J.C. Penney to Open Store in Santa Ana Mall

J.C. Penney Co. said it would move into the Westfield MainPlace shopping center in Santa Ana next year, taking over a site currently occupied by Robinsons-May.

The move is part of a shake-up occurring in Southland malls as a result of Federated Department Stores Inc.’s purchase of May Department Stores Co. Federated is closing stores in many malls to reduce duplication. Plano, Texas-based J.C. Penney said it would renovate the building’s interior before opening the store next spring.

Leslie Earnest