J.C. Penney is counting on a former CEO of the nation’s largest fabric and crafts chain to inject some energy into the struggling department store chain. On Tuesday, the retailer named Jill Soltau, who had been the president and CEO of Jo-Ann Stores since March 2015, as its first female CEO, effective mid-October.

JC Penney names former Jo-Ann’s Stores exec as CEO

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JC Penney names former Jo-Ann’s Stores exec as CEO

JC Penney names former Jo-Ann’s Stores exec as CEO