In selected locations, restaurants and food service operations within our stores provide customers the opportunity to rest and refresh during the course of their shopping.

Bloomingdale's continues to add sit-down restaurant offerings in its new and existing stores across the country, including Forty Carrots at the Manhattan flagship and progressive American cuisine at the new Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale's in South Coast Plaza in southern California.

Macy's also has been piloting new food concepts in selected stores, many of which were developed by chefs from the Macy's Culinary Council. In 2007, stores in Florida and California launched quick-service concepts such as La Brea Bakery shops and newly developed taste Bars, serving soups, salads, sandwiches, fresh baked goods, coffee and gelato. Full-service restaurants were opened at Macy's during the year by several leading chefs, including Rick Bayless (Frontera Fresco at Macy's Union Square in San Francisco).