Macy's Greece Ridge mall employees notified of final day. Here's the date
Macy's has informed 50 workers at the store at The Mall at Greece Ridge that their last day of work will be April 11.
The date was listed in a New York State Department of Labor Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification posted Thursday to the department's website.
A year ago, the struggling retailer said that by 2026, it planned to shut down 150 'unproductive' stores, about a third of its locations, while investing in 350 'go-forward' stores.
The plan 'is designed to return the company to sustainable, profitable sales growth,' Macy's said in a statement.
Last month, it announced 66 store closings, including the one in Greece.
A clearance sale is underway.
The Macy's at Eastview Mall in Victor — the only other Macy's in the Rochester market — will remain open.
Macy's entered the Rochester market in 2006, when Kaufmann's stores at Greece Ridge, Eastview, Irondequoit's Medley Centre and Henrietta's Marketplace Mall were rebranded as Macy's.
The Irondequoit Macy's closed in 2014; the Marketplace Mall store closed in 2017.
Reporter Marcia Greenwood covers general assignments and has an interest in retail news. Send story tips to mgreenwo@rocheste.gannett.com. Follow her on X @MarciaGreenwood.
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