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Macy's

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The Resume

    (1858- )
    Founded by Rowland Hussey Macy in New York, New York (1858)
    Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio
    NYSE: M
    171,000 employees (2012)

Why Macy's might be annoying:

    The store started the trend at price items ending at $.99.
    The company often brands itself with a red star (or asterisk) to spell Macy*s.
    The company filed for bankruptcy in 1992.
    Shortly after its restructuring, the company began absorbing department store giants such as A&S, Bullocks, The Broadway, and May Company Departments Stores.
    The company has faced several controversies including an investigation by then New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer involving Macy's tactics for dealing with shoplifters including private jails and interrogations.

Why Macy's might not be annoying:

    In its first year of business, Macy*s profited $90,000 (1858).
    The company advanced women's roles in the work place by being the first retailer to award a female an executive position.
    They pioneered the practice of advertising sales in newspapers.
    The Macy*s Herald Square location expanded to over 1 million square feet of retail space, making it the largest store in the world until 2009.
    The corporation organizes the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (since 1924) and sponsors New York City's annual Fourth of July fireworks show (since 1976).
    The store has been immortalized in popular culture several times including the film 'Miracle on 34th Street' (1934).

Credit: Birdienest81


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 114 Votes: 54.39% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying