Catalog sales for Plano, Texas-based J. C. Penney Co. Inc., for the four weeks ended Jan. 30, increased 14.3% from the same period last year.
Direct Marketing Services January revenue increased 8.4% compared with the past year. Total revenues for January increased 6.2% to $1,930 million from $1,817 million in the comparable period last year. Department stores comparable sales (that is stores open at least a year) decreased 0.1%.