J.C. Penney closing more stores in bankruptcy. Is your store liquidating? See the list.
J.C. Penney has added a pair of New York stores to its list of permanent closures, bringing the current closings list to 150 locations.
When the closing Brooklyn store in Kings Plaza will begin its liquidation sale was not announced as of Wednesday, while the location in the Manhattan Mall is now listed as "permanently closed," according to the retailer's closing official list and court records.
J.C. Penney filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection May 15 after years of sales declines and two months of disruption from the coronavirus pandemic. It said it plans to close about 29% of its 846 stores or 242 locations in bankruptcy and hopes to use the process to shed debt and remain in business.
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The Texas-based retailer announced June 4 that 154 stores would shutter in its first wave of closings but ended up removing several locations and began going-out-of-business sales at 136 closing stores June 17(see the list here). A second wave of closings started July 3 at 13 additional stores (see the list here).
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Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the store liquidation sales will be handled differently from past liquidations. Fewer shoppers will be allowed into stores because of social distancing guidelines and stores continue to operate on shortened hours.
J.C. Penney store hours
Stores across the department store chain are currently operating under reduced hours from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
On Wednesdays and Fridays, stores have designated an hour, from 11 a.m. to noon, for at-risk shoppers including senior citizens, expectant mothers, and those with underlying health concerns, according to the company website.
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New J.C. Penney New York closings
Brooklyn: Kings Plaza, 5100 Kings Plaza. The liquidation date was not announced as of Wednesday.
New York: Manhattan Mall, 100 W 32nd St. Location listed as “permanently closed.”
Other J.C. Penney New York store closures
The following store closings were previously announced and the liquidation sales are now underway:
Auburn: Finger Lakes Mall, 1579 Clark Street Road
Batavia: Batavia City Centre, 40 Batavia City Center
Bay Shore: South Shore Mall, 1701 Sunrise Highway
Canandaigua: Roseland Shopping Center, 3225 State Route 364
New Hartford: Sangertown Square Mall, 1 Sangertown Square
Poughkeepsie: Poughkeepsie Galleria, 2001 South Road
Rome: Freedom Mall, 205 Erie Blvd. W
Syracuse: Destiny USA, 9559 Destiny USA Drive
Valley Stream: Green Acres Mall, 1051 Green Acres Mall
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Contributing: Nathan Bomey
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: JCPenney store closings 2020: Retailer to close additional locations
