Macy’s to furlough most of 130,000 employees as stores stay shut

(Reuters) – Macy’s Inc said on Monday it would furlough most of its 130,000-strong workforce starting this week as all of the company’s stores have been temporarily shut due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The department store chain added https://www.macysinc.com/news-media/press-releases/detail/1618/macys-inc-provides-business-update-in-response-to that there would be fewer furloughs in its digital business, which is still operational, supporting distribution centers and call centers.

Macy’s had about 130,000 employees as of Feb. 2.

(Reporting by Aishwarya Venugopal in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)