United States Coronavirus: Macy's Temporarily Closes All Stores

Macy's announced Tuesday that it will close all of its stores in the United States until March 31 in response to the growing new coronavirus crisis.

The closures will go into effect at the end of business Tuesday.

"The health and safety of our customers, colleagues and communities is our utmost priority. As a result of the recent COVID-19 developments, we have decided to temporarily close our stores,” said Jeff Gennette, the chairman and chief executive officer of Macy’s Inc., in a statement Tuesday. "We will work with government and health officials to assess when we will reopen our stores and safely bring our colleagues back to work."

The store closures include all Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Bluemercury, Macy's Backstage, Bloomingdale's the Outlet, and Market by Macy's stores.

All three brands will continue to offer customers the ability to shop for products online.

Nordstrom also announced Tuesday that it will close all of its stores for two weeks.

According to Macy's websites, there are more than 550 store locations nationwide. Additionally, there are 53 Bloomingdale's and 171 Bluemercury stores.

People can shop online at Macy's, Bloomingdale's and Bluemercury at the following links:

• Macy's Online Store
• Bloomingdale's Online Store
• Bluemercury Online Store