAE}}
|54,000
|F
|Home store
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|2013
|open
|60
|[[Glendale Galleria]]
|Glendale
|Los Angeles
|California
|112,000
|L
|<small>Opened as part of the mall's remodel, replacing [[Mervyn's]].<ref>{{cite web |title=MarketWatch.com |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bloomingdales-to-open-new-store-in-glendale-california-2011-11-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222193709/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bloomingdales-to-open-new-store-in-glendale-california-2011-11-03 |archive-date=December 22, 2011 |access-date=August 13, 2012 |publisher=MarketWatch.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glendale-galleria-announces-bloomingdales-department-store-133144243.html |title=Glendale Galleria Announces Bloomingdale's Department Store - CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 2011/PRNewswire/ |location=Illinois |agency=PR Newswire |access-date=August 13, 2012}}</ref></small>
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|2014 || open || 31 || Stanford Shopping Center || Palo Alto || San Francisco Bay Area || California || 124,000 || GL || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|2015 || open || 58 || [[Ala Moana Center]] || [[Honolulu]] || [[Honolulu metropolitan area|Honolulu]] ||[[Hawaiʻi]] || 164,000 || L || style="vertical-align:top;line-height:110%;" | <small>On November 12, 2015, Bloomingdale's opened its first store in Hawaii. The three-story store replaced a former [[Sears]] and includes special services such as smart fitting rooms, charging lounges, and a 40 Carrots restaurant.<ref>Moriki, Darin (June 30, 2015). [http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2015/06/30/hawaiis-first-bloomingdales-to-open-in-november-at.html "Hawaii's first Bloomingdale's to open in November at Ala Moana Center"]. ''[[Pacific Business News]]''.</ref></small>
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|2017 || open || n/a || 360 Mall || Al Zahra || Kuwait. || {{flag|Kuwait}} || 93,000 || F || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|2019 ||open || 46 || [[SoNo Collection]] || [[Norwalk, Connecticut|Norwalk]] || New York || [[Connecticut]] || 153,000 || L ||style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|2020 ||open || 50 || Samanea Mall || Westbury || New York || New York || 25,000 || L || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|2020 || open || 57 || Valley Fair || San Jose || San Francisco Bay Area || California || 144,000 || O || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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| || 1990<ref name="stamford-dallas"/> || || Stamford || Stamford||New York|| Connecticut|| || || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|1992 || 2012 || || [[Mall of America]] || [[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]] || Minneapolis–St. Paul || [[Minnesota]] || 233,000 || L || rowspan = 4 style="vertical-align:top;line-height:110%;" | <small>On January 4, 2012, Macy's announced it would close these four Bloomingdale's stores.<ref name=moa1>{{Cite web|date=January 3, 2012|title=Bloomingdale's at Mall of America closing; space to be divided|url=https://www.twincities.com/2012/01/03/bloomingdales-at-mall-of-america-closing-space-to-be-divided/|access-date=2021-03-03|website=Twin Cities|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=close-2012>{{Cite web|title=Macy's, Inc. Announces Store Openings and Closings|url=https://www.macysinc.com/newsroom/news/news-details/2012/Macys-Inc.-Announces-Store-Openings-and-Closings-01-04-2012/default.aspx|date=2012-01-04|access-date=2024-07-09|website=Macy's, Inc.|language=en}}</ref></small>
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|2003 || 2012 || || [[Oakbrook Center]] Home Store || [[Oak Brook, Illinois|Oak Brook]] || Chicago || [[Illinois]] || 93,000 || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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|1977 || 2012<ref>{{cite web |title=Bye-bye White Flint...Updated...So-long Bloomies: Bloomingdale's at White Flint Mall to Close this Spring - Why this Location? |access-date=12 February 2024| url=https://www.slslaw.com/blog/bye-bye-white-flint-updated-so-long-bloomies-bloomingdales-white-flint-mall-close-spring-why-l |website=www.slslaw.com |language=en}}</ref> || || [[White Flint Mall]] || [[North Bethesda, Maryland|North Bethesda]] || Washington DC || [[Maryland]] || 259,000 || O
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|2003<ref>{{cite news |title=Bloomingdale's Leaving Perimeter |url=http://newspapers.com/image/423286774/?clipping_id=140811424 |work=The Atlanta Constitution |date=5 Jan 2012 |page=A11 |language=en}}</ref> || 2012 || || [[Perimeter Mall]] || [[Dunwoody, Georgia|Dunwoody]] || Atlanta || [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || 234,000 || style=vertical-align:top;line-height:110% |
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'''Notes to Table'''<ref name=storecount/>


Partial list (stores open at end 2023, plus 4 that closed in 2012)
One year later on January 3, 2013, Bloomingdale's then announced that they will [http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2013/jan/03/bloomingdales-closing-store-fashion-show-mall/ close its Las Vegas Home store] at [[Fashion Show Mall]] in early spring.


