Penney Blames Catalog Sales Drop on Weak Demand

J. C. Penney Co., Inc. reported catalog sales of $160 million for the four weeks ended July 27, off 23.4% from last July’s $209 million.

The Plano, TX company attributed these results to continued weak consumer demand.

Comparable department store sales of $912 million were 2.2% off the $934 million recorded during the same period in 2001.