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Amazon in talks with Simon Property Group on taking over mall space

by Andy Uhler
Aug 10, 2020
But for those other mall tenants, sharing space with Amazon might feel like an insult.
A closed JC Penney department store in North Carolina. Amazon is in talks with Simon Property Group — which owns closed Penney and Sears stores — about using the space as fulfillment centers.
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
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As J.C. Penney liquidates merchandise, other retailers scramble to compete

by Andy Uhler
Jun 24, 2020
Department stores have to move inventory quickly, and that can be tough if there's a liquidation sale going on next door.
J.C. Penney filed for bankruptcy in May.
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J.C. Penney's reimagined store offers fewer things, more experiences

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Nov 15, 2019
The century-old retailer has opened a new concept store replete with salon, selfie lounge and yoga studio.
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For big retailers, a mixed bag of holiday results

by Renata Sago
Jan 10, 2019
We heard a lot of rosy retail forecasts heading into the holiday season. Consumer confidence was high, the economy was strong and sales were going to be great. How’d it pan out? A bit of a mixed bag, actually. Some big retailers, like Target and Costco, have posted strong holiday sales results. Others, like Macy’s […]
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Department store rivals more successful at attracting younger buyers

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
May 19, 2016
Department stores haven't been doing so well. Big box stores like Target have been handling this winter better.
Though Target's electronic sales have been struggling, its apparel and home sales are up.
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J.C. Penney is set to enter the appliance business

by Nova Safo
Feb 17, 2016
To boost sales, stores are targeting the 'modern American mom.'
To boost sales, J.C. Penney is targeting the "modern American mom."
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When a bargain is less than meets the eye

by Adriene Hill
Nov 12, 2015
J.C. Penney settles a class action suit in California over phony pricing on sale items.
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Chief... what? The key exec role at many retailers

by Nova Safo
Sep 23, 2015
A chief merchant helps mold a retailer's brand, with 'some risk-taking involved.'
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Can J.C. Penney's new CEO make the brand popular again?

by Queena Kim
Oct 13, 2014
The department store needs new ways to compete with Target and Wal-Mart.
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After J.C. Penny closure, retail 'flatline' in Montana

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 13, 2014
Five months after a J.C. Penny store closed in Butte, retail trucks on, slowly.
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