Store Type:
==Future==


*F = Franchise of Dubai-based [[Al Tayer Group|Al Tayer Insignia]]
On November 3, 2011, Bloomingdale's announced it will open a new 120,000 sq ft. store in [[Glendale Galleria]] in Fall 2013 as part of the mall's remodeling plan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bloomingdales-to-open-new-store-in-glendale-california-2011-11-03 |title=MarketWatch.com |publisher=MarketWatch.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-13}}</ref>
*GL = Ground Lease - Represents store properties where Macy's was involved with the construction of the building on leased land. Macy's Inc. generally has all of the attributes of ownership of these properties for the term of the lease.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glendale-galleria-announces-bloomingdales-department-store-133144243.html |title=Glendale Galleria Announces Bloomingdale's Department Store - CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ |location=Illinois |publisher=Prnewswire.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-13}}</ref>
*L = Leased - Represents store properties where Macy's Inc. leases the building and land.
*O = Owned - Represents store properties where Macy's Inc. owns the building and land. May also include a small amount of leased premises, such as additional space, kiosk or small shop real estate.


==Gallery==
Bloomingdale's announced that they will replace the Bloomingdale's store of 229,000 square feet in [[Stanford Shopping Center]] in [[Palo Alto, CA]], with a new 120,000 sq ft store. The store is planned to open in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=23850 |title=Bloomingdale's building a smaller Palo Alto store |publisher=Palo Alto Online |date= |accessdate=2012-08-13}}</ref>
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File:NYC-1981-Bloomingdales.jpg|Close-up of flagship store entrance in 1981
==Photo gallery==
File:Bloomingdale E60 St jeh.jpg|East 60th St entrance, New York flagship
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File:BloomingdalesNewYorkHolidayNight.jpg|Flagship store during the Christmas season at night
Image:NYC-1981-Bloomingdales.jpg|Close-up of flagship store entrance
File:Bloomingdales_at_Westfield_Valley_Fair,_San_Jose,_Silicon_Valley_1621_(cropped).jpg|[[Westfield Valley Fair]] in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]
Image:BloomingdalesNewYorkHolidayNight.jpg|Flagship store during the Christmas season at night
File:Bloomingdales Opening @ Ala Moana Ewa Wing (23715383245).jpg|[[Ala Moana Center]] in [[Honolulu]]
File:Costa Mesa Bloomingdales.jpg|Exterior of Bloomingdale's South Coast Plaza (Costa Mesa, California)
Image:Bloomingdale's in Town Center at Boca Raton.JPG|Exterior of Bloomingdales Boca Raton
File:Bloomingdale's Millenia Mall.JPG|[[The Mall at Millenia]], [[Orlando, Florida]]
File:Westfield San Francisco Centre interior view.jpg|[[San Francisco Center]]
File:Stores within a store Gucci Louis Vuitton At Bloomingdales Tysons Washington DC metro area.jpg|[[Store within a store|Stores-in-store]] at [[Tysons Corner Center|Tysons]], [[Washington metropolitan area|Washington DC area]]
File:Bloomingdales_Dubai_Mall.jpg|[[Dubai Mall]], [[U.A.E.]]
File:Bloomingdale's sign in Arabic script, Kuwait.jpg|Bloomingdale's / بلومينغديلز sign in Arabic, [[360 Mall]], [[Kuwait]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.bloomingdales.com Bloomingdale's official website]
*[http://www.happeningsf.com Bloomingdale's Happening in San Francisco website]
* [https://www.bloomingdales.com Bloomingdale's Main Website]
*[http://www.federated-fds.com Macys, Inc. (Federated Department Stores)]


