Macy's

Macy's US typically issues its own promo codes around the near-monthly One Day Sale (Friday to Sunday), Friends and Family Sale (three to four times a year, usually April, June, October and December, offering an extra 30% off apparel, shoes, handbags, home and luggage), holiday events (Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Black Friday, Cyber Monday) and Star Rewards member offers. Third-party voucher codes pasted at checkout can break ShopBack cashback tracking, so sticking to Macy's own official codes surfaced on macys.com is generally safer. Purchases using non-featured promo codes are excluded from cashback per the ShopBack Macy's rate table, so activate ShopBack US before clicking through and verify tracking after checkout.

Macy's carries prestige beauty counters including Estée Lauder, Clinique, Lancôme, Chanel and MAC, plus a broad fragrance assortment. The reliable US savings routes on macys.com beauty are gift-with-purchase promotions (typically a brand-specific set at a spend threshold, running most heavily during Mother's Day, Fall Beauty events and Black Friday), Star Rewards Star Money on qualifying spend for cardholders, and Post-Holiday clearance on remaining sets and limited editions. Beauty and Personal Care is excluded from the standard ShopBack Macy's cashback rate per the live rate table, so the primary saving vector on beauty orders is Macy's-side (GWP, Star Rewards, seasonal promos) rather than cashback. See the ShopBack Macy's rate table above for the current cashback eligibility by category.

The Macy's One Day Sale is a near-monthly promotion at macys.com, typically running from Friday through Sunday despite the name, with 40% to 60% off rotating categories (apparel, shoes, home, bedding, luggage) and occasional deeper markdowns of up to 80% on select items. The cadence has historically been roughly ten to eleven One Day Sales per year, with April, June and October sometimes skipped in favour of Friends and Family and Black Friday windows. The best next-sale prediction is the second Friday of the month unless a Friends and Family or headline holiday sale is already on the calendar. Activate ShopBack US on the Macy's page above before clicking through to macys.com to earn cashback on eligible One Day Sale purchases at the current rate. For a deeper look, see US 2026 Sale Calendar: Memorial Day to Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Macy's Friends and Family Sale runs three to four times per year with the two flagship windows typically landing in spring (mid-March through mid-April) and fall (late September through mid-October), and follow-on windows in June and early December. The offer is an extra 30% off apparel, shoes, handbags, home and luggage across macys.com and in-store, with a smaller extra 15% off named exclusion categories (Beauty, small electrics, watches). It is one of the deepest sitewide events of the Macy's calendar outside Black Friday. The 2026 spring window ran late March into mid-April; the fall 2026 window is expected in the final week of September through mid-October, and the December window in the first ten days of December, all on the same tiered structure. Star Rewards Gold and Platinum members typically get 24 to 48 hour early-access previews via email. Star Rewards Bonus Days (quarterly cardholder events issuing an extra multiplier on qualifying spend) frequently bracket the Friends and Family window, so stacking Bonus Days with Friends and Family plus ShopBack US cashback on eligible categories is the deepest stack outside Black Friday. Activate ShopBack US before clicking through to macys.com to earn cashback on eligible Friends and Family orders at the current rate.

The lowest net prices on Macy's apparel (women, men, kids, shoes, handbags) in the US typically show up during Friends and Family Sale windows (extra 30% off, spring in late March and fall in late September through mid-October), the near-monthly One Day Sale (typically the second Friday through Sunday), Post-Holiday clearance from December 26 through January, and Black Friday (Friday November 27 2026) and Cyber Monday (Monday November 30 2026). Contemporary apparel brands that reliably participate in Friends and Family include INC International Concepts, Charter Club, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors and Karen Scott, typically taking base 40% off dropping to a 58% net after the extra 30% Friends and Family layer. Handbag lines Coach, Kate Spade, Michael Kors, Dooney and Bourke and Marc Jacobs typically show 25% to 40% base markdowns during Friends and Family with the extra 30% stacking on top, landing many mid-tier handbags in the $150 to $300 band from a $300 to $500 list. Macy's Backstage stocks off-price and clearance apparel year-round at typically 30% to 70% off main-line prices. Star Rewards cardholder tiers (Silver, Gold, Platinum) earn Star Money points per dollar on Macy's Credit Card purchases, with the earn multiplier stepping up by tier and the point-to-Star Money conversion set on the merchant site (verify current rates and thresholds on the merchant page). Star Rewards Bonus Days (quarterly) issue an extra points multiplier on top, which compounds with the Friends and Family markdown and ShopBack US cashback on eligible categories. Activate ShopBack US before clicking through to macys.com to earn cashback on eligible apparel orders at the current rate.

