J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc

Type	Public
Founded	1902
Location	Plano, Texas
Key people	Myron E. Ullman III, CEO & Director
Industry	{{{industry}}}
Products	Retail
Revenue	{{{revenue}}}
Employees	147,000
Website	www.jcpenney.com

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. NYSE: JCP (most commonly known today by the name JCPenney) is a department store chain based in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Plano. Image File history File links JC Penny logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A public company is a company owned by the public. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... City nickname: An All-American City Location Location within the state of Texas Government County Collin County Mayor Pat Evans Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 185. ... In commerce, a retailer buys goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or importers, either directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells individual items or small quantities to the general public or end user customers, usually in a shop, also called store. ... In business, revenue is the amount of money that a company actually receives from its activities, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Jump to: navigation, search The front page of the English Wikipedia website. ... Jump to: navigation, search New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest stock exchange in the world, although its trading volume was exceeded by that of NASDAQ (historic comparison graph {pdf}) during the 1990s. ... Jump to: navigation, search A JC Penney department store. ... Jump to: navigation, search Aerial view of Dallas City nickname: Big D Location Location in the state of Texas Government Counties Dallas County Collin County Denton County Kaufman County Rockwall County Mayor Laura Miller Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 385. ... City nickname: An All-American City Location Location within the state of Texas Government County Collin County Mayor Pat Evans Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 185. ...

The chain was founded in 1902 by James Cash Penney. The original name for the store was the "Golden Rule Store" (Penney was the son of a Southern Baptist minister, and believed that the stores should operate under the Golden Rule of the Bible), but was changed to J. C. Penney in 1912. The mother store is located in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Jump to: navigation, search 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... James Cash Penney (September 16, 1875—February 12, 1971), commonly known as J.C. Penney, was an American department store pioneer and businessman. ... The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a United States cooperative ministry agency serving missionary Baptist churches around the world. ... The term Golden Rule may refer to any of the following Wikipedia articles: The Golden Rule - in ethics, religion and philosophy. ... 1912 was a leap year starting on Monday. ... A power plant just west of Kemmerer on U.S. Highway 30 Kemmerer is a city located in Lincoln County, Wyoming. ...

External links

• J.C. Penney official website
• Yahoo! - J. C. Penney Company, Inc. Company Profile