The company also announce it would launch a voluntary early retirement program for about 6,000 eligible employees.
In addition to the retail stores, the company says it will also close two distribution facilities.
J.C. Penney said it expected annual savings of about $200 million from the cost-cutting measures. A list of the stores to be closed will be released in March, the statement said, after the company notifies its employees. All the stores should be closed in the second quarter of 2017.
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