bluemercury

Ownership

Bluemercury was acquired by Macy's, Inc. in 2015 for $210 million, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary of a major national corporate chain.

Local Sourcing

As a national luxury beauty retailer, Bluemercury uses a centralized corporate supply chain featuring national and international brands like La Mer and Nars with no evidence of local Wisconsin sourcing.

Community Involvement

While Bluemercury mentions diversity and inclusion initiatives nationally, no specific community sponsorships or nonprofit partnerships for the Madison location could be identified in available sources.

Local Workforce

Employees rate compensation and benefits at 2.3 out of 5, and overall employee rating is 2.6 out of 5 on Glassdoor. Multiple reviews cite high turnover, leadership changes, and compensation not matching work demands.

Revenue Retention

As part of Macy's, Inc. since 2015, all revenue flows to corporate headquarters, with no revenue retention at the local level.

Local Presence

The website is heavily corporate with a location selector dropdown, franchise boilerplate template text ('Visit or call your neighborhood store'), corporate footer links (Careers, Vendor Submissions, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion), and no owner/staff names, local personality, or Madison-specific references. The text is generic corporate copy repeated across all locations.