Macy's US typically runs a multi-week Black Friday event that rolls out early-access previews (usually two to three weeks before the last Friday of November) into Black Friday itself, then Cyber Monday and Cyber Week. Expect sitewide percent-off tiers on apparel, home, bedding, luggage, small appliances and toys, plus doorbuster-tier markdowns on featured items. Star Rewards members typically get first access to previews. Friends and Family and Star Money bonus days often bracket the Black Friday window. Activate ShopBack US on the Macy's page above before clicking through to macys.com to earn cashback on eligible Black Friday orders at the current rate.

Macy's Backstage is Macy's off-price shopping section, covering discounted apparel, shoes, handbags, beauty, home decor and seasonal clearance. Pricing typically lands 30% to 70% off Macy's main-line prices. Roughly 300 of the roughly 500 Macy's stores carry a Backstage section (some standalone, some inside multi-story locations near an entrance or a lower floor), with orange Backstage signage. Online, macys.com/backstage carries a limited subset of Backstage inventory skewing to made-for-Backstage items with national distribution rather than store-specific overstocks. The deepest Backstage clearance cycles typically begin in January and run for about four weeks. Activate ShopBack US before clicking through to macys.com to earn cashback on eligible Backstage orders at the current rate.

Macy's stocks a broad luggage assortment (Samsonite, Tumi, Delsey, American Tourister, Travelpro, plus in-house lines). The reliable US markdown windows on luggage at macys.com are Friends and Family Sale (extra 30% off, luggage is a named category), the near-monthly One Day Sale when luggage is the rotating category, Memorial Day and Labor Day (travel-led sale windows), and Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Post-Holiday clearance in January can also carry deep markdowns on remaining stock. Activate ShopBack US on the Macy's page above before clicking through to macys.com to earn cashback on eligible luggage orders at the current rate.

Macy's Post-Holiday clearance typically starts on 26 December (Boxing Day in the US retail sense) and runs through January, moving remaining winter apparel, holiday-themed home decor, gift sets and seasonal beauty. This overlaps with the January Backstage clearance cycle, which is one of the deepest off-price windows of the year at Macy's. The 4th of July and Labor Day windows also carry meaningful post-summer clearance on outdoor and warm-weather categories. Activate ShopBack US before clicking through to macys.com to earn cashback on eligible Post-Holiday clearance orders at the current rate.

The three US department-store banners sit at different price bands. Kohl's occupies the entry band with a heavy own-brand and mid-tier national-brand apparel and home mix, plus Kohl's Cash promotions on qualifying spend windows. Macy's sits in the mid to upper-mid band with a broad prestige-beauty counter presence (Estée Lauder, Clinique, Lancôme, Chanel), a wider luggage and bedding range, and the Star Rewards / Star Money program on Macy's Credit Card spend. Nordstrom sits at the upper band with a stronger designer and contemporary assortment and the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale (July). Sale calendars partly overlap around Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Compare the current ShopBack US cashback rate on each merchant's page before deciding.

Coach, Kate Spade New York and Michael Kors are the three handbag brands that most reliably participate in Macy's Friends and Family Sale windows (typically spring in late March through mid-April and fall in late September through mid-October). 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 that reach roughly 51% net after the extra 30%. Michael Kors signature-print and leather styles typically show 40% base markdowns that reach roughly 58% net. Dooney and Bourke, Marc Jacobs and Tommy Hilfiger handbags typically follow the same tiered structure. Star Rewards Bonus Days quarterly issue an extra points multiplier that stacks on top of the Friends and Family markdown; 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, so activating ShopBack US before clicking through compounds the net discount. Beauty, Jewelry, Watches and named exclusion brands are not eligible.

