Amazon and Mall Operator Look at Turning Sears, J.C. Penney Stores Into Fulfillment Centers - The Wall Street Journal

has been in talks with Amazon.com Inc., the company many retailers denounce as the mall industry’s biggest disrupter, to take over space left by ailing department stores.

has been exploring with Amazon the possibility of turning some of the property owner’s anchor department stores into Amazon distribution hubs, according to people familiar with the matter.