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JC Penney closing 154 stores in first post-bankruptcy phase

by AP Retail Writer
| June 6, 2020 12:03 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — J.C. Penney said Thursday that it will start closing 154 of its stores next week in what it is calling the first phase of its efforts to shrink its footprint.

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