J.C. Penney pulls back a bit on holiday expectations

New York City -- Speaking at the Goldman Sachs 18th Annual Global Retailing Conference in New York City, Myron Ullman III, chairman and CEO of J.C. Penney Co., expressed confidence that the chain is well positioned for the holiday selling season. However, he noted that uncertain economic conditions have caused the chain to pull back on its expectations.



Ullman noted that customers are still purchasing promotionally priced items along with full-priced goods.