Jcpenney to close Asheville Mall store in May 2025

Asheville, NC (WLOS) – JCPENNEY has announced that its store in Asheville Mall, its only location in the city, officially closes its doors this year.

JCPENNEY informed News 13 via E -Mail that its 3 S. Tunnel RD placement will close by May 25, 2025.

“The decision to close a store is never easy,” the company’s media relationships said in a statement. “We are grateful for our dedicated employees and the loyal customers who have acted at our Asheville location.”

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In the statement, JCPENNEY also urged customers to continue shopping elsewhere and Online.

Some locations nearby include:

• Spartanburg, South Carolina: 205 W Blackstock Rd Suite 8
• Greenville, South Carolina: 700 Haywood Rd.
• Johnson City, Tennessee: 2011 N Roan St.
• Hickory, North Carolina: 1970 US HWY 70 SEE

The closure of JCPENNEY in Asheville is another heavy loss for Asheville Mall.

Asheville Mall Sears closes

In 2017, Sears Holdings Corporation sold 265 of its Sears and Kmart stores, including its Asheville location. That same year, an application for re -developing plans for the Sears property in Asheville Mall was submitted to the city, which suggested bringing apartments, retail, restaurants and more to the area.

Sears in Asheville Mall closed his doors too well in July 2018 after 46 years of service.

The redevelopment plan for the previous Sears location was long delayed. But by 2023 the City of Asheville staff confirmed that there was renewed discussions and a revised suggestion to the former Sears site, including 200 housing units on site. Renovation plans for 2025 are currently unknown.