Macy's posts bigger-than-expected drop in same-store sales, cuts outlook

Reuters

Published Nov 21, 2019 07:26

Macy's posts bigger-than-expected drop in same-store sales, cuts outlook

(Reuters) - Macy's Inc (N:M) reported a bigger-than-expected fall in quarterly same-store sales and cut its full-year profit forecast on Thursday, blaming weak international tourism and sluggish mall traffic.

Shares of the department store operator slipped 4% in premarket trading.

Comparable sales at Macy's owned and licensed stores fell 3.5% in the third quarter ended Nov. 2, bigger than the 1% decrease analysts had expected, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.