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Two Macy's stores in Minnesota are among the dozens of impending closures announced by the company on Thursday. Stores at the Maplewood Mall and Burnsville Center are part of the batch of 66 across the country.

Macy's did not offer closing dates for the Minnesota stores. However, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued a notice on Friday stating that the Maplewood location will close somewhere between March 18 and 31, with 66 employees losing their jobs.