Macy’s Inc., still smarting from the pandemic’s damage to its business, is lobbying states and cities not to close its department stores during the critical holiday period because of the surge in U.S. coronavirus cases.

Covid-19 cases in the U.S. have hit record levels in recent days, prompting some officials to close schools and governors to impose restrictions on restaurants and other businesses. Macy’s and other nonessential retailers had to temporarily close stores during the spring, sapping their sales and tipping several…

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