Now they are gone.
I can remember when you could go into JCPenney and buy just about anything other than heavy equipment. They carried a nice selection of guns and tools etc.
Then they went to basically a womens clothes store with a few more odds and ends.
Umm... how do I put this...
So?
What do the libtards want- a government bailout to retain middle management?
“Ron Johnson’s plan to transform JCPenney continues to roll along...”
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Transform JCP to what exactly? What is their niche?
Target seems to have settled into a (slightly) upscale Walmart, in which proprietary brands might be their saving strategy.
I’m not sure what JCP is doing.
Can't have documentation when the criteria is age 50-60 with 20+ years at the company, now can we (just a hunch).
Severance - what's that?
Do they still have Ellen Degenerate representing them?
It has been the trend now for over a decade.
“As part of the corporate cost reductions, J.C. Penney has laid off 600 workers at its Plano [TX] office, and it will layoff an additional 300 when it closes a call center in Pittsburgh in July, according to The Associated Press.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/324940/20120406/big-lay-offs-j-c-penney-ppg.htm
How many government middle managers are really necessary? Some? Yes, definately. All of them, probably not.
***We’ve withheld their names for their protection. ***
Why? Someone got a “contract” out on them?
Walgreens is in the process of a huge managerial staff reduction. Lot’s of heads will roll before it is over.
Unless they mend fences with Express Scripts now that they merged with Medco
JCP is a solution for the retail needs of a bygone era. I don’t think there is any form of radical reinvention or cost-cutting that can save it, now. The brand is tainted with the stigma of “cheap” without being in any way attractive to the young audience that likes to buy cheap. Maybe they should have hired Justin Bieber, instead of Ellen. :)
Like many retail chains, they appear to go through a Program of the Month. Most of them make some radical change in direction every six months or so. Just to keep shareholders off the trail and save the jobs and bonus of the CEO and top brass for another year.
There announcements in the stores in California, have Both English, and Spanish, just like Home Depot. Mexicans and little ole Ladies are all that shop in the ones around here.
Americans have been told that our economy is tied to the global economy. Have noticed the numbers in job created continues to decline.
Since America's economy is tied to the global economy, are the numbers of jobs being created due to America's economy being presented to Americans as jobs created here in America and the jobs created outside of America, a combined number of jobs, both inside and abroad? Is this the basis for reporting job numbers increases?
I have been with JCP for 3 years now, though not sure how much longer I will be there before they let me go too.
I was a specialty sales associate in suits and made commission as well as an hourly wage. That position was eliminated and I was moved to the cash wrap in the men’s department permanently. When I was removed from commission, they offered me an increased hourly wage commiserate with my pay/commissions, so I stayed with them. I believe I will be gone soon though because I make nearly $4 an hour more than the average cashier.
The vision is to have boutiques within the store so that it is an amalgam of boutiques rather than a large store with different departments.
Not sure how they hope to get a lot of the work done without the middle managers who do the bulk of merchandise placement etc....but will be viewing a video before my shift this morning that supposedly will explain some of it.
I just have to say that I was shocked at the callous way these people were let go. Years and years of loyalty to the company and they were called in and told their position has been eliminated, effective immediately and given a severance check.
Some were eligible for retirement, but all of them were women in their forties and fifties. I also noticed that they were the ones without a college degree.
I was a Penneys shopper all my life, was happy to get the job there when I did since I had been a stay at home mom for over 20 years and not too many places would hire me.
Now, who knows? I feel NO loyalty to them, couldn’t care less what happens. Like a lot of people, I am biding my time, waiting and not at all happy with what has occurred over the last few months.
Ah well, I am grateful for the job and will remain until they let me go.
Although, it might be better characterized as kamikazi.
They can't seriously think they are going to gain market share by focusing on one percent of the population. I think maybe they know they're done, so this guy's trying to "go out with style."
The Penneys in my area always seems to be busy but it’s mostly the Mexican population that lives in the nearby town. Their prices have been better lately.
It’s the Sears that is doing really bad here. The store is always dead with low inventory. We went to get a dishwasher recently. I had researched them online and when we saw it at the store we decided to buy but guess what? We couldn’t take one home, they don’t keep any inventory even though it’s a huge store. What gets me about that is they don’t charge delivery to their store but if you want it delivered to your house they will charge you. Also I can’t stand their checkouts. They ask you tons of questions and spend so much time punching buttons on the stupid cash register that by the time I’m done I never want to go back there.
Hopefully it results in less mailings. It’s amazing to me that they announced this big change of advertising that was supposed to result in less mailing, but I get just as much crap from them as before, and they’re BIGGER so it’s costing them more money. Really Pennys, when I need you I’ll show up, if I don’t need you no amount mail is going to change that.