Malls become less about shopping as department stores continue closing Ian Price February 28, 2017 1 minute read J.C. Penney is the latest on a list of traditional department stores that is closing locations across the country but that does not mean the company is going out of business. As WFIR’s Ian Price reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: Local professor on Trump’s speech tonightNext: Meeting planners converge on Roanoke Related Stories AEW Collision returns to Berglund Center tomorrow night Web Staff July 10, 2026 Roanoke Valley enters Step One voluntary water conservation as drought drains reservoirs Ian Price July 9, 2026 LewisGale debuts new sim center for training Gene Marrano July 8, 2026