Macy’s stores in Bellingham not on closure list

The Macy’s stores in Bellingham were not among the list of 68 stores slated for closure.

The company announced in a news release that it was closing 65 stores in early- to mid-2017 and that three were closed in late 2016. On the list for closures in 2017 include the 133,000-square-foot Macy’s in Everett. According to the news release, the Everett store has 109 employees. The Everett store and a store in Kelso were the only Washington locations on the list.

The closure of the 68 stores is part of a plan announced in August to shut down around 100 stores to improve cost efficiency for the company, according to the news release.

Macy’s has a 100,000-square-foot department store and a separate home store at Bellis Fair, as well as a furniture gallery at 4295 Meridian St. The department store at Bellis Fair originally opened as the Bon Marche in 1988 and was eventually incorporated into the Macy’s brand.

This story was originally published January 4, 2017 at 3:09 PM with the headline "Macy’s stores in Bellingham not on closure list."