US: JC Penney and Ralph Lauren end American Living
By Leonie Barrie | 13 February 2012
US department store retailer JC Penney Co and luxury marketer Ralph Lauren Corp have decided to end a five-year agreement to sell the exclusive American Living lifestyle line.
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