JCPenney has merged with another company to create a retail powerhouse based in Dallas-Fort Worth. The North Texas chain and Sparc Group LLC announced Jan. 8 they had combined to form Catalyst Brands, ...

The collaboration brings a spunky take on fashion, with an emphasis on petites, to the family-oriented department store.

Sparc was formed in 2016 by Simon, Brookfield and Authentic Brands Group, and fast fashion retailer Shein was brought in as a minority owner in 2023.

The 650-location department store chain has joined forces with the company behind names such as Eddie Bauer and Aéropostale ...

The new Catalyst Brands has over $9 billion in revenue, 1,800 store locations, 60,000 employees and $1 billion of liquidity.

It remains to be seen if merchandise bearing the names of brands like Aeropostale, Eddie Bauer and Nautica, all now aligned with JCPenney, will make their way into JCPenney stores.

JCPenney merges with Sparc Group to form Catalyst Brands, combining six brands and boasting $9 billion in revenue.

The department store chain is teaming up with the Sparc Group in an all-equity merger to form Catalyst Brands, the Wall ...

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