Money J.C. Penney closing all stores starting 7 p.m. Wednesday due to coronavirus March 18, 2020 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY Comments Off on J.C. Penney closing all stores starting 7 p.m. Wednesday due to coronavirus J.C. Penney is the latest department store to announce it is temporarily closing all stores in response to coronavirus. It joins Macy's and Nordstrom.