The retailer, in financial trouble before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month. Other stores not slated for closing continue to reopen across the country.
JCPenney has assembled a team of disposition firms to handle the sale. Those companies include Gordon Brothers, Hilco Merchant Resources, Great American Group, and Tiger Group.
The store closings are part of JCPenney’s plan to reduce its store footprint and focus resources on its strongest stores and eCommerce channel, jcp.com. While everything is marked down, the company says the deepest discounts -- up to 40 percent -- will be reserved for jewelry and window treatments.
“Due to the name recognition and goodwill of this brand, we encourage consumers to shop early to take advantage of the best selection of products as we expect merchandise to sell very quickly,” a spokesman for the disposition team said. “JCPenney store associates remain committed to providing customers with an engaging shopping experience while offering even better deals on the most popular merchandise.”
The retailer had already closed a number of stores as it fought a rising tide of red ink. The decision to close the 137 stores was part of an agreement with the company’s lenders.
Here is the list of the stores that are holding liquidation sales and permanently closing, listed by state:
Alabama
Andalusia: Covington Mall, 922 River Falls St.
Florence: Regency Square, 301 Cox Creek Parkway
Scottsboro: Jackson Square, 1601 S Broad
Arizona
Cottonwood: Little Creek Center, 1100-B Highway 260
Tucson: El Con Shopping Center, 3501 E Broadway
Arkansas
Batesville: Independence Center, 475 S St. Louis St.
Conway: Conway Towne Center, 201 Skyline Drive
El Dorado: Mellor Park Mall, 1845 N West Ave.
Harrison: The Fashion Center, 814 U.S. Highway 62-65 N
California
Delano: 1228 Main St.
Los Banos: San Luis Plaza, 951 W Pacheco Blvd.
Paso Robles: Woodland Plaza, 120 Niblick Road
San Bernardino: Inland Center, 300 Inland Center
Tracy: West Valley Mall, 3100 Naglee Road
Yreka: Yreka Junction Mall, 1810 Fort Jones Road
Colorado
Durango: Durango Mall, 800 S Camino Del Rio
Fort Collins: 135 Bockman Drive
Connecticut
Torrington: Torrington Commons, 251 High St.
Florida
Bradenton: Desoto Square Mall, 303 301 Blvd. W
Cape Coral: Coralwood Shopping Center, 2301 Del Prado Blvd.
Jacksonville: Regency Square Mall, 9501 Arlington Expressway
Lake Wales: Eagle Ridge Mall, 501 Eagle Ridge Drive
Mary Esther: Santa Rosa Shopping Center, 300 Mary Esther Blvd.
Orlando: Orlando Fashion Square, 3115 E Colonial Drive
Sebring: Lakeshore Mall, 901 U.S. 27 N
Georgia
Athens: Georgia Square, 3700 Atlanta Highway
Atlanta: Northlake Mall, 4840 Briarcliff Road NE
Douglasville: Arbor Place Mall, 6650 Douglas Blvd.
Gainesville: Lakeshore Mall, 150 Pearl Nix Parkway
Rome: Mount Berry Mall 300 Mount Berry Square NE
Statesboro: Statesboro Mall, 325 Northside Drive E
Waycross: Hatcher Point Mall, 2215 Memorial Drive
Idaho
Lewiston: Lewiston Shopping Center, 1826 19th Ave.
Ponderay: Bonner Mall, 300 Bonner Mall Way
Illinois
Bourbonnais: Northfield Square, 1600 N State Route 50
Carbondale: University Mall, 1201 E Main
Freeport: Freeport Mall, 1810 S West Ave.
Mount Vernon: Times Square Mall, 115 Times Square Mall
Indiana
Bedford: Bedford Town Fair, 1118 James Ave.
Indianapolis: NW Pavilion at Michigan Road, 8752 Michigan Road
Kokomo: Kokomo Mall, 1718 E Blvd.
Madison: River Point Mall, 435 E Clifty Drive
Muncie: Muncie Mall, 3501 Granville Ave.
Plymouth: Pilgrim Place Mall, 1350 Pilgrim Lane
Richmond: Richmond Square, 4199 National Road E
Vincennes: Vincennes Plaza, 640 Niblack Blvd.
Iowa
Carroll: 504 N Adams St.
Marshalltown: Marshalltown Mall, 2500 Shopping Center St.
Kansas
Emporia: Flint Hills Village, 1678 Industrial Road
Liberal: Liberal Plaza, 1513 N Kansas Ave.
Salina: Central Mall, 2259 S 9th St.
Kentucky
Campbellsville: Green River Plaza, 399 Campbellsville Bypass
Danville: Danville Manor Shopping Center, 1560 Houstonville Road
Hopkinsville: Bradford Square, 4000 Fort Campbell Blvd.
Maysville: Market Square, U.S. 68 S and AA Highway
Middlesboro: Middlesboro Mall, 905 N 12th St.
Owensboro: Town Square Mall, 5000 Frederica St.
Louisiana
Lafayette: Acadiana Mall, 5725 Johnston St.
Metairie: Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
Maryland
Lanham: Woodmore Towne Center at Glen, 9100 McHugh Drive
La Vale: Country Club Mall, 1262 Vocke Road
Michigan
Alpena: Alpena Mall, 2338 U.S. 23 S
Cadillac: Cadillac Shopping Center, 1550 N Mitchell St.
