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Macy's Announces Openings in Southwest
May 15, 2008

Cincinnati-based Macy's Inc. announced plans to open three new Macy's stores in the Phoenix market within the next two years. Two stores, both measuring 120,000 sq. ft. on one level, will open at SanTan Village in Gilbert in April 2009, and at Estrella Falls in Goodyear in fall 2010. Additionally, a 150,000-sq.-ft., two-level store is expected to open at CityNorth in the Northeast Valley of Phoenix.

By the end of 2010, Macy's will operate 11 stores in the Phoenix/Scottsdale metropolitan area. Each of the new locations will offer apparel and accessories for the family, along with selected merchandise for the home. The stores will be designed specifically for the open-air, lifestyle-center concept including a new "main street" entrance configuration and an emphasis on natural lighting via skylights and exterior windows. The company also announced plans to open a new Macy's store in fall 2009 at The Shops at Summerlin Centre in west Las Vegas.

The open-air regional center will be located near the recently completed western portion of the Las Vegas beltway. At 180,000-sq.-ft., the Summerlin Centre location will be a two-level lifestyle store. It will feature a full range of apparel and accessories for men, women and children, as well as merchandise for the home. This will be the fifth Macy's store in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, and will be operated by the San Francisco-based Macy's West division.

This article first appeared on www.ddimagazine.com, affiliated with Display and Design Ideas.

 
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