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J.C. Penney executive inadvertently discloses same-store sales


    (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Inc said a senior executive inadvertently disclosed information on its same-store sales in the first quarter so far to an analyst.

    The executive's email to the analyst said that J.C. Penney's same-store sales had risen about 6 percent in the period, the department store chain said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. (http://1.usa.gov/1H3d8Kz)

    J.C. Penney said it expected same-store sales to rise about 3.5-4.5 percent in the first quarter ending May, adjusting for Easter falling in March this year.

    (Reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirti Pandey)