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The once beloved department store has reported five straight quarters of plummeting sales. Sales most recently dipped 7.4%.
In the past, Macy's - and others - have blamed myriad reasons for the department store's woes. The $4for fall and winter apparel. People $4 anymore. Amazon is $4
We went to Macy's to find out why the brand is floundering. What we found shocked us.