Macy's

Friends and Family Sale (extra 30% off, spring in late March through mid-April and fall in late September through mid-October), the near-monthly One Day Sale (typically second Friday through Sunday), Post-Holiday clearance from December 26 through January, and Black Friday November 27 2026 plus Cyber Monday November 30 2026. Contemporary brands INC International Concepts, Charter Club, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and Michael Kors typically show base 40% off dropping to a 58% net after the extra 30% layer. Handbag lines Coach, Kate Spade, Michael Kors, Dooney and Bourke and Marc Jacobs typically show 25% to 40% base plus the extra 30% stack. Backstage carries year-round off-price at 30-70% off. Star Rewards cardholders earn Star Money points per dollar at an earn multiplier stepping up by tier; verify current rates on the merchant page. Star Rewards Bonus Days quarterly stack an extra multiplier on top and compound with ShopBack US cashback on eligible categories.

Friends and Family (luggage is named), One Day Sale when luggage is the rotating category, Memorial Day and Labor Day travel windows, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Post-Holiday clearance.

GWP promotions (peaking Mother's Day, Fall Beauty, Black Friday), Star Rewards Star Money on cardholder spend, Post-Holiday clearance on sets. Beauty is excluded from standard ShopBack Macy's cashback per the live rate table. Savings vector is Macy's-side.

Kohl's entry band with Kohl's Cash and own-brand focus, Macy's mid-to-upper-mid with prestige beauty and Star Rewards, Nordstrom upper band with designer assortment and the July Anniversary Sale. Sale calendars overlap around Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Coach, Kate Spade New York and Michael Kors are the three brands that most reliably participate. Coach signature and leather satchels typically show a 25% base markdown that becomes roughly 48% net after the extra 30% Friends and Family layer, dropping many $350 to $450 list-price bags into the $180 to $240 range. Kate Spade New York tote and crossbody lines typically show 30% base markdowns reaching roughly 51% net. Michael Kors signature-print and leather styles typically show 40% base markdowns reaching roughly 58% net. Dooney and Bourke, Marc Jacobs and Tommy Hilfiger follow the same tier. Star Rewards Bonus Days quarterly stack an extra points multiplier on top; timing the handbag order into a Bonus Days window inside the Friends and Family window is the deepest stack. Handbags are eligible for the standard ShopBack US Macy's cashback rate per the live rate table.

Post-Holiday clearance ran December 26 2025 through late January 2026, with the deepest Backstage clearance cycle in the first three weeks of January. Presidents Day Sale ran Friday February 13 through Monday February 16 2026 with 40% to 60% off apparel, home, bedding and luggage plus doorbusters. February One Day Sale landed the weekend of February 20 through 22. Star Rewards Bonus Days ran in the last week of February for Gold and Platinum tiers, then the first week of March for Silver and Bronze.

Spring Friends and Family Sale ran late March into mid-April 2026 (roughly March 26 through April 8) with extra 30% off apparel, shoes, handbags, home and luggage and the smaller extra 15% off named exclusion categories. Mother's Day Beauty event ran late April through Mother's Day Sunday May 10, with GWP peaks across Estée Lauder, Clinique, Lancôme and Chanel counters. Memorial Day Sale ran Friday May 22 through Monday May 25 2026 with 40% to 60% off across apparel, home, bedding, luggage and small appliances. June Friends and Family follow-on window ran the second week of June. June One Day Sale landed the weekend of June 12 through 14.

4th of July Sale ran Friday July 3 through Sunday July 5 2026 with sitewide percent-off tiers and a heavy summer clearance push on warm-weather apparel, patio and outdoor. July One Day Sale landed the weekend of July 17 through 19. Late-July clearance (see the Macy's late July clearance guide) cleared summer inventory ahead of Fall Beauty. August One Day Sale landed the weekend of August 14 through 16. Labor Day Sale ran Friday September 4 through Monday September 7 2026 with 40% to 60% off apparel, home, bedding, mattresses and luggage. Star Rewards Bonus Days ran the second week of September. Fall Friends and Family Sale runs late September through mid-October 2026 (roughly September 24 through October 12).

Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day Sale runs Friday October 9 through Monday October 12 2026 (overlapping the tail of Fall Friends and Family). October One Day Sale lands the weekend of October 16 through 18. Fall Beauty event runs late September through mid-October with GWP peaks at prestige counters. Veterans Day Sale runs Friday November 6 through Wednesday November 11 2026 with military discounts and a sitewide percent-off tier. Star Rewards Bonus Days runs the second week of November. Macy's Black Friday runs the multi-week window with early-access previews from Friday November 13, escalating into Black Friday itself on Friday November 27 2026, Cyber Monday on Monday November 30 2026, and Cyber Week through Friday December 4. December Friends and Family follow-on window runs the first ten days of December. Twelve Days of Deals runs mid-December through Christmas Eve. Post-Holiday clearance restarts Saturday December 26 2026 and runs through late January 2027, with the deepest Backstage clearance cycle in the first three weeks of January.

the deepest reliable stack at Macy's is a spring or fall Friends and Family window (late March through mid-April, or late September through mid-October) on Coach, Kate Spade New York or Michael Kors, timed into a Star Rewards Bonus Days multiplier, with ShopBack US cashback activated before click-through on the Macy's page above. Coach at 25% base plus 30% Friends and Family lands roughly 48% net; Michael Kors at 40% base plus 30% lands roughly 58% net. Handbags are eligible for the standard ShopBack US Macy's cashback rate per the live rate table, so activating ShopBack US compounds the net discount.

