July 26, 2012 Comments Off on JC Penney tweaks pricing strategy again
NEW YORK — J.C. Penney is changing its pricing — again. Just six months after the mid-priced department store chain got rid of the hundreds of sales it offered each year in favor of everyday lower pricing, it is reversing ...
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Read More »May 17, 2012 Comments Off on Boscov’s returning to White Marsh Mall
Boscov’s will open a department store at White Marsh Mall in November, inside the same 197,000-square-foot store that it closed in 2008, along with two others in the Baltimore area, after filing for bankruptcy protection. “I’m glad we are returning ...
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Read More »August 30, 2011 Comments Off on Hurricane Irene: a mixed bag for retailers
NEW YORK — Hurricane Irene’s impact on retailers is similar to its effect on various states. Some got hit hard. Some didn’t get hit at all. And although there are billions of dollars in losses, it will take time to fully ...
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Read More »March 29, 2011 1 Comment
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — Kohl’s Corp. said Tuesday that it plans to open a distribution center in July in Edgewood. The department store operator said that the facility will fulfill online orders. It expects to hire more than 200 full- ...
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Read More »January 24, 2011 Comments Off on J.C. Penney closing stores
NEW YORK — J.C. Penney Co. plans to close some stores, outlets and call centers, finish closing its catalog business and add two opinionated shareholders, including activist investor William Ackman, to its board. The department store chain said Monday that ...
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Read More »November 8, 2010 Comments Off on Frederick Bon-Ton to close
FREDERICK – Department store chain Bon-Ton Stores Inc. said it will close its 98,000-square-foot store at Frederick Towne Mall at the end of January, affecting approximately 56 employees. They will be offered available positions at Bon-Ton’s store in Hagerstown, or ...
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