Macy's announces more store closures: see the list

Nathan Bomey | USA TODAY

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Macy's is set to begin liquidation sales at 11 new stores as early as Jan. 8.

Seven of the store closures were newly identified Thursday, including two in Florida and three in the Midwest. Here they are:

Miami (Downtown), Miami, Fla.

The Oaks, Gainesville, Fla.

Novato (Furniture), Novato, Calif.

Honey Creek Mall, Terre Haute, Ind.

Birchwood Mall, Fort Gratiot Township, Mich.

Fountain Place, Cincinnati, Ohio

Burlington Town Center, Burlington, Vt.

The retailer also said Thursday that it is moving ahead with four other store closures previously announced:

Laguna Hills Mall, Laguna Hills, Calif.

Westside Pavilion, Los Angeles, Calif.

Stonestown Galleria, San Francisco, Calif.

Magic Valley Mall, Twin Falls, Idaho

The closures are part of a plan to shed 5,000 jobs as the company reels from physical retail's crisis.

Macy's said Thursday that its holiday sales at stores open at least a year rose 1.1%.

But analysts attributed much of that uptick to the generally strong economy.

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