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Mayor Appeals to J.C. Penney Not to Close Store

WHITE PLAINS-Mayor Joseph Delfino is attempting to contact officials with J.C. Penney to try to convince them to keep the retailer's store at the Galleria at White Plains mall open.

By John Jordan | Updated on January 26, 2001

WHITE PLAINS-While officials with the Galleria at White Plains mall are beginning to market the space of one of its chief anchors, Mayor Joseph Delfino is attempting to convince J.C. Penney to keep its store open.

The Plano, TX-based retailer announced earlier this week its plans to close 47 stores, including its 217,000 sf store at the Galleria at White Plains mall. The store, which is an original tenant at the 883,782 sf facility that opened in 1980, currently employs a total of 235 full and part-time workers.

Paul Wood, a spokesman for Mayor Delfino, says the news of the closure “blindsided” the city, since last year the administration persuaded the retailer to keep the store operating during an earlier round of store closings.

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