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Macy's to layoff more than 200 employees across 2 Maryland malls

Published  June 30, 2020 10:43am EDT
Maryland
Associated Press

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Macy's is laying off more than 200 of its employees in two Maryland malls.

The Capital Gazette reports the department store notified the Maryland Department of Labor of the cuts last week.

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The filing says nearly 130 employees at The Mall in Columbia and about 100 in Westfield Annapolis will be laid off.

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The filing comes a day after its parent company announced its plans to cut 4,000 corporate and managerial staff positions across its stores due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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A Macy's official says the two stores in Maryland will remain open despite the layoffs.