US: Exclusive fashions boost JC Penney Q1 profit by 13%
Author: just-style.com | 17 May 2007
US department store retailer JC Penney has got the year off to a strong start, with cost cutting and new exclusive fashion lines helping to boost first quarter profit by 13.3%.
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