Much like Sears and Roebuck, JCPenney. Helped to popularize. The department store on a budget. Over the decades as a young adult. I did my share of shopping at JCPenney. I can remember buying towels, sheets and pillowcases, underwear, (tighty whiteys for me please.) The whole idea of a department store on a budget. For the shopper on a budget has seemed to disappear and more and more stores have gone by the wayside. 

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According to MSNBC.com,
JCPenney confirmed to Axios that it is closing more stores this year in a move "unrelated to the recent Catalyst Brands merger." JCPenney's current closing list has eight locations, which represents less than 2% of its 650-plus locations.’ 

JCPenney has had a tough time. They filed for bankruptcy in 2020 and subsequently had to close. 200 stores during that period. 

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The 8 stores that are currently closing in 2025.  
California San Bruno: The Shops at Tanforan, 1122 El Camino Real
Colorado Denver: The Shops at Northfield, 8568 E 49th Ave.
Idaho Pocatello: Pine Ridge Mall, 4201 Yellowstone Ave.
Kansas Topeka: West Ridge Mall, 1821 SW Wanamaker Road
Maryland Annapolis: Annapolis Mall, 1695 Annapolis Mall Road
North Carolina Asheville: Asheville Mall, 3 S Tunnel Road
New Hampshire Newington: Mall at Fox Run, 50 Fox Run Road
West Virginia Charleston: Charleston Town Center, 401 Lee Street E 

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The plan is for these stores to close sometime in the mid-year.  

Happily, (in my opinion.) The JCPenney store in Wenatchee will not be closing, at least in the near future.
JCPenney store closings 2025: See the list of closing locations.
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