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SoCalDem

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31. and WE buy stuff for grandkids.

Reply to livetohike (Reply #24)

Wed Apr 3, 2013, 05:48 PM

Apr 2013

Moms (of all ages) are the prime customers for Penneys/Sears

My boys preferred Levis, but when they were small they got Roebucks & the Penney brand because the prices were better and they did not wear out as fast a levis..

JCP/Sears were the inbetween stores.. up from discount but better prices than the chi-chi department stores.

They forgot their core customers a long time ago when they decided to try & be everything to everyone.. Their lower priced signature "stuff" was what made them viable.

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J.C. Penney turning point? [View all] liberal N proud Apr 2013 OP

They are back doing constant sales again quaker bill Apr 2013 #1

What?? A Little Weird Apr 2013 #2

Someone help me with the math here... Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2013 #3

He was making 64,000,000 or sixty four million before the haircut angstlessk Apr 2013 #6

64 million??????? Javaman Apr 2013 #9

Not that the CEO asked my opinion, but I've been a JCPenney card holder since 1977 livetohike Apr 2013 #4

And, Cabin Creek. Frustratedlady Apr 2013 #7

Exactly! I did find some nice tops there, as I am reliving my hippie youth livetohike Apr 2013 #23

Right, they got rid of the items that their core shoppers liked: Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2013 #12

Great analysis Lydia livetohike Apr 2013 #24

and WE buy stuff for grandkids. SoCalDem Apr 2013 #31

Correct. JCPenney has NEVER been a tendy, young people store. Greybnk48 Apr 2013 #19

That's right and the CEO worked for Apple (I believe) and thought he could run livetohike Apr 2013 #25

I knew that was a bad idea when they rolled it out. shoppers like sales. nt Kahuna Apr 2013 #5

I know plenty of people who only buy "on sale" gvstn Apr 2013 #17

hey when you can get a pair of jeans for $15 and a winter coat for $30 that's pretty good no matter liberal_at_heart Apr 2013 #18

I'm not saying Kohl's doesn't have some bargains gvstn Apr 2013 #20

I stopped shopping a lot of stores because of the inferior quality. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #21

Kohl's has great bargains if you know what you're looking for. cbdo2007 Apr 2013 #29

Bad dog! Here's fewer than two million biscuits. Orsino Apr 2013 #8

They should send out 30% off coupons like Kohl's does. cbdo2007 Apr 2013 #10

yeah... mnmoderatedem Apr 2013 #11

The other half of the 1% liberal N proud Apr 2013 #14

How will he ever survive on 1.9 mil? n/t L0oniX Apr 2013 #13

Food stamps liberal N proud Apr 2013 #15

I'm happy there is a safety net for him ...don't want him to fall thru the cracks. n/t L0oniX Apr 2013 #16

1.9 million. Hah, that'll show him. progressoid Apr 2013 #22

Try carrying better merchandise JNelson6563 Apr 2013 #26

And here's what was weird Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2013 #27

Those weird colors are part of the JCP 'plan' DollarBillHines Apr 2013 #30

Good. Penney's did OK until this joker got in with his big ideas. Warpy Apr 2013 #28