List of JCPenney stores released. Is Sunrise Mall’s location on the list?

By Sara Beth Williams–
A recently announced list of store closures released by JCPenney has spared the store location at Sunrise Mall.

JCPenney recently announced a list of eight stores that the company says are on the chopping block in the near future. The list, released to USA Today, includes:

• The Shops at Tanforan in San Bruno, California
•  The Shops at Northfield in Denver
•  Pine Ridge Mall in Pocatello, Idaho
• West Ridge Mall in Topeka, Kansas
•  Fox Run Mall in Newington, New Hampshire
• Asheville Mall in Asheville, North Carolina
• Charleston Town Center in Charleston, West Virginia

A JCPenney spokesperson told Good Housekeeping that the retail giant does not plan to “significantly reduce” its store count and that the eight store closures are “isolated” closures.

The company also attributed the closures to various influences, including “expiring lease agreements, market changes, and other factors.”

In 2020, the company revealed that it would be closing 242 stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. At the time, it was revealed that the remaining 604 stores “represent the highest sales-generating, most profitable, and most productive stores in the network.”

JCPenney at Sunrise Mall is independently owned and is separate from the mall’s majority owner, Namdar Realty Group. While the location has largely avoided the neglect visible throughout the rest of the mall and stood the test of time amid multiple major retailer closures, JCPenney inside Sunrise Mall has endured multiple break-ins, including a pickup truck barreling through two entrances in mid-December 2024.

JCPenney is the last major retail anchor remaining in Sunrise Mall.