JCPenney Co.

J.C. Penney is launching a kids’ clothing line that celebrates diversity — including diversity of abilities.

Thingamajiggz, a new virtual reality video game experience whose headquarters is outside the Louis Joliet Mall in Joliet, Ill., is making a Chicago Western Suburbs expansion to Fox Valley Mall in Aurora.

Authentic Brands Group, which has amassed an extensive retail portfolio by acquiring struggling brands, has filed for an initial public offering.

A fast fashion retailer is speeding up the process of locating and signing social media influencers to host livestream shopping sessions.

Heritage Partners has announced the lease of the entire 96,000-sq.-ft. former J.C. Penney site at its Woodmore Towne Centre in Glenarden, Maryland. 

Kohan Retail Investment Group has acquired McKinley Mall in Hamburg, N.Y., for a sale price of $8.5 million.

For the second year, J.C. Penney Co. Inc. is celebrating what is now the federal holiday of Juneteenth across its offices, supply chain facilities, and stores.

The Container Store has expanded its management team, including adding four new titles.