J. C. Penney Company, Inc. announced that Stacey Shively, a senior executive with nearly 25 years of retail merchandising experience, has been appointed to senior vice president, general merchandise manager for its home division, effective Sept. 9, 2019. Reporting to Michelle Wlazlo, executive vice president, chief merchant, Shively will be responsible for overseeing the company’s home merchandising strategies that span product categories including bedding and bath, window coverings, small electrics, cookware and tabletop, mattresses, home electronics, luggage, seasonal and home décor. Shively comes to JCPenney from Bluestem Brands where she most recently served as senior vice president of merchandising, overseeing a broad selection of name-brand and private label general merchandise for a portfolio of national multi-channel retail brands, including Gettington and Fingerhut.