According to the Huffington Post on Thursday, JC Penney has confirmed that it is closing several stores across the country including two in Vermont. JC Penney plans to close approximately 40 stores in 2015, about 4 percent of the chain's total stores in April, the retailer told The Huffington Post. The Vermont stores are at the Diamond Run Mall in Rutland off Route 4, where it is one of the anchor department stores, and in St Albans at the St Albans Shopping Center on Route 7. According to the jcpenney.com website, there are six stores in Vermont, including Bennington, Berlin, South Burlington and St Johnsbury.
The St Albans Messenger reports that JC Penney has had a local store for 87 years, 40 at the current location. It said its 30 workers will be offered positions at the University Mall store in South Burlington. TheBurlington Free Press reports that the Rutland location has 40 employees and opened in 1995.
St Albans Messenger
JC Penney closing in Rutland, St. Albans
Burlington Free Press