Expect eight to 12 weeks of clearance sales starting this month before the Macy’s store at the Genesee Valley shopping center closes for the final time in the first quarter of this year. Macy’s confirmed this week that it’s closing its Flint Township store and three others in Michigan as part of 66 closures nationwide by the end of March.

Shoppers at an entrance to the Macy’s department store in Boise Towne Square. The Christmas shopping season, the peak sales period for many retailers, is past, followed by the season when struggling retailers often announce closures.

HOUSTON — Macy’s is closing 66 stores across the country in this year as it tries to turn the company around after years of faltering sales. Six of those stores are in Texas, including one in Almeda Mall.