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39. Thank the gods for Belk
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 01:36 PM
Dec 2012

Great sales, great selection, and still decent customer service. Plus, Belk card holders get a lot of extra deals.

Why do they want to change something that wasn't broken? Maybe they need the change at the southernyankeebelle Dec 2012 #1
Well, it was broken ... ParkieDem Dec 2012 #17
It's kind of sad to see what is happening to these stores. I remember living overseas as southernyankeebelle Dec 2012 #43
Not Broken? Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #26
Well for me I live in a rural area and our JCP is doing well as far as I know. southernyankeebelle Dec 2012 #42
Workforce reduction? Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2012 #2
They have been cleaning out their headquarters liberal N proud Dec 2012 #10
They now want to be JCP--more trendy--and this will explode in their faces,too. WI_DEM Dec 2012 #3
What is a "collection of branded shops"? How does this differ TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #4
My guess is that each department in the store is labeled as a separate store. ieoeja Dec 2012 #24
Sears does this with Land's End Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #27
I still find good stuff at Sears (even clothes), and still like their TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #37
When our JC Penney reorganized their store......I quit going. Hated it. eom a kennedy Dec 2012 #5
I was very disappointed with the new set-up, too. pacalo Dec 2012 #25
The stores look terrible now RockaFowler Dec 2012 #6
Yeppers. Me too. tanyev Dec 2012 #14
I go Saturday - I have that strange feeling too RockaFowler Dec 2012 #15
Not only that, try to get a clerk to help you...or even check you out Berlum Dec 2012 #23
Found the same thing last summer when shopping for socks: callous taoboy Dec 2012 #35
They'll be gone in a year. Brickbat Dec 2012 #7
I used to like shopping at Penny's. This is a terrible restructuring - attempt to Walmart the place leveymg Dec 2012 #8
"Okay, fellow board members, Aristus Dec 2012 #9
Oh, yes...the bonuses. pacalo Dec 2012 #34
I had not been inside a Penney's for years until recently. SheilaT Dec 2012 #11
Doesn't anybody know how to run a damn retail store in this country? Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2012 #12
Best Buy has changed for the worst too and.. ananda Dec 2012 #13
They're "Amazon's Showroom" but that means people are Coming Into The Store. A smart retailer... Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2012 #16
I am still going to Best Buy. RebelOne Dec 2012 #40
Me too, but I may be odd. When I buy something I want it in my hands then and there. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2012 #44
It's hard, for sure ParkieDem Dec 2012 #20
I do most of my clothing shopping at Academy Sports & Outdoors. kentauros Dec 2012 #21
The Dillard's at the mall closest to me closed last year. pacalo Dec 2012 #38
Concentration of wealth has led to fewer shoppers. ieoeja Dec 2012 #30
MBAs will be the death of American business MrScorpio Dec 2012 #18
My dad used to say that about "Harvard MBAs" back in the 60's. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2012 #28
Guess where JCP CEO Ron Johnson got his MBA. ieoeja Dec 2012 #32
Welcome to the new, improved... 99Forever Dec 2012 #19
I love the new JCP! Agschmid Dec 2012 #22
Morale tends to fall when you fire employees thelordofhell Dec 2012 #29
CEO should be FIRED Used to love JC, shame on him! Yupy Dec 2012 #31
Not to worry. jschurchin Dec 2012 #33
The Downward Spiral Of Corporatism Defined... KharmaTrain Dec 2012 #36
Thank the gods for Belk obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #39
Ust to be my fav store, do not like the new JP at all! watercolors Dec 2012 #41
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