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We shopped at JCPenney and Sears, and both had messy stores with deep sales. Here's why JCPenney was still the better option.

JCPenney and Sears are both department store chains that have seen better days.

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Things aren't looking great for JCPenney and Sears.

Though practically bedrocks of American retail, both stores have fallen on hard times.

Sears chairman Eddie Lampert bought the company in February to help it avoid liquidation, but the company recently laid off 250 employees at its corporate headquarters and announced multiple store closures across the country.

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JCPenney is also struggling, and has struggled to grow sales and growth. The company reported a 9% same-store sales decrease for the second quarter of 2019 and had plans to close 27 stores in 13 states .

Both Sears and JCPenney are struggling and the proof is in the stores. We shopped at both and saw messy aisles, lots of sales, and broken mannequins galore.

Overall however, JCPenney was in better shape than Sears for a few key reasons, including better offerings in certain departments and multiple in-store centers like a salon and portrait center.

Here's what we saw:

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