The new company is looking to get stronger with scale as it leverages complementary strengths that cover key retail areas, ...

The 650-location department store chain has joined forces with the company behind names such as Eddie Bauer and Aéropostale ...

Plano’s JCPenney and a retail company called Sparc Group announced a merger to form a new company in the market. The company, ...

JCPenney merges with Sparc Group to form Catalyst Brands, combining six brands and boasting $9 billion in revenue.

The new Catalyst Brands has over $9 billion in revenue, 1,800 store locations, 60,000 employees and $1 billion of liquidity.

Several "iconic American brands" are joining forces, which could change the landscape of all malls in New York. Last week, ...

The 650-location department store chain has joined forces with the company behind names such as Eddie Bauer and Aéropostale to create a company called Catalyst Brands. It will be based in Plano ...

Six retail stores – one of which still has a presence in the Chautauqua Mall – are merging to form a new organization. JCPenney and the SPARC Group are forming Catalyst Brands. Other SPARC Group ...

It remains to be seen if merchandise bearing the names of brands like Aeropostale, Eddie Bauer and Nautica, all now aligned with JCPenney, will make their way into JCPenney stores.

It's not clear yet what the future holds for our local JCPenney store, but something is happening that might put the company in a better retail position in terms of appealing to a broader market by ...