Salem will have another big, empty building in downtown after JCPenney announces departure
Downtown Salem. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter)
The city of Salem is now pondering what to do with a big empty space in downtown after JCPenney announced Thursday that it would end its run in the city as part of a nationwide closure of 154 stores.
The closures follow the retailer filing for bankruptcy in May. The company indicated in a statement on its website that the decision was made after analysis of store performance…
