US: JC Penney cuts another 350 headquarters jobs
By Leonie Barrie | 11 July 2012
Department store retailer JC Penney Company is cutting another 350 jobs at its corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas as part of an ongoing transformation of its business under new CEO Ron Johnson.
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