Macy’s
America’s largest department store at a flat 3%, with a 90-day locking window — and one of the longest exclusion lists on CJ.
About the Macy’s affiliate program
Macy’s joined CJ in September 2023 (advertiser 6511865). The current terms group is labelled UT Macy’s 3% Base (0% Marketplace, APP, Leased, Apple, Gift Card; 3% Big Ticket) and pays a flat 3.00% on website purchases, registry purchases and purchases made in both the iOS and Android apps; app installs themselves are tracked but pay nothing. The referral period is 7 days with unlimited occurrences, but the locking method is a custom 90 days, so transactions remain open to adjustment for a quarter after the sale. What demands reading before you write anything is the exclusion list, which is among the longest on the network. Gift certificates, adjustments, reorders, corporate gift cards, mattresses, furniture, Apple products and employee purchases are all non-commissionable, as is every leased brand category — which covers Barnes & Noble books, essentially all maternity wear, almost every branded kids’, men’s and women’s shoe line, the entire rug department and all designer sunglasses, Ray-Ban included. On top of that sits a separate prohibited-promotion list covering dozens of brands with per-brand exceptions, which Macy’s updates and expects publishers to re-check. Protected keywords extend well beyond the obvious, taking in Bloomingdale’s, Bluemercury and a long tail of private labels such as Alfani, Charter Club, Style & Co. and INC International Concepts.
Pros and cons
- ✓Flat 3% across web, registry and both mobile app purchase paths
- ✓A custom 90-day locking method behind the 7-day click window, so orders stay open for adjustment
- ✓CJ-vetted toolbars and sub-affiliates are both permitted, with a PID per property
- ✓Enormous catalogue across apparel, beauty, home and gifting
- –Only a 7-day referral period
- –The exclusion list runs to hundreds of brands — mattresses, furniture, Apple, gift cards, all leased categories, most branded footwear and all designer sunglasses
- –A separate prohibited-promotion list restricts how dozens more brands may be mentioned at all
- –Social posts featuring Macy’s require prior approval, and Macy’s-branded social accounts are banned outright
Topics
Macy’s runs its affiliate program through CJ Affiliate. Search for it by name inside your CJ Affiliate dashboard. We list program details for reference and don’t link out — always confirm the current terms with the program itself.