The upcoming $400 million renovation of Macy's Herald Square flagship store in New York is an opportunity for the department store to reach a higher caliber of clientele. However, what exactly Macy's is trying to accomplish through a luxury-dedicated floor is still debatable, given that the Bloomingdale's department store chain is its upscale sibling.
Macy’s puts one foot in luxury door with New York flagship makeover
Posted ByRachel LambOn In Featured,In-store,Industry sectors,News,Retail | No Comments{"ct":"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","iv":"6513ee5ba5739fa6c8df9ed9f859abf5","s":"bd38bf3726b28644"}