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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 ...

Catalyst Brands combines SPARC Group's Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers, Eddie Bauer, Lucky Brand, and Nautica with JCPenney and its exclusive in-house labels such as Stafford, Arizona, and Liz Claiborne.

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.

JCPenney has weathered a bankruptcy, store closings and a CEO straight out of Silicon Valley — all followed by continual ...

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

But like many businesses, JCPenney was hit hard by changing shopping trends and, then, by the pandemic. It filed for bankruptcy protection in 2020 and vacated its enclave on Legacy Drive. Its new ...

Plano-based JCPenney's is merging with Sparc Group that owns clothing brands, including Forever 21. Meet the G-Girls, a high school dance team from Miami that caught Taraji P. Henson's attention on ...

The longtime local retailer and Sparc Group announced they have combined to form Catalyst Brands and will cover several brands: Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers, Eddie Bauer, Lucky Brand and Nautica ...

Sparc Group, an operating entity that is a joint venture of brand firm Authentic Brands Group, fast-fashion e-retailer Shein and Simon Property Group, has formed a joint venture, Catalyst Brands ...