JCPenney has closed its Ross Park Mall store in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after nearly 40 years, as the department store chain continues shrinking its footprint in 2026. The company said it could not reach an agreement on current lease terms and found no suitable alternative location in the market, leaving it with nearly 650 stores nationwide. The Ross Park closure is one of several JCPenney shutdowns this year, alongside locations in Pleasanton, California; Sanford, Florida; Chicago, Illinois; Goodlettsville, Tennessee; and Springfield, Virginia. JCPenney's store locator listed 640 stores as of Sept. 21, 2026, down from the 846 locations the retailer reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission at the beginning of 2020. The contraction follows JCPenney's May 2020 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, its $450 million debtor-in-possession financing, and its $1.75 billion acquisition by Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management. In the second quarter of fiscal 2026, JCPenney's net sales fell more than 8% year over year to $1.3 billion while net income declined by more than 50%.
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Simon Property Group IncJCPenney closed its Ross Park Mall store and continues shrinking its footprint, with Q2 fiscal 2026 net sales down over 8% year over year.
