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Is your local Macy's closing?

Macy's (M) is cutting up to 4,800 jobs and has slashed its profit outlook after a miserable holiday season. The company is also shuttering dozens of stores.

The Cincinnati-based department store chain says sales at existing stores and excluding licensed departments fell 5.2 percent in November and December. Macy's said that unseasonably warm weather that extended through December was the biggest culprit and hurt shopper demand for cold-weather items, from boots to coats. That forced Macy's to step up discounts to clear out mounds of merchandise. Business was also hurt by lower spending by international tourists as a stronger U.S. dollar made handbags and other goods more expensive for tourists who were exchanging foreign currency. But, like other retailers, Macy's is also contending with broader changes in spending habits.

Macy's had been a stellar performer since the recession as it localized merchandise, cut costs and developed exclusive brands that set itself apart from others. But increasingly, Amazon.com and other online rivals are becoming a threat. It also has acknowledged that customers are spending more of their money on experiences like eating out and spas, instead of clothing. And when they do buy fashions, they are more likely to buy name brands at fat discounts at such stores like T.J. Maxx.

The company published an updated list of which stores would close in the coming weeks:

  • Irvine Spectrum, Irvine, CA (140,000 square feet; opened in 2002; 112 associates)
  • Country Club Plaza, Sacramento, CA (165,000 square feet; opened in 1961; 111 associates)
  • Westfield Century City, Los Angeles, CA (136,000 square feet; opened in 1976; 108 associates). Note that this store will be closed in January 2016 and replaced with a new, larger store to open in this same shopping center in spring 2017
  • Enfield Square main store, Enfield, CT (166,000 square feet; opened in 1971; 84 associates)
  • Enfield Square furniture/home/men's store, Enfield, CT (76,000 square feet; opened in 1971; 20 associates)
  • North DeKalb Mall, Decatur, GA (190,000 square feet; opened in 1965; 89 associates)
  • Kailua, HI (59,000 square feet; opened in 1946; 57 associates)
  • Palouse Mall, Moscow, ID (41,000 square feet; opened in 1979; 47 associates)
  • Northwoods Mall, Peoria, IL (165,000 square feet; opened in 1985; 62 associates)
  • Cortana Mall, Baton Rouge, LA (243,000 square feet; opened in 1976; 108 associates)
  • Valley Mall, Hagerstown, MD (120,000 square feet; opened in 1999; 59 associates)
  • Berkshire Mall, Lanesborough, MA (111,000 square feet; opened in 1994; 58 associates)
  • Eastfield Mall, Springfield, MA (127,000 square feet; opened in 1994; 71 associates)
  • The Shoppes at Stadium, Columbia, MO (140,000 square feet; opened in 2003; 81 associates)
  • Middlesex Mall, South Plainfield, NJ (81,000 square feet; opened in 1976; 69 associates)
  • McKinley Mall main store, Buffalo, NY (88,000 square feet; opened in 1989; 65 associates)
  • McKinley Mall home store, Buffalo, NY (31,000 Square feet; opened in 1989; 10 associates)
  • Arnot Mall, Horsehead, NY (120,000 square feet; opened in 1995; 79 associates)
  • Hudson Valley Mall, Kingston, NY (121,000 square feet; opened in 1995; 72 associates)
  • Eastern Hills Mall, Williamsville, NY (127,000 square feet; opened in 1971; 80 associates)
  • Cary Towne Center, Cary, NC (107,000 square feet; opened in 1991; 63 associates)
  • Chapel Hill Mall, Akron, OH (169,000 square feet; opened in 1967; 91 associates)
  • Midway Mall, Elyria, OH (105,000 square feet; opened in 1990; 64 associates)
  • Quail Springs Mall, Oklahoma City, OK (146,000 square feet; opened in 1986; 87 associates)
  • Pony Village Mall, North Bend, OR (41,000 square feet; opened in 1980; 54 associates)
  • Roseburg Valley Mall, Roseburg, OR (40,000 square feet; opened in 1980; 59 associates)
  • Suburban Square, Ardmore, PA (102,000 square feet; opened in 1930; 74 associates)
  • Century III Mall, West Mifflin, PA (173,000 square feet; opened in 1979; 101 associates)
  • Ridgmar Mall, Ft. Worth, TX (181,000 square feet; opened in 1998; 92 associates)
  • Chesapeake Square, Chesapeake, VA (95,000 square feet; opened in 1999; 69 associates)
  • Virginia Center Commons, Glen Allen, VA (110,000 square feet; opened in 1993; 81 associates)
  • Peninsula Town Center, Hampton, VA (173,000 square feet; opened in 1977; 109 associates)
  • Military Circle Mall, Norfolk, VA (153,000 square feet; opened in 1976; 95 associates)
  • Regency Square main store, Richmond, VA (100,000 square feet; opened in 1990; 100 associates)
  • Regency Square furniture/home/men's store, Richmond, VA (124,000 square feet; opened in 1990; 35 associates)
  • Downtown Spokane, Spokane, WA (374,000 square feet; opened in 1947; 94 associates
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