Beauty is excluded from the standard ShopBack US Macy's cashback tier per the live rate table, so the saving vector is entirely Macy's-side: Estée Lauder, Clinique, Lancôme and Chanel GWP peaks around Mother's Day (late April through May 10), Fall Beauty (late September through mid-October) and Black Friday, plus Star Rewards Bonus Days multipliers on cardholder spend and Star Money redemption on the follow-on order. The Macy's Credit Card is the stacking primitive; ShopBack US cashback is not the lever on Beauty categories.

Home goods sits on the standard exclusion list per the live ShopBack US Macy's rate table, so the saving vector is Macy's-side: Charter Club bedding, Martha Stewart, Cuisinart, KitchenAid and Le Creuset lines drop deepest at the One Day Sale when Home is the rotating category (typically the second Friday through Sunday), Friends and Family in late March and late September, and Black Friday plus Cyber Monday. Star Rewards Bonus Days multipliers on Macy's Credit Card spend plus Star Money redemption on the follow-on basket compound. For appliances specifically, checking the live ShopBack US Macy's rate table for current category eligibility before ordering is the discipline; if an in-scope category (apparel, luggage, handbags) sits alongside the home basket, splitting into two orders may earn cashback on the eligible half.

Macy's issues its own codes around One Day Sale (Fri-Sun), Friends and Family (quarterly extra 30% off apparel/shoes/handbags/home/luggage), holiday events, and Star Rewards member offers. Non-featured promo codes are excluded from cashback per the live rate table.

Near-monthly Fri-Sun format at macys.com, 40-60% off rotating categories, occasional 80% on select items. Roughly 10-11 per year with April/June/October sometimes skipped for Friends and Family or Black Friday.

Two flagship windows in spring (roughly March 26 through April 8 2026) and fall (roughly September 24 through October 12 2026), plus follow-on windows in June and the first ten days of December. Extra 30% off apparel, shoes, handbags, home and luggage; extra 15% off named exclusion categories (Beauty, small electrics, watches). Star Rewards Gold and Platinum members get 24 to 48 hour early access. Star Rewards Bonus Days frequently bracket Friends and Family; stacking Bonus Days with Friends and Family plus ShopBack US cashback on eligible categories is the deepest stack outside Black Friday.

Multi-week event with early-access previews rolling into Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Cyber Week. Sitewide percent-off tiers across apparel, home, bedding, luggage, small appliances and toys, plus doorbusters. Star Rewards members get first-access previews.

Off-price section covering apparel, shoes, handbags, beauty, home, seasonal. Typically 30-70% off main-line. About 300 of 500 stores carry Backstage; macys.com/backstage carries a limited online subset. Deepest clearance cycles begin January and run ~4 weeks.

Starts 26 December and runs through January, clearing winter apparel, holiday decor, gift sets and seasonal beauty. Overlaps with the January Backstage clearance cycle. Post-summer clearance windows also land around 4th of July and Labor Day.

Bronze (non-cardholder), Silver (cardholder on open), Gold (mid-hundreds annual card spend), Platinum (low-four-figure annual card spend); exact thresholds vary and are set on the merchant site. Auto-upgrade ~7 days after qualifying spend clears, subject to returns.

Earn multiplier steps up by tier from Bronze base up to Platinum top rate (Silver, Gold, Platinum require the Macy's Credit Card). Points convert to Star Money in small-dollar blocks; verify current rates and conversion thresholds on the merchant page. Redeem on macys.com or in-store on almost everything except gift cards, services and fees. Expires 30 days after issue.

Prestige counters at Macy's include Estée Lauder, Clinique, Lancôme, Chanel and MAC. Larger flagships run in-store beauty services. GWP promotions peak around Mother's Day, Fall Beauty and Black Friday. Beauty is excluded from standard cashback.

ShopBack is a cashback portal. Sign in to ShopBack US, open the Macy's page, click through to macys.com. Close the Macy's app before clicking through, complete in the same session, accept cookies, avoid third-party voucher codes. Beauty, Jewelry, Watches, Home goods, Consumer Electronics, Apple, Sunglass Hut, Toys, Books and specific brand exclusions are excluded from cashback.

Pending cashback typically appears within a couple of days; confirms after the merchant's return window closes, generally within 90 days. Refunds and returns forfeit cashback. Non-featured promo codes and excluded categories/brands do not earn cashback.