Thread: These are the 138 stores JCPenney is shutting down

These are the 138 stores JCPenney is shutting down

by Jackie Wattles @jackiewattlesMarch 17, 2017: 2:10 PM ET

America's top retailers in troubl
JCPenney posted a list of the stores it plans to close this year.

The department store chain announced in February that it'll shutter up to 140 storefronts, and on Friday JCPenney (JCP) revealed the names of 138 stores that are getting the ax.

It's just the latest sign of the struggles plaguing brick-and-mortar retailers as they try to compete with e-commerce masters like Amazon (AMZN, Tech30).

Earlier this month, Moody's put out a report listing 19 retailers -- including Sears (SHLD), Kmart, Payless, J. Crew and Claires -- that it considers "distressed."

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And there are more signs of trouble. Target's (TGT) latest earnings report showed measly holiday sales, sending its stock tumbling. Neiman Marcus recently put itself up for sale. Staples said on March 9 that it's closing 70 more of its stores, and The Limited said in January that its closing all of its retail locations.

Here's a list of the J.C. Penney stores that are going dark.
Alabama
Auburn Mall (Auburn, Alabama), Tannehill Promenade (Bessemer), Gadsen Mall (Gadsen) and Jasper Mall (Jasper).
Arkansas
Military Plaza (Benton, Arkansas), Chickasaw Plaza (Blytheville)
Arizona
Riverview Mall (Bullhead City, Arizona)
California
Downtown Bishop (Bishop, California), Sunwest Plaza (Lodi), The Village at Orange (Orange), Hilltop Mall (Richmond)
Colorado
Fort Morgan Main St. (Fort Morgan, Colorado), Glenwood Springs Mall (Glenwood Springs), St. Vrain Centre (Longmont), Broadway Plaza (Sterling)
Connecticut
Connecticut Post Mall (Milford, Connecticut)
Florida
Jacksonville Regional Shopping Center (Jacksonville, Florida), Palatka Mall (Palatka)
Georgia
Dublin Mall (Dublin, Georgia), Macon Mall (Macon), Milledgeville Mall (Milledgeville), Gateway Plaza (Thomasville), Tifton Mall (Tifton)
Iowa
Downtown Decorah (Decorah, Iowa), Crossroads Mall (Fort Dodge),Penn Central Mall (Oskaloosa), Quincy Place (Ottumwa)
Idaho
Snake River Plaza (Burley, Idaho)
Illinois
Eastland Mall (Bloomington, Illinois), Fulton Square (Canton), Village Square Mall (Effingham), freestanding store in Macomb, Peru Mall (Peru), Northland Mall (Sterling), Centerpointe of Woodridge (Woodridge)
Indiana
FairOaks Mall (Columbus, Indiana), Connersville Plaza (Connersville), Huntington Plaza (Huntington), Jasper Manor Center (Jasper), Logansport Mall (Logansport)
Kansas
Chanute Square (Chanute, Kansas), downtown Great Bend, Hutchinson Mall (Hutchinson), freestanding store in Lawrence, Winfield Plaza (Winfield)
Louisiana
Cortana Mall (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), Park Terrace (DeRidder), North Shore Square (Slidell)
Massachusetts
Berkshire Mall (Lanesborough, Massachusetts)
Maryland
Easton Marketplace (Easton, Maryland)
Maine
Rockland Plaza (Rockland, Maine)
Michigan
Lakeview Square Mall (Battle Creek, Michigan), Delta Plaza (Escanaba), Westshore Mall (Holland), Copper Country Mall (Houghton), Birchwood Mall (Kingsford), Midland Mall (Midland), Cascade Crossings (Sault Ste. Marie)
Minnesota
Central Lakes Crossing (Baxter, Minnesota), Five Lakes Centre (Fairmont), Faribo West Mall (Faribault), Irongate Plaza (Hibbing), Hutchinson Mall (Hutchinson), Red Wing Mall (Red Wing), downtown Thief River Falls, freestanding store in Winona
Missouri
Maryville Center (Maryville, Missouri)
Mississippi
Leigh Mall (Columbus, Mississippi), Southgate Plaza (Corinth), Greenville Mall (Greenville), Bonita Lakes Mall (Meridian), Oxford Mall (Oxford)
Montana
Capital Hill Mall (Helena, Montana), Sidney Main Street (Sidney)
