Macy’s are planning to reopen a multitude of its stores as soon as next week. The department store chain will resume operations at sixty-eight locations in states that have loosened lockdown measures put in place during the coronavirus pandemic, Macy’s confirmed on Thursday. The retailer has more than 750 stores across the US that have all been closed since mid-March, though e-commerce remained open.
Management at Macy’s has set a preliminary timeline for reopening the rest of Macy’s store network, with a second set of locations set to open on May 11. The company expects to have all its stores back open by mid-June, however this depends on authorisation from state and local governments and a decline in infection rates.
The first batch of stores to open will be in Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Oklahoma. The reopened stores won’t be the same as before, however: Barriers will be erected at cash registers, most fitting rooms will be shut, the beauty department will be no-touch and customers will have to cleanse their hands with sanitiser before trying on jewellery.
