Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M) today announced that Macy's and Bloomingdale's are
expanding same-day delivery service to nine additional markets,
beginning this month, for products purchased online at
macys.com,
bloomingdales.com and on both brands' mobile-enabled websites.
"When we piloted same-day delivery in eight markets initially last fall,
we learned that our customers appreciate the additional option of having
their purchase brought to their home or office in a matter of hours. It
is an important part of our value proposition as an omnichannel retailer
serving customers who shop our stores and websites whenever, wherever
and however they prefer," said R.B. Harrison, Macy's, Inc. chief
omnichannel officer. "Our ability to expand same-day delivery is rooted
in local merchandise inventories at Macy's stores, as well as a newly
expanded delivery footprint of our partners at Deliv."
Together with eight same-day delivery markets piloted in fall 2014, the
company now offers this service to customers in 17 markets.
New same-day delivery markets (service beginning in August 2015) are:
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Atlanta (Macy's and Bloomingdale's)
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Boston (Macy's and Bloomingdale's)
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Dallas (Macy's only)
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Honolulu (Macy's and Bloomingdale's)
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Las Vegas (Macy's only)
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Miami/Ft. Lauderdale (Macy's and Bloomingdale's)
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New York City/Western Long Island (Macy's and Bloomingdale's same-day
delivery to NYC outer boroughs and suburban Long Island begins in
August 2015; service to customers in Manhattan is expected to begin in
October 2015.)
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Orange County, CA (Macy's and Bloomingdale's)
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Philadelphia (Macy's and Bloomingdale's).
Ongoing same-day delivery markets (first piloted in fall 2014) are:
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Chicago (Macy's and Bloomingdale's)
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Houston (Macy's only)
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Los Angeles (Macy's and Bloomingdale's)
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Northern New Jersey (Macy's and Bloomingdale's)
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San Francisco (Macy's and Bloomingdale's)
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San Francisco Bay Area (Macy's and Bloomingdale's)
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Seattle (Macy's only)
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Washington, D.C. (Macy's and Bloomingdale's).
Same-day deliveries to customers are powered by Deliv, a rapidly growing
crowdsourced delivery provider, in collaboration with major mall owners,
including General Growth Properties, Macerich, PREIT, Simon Property
Group, Taubman Centers and Westfield Corporation.
The charge for same-day delivery from
macys.com or
bloomingdales.com is
a flat $5 above standard ground shipping fees.
In certain markets (currently Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and
the Bay Area), Deliv also offers pickup of an online purchase being
returned to
macys.com or
bloomingdales.com. To schedule a return,
customers can go online to authorize the return and schedule a pickup
time at their home or office.
Macy's, Inc., with corporate offices in Cincinnati and New York, is one
of the nation's premier retailers, with fiscal 2014 sales of $28.105
billion. The company operates about 885 stores in 45 states, the
District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico under the names of Macy's,
Bloomingdale's, Bloomingdale's Outlet and Bluemercury, as well as the
macys.com,
bloomingdales.com and
bluemercury.com websites.
Bloomingdale's in Dubai is operated by Al Tayer Group LLC under a
license agreement.
All statements in this press release that are not statements of
historical fact are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are
based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Macy's management and
are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results could
differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the
forward-looking statements contained in this release because of a
variety of factors, including conditions to, or changes in the timing
of, proposed transactions, prevailing interest rates and non-recurring
charges, competitive pressures from specialty stores, general
merchandise stores, off-price and discount stores, manufacturers'
outlets, the Internet, mail-order catalogs and television shopping and
general consumer spending levels, including the impact of the
availability and level of consumer debt, the effect of weather and other
factors identified in documents filed by the company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.