JCPenney rolls out CashPass rewards, a direct shot at Kohl’s Cash

The Plano-based department store retailer has said it’s investing $1 billion over the next two years improving stores and operations. Read More

Killing JC Penney: Can The Iconic Retailer Be Saved?

Back-to-school is a critical time for department stores like JC Penney as it provides ... had created the Apple Store and it was the most profitable retail store in the world. Read More

How America’s once great department stores became a dying breed

Department stores were once the giants of American retail. Macy’s, Sears, and JC Penney offered ... they have to rise up to.” But not all of the remaining department store chains will be ... Read More

JCPenney Aims to Give $500 Million Back to Customers with Revamped Rewards Program

JCPenney is the latest retailer to reconfigure its rewards program with the debut of a simplified loyalty offering. Read More

What Should Department Stores Do Now?

In the end, they may look more like boutique developers than the way stores look today. It’s important that stores do this gradually. JC Penney proved that a new department store concept can’t ... Read More

JC Penney

Value-led JC Penney is one of the US ... the rapidly changing retail environment. Store numbers have been on a sharp downward trend as many urban shopping malls, in which the bulk of its 850 or so ... Read More

Why J.C. Penney (JCP) Stock Is Up Today

J.C. Penney (JCP ... Analysts said they were upgrading the embattled department chain on the view of less risk to first-half 2014 same-store sales and gross margins. "JCP has less "miss ... Read More

How American malls survived the slow death of department stores

Triple Five Group is perhaps best known for designing the Mall of America in Minnesota. The company says it will bring some of its best practices from that development to American Dream. Read More

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Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened. Read More

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Here, you’ll find award-winning journalism not driven by commercial influences – a news organization that takes seriously its mission to uplift the world by seeking solutions and finding ... Read More

Mitsukoshi Isetan to shut Shanghai department store in June

Major Japanese department store operator ... department stores in April in Tianjin, a port city southeast of Beijing. A number of department stores have shut down in China amid an economic ... Read More