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21. Exactly. I hope someone with clout there reads DU

Sat Mar 9, 2013, 05:24 PM

Mar 2013

Those of us who are not teenagers wearing size 0 jeans kept JCPenneys in business.

Up until very recently, it was a great place to buy attractive, affordable work clothes--nice skirts, slacks, blazers, etc.

And a good supply of jeans and knit tops for everybody.

They decided that money from people over 30 somehow wasn't worth as much as money from hip 19 year olds, so now most of their stuff is outlandish, trendy stuff.

Newsflash for JCP--doesn't matter how much you try to imitate Forever 21, you are not going to get those 19 year olds into your store. Certainly not enough to replace the 42 year olds who fled the loud music and chaotic floor design after you stopped providing anything of value for them.

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J.C. Penney cuts an additional 2,200 workers [View all] TexasTowelie Mar 2013 OP

JC Penny, a store for the 80's............formerly relevant, now forgotten DainBramaged Mar 2013 #1

Quite often. bluedigger Mar 2013 #2

Trash night twice a week......... DainBramaged Mar 2013 #7

Cute! But apparently you really don't ever shop at JCP's... truth2power Mar 2013 #29

Did it occur to you I don't care? Did it occur to you I don't shop there? DainBramaged Mar 2013 #30

Did someone pee in your Wheaties this morning? There's no need to be snarky about it... truth2power Mar 2013 #32

Oh my dog.... DainBramaged Mar 2013 #33

Oh my!... truth2power Mar 2013 #34

twice in the past month Skittles Mar 2013 #41

Posted earlier in GD and damned few cared... Link: Purveyor Mar 2013 #3

I didn't see it earlier in GD. TexasTowelie Mar 2013 #5

I shopped there as a kid Trascoli Mar 2013 #4

And this is why Apple is headed straight for the toilet BlueStreak Mar 2013 #6

Exactly. I hope someone with clout there reads DU lolly Mar 2013 #21

i was wondering if they had less merchandise than before also when i went less than a week ago JI7 Mar 2013 #39

Crap. I guess I better go shopping there soon. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #8

Yes, they do talls well shanti Mar 2013 #9

That's why I shop there AND American made running shoes duhneece Mar 2013 #14

that's why i made a point of buying something from there and would have bought more JI7 Mar 2013 #40

Penneys fall to Walmart olddots Mar 2013 #10

I think Wal-Mart is having its own unique set of problems, too. secondwind Mar 2013 #11

Glad you had good experiences at Penney's. AngryOldDem Mar 2013 #12

I loved Penny's. secondvariety Mar 2013 #13

The market for a "retro store" is huge. Safetykitten Mar 2013 #15

I think a concept like that Berlin Expat Mar 2013 #16

I entered our local JCP recently and it floored me by the look, benld74 Mar 2013 #17

Up until a year ago, I LOVED emmadoggy Mar 2013 #18

So agree Avis Mar 2013 #19

Sears, maybe?? LiberalElite Mar 2013 #27

I didn't know this - thanks LiberalElite Mar 2013 #26

Hmm...consider this an addendum to my post upthread. I stand corrected, I guess... truth2power Mar 2013 #31

Well, I should clarify one thing. emmadoggy Mar 2013 #38

tissue thin shirts. that's whay i saw last time i went in Liberal_in_LA Mar 2013 #37

J.C. Penney Is the New Sears: CEO Ron Johnson Has Done �Incalculable Damage,� Davidowitz Says Mutatis Mutandis Mar 2013 #20

I missed this short opportunity. Please let me know where Ron Johnson goes next. BlueStreak Mar 2013 #22

he will ride JCP down to the gutter, then pop off with a typical golden parachute Mutatis Mutandis Mar 2013 #23

I think JC Penny is one of the next ones headed for extinction davidpdx Mar 2013 #28

That's sure to help primavera Mar 2013 #24

Why don't they get rid of CEO Johnson? Oh, wait... LiberalElite Mar 2013 #25

JCP doesn't know their target market anymore. southerncrone Mar 2013 #35

the fabric of their blouses is tissue thin Liberal_in_LA Mar 2013 #36