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What we can learn from JCPenney's loss

Interview by
Jeremy Hobson
Aug 10, 2012
JCPenney's sales were down 22 percent last quarter -- blamed in large part on the company's new pricing strategy. What's next for the retailer?

JCPenney reports second quarter of big losses

by
Eve Troeh
Aug 10, 2012
JCPenney is reporting big losses today. Sales were down almost 22 percent last quarter. That's the second straight quarter of steep declines.

Closed JCPenney is an unlikely symbol of civic pride

by
David Weinberg
Aug 9, 2012
It's a familiar story -- a small town rallies to protest a national retail outlet. This isn't that story.

JCPenney adds sales, after dropping them

by
Sally Herships
May 31, 2012
JCPenney unveiled a new pricing strategy in January that largely scrapped sales. One bad quarter later, discounts are creeping back in.

JC Penney stock falls after big quarterly loss

Interview by
David Brancaccio
May 16, 2012
JC Penney stock is currency down percent after the company reported that customer traffic is down, sales are down, and the quarterly loss was bigger than expected. The company had hired Ron Johnson, the man behind Apple Stores, to make JC Penney more fashionable.

CEO Ron Johnson on revamping JC Penney

Interview by
Adriene Hill
Feb 1, 2012
JC Penney CEO Ron Johnson, formerly of Target and Apple, explains how he hopes to move the company forward -- in part by looking back to the heyday of department stores.

JCPenney overhauls pricing

by
Stacey Vanek Smith
Jan 25, 2012
New CEO Ron Johnson unveils the retail chain's strategy for taking the crazy out of discounts and promotions.

JCPenney takes a stake in Martha Stewart

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Jeff Tyler
Dec 7, 2011
JCPenney will open Martha Stewart shops in its department stores, in a bid to take on Macy's and other big retailers.

MIDDAY UPDATE: TARP, HAMP, and retail

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Katharine Crnko
Dec 14, 2010
Today Jeremy Hobson spoke to former Democratic Ted Kaufman, chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel. About $50 billion of the $700 billion TARP...

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