This is how we do it
From sourcing vendors, developing products, market forecasting & quality
assurance, Macy’s has the tools & know-how to help every step of the way.
It starts with strategic sourcing
Our world-class supplier & sourcing network delivers a cost-conscious solution so you can produce exactly what your customers want.
We’re experts at sourcing
We offer an incredibly diversified supplier portfolio and production location base to support the development of great quality, great fashion & great value. This enables speed & agility in our supply chain & lets us quickly pivot to changes in market demand & customer preferences.
We lead with innovation
Our Sourcing & Product Development teams are focused on bringing the best private brand product to market. Partnering with our key suppliers, we bring new innovations to our supply chain to enable increased efficiencies, build products with strong cost/value relationships, co-create on the newest trends & shorten lead times to bring our customer the product they want, when they want it.
We’re connected worldwide
With offices in Asia, India & Europe, we offer a global network of long-standing supplier partnerships. Our partners provide expertise on a wide range of products within the apparel, home & accessories categories. These overseas teams keep us in close connection with our suppliers & factories, allowing us to gather the latest production intelligence.
We leverage the best analytics
Our Costing team is dedicated to costing intelligence based on country, vendor & commodity impacts to make sure we are getting the best value. We’ve built a process organized around transparent & analytically focused costing so that we can continuously drive margin impact without ever sacrificing brand quality or customer experience.
Be a part of product development
Get access to pre-season & creative product development services that use innovative technologies such as rapid 3D design, styling & fitting.
It’s a totally digital process
Macy’s is working quickly to accelerate & scale digitization of product creation by utilizing CLO for digital design, development & virtual prototyping. CLO helps us to work faster & reduce costs, as well as provide images and assets that we can utilize on digital platforms.
Trend analysis is key
We have a full team dedicated to costing intelligence based on country, vendor & commodity impacts. Our colleagues utilize NPD data & analytics to gain awareness of total trends within the industry by category & family of business. Our client will have access to the latest trend analysis & our overall insight. We also have a strong mill base to meet all fabric & design needs.
We have a world of color
Our color experts have more than 10,000 engineered standards in a state-of-the-art library that puts the world of color right at your fingertips. Combining color matching technology with their own in-depth knowledge, our experts know what colors work with a particular fabric, ensuring true consistency of colors. We’ve also launched a new virtual Pantone Color Wall that is accessible via Adobe, making it even easier to work remotely with color.
Our Technical Design team knows fit
For private brands, fit is a key differentiator as well as a strategic advantage. Each of our private brands has a dedicated team of world-class technical designers who focus on consistent fit.
We stand behind every item
Our attention to detail doesn’t end at the design stage—everything must meet our rigorous quality standards.
Product integrity is key
We have a worldwide network of product compliance & production partners who scrutinize all our private brand items. Our Product Integrity & Quality Assurance department works tirelessly to deliver safe, quality items by partnering with third-party laboratories to ensure that our products meet or exceed all regulatory requirements & our own quality standards.
We’re serious about quality
Our vendors have their own quality assurance processes to monitor & control production, but we also conduct independent inspections to validate quality before your order ships.