For handbags in 2026, Macy's leads on mid-tier depth (Coach, Kate Spade, Michael Kors, Dooney and Bourke) with the strongest Friends and Family stack in late March and late September; Kohl's is entry-tier only (no Coach or Kate Spade); Nordstrom leads on contemporary (Tory Burch, Rebecca Minkoff, Longchamp) with the Anniversary Sale peak in mid-July; Bloomingdale's leads on designer (Chloe, Marc Jacobs, Longchamp Premium) with the Friends and Family window in late April and late October. For contemporary apparel, Macy's INC and Charter Club plus Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger anchor the mid-tier; Kohl's Sonoma Goods and Nine West sit entry-tier; Nordstrom BP, Madewell and Vince run contemporary premium; Bloomingdale's Aqua sits designer contemporary. For prestige beauty, Macy's carries Estée Lauder, Clinique, Lancôme, Chanel and MAC with GWP peaks around Mother's Day and Fall Beauty in September and October; Kohl's Sephora at Kohl's stocks a curated Sephora assortment with Kohl's Cash on qualifying spend; Nordstrom carries the Beauty Exclusives program at the Anniversary Sale in mid-July; Bloomingdale's Loyallist accrues points on beauty spend. For home and kitchen, Macy's runs the deepest small-appliance and bedding sales at One Day Sale and Friends and Family windows with Charter Club home named; Kohl's Cash and 30% off Kohl's Cardholder events cover Cuisinart, KitchenAid and Bed Bath basics; Nordstrom carries a smaller home assortment concentrated in the Anniversary Sale; Bloomingdale's runs Le Creuset, All-Clad and Frette premium home at Friends and Family. Loyalty stacks: Macy's Star Rewards (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum) with Bonus Days quarterly; Kohl's Yes2You Rewards plus Kohl's Cash on qualifying spend (Kohl's Cash program terms at kohls.com); Nordstrom Nordy Club (Member, Insider, Influencer, Ambassador, Icon) with Bonus Points events; Bloomingdale's Loyallist tiered on annual spend. Compare the current ShopBack US cashback rate on each merchant's page before checkout since eligible categories and rates vary by merchant.

Macy's Star Rewards is a four-tier loyalty program: Bronze (any Macy's shopper without a Macy's Credit Card), Silver (Macy's Credit Cardholders on card open), Gold (Macy's Credit Card spend in the mid-hundreds of dollars annually), and Platinum (annual Macy's Credit Card spend crossing the low-four-figure threshold); exact thresholds vary and are set on the merchant site. Upgrades to Gold or Platinum land automatically about seven days after the qualifying spend clears, subject to returns. Bronze is free to join and does not require a Macy's card, but earn and benefit levels are lower than the cardholder tiers. Sign in to a Macy's account before checkout to keep Star Rewards attached to the order.

Star Money is Macy's redeemable reward currency, issued in small-dollar blocks. The earn multiplier steps up by tier: Bronze at the base rate, Silver higher, Gold higher again, and Platinum the top rate on Macy's purchases (Silver, Gold and Platinum require the Macy's Credit Card); a fixed point tally converts to a Star Money reward automatically issued to the account. Verify current earn rates and conversion thresholds on the merchant page above. Star Money can be spent at macys.com and in-store on almost anything except gift cards, services and fees, and expires 30 days after issue. Star Money cannot be redeemed for cash, applied to a gift card purchase, or paid against the Macy's Credit Card balance. Star Rewards benefits and ShopBack cashback may compound on eligible orders since one is a Macy's-side loyalty benefit and one is a cashback claim, but stackability varies by promotion.

Macy's beauty department carries prestige counters including Estée Lauder, Clinique, Lancôme, Chanel, MAC, plus a broad fragrance assortment. Larger locations (Herald Square in New York, Union Square in San Francisco, State Street in Chicago) run in-store beauty services covering Estée Lauder skincare rituals, Chanel makeup application, and personalised fragrance consultations. Beauty gift-with-purchase promotions typically peak around Mother's Day, Fall Beauty events (September to October) and Black Friday, and are announced by newsletter and in-store signage a week or two ahead. Beauty is excluded from the standard ShopBack Macy's cashback tier, so the primary saving vector on beauty is Macy's-side (GWP, Star Rewards, seasonal promos), not ShopBack cashback.

Macy's is a US mainstream department store founded in 1858, headquartered in New York with the Herald Square flagship. The assortment covers women's, men's and kids' apparel, shoes, handbags, jewelry and watches, prestige and mass beauty, fragrance, homewares, kitchen, bedding, luggage, and toys. Macy's operates roughly 500 department stores across the US plus the Backstage off-price section (in about 300 of those locations and online at macys.com/backstage), and is the retail flagship of Macy's, Inc. alongside Bloomingdale's and Bluemercury. Macy's is US-only on the consumer side. Buying at macys.com through ShopBack US adds cashback on top of Macy's own sale windows, Star Rewards benefits, and Backstage clearance.

