JC Penney

Amazon is "in talks" with Simon Property Group to convert the large empty retail spaces into Amazon fulfillment centers. These empty stores would transform into warehouses that ship online orders.

JC Penney has filed for bankruptcy and is permanently closing more than a fourth of its stores.

Fate is funny like that. One door closes, another opens. What would have happened if ol' James Cash Penney had been a great butcher?

JC Penney Co. announced on Wednesday it is closing 33 stores nationwide and cutting 2,000 positions, leaving Grand Junction residents wondering if their hometown store will be affected.