J.C. Penney is closing 33 "under-performing" stores nationwide.

The closings will begin in the next few months, eliminating approximately 2,000 jobs. No stores in Louisiana or Texas are on the chopping block.

The 33 J.C. Penney Stores Slated For Closure -

Selma, Ala. - Selma Mall
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. - Arrow Plaza
Colorado Springs - Chapel Hills Mall
Meriden, Conn. - Meriden Square
Leesburg, Fla. - Lake Square Mall
Port Richey, Fla. - Gulf View Square
Muscatine, Iowa - Muscatine Mall
Bloomingdale, Ill. - Stratford Square Mall
Forsyth, Ill. - Hickory Point Mall
Marion, Ind. - Five Points Mall
Warsaw, Ind. - Marketplace Shopping Center
Salisbury, Md. - The Centre at Salisbury
Marquette, Mich. - Westwood Plaza
Worthington, Minn. - Northland Mall
Gautier, Miss. - Singing River Mall
Natchez, Miss. - Natchez Mall
Butte, Mont. - Butte Plaza Shopping Center
Cut Bank, Mont.
Kinston, N.C. - Vernon Park Mall
Burlington, N.J. - Burlington Center
Phillipsburg, N.J. - Phillipsburg Mall
Wooster, Ohio - Wayne Towne Plaza
Exton, Pa. - Exton Square Mall
Hazleton, Pa. - LaurelMall
Washington, Pa. - Washington Mall
Chattanooga - Northgate Mall
Bristol, Va. - Bristol Mall
Norfolk, Va. - Military Circle Mall
Fond du Lac, Wis., Forest Mall
Janesville, Wis. - Janesville Mall
Rhinelander, Wis. - Lincoln Plaza Center
Rice Lake, Wis. - Cedar Mall
Wausau, Wis. - Wausau Mall

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