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Passing on Sycamore Partners’ Bid May Have Saved 40,000 Jobs at J.C. Penney
Department store chain J.C. Penney filed for bankruptcy in May, closing a number of stores and laying off workers. Private equity firm Sycamore Partners, which also owns retailers Staples, Belk, and The Limited,…