Articles Tagged ‘JCPenney’


JCPenney CEO’s departure highlights challenges retailers face with in-store mobile efforts

April 10, 2013

CEO Ron Johnson’s departure from JCPenney is a cautionary tale for retailers about how moving forward quickly with a mobile in-store strategy will not necessarily drive sales if all the other pieces are not in place.


JCPenney touts price comparison campaign via SMS

February 11, 2013

Department store chain JCPenney recently leveraged SMS to educate consumers about its claim to consistently offer low prices and ultimately increase sales.

JCPenney taps Microsoft Office 365 to strengthen multichannel experiences

January 11, 2013

JCPenney is upgrading to the cloud as part of the retailer’s ongoing strategy to better service its customers, as well as streamline the mobile, online and in-store experience.

JCPenney incentivizes in-store traffic with location-based campaign

November 30, 2012

JCPenney is using a targeted mobile advertising campaign to put some muscle into its holiday marketing efforts that reward consumers for shopping in-store.

JCPenney pushes new products via mobile commerce-enabled initiative

August 21, 2012

JCPenney is continuing to make mobile advertising a big part of its strategy with a new campaign that promotes its Arizona Jeans products.

Mobile checkouts will be game-changer for retailers

August 1, 2012

Last week’s announcement that JCPenney will replace its cash registers with mobile checkout devices by 2013 is further proof that the growing medium will change the shopping experience for the better.

JCPenney to replace cash registers with mobile checkout devices by 2013

July 24, 2012

Department store chain JCPenney is significantly growing its mobile-first strategy with a new initiative that will get rid of the company’s traditional checkout method and replace it with mobile checkout devices and self-pay kiosks.

JCPenney marries mobile, social in new 360-degree marketing campaign

July 3, 2012

JCPenney is using a variety of mediums including mobile, social and digital to increase awareness for its charitable giving program.

JCPenney, Toys ‘R’ Us give a boost to PayPal’s mobile payments play

May 29, 2012

Fifteen new national retailers will be implementing PayPal at the point-of-sale, enabling customers to use their mobile phones to pay for purchases.

JCPenney pushes month-long sales via time-sensitive mobile campaign

May 17, 2012

Department store chain JCPenney is continuing to encourage consumers to shop via its mobile offerings through a new campaign that promotes the company’s latest products.