CONWAY — The JCPenney store at the Mountain Valley Mall in North Conway is among four JCP stores in New Hampshure and 154 nationwide to be closed by their parent company.
In a news release, the company said the closings are part of the first step in implementing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization protection plan.
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