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2 Metro Detroit Macy's Closing By End Of March: What To Know

The closings will affect more than 200 jobs, according to a Michigan WARN notice.

Two metro Detroit Macy’s​ stores are expected to close by the end of March, according to a Michigan WARN notice.
Two metro Detroit Macy’s​ stores are expected to close by the end of March, according to a Michigan WARN notice. (David Allen/Patch)

METRO DETROIT — Two metro Detroit Macy’s stores are expected to close by the end of March, according to a Michigan WARN notice.

The Macy's stores in Sterling Heights and Troy are expected to close between March 18 and March 31, affecting more than 200 jobs, according to the notice.

The permanent layoffs include 117 jobs at the Macy’s Lakeside Mall location in Sterling Heights and another 92 jobs at the Oakland Mall location in Troy, according to the notice.

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Patch reached out to Macy's for more information, including closing sales at the locations, and will update this story when we hear back.

Last month, Macy's announced it will close 66 stores across the nation, including four in Michigan. In addition to the Sterling Heights and Troy locations, the retailer also plans to close locations in Flint and Traverse City.

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After those closings, there will be ten Macy's stores still open in Michigan, including in Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Grandville, Kentwood, Novi, Okemos, Portage, Saginaw, Taylor and Troy (Somerset Collection).

The closings are part of the retailer's "Bold New Chapter," which includes closing 150 underperforming stores and invest heavily in the 350 stores that will remain open.

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