JCPenney Announces it is Closing Even More Stores

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   Lora March 4, 2019 at 5:47 pm MST

   I hope my JCPenney doesn’t close. I refuse to buy clothes and shoes online. I like to try them on. Shopping at a store is fun for me. You can’t gauge how see through a shirt is online. You can’t feel how comfy some shoes are online. Lastly, you can’t see how good something looks on you online. I don’t want to open boxes of disappointment.

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  Rasha March 4, 2019 at 6:54 pm MST

  Me too! I hope my store doesn’t close. This store is affordable for me and my family of 5!

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   Wendy March 4, 2019 at 6:10 pm MST

   Agree

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   Evan March 4, 2019 at 6:15 pm MST

   Same here but we seem to be in the minority on this. No one listens to us about this. Sales are booming online sadly & it’s also means that you can employ fewer ppl. 😡

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   Jessica March 4, 2019 at 7:32 pm MST

   I live 2.5 hours away from the nearest JC Penny store and with two kids it’s not easy to get out of town all the time to try things on in store…online shopping is the only way most of the time. But when given the chance I do love shopping in store and will miss going to the stores when able.

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   fran March 4, 2019 at 8:52 pm MST

   I wonder when they will release which stores

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   Brooke March 4, 2019 at 9:47 pm MST

   I love jc penny for work clothes, and last minute kids gifts! Plus they have Sephora in mine. So sad…

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   Sara March 4, 2019 at 10:42 pm MST

   This is what I found so far when searching for closing locations.

   Closing Full Stores
   Pine Bluff, AR (7/5)
   Gaithersburg, MD (7/5)
   Benton Harbor, MI (7/5)
   Sikeston, MO (7/5)
   Mays Landing, NJ (7/5)
   Lake Grove, NY (7/5)
   Cary, NC (5/3)
   Elyria, OH (7/5)
   Greenwood, SC (7/5)

   Closing Home Stores (Fall 2019)
   St. Louis, MO
   Springfield, MO
   Nashua, NH

   The nine home stores that are closing are the last nine home stores still open. I don’t know where the other six are.

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  Pat March 5, 2019 at 6:16 am MST

  Thanks Sarah!

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   Ann March 5, 2019 at 7:25 am MST

   Thank you for your amazing article.

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   Sara March 5, 2019 at 1:47 pm MST

   These stores are safe for now.

   Fashion Fair Mall Fresno, CA
   Glendale Galleria Glendale, CA
   Hanford, CA
   Promenade Shops Manteca, CA
   Merced, CA
   Vintage Faire Mall Modesto, CA
   Woodland Plaza Paso Robles, CA
   Town Center Santa Maria, CA
   Selma, CA
   Countryside Plaza Turlock, CA
   Visalia, CA
   WestShore Plaza Tampa, FL
   Louis Joliet Mall Joliet, IL
   Northwoods Mall Peoria, IL
   all stores in Iowa
   all stores in Maine
   all stores in Massachusetts
   all stores in Minnesota
   all other stores in New Jersey
   Austintown, OH
   Southern Park Mall Boardman, OH
   Eastwood Mall Niles, OH
   Richland Mall Ontario, OH
   Steubenville, OH
   Oakwood Mall Enid, OK
   Butler, PA
   Greensburg, PA
   Hermitage, PA
   Monaca, PA
   all five stores in Pittsburgh, PA
   all stores in Virginia
   Charleston, WV
   all stores in Wisconsin
   Casper, WY

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  Vera March 5, 2019 at 4:41 pm MST

  Hmm. I don’t see our Kalispell, MT store on the “safe” list. I also didn’t see it in the closing either. I hope they don’t close. They’re our only store here for “fancy” attire besides Ross and TJ Maxx.

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  violet June 2, 2019 at 10:56 pm MST

  I cant find anywhere that it is or isnt closing. We wont have any decent clothing stores if it goes in Kalispell at all. Like you said, Target, Ross, TJMax.

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  Sara June 2, 2019 at 11:21 pm MST

  I still can’t find anything one way or the other on Montana. To make both lists I Googled: jcpenney ___(state) closure. I looked in both the general search and the news search. Results for some states were actually found in searches for other states. Also, there is no consensus on the number of full stores closing. I’ve seen 15 – 18.

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    Sara March 5, 2019 at 1:51 pm MST

    Closing Home Store
    North Olmsted, OH

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    Susan March 5, 2019 at 6:30 pm MST

    Part of the problem in the store close to me in Dover, DE is that they have closed most of the registers in the store (recently removing the kids and shoe registers) forcing everyone to check out in one of two spots, and the lines are often ridiculous. They also took out price scanners a few years ago, so if you just want a price check you have to wait in the long line. I don’t know if they are trying to save money by having less cashiers, but it’s causing them to lose business. ☹️

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  Christopher March 6, 2019 at 7:24 am MST

  You can use the app to check prices, when you’re in the store it should recognize that and go into store mode. There’s signs in one of the jcps near me where the scanners used to be.

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    Susan March 6, 2019 at 7:53 am MST

    I’ve tried the app for price checks, but it doesn’t always seem to be accurate. I can deal with the lack of scanners better than the really long lines and lack of cashiers. ☹️

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    Sara June 2, 2019 at 11:40 pm MST

    More closing full stores:

    Newark, CA
    St. Augustine, FL
    Brunswick, GA
    Sanford, NC
    Seattle, WA (closed 5/3, closure announced 10/8/18)

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