JC Penny's
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:20 am
JC Penny's just announced the closure of 200 stores. I wonder if one of ours will be affected.
Just curious, do you go to that mall often?debradomayer wrote:Closing this Penney's is going to just kill that little mall. Gordman's has a store there too. Only thing that will keep it alive is the HyVee. Too bad
Hy-Vee is the cornerstone of every successful mall...debradomayer wrote:Closing this Penney's is going to just kill that little mall. Gordman's has a store there too. Only thing that will keep it alive is the HyVee. Too bad
As more stores close in malls across the country, the Conestoga Mall in Grand Island is about to take another major hit. It's losing a flagship retailer.
JCPenney said Thursday it would start closing 154 stores in 20 states, including the store in Grand Island. At this time, the Grand Island store is the only one to close in Nebraska. Though additional closures are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
Money is too tight here we can't help Penneys. The only thing that can save Penneys is if they can weasel in on some government handouts like some stimus or TIF's or something! Its over for Penneys its no loss and most of us are not going to miss them much. I'm not going to lie and say I miss Sears much either.
The Council Bluffs store is rather nice on the interior. Looks a little upscale. I agree that the quality has gone down. That is because the guy from apple thought he knew about retailing. Apparently not so. Just because you can do tech doesn’t mean you know a sh’t about anything else.bigredmed1 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 11:16 am Penney’s has been in steady decline since the 80’s. It kept trying to be all things to everyone at a discount. The interiors at stores like Oakview and the Westroads were often jumbled and the quality sucked. I can’t say that I have shopped there more than once or twice in the last 4 years and won’t miss them.
It's funny that everyone remembers him as the Apple guy (he was VP of their retail), but he got his start and spent more time at Target before that.EastCB wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 8:15 pmThe Council Bluffs store is rather nice on the interior. Looks a little upscale. I agree that the quality has gone down. That is because the guy from apple thought he knew about retailing. Apparently not so. Just because you can do tech doesn’t mean you know a sh’t about anything else.bigredmed1 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 11:16 am Penney’s has been in steady decline since the 80’s. It kept trying to be all things to everyone at a discount. The interiors at stores like Oakview and the Westroads were often jumbled and the quality sucked. I can’t say that I have shopped there more than once or twice in the last 4 years and won’t miss them.
I'd guess Shadow Lake would go first.skinzfan23 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:23 pm I think the CB and Oakview ones will probably be the first to go, but depending on what their rent is at Shadow Lake, that could change.
It does seem to always be slow. I would assume if they keep one in Omaha it would be Westroads since that mall has so much more traffic than Oak View. That being said, that store I believe is at least 50k square feet bigger, not sure if that's a plus or a minus. Plus I don't know if JCPenneys owns any of these stores, which would be a factor too.omaha79 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:46 amI'd guess Shadow Lake would go first.skinzfan23 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:23 pm I think the CB and Oakview ones will probably be the first to go, but depending on what their rent is at Shadow Lake, that could change.
Anecdotally, the Shadow Lake store is beyond frustrating. I typically only go there for essentials like plain colored t shirts and dry fit workout shirts. But, half the time, if I find something I want, they never have it there. But, they'll tell you to go to Oak View or Westroads. So, on that alone, I'd say the more square footage is probably better. It's hard to have a store that is a destination when you aren't capable of keeping adequate stock on basic items due to square footage.Greg S wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 1:15 pmIt does seem to always be slow. I would assume if they keep one in Omaha it would be Westroads since that mall has so much more traffic than Oak View. That being said, that store I believe is at least 50k square feet bigger, not sure if that's a plus or a minus. Plus I don't know if JCPenneys owns any of these stores, which would be a factor too.omaha79 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:46 amI'd guess Shadow Lake would go first.skinzfan23 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:23 pm I think the CB and Oakview ones will probably be the first to go, but depending on what their rent is at Shadow Lake, that could change.
Greg