Report: Ackman sticking with J.C. Penney

New York -- A Wednesday report by Women’s Wear Daily quoted activist investor Bill Ackman, whose Pershing Square Capital Management is the largest shareholder of J.C. Penney Co., as saying that he won’t abandon the retailer following this week’s CEO shake-up.



"We are not going anywhere," Ackman told WWD in his first public comments since Ron Johnson was fired as CEO on Monday. "In fact, we're going the other direction. We're digging in."



Ackman helped to recruit Johnson to Penney, and had been his most vocal supporter throughout the past year. However, last Friday, he turned more critical of the CEO.