Sunday, August 12, 2007

JCPenney, Alamance Crossing, Burlington, North Carolina, August 10, 2007. (Alamance Crossing - UPDATE, originally uploaded by JerseyFresh.)
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  1. DewN NitekMonday, August 13, 2007 9:20:00 PM

    Does JCPenney have names for its store formats?

    Does it consider itself a department store or a big box retailer?

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  2. LivemallsMonday, August 13, 2007 9:31:00 PM

    I'd imagine they do have internal names for them, for to the public, this is just the latest one-story prototype.

    JCPenney is a mass merchandiser. You don't hear that term much anymore, but that means that it's a promotional department store with a full line of merchandise. Sears and Kohl's are similar. So was Montgomery Ward.

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  3. DewN NitekTuesday, August 14, 2007 2:32:00 AM

    Okay, if JCPenney is a promotional department store, then what type is Dillards and Belk?

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  4. LivemallsTuesday, August 14, 2007 10:34:00 PM

    Dillard's and Belk are considered traditional department stores, though neither has ever done much business in non-soft goods departments like May Company or Macy's. They're more like specialty department stores in the traditional sense, but that designantion's usually saved for upmarket stores like Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue.

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  5. Anita Wednesday, August 29, 2007 9:47:00 PM

    The new J.C. Penney at the old Coliseum Mall site is similar to this one.

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  6. LivemallsWednesday, September 05, 2007 12:29:00 AM

    I think the Coliseum Mall store actually looks a little better than this one.

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