Petoskey: 408 E Mitchell St
Minnesota
Eden Prairie: Eden Prairie Center, 8201 Flying Cloud Drive
Maple Grove: Grove Square Shopping Center, 13701 Grove Drive
Willmar: Kandi Mall, 1605 South First St.
Mississippi
Laurel: Sawmill Square Mall, 910 Sawmill Road
Starkville: Starkville Crossing, 864 Highway 12 W
Missouri
Independence: Bolger Square, 17610 E 39th St. S
Kirksville: Kirksville Shopping Center, 2206 S Baltimore St.
Montana
Bozeman: Gallatin Valley Mall, 2825 W Main St.
Nebraska
Grand Island: Conestoga Mall, 3404 W 13th St.
New Hampshire
Keene: West Street Shopping Center, 381 West St.
North Conway: Mountain Valley Mall, State Highway 16 and Route 302
Rochester: Lilac Mall, 25 Lilac Mall (Route 125)
West Lebanon: Upper Valley Plaza, 250 Plainfield Road
New Mexico
Alamogordo: White Sands Mall, 3199 N White Sands Blvd.
New York
Auburn: Finger Lakes Mall, 1579 Clark Street Road
Batavia: Batavia City Centre, 40 Batavia City Center
Canandaigua: Roseland Shopping Center, 3225 State Route 364
New Hartford: Sangertown Square Mall, 1 Sangertown Square
Rome: Freedom Mall, 205 Erie Blvd. W
Syracuse: Destiny USA, 9559 Destiny USA Drive
Valley Stream: Green Acres Mall, 1051 Green Acres Mall
North Carolina
Henderson: Henderson Square, 380 N Cooper Drive
Lumberton: Biggs Park Shopping Center, 2910 N Elm St.
New Bern: Twin Rivers Mall, 3100 M L King Jr Blvd.
Raleigh: North Hills Shopping Center, 4217 Six Forks Road
Rockingham: Richmond Plaza, 1305 E Broad Ave
Ohio
Akron: Chapel Hill Mall, 2000 Brittain Road
Akron: Tri County Plaza, 1500 Canton Road
Alliance: Carnation Mall, 2500 W State St.
Ashtabula: Ashtabula Mall, 3315 N Ridge Road E
Cincinnati: Governors Plaza, 9365 Fields Ertel Road
Defiance: Northtowne Mall, 1500 N Clinton St.
East Liverpool: Summit Square Shopping Center, 16280 Dresden Ave.
Parma: The Shoppes At Parma, 7900 Day Drive
Piqua: Miami Valley Mall, 987 E Ash St.
Oklahoma
Enid: Oakwood Mall, 4125 W Owen K Garriott Road
McAlester: Tandy Town Shopping Center, 1744 E Carl Albert Parkway
Muskogee: Arrowhead Mall, 501 N Main St.
Shawnee: Shawnee Mall, 4901 N Kickapoo Ave.
Tulsa: Tulsa Promenade, 4101 S Yale Ave.
Oregon
Bend: Cascade Village, 63455 N Highway 97
McMinnville: McMinnville Plaza, 2180 NE Highway 99 W
Roseburg: Garden Valley Mall, 780 NW Garden Valley Blvd.
Salem: Salem Center, 305 Liberty St. NE
Pennsylvania
Butler: Clearview Mall, 101 Clearview Circle
Hanover: North Hanover Mall, 1155 Carlisle St.
Monaca: Beaver Valley Mall, 200 Beaver Valley Mall
Monroeville: Monroeville Mall, 500 Monroeville Mall
Tarentum: Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills, 167 Pittsburgh Mill Circle
South Carolina
Beaufort: Cross Creek Mall, 328 Robert Smalls Parkway
Florence: Magnolia Mall, 2701 David H McLeod Blvd.
Myrtle Beach: Myrtle Beach Mall, 10177 N Kings Highway
Orangeburg: Prince of Orange Mall, 2390 Chestnut St.
Rock Hill: Rock Hill Galleria, 2321 Dave Lyle Blvd.
South Dakota
Brookings: University Mall, 990 22nd Ave. S
Tennessee
Cleveland: Bradley Square, 200 Paul Huff Parkway NW
Columbia: Columbia Mall, 800 S James Campbell Blvd.
Dyersburg: Dyersburg Mall, 2700 Lake Road
Kingsport: Kingsport Town Center, 2101 Fort Henry Drive
Maryville: Foothills Mall, 101 Foothills Mall
McMinnville: Three Star Mall, 1410 Sparta St.
Texas
Greenville: Crossroads Mall, 6834 Wesley St.
Huntsville: West Hills Mall, 2 Financial Plaza
Lewisville: Music City Mall, 2401 S Stemmons Fairway
Lufkin: Lufkin Shopping Center, 4600 S Medford Drive
Palestine: Palestine Mall, 1930 S Loop 256
Paris: Mirabeau Square, 3560 Lamar Ave. Highway 82
Utah
Layton: Layton Hills Mall, 1201 N Hill Field Road
Logan: Cache Valley Mall, 1350 N Main St.
Vermont
Bennington: Bennington Square, 99 Bennington Square
Berlin: Berlin Mall, 282 Berlin Mall Road
Virginia
Danville: Danville Mall, 325 Piedmont Drive
Staunton: Colonial Mall, 90 Lee Jackson Highway