North Carolina
Albemarle Crossing (Albemarle, North Carolina), Boone Mall (Boone), Eastridge Mall (Gastonia), Blue Ridge Mall (Hendersonville), Monroe Crossing (Monroe), Becker Village Mall (Roanoke Rapids)
North Dakota
Prairie Hills Mall (Dickinson, North Dakota), Buffalo Mall (Jamestown), downtown Wahpeton
Nebraska
Fremont Mall (Fremont, Nebraska), downtown McCook, Platte River Mall (North Platte)
New Jersey
Rio Grande Plaza (Rio Grande, New Jersey)
Nevada
The Boulevard (Las Vegas, Nevada)
New York
Dunkirk-Fredonia Plaza (Dunkirk, New York), Westfield Sunrise (Massapequa), Palisades Center (West Nyack)
Ohio
Findlay Village Mall (Findlay, Ohio), New Towne Mall New (Philadelphia), Richmond Town Square (Richmond Heights), St. Mary's Square (St. Marys)
Oklahoma
Altus Plaza (Altus, Oklahoma), Ne-Mar Shopping Center (Claremore), Ponca Plaza (Ponca City), Pioneer Square Shopping Center (Stillwater)
Oregon
Downtown Astoria, Grants Pass Shopping Center (Grants Pass, Oregon), downtown La Grande, downtown Pendleton, The Dalles Main Street (The Dalles)
Pennsylvania
Columbia Mall (Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania), Clearfield Mall (Clearfield), King of Prussia Mall (King of Prussia), Philadelphia Mills (Philadelphia), Bradford Towne Centre (Towanda), Lycoming Mall (Pennsdale), Willow Grove Park (Willow Grove)
South Carolina
Citadel Mall (Charleston, South Carolina), Town 'N Country (Easley)
South Dakota
Palace Mall (Mitchell, South Dakota), Northridge Plaza (Pierre), Watertown Mall (Watertown), Yankton Mall (Yankton)
Tennessee
Greeneville Commons (Greeneville, Tennessee), Knoxville Center (Knoxville), County Market Place (Union City)
Texas
Athens Village Shopping Center (Athens, Texas), Borger Shopping Plaza (Borger), Heartland Mall (Early), downtown El Paso, Marshall Mall (Marshall), downtown McAllen, University Mall (Nacogdoches), King Plaza Shopping Center (Seguin), Bosque River Center (Stephenville)
Virginia
New River Valley Mall (Christiansburg, Virginia), Tanglewood Mall (Roanoke)
Washington
Pilchuck Landing (Snohomish, Washington)
Wisconsin
Pine Tree Mall (Marinette, Wisconsin), Marshfield Mall (Marshfield), Richland Square Shopping Center (Richland Center), Rapids Mall (Wisconsin Rapids)
West Virginia
Foxcroft Towne Center (Martinsburg)
Wyoming
Downtown Sheridan

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Apocalypse for retail: 3,500 stores closing in 2017

Too much competition?

So much retail is based on excess - could people be realizing that isn't a good program for life?

Is it online competition?

Americans have less money to spend?

Some of all of that?

It is sad to see businesses like Sears and J C Penney's go. They were once the go to store for good quality merchandise in this country. Even early marrieds could afford to go to Penney's when they had their 'white sale' and get their linens that would last almost forever.

My husband used to buy wonderful Pima cotton T shirts that lasted, stayed white. We were early marrieds and military.
If you could find that quality today, we couldn't afford it.

You can't find the Pima cotton anywhere and there's no comparison to the blends and other crap they've come out with. It's sad. We have a whole generation that doesn't even know what quality is that anyone could afford in the ole days. Healthy food, fresh meat, cut anyway you want it, sheets you couldn't wait to put your skin on, buttons on clothing that never came off, soft wonderful cotton t-shirts, appliances that last 20 to 30 years. My Kenmores turn 32 this October. I've had one service call on the dryer because a bolt came loose and was rolling around making noise in the drum. They came, they fixed it, that was 5 years ago.