You see, during the past few years, Macy's sales and net income have grown significantly. It doesn't seem reasonable for a healthy and growing enterprise to let people go. Apparently, in an attempt to improve itself, the company believes that some of its workforce is no longer needed and that the cost savings from displacing these employees will reduce its costs by $100 million a year. In any business, it can be beneficial to trim excess cost centers, but is Macy's making the same mistake that Home Depot ( HD 1.65% ) did in the early 2000's?