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Bloomingdale's Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1861; 163 years ago (1861)
FoundersJoseph B. Bloomingdale
Lyman G. Bloomingdale
Headquarters59th Street and Lexington Avenue,
New York City, New York
,
U.S.
Number of locations
58 (Q3 2023)[1]
Area served
Key people
Tony Spring (chairman and CEO)
Products
  • Clothing
  • footwear
  • leather goods
  • jewelry
  • cosmetics
  • fragrances
  • bedding
  • bath
  • furniture
  • home decor
  • housewares
  • cafe
RevenueUS$1.072 billion
ParentMacy's, Inc.
Websitewww.bloomingdales.com

Bloomingdale's Inc. is an American luxury department store chain founded in 1861 by Joseph Bloomingdale and Lyman Bloomingdale. It was acquired by Federated Department Stores in 1930, which acquired the Macy’s department store chain in 1994, when they became sister brands. Ultimately, Federated itself was renamed Macy’s, Inc. in 2007.

As of 2024, the chain had a total of 32 owned department stores in the U.S. and 3 franchised stores in Dubai and Kuwait; 21 outlet stores (all in the U.S.), and 3 Bloomie's by Bloomingdales concept stores.[1]

Its headquarters and flagship store are located at 59th Street and Lexington Avenue in the New York City borough of Manhattan. [2][3]

History

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The historic Lexington Avenue flagship store in Midtown Manhattan

19th century

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Founding (1861)

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The first Bloomingdale's was founded in New York City by Benjamin Bloomingdale and his son Lyman Bloomingdale in 1861 in its Lower East Side area, originally under the name Bloomingdale's Hoopskirts, initially focused on selling hoop skirts and European fashions. The brothers quickly identified opportunities for growth and expansion in the dynamic retail landscape of the time.In 1872, Lyman and his brother Joseph opened a second location called Bloomingdale's Great East Side Bazaar in Midtown Manhattan at 965 Third Avenue, between 56th & 57th Sts. The Bazaar later moved into three adjacent buildings further up the block before finally moving into a building at 59th St. and Third Avenue, where its flagship store remains today.[4]

Relocations and expansion (1860s-1890s)

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In the subsequent years, Bloomingdale's underwent a series of relocations and expansions. The brothers moved the store from its original location to a larger space on 59th Street and Third Avenue. As the business flourished, necessitating more significant retail space, the store moved once again to its iconic location at 59th Street and Lexington Avenue in 1886. This move marked a turning point, solidifying the store's position as a prominent retail destination.[4]

In 1872, the store changed its name to "Bloomingdale's", reflecting the family name but also symbolized the flourishing and growth of their business.

Joseph Bloomingdale retired from the company in 1896, giving his brother Lyman full control, and Lyman's sons Hiram and Samuel inherited his shares upon his death in 1905.

20th century

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As the 20th century dawned, Bloomingdale's embraced innovative retail practices. The introduction of the department store window display in the late 19th century set a trend, making the store more visually appealing and attracting attention from passersby. This approach contributed to the store's reputation for being fashion-forward.[4]

By 1902, the store grew to occupy 80 percent of the city block between 58th St. and 59th St. to the north and south, and Third Avenue and Lexington Avenue to the east and west.[5]

After the New York City Subway debuted, the store's primary entrance was shifted to its Lexington Avenue side in 1918 to draw customers coming from the nearby IRT Lexington Avenue Line stop at 59th Street and Lexington Avenue. Given that the U.S. was involved in World War I, Samuel Bloomingdale gave the American Red Cross free use of an entire floor there until the war ended. By 1927, after acquiring all the remaining portions along it, Bloomingdale's controlled 100 percent of the block, expanding the store's size to 84,000 square feet (later nearly quadrupled via newly added floor space).[5]

Like most publicly traded companies, Bloomingdale's faced severe financial problems following the Black Tuesday stock market crash in 1929, and it merged with the newly created Federated Department Stores in early 1930, which helped it survive the Great Depression.[4]

1945–1960: American designers and fashion influence

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After World War II, Bloomingdale's played a crucial role in shaping post-war American fashion. The store actively engaged with European designers and trends, as well as promoting American designers, and was an influencer in fashion trends and the evolution of American fashion sensibilities. This period marked a phase of continued growth and influence for Bloomingdale's, solidifying its status as a premier department store. By the 1950s, Bloomingdale's had become an established and influential retail institution. The store's commitment to offering a wide range of high-quality merchandise and its role in shaping fashion trends laid the foundation for its continued growth and legacy in the decades to come.[4]

