Are you saying j Jill is the one that bought the name/rights, cjh? They're pretty coy about it on the website, but if that is the case that would be a logical matchup. I can see that working really well - j Jill has the boho, Eileen fisher side of things, and CC is a bit more tailored, a tiny bit more traditional.
That's interesting to hear, retail girl - I hope they make a go of it. When I was heavier, I found a lot of basics at CC and Chico's both - they fit well on my plus size apple shape, which makes sense if they design for a post/menopausal figure which tends to be more rectangular. I wasn't a fan of the overly done, embroidered or blingy options, but the basic jeans, button front shirts, etc., from CC proved to be solidly made and good value.
In my experience, people my parents' age (late 60s, early 70s) are usually pretty comfortable with the Internet, computers and phones, because they had to use them for work before they retired. It's the generation above that - e.g. My DH's 80-something grandmother - who's not really computer literate. But to be frank, that demographic is shrinking pretty rapidly and I don't know how much of an economic force they are anymore. I suspect that the key to CC's long term success will be reaching out to the younger half of the baby boomers and the older Gen Xers and getting them to buy as well.
