J.C. Penney had been reviewing its locations for potential closures as it seeks to cut costs amid a downturn in sales. The retailer had 864 department stores as of Nov. 3, according to a public ...

J.C. Penney has revealed the locations of another 13 stores it will close permanently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, including seven in Michigan. The department store chain expects to begin liquidation ...

James Cash Penney opened his first store, the Golden Rule, in the coal-mining town of Kemmerer, Wyoming. This modest shop ...

Sales and profit slumps were relatively modest, a sign the department store’s merchandising and marketing efforts are paying ...

J. C. Penney announced anywhere from 130 to 140 stores as well as two distribution centers ... Penney is arming its store associates with mobile devices to help check out online shoppers who are ...

Imagine the possibilities of J.C. Penney in the future: An iPad enables one shopper to mix and match shirts and slacks without having to undress. A teen sends a mobile photo of a skirt to her ...

J.C. Penney has announced it will be spending more than $1 billion in the next few years to try to revive the more than 120-year-old department store chain. The company emerged from Chapter 11 ...

J.C. Penney is offering live digital shopping for holiday merchandise on Facebook, YouTube, and its e-commerce site. The department store retailer is introducing “JCP Live,” a livestream show ...

Department store chain J.C. Penney filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday and said it would permanently close some of its 850 locations, making it the latest major retailer felled by the ...

Syracuse, NY - It’s been five years since J.C. Penney closed its anchor store at Destiny USA, and now a new tenant plans to open in part of the space. Mystery Bins plans to open there July 1. The ...

A J.C. Penney store in Syracuse, N.Y. The retailer has said 150 locations out of the roughly 850 it brought into bankruptcy will close for good.

In addition to focusing on new product categories, J.C. Penney's next CEO must fix the company's inventory accuracy problem. They must also be open to embracing Customer Based Corporate Valuation ...