First branch stores

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In 1947, and tandem with America's economic boom after World War II, Bloomingdale's opened its first store outside of Manhattan in New Rochelle, a New York City suburb, where it assumed control of the former Ware's Department Store. After concluding that using pre-existing buildings could have been a better fit with its tried-and-true floor layouts, the company debuted its first custom-built store in 1949, located in the Fresh Meadows neighborhood across the East River in Queens. Over 25,000 people visited on its first day of business.[5]

1960-1975

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During the 1960s, Bloomingdale's shifted its merchandise mix to incorporate haute couture fashions imported from Paris and home furnishings from Italy. It also launched its first single designer-specific department in 1969, for Halston, one that was quickly followed later that year by a dedicated Polo Ralph Lauren boutique in its men's store. By the early 1970s, Bloomingdale's had begun embracing avant-garde European design, and following the United Nations recognition of China in 1971, it became the first American retailer to sell products from Communist-era China. Its iconic rounded logo debuted in 1972, followed a year later by its "Big Brown Bag" and "Little Brown Bag," all of which remain in use today. Bloomingdale's continued to thrive throughout the 1970s, despite New York City's turbulence at the time, partly via continued expansions into the suburbs. Its largest branch opened in White Plains, New York in 1975, with 260,000 square feet of floor space, and shortly after that, Bloomingdale's shuttered its original, but much smaller, New Rochelle branch.[5]

Expansion beyond New York area

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In 1976, Bloomingdale's launched its first store outside of the New York City area in Tysons, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. in Northern Virginia. The First Lady at the time, Betty Ford, attended its opening as its guest of honor.[5]

In 1981, Bloomingdale's opened a branch at the King of Prussia Mall in suburban Philadelphia, then the largest mall in the world. Other new stores opened as well, along the East Coast, Florida, Chicago, and in Dallas, Texas. [6] In 1988, Canadian real estate developer Robert Campeau launched a hostile takeover attempt of the company, successfully acquiring it for $6.6 billion: it was the largest non-oil corporate merger ever at the time.[5]

Economic challenges (1990s)

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Bloomingdale's faced continued economic challenges in the early 1990s, resulting in the closures of its Dallas, Fresh Meadows, and Stamford, Connecticut locations. In 1994, Federated Stores acquired the entire Macy's chain, which had been in bankruptcy for two years. In 1996, Bloomingdale's expanded to the U.S. West Coast, converting four former chains of The Broadway, which it acquired via its merger with Macy's, in Southern California into Bloomingdale's stores in a single day.[5] Bloomingdale's continued growth and shuttering of duplicative locations stemming from Macy's merger.

21st century

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Map of Bloomingdale's locations as of October 2015

In 2004, the company returned once again to downtown Manhattan, opening an 82,000-square-foot store – featuring an "edited" selection of the flagship store's offerings – in SoHo.

In 2007, Bloomingdale’s expanded into San Diego (Fashion Valley) and Costa Mesa (South Coast Plaza), once again by replacing former Robinsons-May stores that closed in 2006, in each case because there were already existing Macy's stores in each mall. In 2006, Bloomingdale's opened its largest store save its Manhattan flagship in San Francisco's Union Square, 330,000 sq ft (31,000 m2) in area.

On June 1, 2007, Federated Stores changed its corporate name to Macy's, given its more robust name recognition, but left its Bloomingdale's store names intact.[5]

On February 14, 2008, parent company Macy's, Inc. announced plans to enter the Phoenix market with a 180,000-square-foot store by 2009.[7] Arizona would have been the thirteenth state to have a Bloomingdale's store location, with this store being the tenth in the western U.S. and 41st throughout the chain.[8] This store never materialized as a result of the Great Recession in 2008 and 2009.

In May 2008, Bloomingdale's began the phase-out of its Bloomingdale's By Mail catalog to greater emphasize its rapidly growing online presence at bloomingdales.com. On September 10, 2008, Macy's announced plans to open three new Bloomingdale's stores, two modeled after its SoHo store. One was intended to be a three-level 82,000-square-foot (7,600 m2) anchor store at The Shops at Georgetown Park in Washington, D.C.,[9] but the plan collapsed after the mall's parent company declared bankruptcy. The other two stores were completed, including a new 150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2) branch at Westfield Valley Fair in San Jose, California, [10] and a 205,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) store in Santa Monica Place, in Santa Monica, CA. The latter debuted in early 2010. San Jose's debut was delayed until 2020, primarily due to the Great Recession, and Santa Monica closed in 2021 due to subpar performance.[5]

