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Moody's: J.C. Penney Announces Plan to Close 130-140 Stores with Exact Locations Forthcoming

New York, February 27, 2017-- J.C. Penney Company, Inc. announced on February 24, 2017 that it will be closing between 130- 140 stores. Upon the release of the store closing list, Moody's will monitor developments at the affected properties that fall within its rated US commercial mortgage-backed securities universe to determine whether its loss estimates for affected transactions require updating.
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