ShopBack is a cashback portal. To earn cashback on Macy's US, sign in to ShopBack US, open the Macy's merchant page above, and click through to macys.com. Complete the purchase in the same browser session without switching to other coupon sites, close the Macy's app before clicking through (the live rate table calls this out), accept cookies at macys.com, and avoid pasting unsupported third-party voucher codes at checkout since they can break tracking. Several Macy's categories are excluded from the standard cashback rate per the live rate table (Beauty, Jewelry, Watches, Home goods, Consumer Electronics, Apple, Sunglass Hut, Toys, Books and specific brand exclusions), so check the rate table on the ShopBack Macy's page above before ordering to confirm the current category eligibility.

After clicking through to Macy's from ShopBack US and completing an eligible purchase, the order is submitted to ShopBack by the merchant and typically appears as pending cashback within a couple of days. Cashback confirms after the merchant's return window closes and the order is finalised, generally within 90 days of purchase. Refunds, cancellations and returned items forfeit cashback on the affected units. Non-featured promo codes, excluded categories (Beauty, Jewelry, Watches, Home goods, Consumer Electronics, Apple, Sunglass Hut, Toys, Books) and specific brand exclusions (Birkenstock, BCBG, Hugo Boss, Mango, Marc Jacobs) do not earn cashback. Sticking to Macy's own official codes, closing the Macy's app before clicking through, and completing checkout in the same session are the most reliable ways to protect tracking.

Yes. ShopBack cashback at Macy's is tied to the net paid value of the completed order, so cashback on any returned or cancelled item is voided when the refund posts back. Partial returns from a multi-item cart prorate the cashback to the retained items; the remaining qualifying items keep their cashback. Fully refunded orders have pending cashback removed before confirmation. Keep the Macy's order confirmation email until ShopBack cashback confirms, typically after Macy's 90-day return window closes on the order.

Sign in to ShopBack US, open the Macy's merchant page at shopback.com/macys and click through to macys.com before adding anything to your cart. Close the Macy's app first, complete the order in the same browser session, and use only promo codes featured on the ShopBack Macy's page, since non-featured third-party codes can break tracking. Cashback is paid at the current rate shown on this page and excludes the categories listed in the live rate table, including Beauty, Jewelry, Watches, Consumer Electronics and Apple.

Pending cashback from a Macy's order clicked through ShopBack typically appears in your ShopBack US account within a couple of days of the order shipping. It then confirms after Macy's return window closes, generally within 90 days of purchase. If pending cashback has not appeared within a few days, submit a missing cashback claim in the ShopBack app with your Macy's order confirmation number.

Yes, as long as the code is one featured on the ShopBack Macy's page or a Macy's sitewide code applied on macys.com during the same tracked session. Codes copied from third-party coupon sites can switch the sale attribution away from ShopBack and void the cashback. Star Rewards Star Money redemption and Macy's own sale events such as Friends and Family or One Day Sale do not block cashback; cashback is calculated on the net amount you actually pay after discounts, excluding shipping, tax and any excluded categories.

Kohl's is usually cheaper for entry-level and own-brand apparel, bedding and basic home goods, while Macy's is often the better buy on mid-tier and premium national brands once a One Day Sale or Friends and Family code lands. Kohl's leans on Kohl's Cash, which only saves you money if you return to spend it, so one-off shoppers may find Macy's simpler. Shoppers after Coach, Ralph Lauren, prestige beauty or better bedding usually find a deeper range and stronger event markdowns at Macy's; budget family shoppers filling a cart with basics usually do better at Kohl's. Compare the final cart total after codes, then check the cashback rate on the ShopBack Macy's page or the ShopBack Kohl's page and activate it before you check out.

Macy's can be cheaper than Kohl's on branded fashion, handbags and home items during its big events, but Kohl's usually wins on everyday basics and own-brand lines. The gap comes from how each store discounts: Macy's runs frequent site-wide events and deep clearance on a more premium assortment, while Kohl's stacks a code with Kohl's Cash and Kohl's Rewards on a lower-priced range. If you are buying the same branded item at both, compare the total after each store's code and shipping terms rather than the sticker price; if you want a premium label Kohl's does not carry, Macy's is the practical choice. Check the cashback rate on the ShopBack Macy's page and activate it before you check out at Macy's.