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Macy's Worker Bars Transgender Shopper From Changing Room

Matt Cantor — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:34:05 CST

An employee at a Texas Macy's says she was let go after she told a transgender shopper she couldn't use the women's changing area. Natalie Johnson noticed a teen she thought was male shopping for women's clothing. When the customer headed to the women's dressing rooms, Johnson, who says her...

Stores Turn Black Friday Into Black Midnight

Rob Quinn — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:00:00 CDT

This year's Black Friday probably won't be the most lucrative for big American retailers—but for some, it will be the longest. For the first time, Macy's and Target are planning to open their doors and kick off the holiday shopping season at midnight on Thanksgiving night, where local laws...

Herald Runs Ad Praising NBA Champs: Miami Heat!

Tim Karan — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:42:40 CDT

At least Miami Heat fans have one positive newspaper clipping for the scrapbook. The morning after the Heat lost the NBA finals to the Dallas Mavericks, the Miami Herald mistakenly ran a nearly full-page Macy's ad congratulating the Heat on its "win" and offering championship T-shirts and hats. And a...

Reds' Leake Busted Shoplifting

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:15:29 CDT

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Mike Leake will make $425,000 this year, but he was apparently short the $59.95 for six American Rag T-shirts that cops say he lifted at a Macy's today. Leake's arrest report says the 23-year-old removed price tags from the shirts and tried to leave—as...

Macy's Santa Claus Canned for Naughty Joke

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:11:07 CST

John Toomey has been telling the same mischievous joke to his adult visitors for the 20 years he's been playing Santa Claus at a San Francisco Macy's—but this year, it got him fired. "When I ask the older people who sit on my lap if they've been good and...

Madonna's Fashion Line 'Underwhelming'

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:57:07 CDT

Madonna’s fashion line, co-designed by her daughter , debuts today—and one celebrity stylist is not impressed. “There are some good pieces but it's a bit one-note,” says Phillip Bloch, who was “underwhelmed” by the Material Girl designs. “I'm surprised Madonna's collection is not more Madonna,” he tells Fox News . “It...

Madonna to Design Teen Fashion Line

Nick McMaster — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:58:00 CST

Madonna will launch a fashion line for kids inspired by her 13-year-old daughter, Lourdes. The pop queen has engineered a fashion deal that will give her a stake in labels like Candie's, Rampage, and Ed Hardy through the acquisition of the firm Iconix by her company MG Icon. This could...

Macy's Slashes 7K Jobs

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:50:14 CST

Macy's said today it will cut 7,000 jobs, or 4% of its work force, and slash its dividend as it looks to lower expenses. The Cincinnati-based retailer says the reduction includes positions in offices, stores, and other locations. The cuts will include some unfilled jobs. Macy's anticipates the reductions...

No Christmas Miracle for Retailers

Peter Fearon — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:57:49 CST

It was a bleak Christmas and promises to be a less than prosperous New Year for retailers with consumers tightening their belts and spending less, reports the Wall Street Journal . Retail sales dropped 5.5% in November and 8% in December, compared with the same months last year. Luxury goods,...