Macy's To Close Eight Texas Locations by End of 2017

Macy's is making big changes, and eight stores in Texas will feel the heat, the corporation announced on Wednesday in a release.

Saying the move is designed to save money, allow the corporation to reinvest in e-commerce, and give customers at a smaller number of stores a better experience, Macy's included the Texas stores on a list of 68 that would be closed by the end of the year. Nationally, more than 10,000 jobs will be eliminated.

"We continue to experience declining traffic in our stores, where the majority of our business is still transacted," said Terry Lundgren, chief executive of Macy's, in the statement. He added that the company's online operation is seeing strong sales.

The Texas-based stores are:

• Parkdale, Beaumont, TX (171,000 square feet; opened in 2002; 67 associates);
• Southwest Center, Dallas, TX (148,000 square feet; opened in 1975; 68 associates);
• Sunland Park, El Paso, TX (105,000 square feet; opened in 2004; 71 associates);
• Greenspoint, Houston, TX (314,000 square feet; opened in 1976; 70 associates);
• West Oaks Mall, Houston, TX (244,000 square feet; opened in 1982; 135 associates);
• Pasadena Town Square, Pasadena, TX (209,000 square feet; opened in 1962; 78 associates);
• Collin Creek, Plano, TX (199,000 square feet; opened in 1980; 103 associates);
• Broadway Square, Tyler, TX (100,000 square feet; opened in 1981; 65 associates);

The stores were included in the list of closings Macy's announced in August 2016.

Get the full list of store closings.

Associates at shuttered stores may have the option to transfer to nearby locations that remain open, the release said, and some full- and part-time associates will be offered severance packages.

By Marc Torrence (Patch National Staff)

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