J.C. Penney's Latest Earnings Confirm Grim Warning
J.C. Penney had said its quarterly results would be weak. They were, and then some. The retailer posted a loss more than double the deficit of last year, and sales fell 16%.
J.C. Penney had said its quarterly results would be weak. They were, and then some. The retailer posted a loss more than double the deficit of last year, and sales fell 16%.
J.C. Penney has quietly introduced yet another new logo, just one more change amid the ongoing metamorphosis and backtracking at the troubled retailer.
Just weeks after launching an ad campaign apologizing for alienating its customers, J.C. Penney has stopped running its big apology commercial and pulled it from the Internet.
As part of its apology tour, J.C. Penney insists that it's listening to customer feedback. Here are a few customers who have smart advice for the struggling retailer.
The Dow Industrials closed yesterday above the 15,000 level for the first time. It's the Dow's 16th record this year. The S&P 500 also set another record.
Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday. And while you're at it, why not grab some 25-cent White Castle sliders and check out the deals at the old-look J.C. Penney?
J.C. Penney is trying to win back its wayward customers by acknowledging in a new ad that it's learning from its mistakes.
Shares of beleaguered retailer J.C. Penney rose more than 6% in aftermarket trading on Thursday after billionaire financier George Soros disclosed a 7.9% stake in the company.
With the departure of J.C. Penney style guru Nick Wooster and the return of his predecessor, it's likely the old "basics" will also return to shelves.
There's no doubt that Ron Johnson failed to turn around J.C. Penney, but we're still disappointed to see him go. We may never see another CEO like him.
Embattled JC Penney CEO Ron Johnson was fired today after sales continued to plummet on his watch.
Bill Ackman, the hedge fund manager who hand-picked Ron Johnson to lead JC Penney, now says the turnaround has been "close to a disaster."
Walmart is reportedly losing customers because it doesn't have enough employees to keep the shelves stocked. Defecting customers are heading to Target, Costco and other retailers.
Two institutional investors with William Ackman's $12 billion hedge fund plan to reach out to the manager to get more information about the firm's big bet on ailing retailer JC Penney, whose stock has dropped 21 percent this year.
While J.C. Penney's disastrous decline has been blamed on Ron Johnson no-coupons pricing strategy, our readers gave a different reason for ditching the retailer.














