Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Pension and Profit Sharing Committee

Macy’s, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-153720 and 333-185575) on Form S-8 of Macy’s, Inc. of our report dated March 31, 2014, with respect to the statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the Macy’s, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013, which report appears in the December 31, 2013 annual report on Form 11-K of the Macy’s, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Cincinnati, Ohio

March 31, 2014