Posted on 05/10/2025 7:15:57 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
The century-old retailer is set to shutter additional locations by May 25, marking another blow to traditional shopping malls. As JCPenney battles changing consumer habits, many wonder if this iconic chain can survive the challenges still on the horizon.
For over a hundred years, JCPenney has served as a go-to destination for clothes, home décor, and memorable holiday gifts. Founded in 1902, it became a staple in malls across the United States. However, the past decade saw shifting shopper preferences and tough economic conditions, and the pandemic further accelerated the move to online retail.
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They lost me when they went queer.
Still one in one of the remaining malls (Biloxi) - I grew up in 50s and 60s and JC Penney and Sears were two mainstays...along with Woolworths and Kresge’s which became Walmart and Kmart - one of which had a solid, evolving business model.....
They going the way of the Spiegel catalog?.
Amazon not amused.
Amazon is killing most retailers. I think at the end, Walmart might be the lone survivor.
I haven't really decided what to do with my carcass as yet.
I miss the old indoor malls of my youth. Used to hang out, window shop, eat at the food court and catch a movie.
Now hood rats have about killed them all off. Out door malls aren’t the same. They are just glorified strip malls.
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