Macy’s revealed that hundreds of workers in the Bay Area and California will lose their jobs due to the major retailer’s decision to close stores nationwide and in the state.
In California, Macy’s will eliminate 470 jobs, including 147 layoffs in the Bay Area, according to several WARN notices the department store chain sent to the state Employment Development Department.
Macy’s had previously announced its decision to close 66 stores nationwide, including six in California, of which two were in the Bay Area cities of Newark and Corte Madera.
The other Macy’s stores that were set to be closed in California are located in Los Angeles, the Orange County city of Westminster and the Sacramento County cities of Sacramento and Citrus Heights…