“Macy’s shares sink as discounts to clear inventory hurt, tourism drops”
August 21, 2019
“Macy’s Inc <M.N> cut its full-year earnings forecast on Wednesday after missing estimates for quarterly profit for the first time in at least two years, as it discounted merchandise heavily to clear spring inventory, sending its shares down as much as 18%.
The largest U.S. department store operator, whose flagship building in Manhattan is a major tourist attraction, blamed a bigger-than-expected decline in tourist spending for the shortfall along with weak demand for its own-brand women’s sportswear and for warm weather apparel…”
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/macys-posts-48-drop-profit-121501023.html