Macy’s, Inc. total sales were $2.04 billion for the five week month of September, a decrease of 2.4% compared with total sales of $2.09 billion in the five weeks ended Oct. 4, 2008. On a same-store basis, Macy’s, Inc. sales were down 2.3% in September.


For the year to date, Macy’s, Inc. sales totaled $13.95 billion, down 8.5% from total sales of $15.24 billion in the first 35 weeks of 2008. On a same-store basis, Macy’s, Inc.’s year-to-date sales were down 8.2%.


Online sales (macys.com and bloomingdales.com combined) were up 14.8% in September 2009 and 13.3 percent for the year to date. Online sales are included in the same-store sales calculation for Macy's, Inc.