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Macy’s has delayed the release of its third-quarter results after the US retailer revealed that an employee had hidden more than $132mn of delivery expenses since late 2021.
The group said in a securities filing on Monday that an employee had “intentionally made erroneous accounting accrual entries” to hide $132mn to $154mn of cumulative delivery expenses between its fourth quarter of 2021 and the quarter ended November 2 2024.
It said it had launched an independent investigation. There was “no indication” of any adverse effect on its cash management or payments.
The individual was no longer at the company, Macy’s added.
Macy’s was due to report results on Tuesday, but, owing to the expenses issue, instead released preliminary results on Monday morning. Its third-quarter sales fell slightly more than analysts expected to $7.74bn in the three months ending on November 2.
Macy’s shares were down more than 3 per cent in pre-market trading.
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