<P> Macy 's was founded by Rowland Hussey Macy , who between 1843 and 1855 opened four retail dry goods stores , including the original Macy 's store in downtown Haverhill , Massachusetts , established in 1851 to serve the mill industry employees of the area . They all failed , but he learned from his mistakes . Macy moved to New York City in 1858 and established a new store named `` R.H. Macy & Co . '' on Sixth Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets , which was far north of where other dry goods stores were at the time . On the company 's first day of business on October 28 , 1858 sales totaled US $ 11.08 , equal to $306.15 today . From the beginning , Macy 's logo has included a star , which comes from a tattoo that Macy got as a teenager when he worked on a Nantucket whaling ship , the Emily Morgan . </P>
<P> Macy 's was founded by Rowland Hussey Macy , who between 1843 and 1855 opened four retail dry goods stores , including the original Macy 's store in downtown Haverhill , Massachusetts , established in 1851 to serve the mill industry employees of the area . They all failed , but he learned from his mistakes . Macy moved to New York City in 1858 and established a new store named `` R.H. Macy & Co . '' on Sixth Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets , which was far north of where other dry goods stores were at the time . On the company 's first day of business on October 28 , 1858 sales totaled US $ 11.08 , equal to $306.15 today . From the beginning , Macy 's logo has included a star , which comes from a tattoo that Macy got as a teenager when he worked on a Nantucket whaling ship , the Emily Morgan . </P>
where was the first macy 's store located
where was the first macy 's store located
downtown Haverhill , Massachusetts
downtown Haverhill , Massachusetts