by Mike Duff | Jan 9, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
JCPenney and SPARC Group combined to form a new enterprise, Catalyst Brands, in a merger that brings together a range of legacy fashion and retail brands. The merger highlights a brand portfolio that includes SPARC’s Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers, Eddie Bauer, Lucky...
by Mike Duff | Oct 1, 2024 | Retail Articles
Penney Intermediate Holding reported its JCPenney operations turned to a loss in the second quarter as traffic remained slow. Net loss was $33 million versus net income of $36 million in the year-previous quarter. Comparable sales slipped 7.7% in the quarter year over...
by Mike Duff | Oct 1, 2024 | Retail Articles
Real estate investment trust and JCPenney owner Simon Property Group is launching a new nationwide campaign to highlight the shopping mall’s continuing cachet as a go-to destination for consumers across generations in the United States. Dubbed “Meet Me...
by Mike Duff | Aug 30, 2023 | Retail Articles
Shein has struck a deal with Sparc Group Holding, a collaboration between JCPenney owner Simon Property and the Authentic Brands Group, in which it will acquire a one-third interest in Sparc, which itself takes a minority interest in Shein. Sparc includes a number of...
by Mike Duff | Aug 2, 2022 | Retail Articles
In the second quarter, mall and brand operator Simon beat Wall Street estimates even as its JCPenney business acted as a slight drag, but only after a stronger past performance. Company net income was $496.7 million, or $1.51 per diluted share, Simon stated, versus...
