Bloomingdale’s is America’s only nationwide, full-line, upscale department store. Its parent company, Macy’s, Inc., with corporate offices in Cincinnati and New York, is one of the nation’s premier retailers, with fiscal 2012 sales of $27.7 billion. The company operates about 840 stores in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico under the names of Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s, as well as the macys.com and bloomingdales.com websites and 12 Bloomingdale’s Outlet stores. Bloomingdale’s in Dubai is operated by Al Tayer Group LLC under a license agreement.
General Growth Properties (NYSE: GGP) and Bloomingdale’s announced the opening of a 167,000-square-foot, three-level store at Ala Moana Center, one of the world’s most visited shopping malls located in Honolulu, Hawaii, in late 2015. The luxury department store will serve as the centerpiece of a major retail expansion and common area renovation at Ala Moana Center. When open, Bloomingdale’s joins Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Macy’s, and an extensive list of luxury and fashion tenants including Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, LVMH, Hermes, Chanel, Gucci, Cartier, Harry Winston , Tiffany & Co., Tory Burch , Victoria’s Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, Apple, Microsoft and nearly 300 global and regional retailers and restaurants.
The Sears building, when closed, will be demolished and transformed into 650,000 square feet of new retail, including the Bloomingdale’s department store, large format retailers, dining, entertainment and 200,000 square feet of inline retailers. The entire mall will receive a face-lift, including an upgraded food court, customer amenities, landscaping and pedestrian access from Ala Moana Boulevard. Ala Moana Center is today the world’s largest open-air shopping mall.