Macy's: how to shop at the most fashionable hypermarket in the USA

As the business grew, the Macy's store expanded: it bought neighboring buildings and attached them to itself, so that in the end it became a large department store. It attracted crowds from all over New York, especially during the holidays, putting on big shows, brightly lighting its display windows, and even inviting Santa Claus to visit the store. Yes, the Hollywood Santa Claus in a big supermarket, with children sitting on his lap while he listens to their wishes, was invented by Macy's.

The store was also the first in the USA to start guaranteeing a full refund if a product was not satisfactory, even several weeks after purchase. Thanks to this, ordering from Macys, even expensive items, became completely safe, and the store gained many wealthy customers. Also among Roland Macy's innovations (a reminder, this was the 1860s!) were merchandise displayed in open access for shoppers, where anyone could take and try on whatever they wanted without asking salespeople. Tags with fixed prices. And clothing arranged on hangers by size, so that a person with any body type could quickly find what interested them.

Today, Macy's is the most popular department store chain in the USA. It has more than 800 stores selling good clothing, shoes, accessories, and various home goods. The company also has a very popular online store, Macys.com, which sells several hundred thousand products in the USA.

Macy's main store is located in a luxurious building in the center of Manhattan, on Broadway. It is considered the largest department store in the world. It is one of New York's main attractions, along with the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty. The store occupies almost an entire city block, with 100 000 square meters (or 10 hectares) of retail space.

Macy's is also very well known for the fact that every year on Thanksgiving Day the company holds a big parade in New York, one of the most famous parades in the world (the very one with the huge inflatable figures). This tradition dates back to 1924, it is already almost a hundred years old! The parade stretches for 4 kilometers, passing right by the windows of the largest department store. More than 3 million people come out onto the city streets to watch this spectacle, and about 20 million more watch its broadcast on TV.

What Macy's sells

As befits the largest department store, everything on Macy's official website is divided into departments. This makes it much easier to find the item you need.

The most popular categories are:

• Women's – 18 thousand dresses, cardigans, jeans, all kinds of clothing and shoes, in all sizes;

• Men's – clothing and shoes for men, 5 thousand top options;

• Plus sizes – clothing for curvy girls, 2,5 thousand items with comfortable proportions;

• Handbags – the American Macy's website sells more than a thousand clutches, backpacks, crossbody bags, and other bags from top brands, with prices starting at $50;

• Jewelry – Macy's is famous for its jewelry, these are high-quality and original items from America. Almost 12 thousand (!) beautiful necklaces, rings, cufflinks, earrings, and bracelets. Very convenient search by category, brand, metal/stone, and desired price.

• Watches – several hundred models priced from 1200 to 200 000 rubles. The cost of all of them is much lower than that of their counterparts in Russia.

• For children – clothing and shoes for boys and girls aged from 1 day to 16 years;

• For teenagers – items that teenagers will appreciate. An especially good selection for young girls.

• For the home – pillows, mattresses, blankets, towels, bed linen, and kitchen utensils from top American brands.

• Bathroom and bedroom – items for sleep and self-care. Bathrobes, beautiful shower curtains, rugs, ottomans, and much more. Tens of thousands of products, all with good discounts.

The store generally offers a great many products at good discounts. Up to -60% on tens of thousands of items. Besides, Macy's is a guarantee of quality. This is not a Chinese store. The company is personally responsible for every product.

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Shipping from Macy's to Russia

For the last two years, the Macy's online store has been able to deliver goods directly to all countries. They even display prices in the currency of the country from which, according to the store, you accessed the site.

True, the prices are not very low. The minimum shipping cost to Russia at Macy's is 1690 rubles ($28). The delivery time for such a package is 15 to 24 days. There is an express shipping option (11 business days), but it costs 2250 rubles (about $37).

Also, some products simply are not shipped abroad. The list of restrictions is very long. It includes:

• cosmetics;

• all Chanel products;

• all Coach products;

• electronics;

• perfume;

• mattresses and furniture;

• gift cards, gift wrapping.

At the same time, within the continental US, the store delivers all goods completely free of charge for orders from $25 or from $75 (depending on the promotion currently running). Delivery takes 3-6 business days. At the same time, there are no restrictions on what can be delivered. And we at Pochtoy.com forward everything to Russia except industrial quantities of goods (for personal use only!), living creatures, military equipment, knives, and pet products. If you have an unusual case, contact us in tickets (available after registration), and we will take a closer look at whether we can deliver your package and what pitfalls there may be. Such a consultation is completely free.

If you want to save even more, ship to the Pochtoy.com address. And we will deliver to Russia. From $12 and in 4-8 days. Cheaper and much faster.

Also keep in mind that products the store ships abroad on its own are not counted in the Star Rewards program, Macy's bonus program that lets you earn rewards from purchases (for example, a 25% discount on any one day). Only items shipped to addresses in America qualify here. You also need to register with Macy's and subscribe to their mailing list (and not unsubscribe). But the extra savings, in our experience, are worth it.