Macy's: A Short Story

As I examined the bracelet, her choice of colors struck me. I found it interesting that she chose black and white beads. It reminded me of our friendship, she has black skin, I have white, and we both felt so close with each other. Just as the beads on the string were intertwined and touching each other, we had touched one another’s lives.

In the necklace the girl wanted to go to a dance but she had know dress or jewelry to addentend the dance. “She had no proper wardrobe, no jewels,nothing. And those were the only things that she loved-she felt she was made for them.” She felt like she was nothing without the jewels even no that is not something she needed but wanted. She felt as if she would have gotten made fun of for being poor or lower class. As shown in the quote… “No… there is nothing more humiliating than to look poverty-stricken among a lot of rich women.”

I conducted a phone interview with, Joseph Hladiuk the store manager of the Macys in Robinson Township. Joseph has been the working at Macy’s for over 15 years and has been the store manager for about 5 years now. As the store manager, Joe is directly involved with some of the Human Resource functions and HR is a key component to their business because the organization thrives off of its employees.

In 1858, Mr. Rowland Hussey Macy (or more commonly known as R.H. Macy) established the first Macy’s department store in New York City. Today, 158 years later, Macy’s is a chain of mid-range American department stores with its flagship store here in Herald Square. This particular store is labelled as the “world’s largest store” because of its one million square feet of selling space. The products offered are clothing, footwear, accessories, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares. As of April 2016, the Macy’s company operates 870 stores in 45 states, as well as Puerto Rico and Guam. Within the 870 stores, the workforce includes approximately 157, 900 employees. The company operates Macy’s, Macy’s Backstage, Bloomingdale’s, Bloomingdale’s Outlet, and their new project, Bluemercury. Macy’s is the largest U.S. department store company by retail sales (2015), and they are the 15th largest retailer in the U.S. in terms of revenue (2014). 2015 Fiscal sales totaled to an impressive $27.1 billion. In 2015, Macy’s came out strong holding a winning streak of five consecutive years of growth in earnings, return on invested capital, sales, and cash flow. However, throughout the year, the company experienced a conjunction of negative factors. Due to that, Macy’s was impacted within sales, profitability and margins. Some were caused by external issues and internal. According to Business Insider, Macy’s has blamed a variety of temporary factors for the slowdown in

When Eudora was about nine years old, her mother would send her down to the “Little Store” when she needed something. She thoroughly enjoyed this because her mother would always give her an extra nickel so she could get herself a treat. One day, she was looking for some extra loose change so she could run up to the “Little Store” to get another treat. She came across two shiny nickels inside one of her mother’s drawers. She took them to show her mom what she had found and was punished for having them, because they placed them on the eyes of her baby brother that died before she knew him.

In Beyond the Lights, maternal and amorous affection is the cause of Noni’s success. This is evident through Macy’s expectations and guidance of Noni, and how the portrayals of both maternal love and romantic love influence Noni’s ambitions.

Macy’s Department store in New York is facing a problem during this year’s holiday season. They have a seasonal shortage of temporary workers, in particular, a need for actors to play the role as Santa in his workshop in the north pole. Due to the Santa Claus shortage, Macy’s is hiring women. This is causing numerous parents to complain that their kids are getting upset when they see a female Santa at the store. Some of those parents are threatening that they would never shop at Macy’s again. Even though I feel women would do a great job playing Santa, there are a few reasons why I think Macy’s should only have male Santa’s.

Moving along with my adolescence years, mine and my mother 's relationship drifted further and further apart. I found myself in my own physically abuse relationship at the age of fourteen till seventeen. When I look at myself, I see so much of my mother and the women she is.

