PLANO, Texas, 2017-Feb-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) today (Feb. 24, 2017) announced it is implementing a plan to optimize its national retail operations as part of the Company’s successful return to profitability. Under the plan, the Company expects to close two distribution facilities and approximately 130 - 140 stores…