As department store chain J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) begins dealing with the aftermath of declaring bankruptcy last weekend, sources have told Women's Wear Daily the troubled retailer may be in acquisition talks with Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) representatives. According to reports late yesterday, one source claimed, "there is an Amazon team in Plano as we speak," referring to the Texas city where J.C. Penney is headquartered. An acquisition might be in the cards, with the same source stating, "There is a dialogue and I'm told it has a lot to do with Amazon eager to expand its apparel business — for sure." Image source: Getty Images. Other unidentified sources said that Amazon might be more interested in J.C. Penney's real estate than its clothing lines. The company is closing down 29% of its outlets -- 242 store locations -- to focus on those that provide the highest traffic and revenue as part of its post-bankruptcy restructuring and "Recovery Plan." According to the report, Amazon may be eyeing "about 30 freestanding locations with a lot of land, which could be converted" into fulfillment warehouses. The source also noted, "They do have some good real estate." Yet others say Amazon might be pursuing "tech-driven retail" and intends to buy up J.C. Penney stores to use as a new kind of Amazon brick-and-mortar retail outlet. Neither J.C. Penney nor Amazon has yet commented on what, if anything, they are negotiating about. 10 stocks we like better than J.C. PenneyWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and J.C. Penney wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 16, 2020 John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Rhian Hunt has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Amazon and recommends the following options: short January 2022 $1940 calls on Amazon and long January 2022 $1920 calls on Amazon. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source