How Couponing Moms Cost J.C. Penney $55 Million
Ron Johnson, the new star CEO of J.C. Penney, wishes that couponing fanatics would just listen to him already and stop fussing with those little scrap...
Ron Johnson, the new star CEO of J.C. Penney, wishes that couponing fanatics would just listen to him already and stop fussing with those little scrap...
Jenny Block | Posted 05.03.2012
The most ridiculous part is that they argue that they are "protecting" their children. From what, exactly? From seeing happy couples? From seeing companies being fair and inclusive? From seeing the reality of the world?
Posted 05.03.2012
Does the notorious anti-gay group One Million Moms have a personal vendetta against JCPenney? It would certainly seem that way, as just months afte...
Posted 02.27.2012
Ellen DeGeneres' highly-anticipated JCPenney commercials made their television debut during the Academy Awards broadcast -- and we're absolutely lovin...
Posted 04.03.2012
Teachers from the troubled Chester Upland School District in Pennsylvania made the news when they opted to continue teaching for free, after the distr...
Jenny Block | Posted 03.26.2012
JCPenney is making a lot of changes. For one, they are are now jcpenney. For two, Ron Johnson is now at the helm. And today, on The Ellen DeGeneres Sh...
Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 02.28.2012
Here are some retail events I'd like to see in the year(s) ahead. Some are more likely than others, but the holidays are a time for dreaming, aren't they?
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 12.21.2011
We live in an era of yellow ribbon patriotism, with plenty of talk about helping those that protect us, but very little action. In rough economic water like these, no one's going to get a job handed to them, not even a vet.
Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 11.01.2011
The shirt's slogan, emblazoned front and center in colorful girly writing, was this: "I'm Too Pretty to Do Homework, So My Brother Has to Do it For Me." Color me outraged.
Posted 10.31.2011
We have to admit, the kerfuffle over JCPenney's now shelved "I'm Too Pretty For Homework" shirt, inspired us. After all, girls are bombarded with terr...
Posted 10.31.2011
Update: According to an email from JCPenney Corporate Communications sent to The Frisky, the shirt has been pulled. Original Post: Sometimes som...
The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 08.14.2011
UPDATE: JCPenney has released a statement confirming that Johnson will be joining its company to become CEO and leaving Apple. Johnson said of the ...
Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 05.25.2011
The end of this year also marks the end of the decade, and so it seems appropriate to look back at how New York City retail has changed over these very dramatic 10 years.
The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011
When a website goes down, engineers scramble to correct the problem while frustrated users hit the Refresh button in vain. Many outages may go relativ...
Posted 05.25.2011
MNG by Mango and JCPenney celebrated the launch of their joint line Tuesday night with a fashion show and performance by Janelle Monae at Capitale. T...
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 05.25.2011
Veterans like Adam Bryant are being left out in the cold. While in Afghanistan, he managed million-dollar infrastructure projects. Yet, when he got home, no one would hire him.
Tina Wells | Posted 05.25.2011
With a new school year rapidly approaching, I wanted to share with you the top five campaigns that I think will be most effective in targeting the youth market this season.
Al Norman | Posted 05.25.2011
Wal-Mart's self-serving hyperbole about efficiency has become a mainstay of its culture, and is taken for granted by the media. But this week, Consumer Reports readers kicked a little dirt on that shiny exterior.
wwd.com | Posted 05.25.2011
WWD reports that a prankster has set up a wedding registry at JCPenney.com for the maybe married, maybe not married Marc Jacobs and Lorenzo Martone. ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Alice Hines | Posted 05.17.2012