In February 2010, Macy's launched Bloomingdale's first international location in Dubai. As is the case for rival Saks Fifth Avenue, the global presence for Bloomingdale's is operated under license by a local interest: in this case, Al Tayer Group LLC, a leading UAE-based conglomerate.[11] Bloomingdale's CEO announced that the Dubai store would most likely be the only store outside of the U.S.[12] (The company's leaders later had a change of heart, and opened a branch in Kuwait in 2017.) Later in 2010, the company launched its first outlet store at Potomac Mills, located outside of Washington, D.C.[5]

In 2012, Macy's Inc. closed four Bloomingdale's stores, one each in the Minneapolis (Mall of America), Atlanta (Perimeter), Washington DC (White Flint), and Chicago (Oak Brook) areas.[13][14]

In late 2019, Macy's announced that fur would no longer be sold in any of its stores, including Bloomingdale's department & outlet stores, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year.[15]

As part of an initiative to better establish its New York flagship store as a "retail destination," designed to allure shoppers who primarily purchase department store goods online, Bloomingdale's introduced new departments and offerings throughout the decade, including a branch of Magnolia Bakery and a boutique for Sarah Jessica Parker's SJC Collection shoe line. It was the first department store in New York to offer the latter. In 2018 and 2019, Bloomingdale's remodeled nearly 200,000 square feet inside the store, wholly revamping its denim, cosmetics, shoes, and women's contemporary clothing departments.[5]

In March 2020, Macy's, Inc. announced that it would temporarily close all Bloomingdale's and Macy's locations as a result of the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic.[16] Its original plan to reopen at the end of March quickly evaporated due to the pandemic's rapid spread, as did its intent to do so by the end of April 2020: as was the case with most brick-and-mortar retailers, Macy's ended up closing some of its stores for a year or more, with reopening days that varied depending on their locations. Some did not reopen until late 2021.

On September 9, 2022, Bloomingdale's celebrated its 150th anniversary, featuring a variety of special events and unique merchandise offerings through the end of the year at its Manhattan flagship location.[5]

