http://www.blackmaxmedia.com.au/blog/2008/11/21/jc-penney-unlaunches-in-australia/ BlackMax Media blog on local search engine optimisation news and trends, including the Hall of Shame. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:03:33 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.blackmaxmedia.com.au/blog/2008/11/21/jc-penney-unlaunches-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-19598 Sharon Hooker Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:18:41 +0000 http://www.blackmaxmedia.com.au/blog/?p=99#comment-19598 It's been a long time since I could bring myself to even look at JC Penney on the web, which is why I have not blogged in response to this earlier (does anybody care - probably not)!! It was not the Aussie $$ or the supposed "hefty" delivery costs involved in the demise of the Australian on-line store. The business here was owned by a third party and was under contract to the US JCPenney. Enter a new JCP exec who decided to impress the bigboys on his first day - found a loophole in what should have been a watertight contract that my bosses signed for Asia & the Pacific - & decided to use it. No wonder the economy in the US sux when they can so easily backtrack on a written/verbal/handshake deal!! My bosses lost a squillion in set-up costs, upfront payments for the business name etc etc and the only option - a lengthy legal battle through the US courts. Dropped like a hot scone I'm afraid. It’s been a long time since I could bring myself to even look at JC Penney on the web, which is why I have not blogged in response to this earlier (does anybody care – probably not)!! It was not the Aussie $$ or the supposed “hefty” delivery costs involved in the demise of the Australian on-line store.
The business here was owned by a third party and was under contract to the US JCPenney. Enter a new JCP exec who decided to impress the bigboys on his first day – found a loophole in what should have been a watertight contract that my bosses signed for Asia & the Pacific – & decided to use it.
No wonder the economy in the US sux when they can so easily backtrack on a written/verbal/handshake deal!!
My bosses lost a squillion in set-up costs, upfront payments for the business name etc etc and the only option – a lengthy legal battle through the US courts. Dropped like a hot scone I’m afraid.

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