Earlier this week, we put together a list of major retail brands that we thought would be the most likely to close one or all of their Idaho locations in 2025. The list was put together based on statements and financial reports that the companies released last year.
While we thought our predictions would be accurate, we didn’t expect them to come true so quickly.
In December, GlobalData reported that legendary department store, Macy’s, was moving up their timeline for cutting 150 “underproductive” locations from their roster. They expected 65 of those locations to close by December 2025. Their prediction was only off by a few days. On Thursday, Axios shared a list of 66 Macy’s stores entering liquidation in January.
One of Idaho’s final two Macy’s locations is on the chopping block. Macy’s plans to close their location at Silver Lake Mall in Coeur d’Alene. While the Idaho store hasn’t confirmed their final day, liquidation sales are expected to last eight to twelve weeks…