Timeline of department store openings

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Year
Opened/
Closed 		# Mall or district City Metro Area State (US) or
country 		Gross
floor
area
(sq ft) 		Type Remarks
1886 open 1 59th Street New York New York New York 850,000 L
1947 1977 554 Main Street New Rochelle New York New York 110,000 Building was previously Ware's Dept. Store. Closed in 1977 after nearby White Plains store opened in 1975.[17] Functioned for a time afterwards as a furniture outlet.[18]
1949 1991 Fresh Meadows Queens New York New York 149,000 At opening, 106,325 sq.ft., did not sell furniture or large appliances. Two stories plus basement. Architects Voorhees, Walker, Foley and Smith. Town-and-country suburban architectural theme, grey brick, white marble.[19][20]
1959 open 5 Shops at Riverside Hackensack New York New Jersey 292,000 O
1967 open 6 Short Hills Short Hills New York New Jersey 246,000 GL
1971 1982 Manhasset furniture store Manhasset, L.I. New York New York Closed after the opening of nearby store in Garden City[21]
1971 1982 Eastchester furniture store Eastchester New York New York Closed after the opening of nearby store in White Plains[21]
1973 open 11 Mall at Chestnut Hill Home/Men's Chestnut Hill Boston Massachusetts 124,000 O
1975 open 12 White Plains White Plains New York New York 296,000 O
1976 open 14 Tysons Corner Center McLean Washington DC Virginia 268,000 L
1981 open 16 King of Prussia (Court) King of Prussia Philadelphia Pennsylvania 250,000 O
1982 open 17 Willow Grove Park Willow Grove Philadelphia Pennsylvania 239,000 O
1983 1990[22] Valley View Center Dallas Dallas–Ft. Worth Texas 220,378
1986 open 2 Town Center at Boca Raton Boca Raton Miami-FtL-WPB Florida 270,000 O
1988 open 8 North Michigan Ave. Chicago Chicago Illinois 270,000 L
1990 open 24 Stamford Town Center Stamford New York Connecticut 161,000 L
1995 open 27 Roosevelt Field Garden City New York New York 314,000 L Replaced a former A&S store.[23]
1996 open 28 Century City Los Angeles Los Angeles California 232,000 L Replaced a former The Broadway store.[24]
1996 open 30 Fashion Island Newport Beach Los Angeles California 172,000 GL Replaced a former The Broadway store.[25]
1996 open 29 Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks Los Angeles California 228,000 O Replaced a former The Broadway store.[25]
1997 open 30 Fashion Island Home Newport Beach Los Angeles California 68,000 L Opened in March.[26]
1997 open 32 Beverly Center Los Angeles Los Angeles California 163,000 L Opened in March.[27]
1997 open 3 Aventura Mall Aventura Miami-FtL-WPB Florida 252,000 GL
1998 open 4 Walt Whitman Mall Huntington New York New York 231,000 L
2002 open 24 Bridgewater Commons Bridgewater New York New Jersey 161,000 L Replaced a former Stern's store.[28]
2002 open 20 Mall at Millenia Orlando Orlando Florida 236,000 O Original anchor store in the mall.[29]
2002 open 37 Willowbrook Wayne New York New Jersey 255,000 O Replaced a former Stern's store.[30]
2002 2013[31] Fashion Show Mall Home Store Las Vegas Las Vegas Nevada
2003 open 55 Lenox Square Atlanta Atlanta Georgia 281,000 L
2003 2020 Medinah Temple Chicago Chicago Illinois Home and Furniture Store in a historic building in the Near North Side, Chicago. June 2019 sold building to Chicago developer Al Friedman. Vacated September 2020.[32]
2004 open 53 Soho New York New York New York 121,000 L
2006 open 61 Fashion Valley San Diego San Diego–Tijuana California 225,000 GL
2006 open 11 Mall at Chestnut Hill Women's Chestnut Hill Boston Massachusetts 186,000 O
2006 open 22 San Francisco Centre San Francisco San Francisco Bay Area California 335,000 O
2007 open 62 South Coast Plaza Costa Mesa Los Angeles California 291,000 O
2007 open 34 Wisconsin Place Chevy Chase Washington DC Maryland 190,000 O
2010 2021 Santa Monica Place Santa Monica Los Angeles California 205,000 Closed due to subpar performance[5]
2010 open n/a Dubai Mall Dubai Dubai  UAE 146,000 F Main store
2010 open n/a Dubai Mall Dubai Dubai  UAE 54,000 F Home store
2013 open 60 Glendale Galleria Glendale Los Angeles California 112,000 L Opened as part of the mall's remodel, replacing Mervyn's.[33][34]
2014 open 31 Stanford Shopping Center Palo Alto San Francisco Bay Area California 124,000 GL
2015 open 58 Ala Moana Center Honolulu Honolulu Hawaiʻi 164,000 L On November 12, 2015, Bloomingdale's opened its first store in Hawaii. The three-story store replaced a former Sears and includes special services such as smart fitting rooms, charging lounges, and a 40 Carrots restaurant.[35]
2017 open n/a 360 Mall Al Zahra Kuwait.  Kuwait 93,000 F
2019 open 46 SoNo Collection Norwalk New York Connecticut 153,000 L
2020 open 50 Samanea Mall Westbury New York New York 25,000 L
2020 open 57 Valley Fair San Jose San Francisco Bay Area California 144,000 O
1990[22] Stamford Stamford New York Connecticut
1992 2012 Mall of America Bloomington Minneapolis–St. Paul Minnesota 233,000 L On January 4, 2012, Macy's announced it would close these four Bloomingdale's stores.[13][14]
2003 2012 Oakbrook Center Home Store Oak Brook Chicago Illinois 93,000
1977 2012[36] White Flint Mall North Bethesda Washington DC Maryland 259,000 O
2003[37] 2012 Perimeter Mall Dunwoody Atlanta Georgia 234,000

Notes to Table[1]

Partial list (stores open at end 2023, plus 4 that closed in 2012)

Store Type:

  • F = Franchise of Dubai-based Al Tayer Insignia
  • GL = Ground Lease - Represents store properties where Macy's was involved with the construction of the building on leased land. Macy's Inc. generally has all of the attributes of ownership of these properties for the term of the lease.
  • L = Leased - Represents store properties where Macy's Inc. leases the building and land.
  • O = Owned - Represents store properties where Macy's Inc. owns the building and land. May also include a small amount of leased premises, such as additional space, kiosk or small shop real estate.
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