I quickly exited the ship and headed towards the main plaza in search of more awing people. My desires were quickly met, people flooded the streets on both sides of me and I re-experienced the same wash of emotions I felt the night before. All of the women that passed by me were decorated in clothes of the most vibrant dyes, shoes with tall heels, and the jewelry was embellished with the largest gems I had ever seen. I entered one of the many shops lining the side of the streets and was amazed by the woman standing just inside of the doorway. Although the other ladies possessed extravagant clothing as well, this woman was incomparable. She was decorated in a dress of the brightest greens, similar to that of a lime. The dress fit tightly around the bodice and gradually loosened upon her waist, reaching to the top of her knees. It lacked a visible design and yet was extravagant when compared to the dresses of the other women I had seen. Upon her neck was a long gold chain that possessed a pendant that could be nothing less than a large oval made up of opal, two small pearls laid on each side of the pendant that reached to the middle of her chest. She also wore earrings made of the same small pearls that appeared on her necklace. A single gold bangle graced her wrist, and her shoes were a vivid shade of yellow I did not know could exist. Her hair reached the small of her back and lacked any evidence it had

They smiled, somewhat sadly, but sincerely. Her mother reached out for Octavia’s hand, taking it. She gazed at Octavia for a moment, as if she had only one chance left to see her. Octavia felt a solid, flat object in her hand. Pulling her hand back, her eyes fell on a dull, gold coin. Engraved on it were two circles, joined together in the middle. Just like the linked rings that jesters enchanted the crowds with. Octavia raised her eyebrows, thinking the item was worthless to her on this quest. But she tucked it into her breast pocket.

She heard them ordering the old woman in front of her in the line to hand over money and jewelry. She watched the old woman fumble with her wedding ring, her watch. A little girl of six or seven stood next to her, shivering with fear. A policemen pointed to the tiny gold rings the little girl wore in

According to the above data. First, to compare Macy’s net sales of 2015 and 2016. Net sales percent change is -5% (25778/27079-1=-5%). So, 2016 sales decrease 5% over those in 2015. The net earnings percent change is -42% (619/1072-1=-42%). So, 2016 earnings decreased 42% over those in 2015. The return on assets of 2016 and 2015 is 5% (952/19851=5%) and 8% (1678/20576=8%). The net profit margin for 2016 and 2015 are 4% (952/25778=4%) and 6% (1678/27079=6%). The total assets turnover for 2016 and 2015 are 1.30 times (25778/19851=1.30) and 1.32 times (27079/20576=1.32).

Macy’s has become one of the greatest retail stores in the United States. Since they first opened their doors to customers in 1858, Macy’s stores have always been grand and innovative. They have changed their stores quite remarkably since it’s beginning. Macy’s elegant charm has brought in customers who have help turn this retail store into a huge company. Currently Macys has 850 department stores in 45 states. Most Macy’s stores are quite spacious and have two to three levels in which they market to youth, women, and men. Macy’s selling strategy has grown to have great experience in pulling in customers. From sales to advertising, Macy’s is a big retail competitor. The company focuses on their customers by targeting specific age groups,

Macy’s, Incorporated is one of the nation’s premier omnichannel retailers, with fiscal 2015 sales of $27.1 billion. The company operates about 870 stores in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico under the names of Macy’s, Macy’s Backstage, Bloomingdale’s, Bloomingdale’s Outlet and Blue Mercury, as well as the macys.com, bloomingdales.com and bluemercury.com websites. Bloomingdale’s in Dubai is operated by Al Tayer Group LLC under a license agreement. In addition, Macy’s has a diverse workforce which includes approximately 157,900 employees. The company’s shares are traded under the symbol “M” on the New York Stock Exchange. Nationwide Macy’s offers a huge array of top brands

Macy’s Inc. joins the same-day delivery trend along with various retail companies such as Wal-Mart, EBay and Barnes and Noble, but the battle is against the great online shopping site, Amazon.com. Since the Amazon.com same-day delivery was advertised to capture even more customers, Macy’s Inc. has now stated offering in-stores purchases as of last fall season and launched within three weeks prior to the holiday season beginning. This is what the right way to shop in these ages. Macy’s states that same-day delivery is “built on a operational foundation” that led to the full rollout this fall season of BOPIS (buy online, pick-up in-store) across its network of stores, and mentioned as part of several moves to support it omnichannel push.