Robert Barnes/Getty Images Department stores including JCPenney, Neiman Marcus, and JCPenney are closing hundreds of stores and filing for bankruptcy. Here's the full list of closing department stores. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Major department stores are filing for bankruptcy and closing hundreds of locations and as they struggle to adjust to dramatic drops in customer traffic as a result of the pandemic. Just within the last three months, JCPenney, Neiman Marcus, and Lord & Taylor have all filed for bankruptcy. These chains and several others — including Nordstrom, Sears, and Macy's — have also announced store closings.