Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Benefit Plan Investment Committee,
Benefits Administration Committee, and
Human Resources Committee of
J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. Safe Harbor 401(k) Savings Plan:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No. 333-225965) on Form S-8 of J.C. Penney Company, Inc. of our report dated June 29, 2020, with respect to the statements of net assets available for benefits of the J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. Safe Harbor 401(k) Savings Plan as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, and the related supplemental schedule of Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2019, which report appears in the December 31, 2019 annual report on Form 11-K of the J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. Safe Harbor 401(k) Savings Plan.
/s/ Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Plano, TX
June 29, 2020
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