JCPenney closing stores in Asheville, North Carolina: Here's what we know
Asheville's only JCPenney location at the Asheville Mall is set to close this spring.
A JCPenney representative told the Citizen Times via email that the Asheville location at 3 S. Tunnel Road plans to close its doors by May 25 of this year.
"The decision to close a store is never an easy one," the representative wrote. "We are grateful to our dedicated associates and the loyal customers who have shopped at our Asheville location."
You can find other JCPenney locations at JCPenney.com. Here's what else we know about closures.
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Locations at 1105 Walnut St., Cary, and 380 N Cooper Drive, Henderson, were recently closed. Also set to close in 2025 are the following JCPenney locations:
4217 Six Forks Road Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27609
1305 E Broad Avenue Ste 13, Rockingham, NC 28379
2910 N Elm St., Lumberton, NC 28358
3100 Dr. M.L.K. Jr Blvd. Ste 29, New Bern, NC 28562
JCPenney isn't the only chain store in the Asheville area currently on the chopping block. Several more stores and restaurants in the area that have closed or plan to close soon include:
Big Lots - 11 Mckenna Road, Arden
Party City - 80 S Tunnel Rd #15, Asheville
Bojangles - 99 Merrimon Ave., Asheville
Other chain locations including Krispy Kreme and several Ingles stores remain temporarily closed following damages from Tropical Storm Helene.
More: Big Lots to sell many store leases: These North Carolina sites are on the list, 1 in WNC
Iris Seaton is the trending news reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at iseaton@citizentimes.com.
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