Macy's and Bloomingdale's will stop selling fur by 2021

The flagship Bloomingdale's in New York City.
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With more and more shoppers asking for cruelty-free and sustainable merchandise, Macy's and Bloomingdale's have decided to phase out fur.

Macy's and Bloomingdale's stores, including outlets, will stop selling fur products by February 2021. Fur vaults and salons, which offer storage and repairs, will also shut down. "This announcement is consistent with the views of countless consumers in the marketplace, and other retailers should follow," Humane Society of the United States President and CEO Kitty Block said in a statement.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.