JCPenney comes out on top in best stores list

McLEAN, Va. – For the second year in a row, JCPenney was awarded the number one spot in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Award for Best Department Store.

Nominees for the category – which included discounters and off-pricers as well as department stores – were chosen by a panel of editors from USA Today 10Best. Voting was open to the public for four weeks.

“This award reaffirms our confidence in our reinvestment progress – everything we have worked toward is coming together and we’re proud consumers are taking notice,” said CEO Marc Rosen.

USA Today’s full ranking in the category:

#1 – JCPenney

#2 – Belk

#3 – Macy’s

#4 – Kohl’s

#5 – Von Maur

#6 – Burlington

#7 – Nordstom

#8 – Target

#9 – Boscov’s

#10 – Walmart

“Thanks to a wide variety of products, a good department store takes some of the stress out of shopping for gifts by offering one-stop shopping for just about everyone on your list,” said USA Today.

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