J. C. Penney : Executive Inadvertently Discloses Comparable Store Sales

(RTTNews) - J. C. Penney Company Inc. (JCP) disclosed in a regulatory filing that On Monday it became aware that a senior official of the Company inadvertently sent an e-mail communication to a securities analyst that contained non-public information regarding the Company's comparable store sales results for the fiscal first quarter of 2015 to date, which are approximately 6 percent.

Based on results to date, and taking into account the shift of Easter into the fiscal month of March this year, the Company currently expects comparable store sales for the first quarter to be in the range of 3.5 percent to 4.5 percent.