US: JC Penney restructuring to shut stores, catalogue ops
By just-style.com | 24 January 2011
Retailer JC Penney Company Inc is to close six underperforming department stores and wind down its catalogue and outlet business as part of plans to streamline its operations to focus on long-term growth.
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