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Background and early history: 1902–1960. First J. C. Penney store in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Originally called The Golden Rule Store. JCPenney mother store in Kemmerer, Wyoming, in September 2007. A 2000s JCP logo. James Cash Penney was born in Hamilton, Missouri. After graduating from high school, Penney worked for a local retailer.
Oct 3, 2024 · JCPenney traces its origins back to April 14, 1902, when founder James Cash Penney and his partners opened the Golden Rule dry goods store in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Over the next two years, they expanded to other Wyoming frontier towns.
James Cash Penney Jr. (September 16, 1875 – February 12, 1971) was an American businessman and entrepreneur who founded the JCPenney stores in 1902. [1] Early life and education.
Sep 12, 2024 · J.C. Penney (born Sept. 16, 1875, Hamilton, Mo., U.S.—died Feb. 12, 1971, New York, N.Y.) was a merchant who established one of the largest chains of department stores in the United States. Penney’s first job was clerking in a general store for a salary of $2.27 per month.
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The JC Penney Co. corporate history website. Accessed March 30, 2011 athttp://www.jcpenney.net/about/jcp/jcphistory/default.aspxThe Dynamo corporate newsletter, May 1932. Accessed May 12, 2011 at http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/dyn&CISOPTR=65&CISOBOX=1&REC=5Biography of James Cash Penney. The James Cash Penney Papers, Southern Methodist University. Accessed March 30, 2011 through Texas Archival Resources Online athttp://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/smu/000...Biography of James Cash Penney. The American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. Accessed March 30, 2011 athttp://ahc.uwyo.edu/eduoutreach/citizen/penney.htmCaroline A. Penney Obituary.The New York Times. Accessed March 30, 2011 athttp://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10617FA3A5F0C7A8DDDAA0894DA494D81&scp=12&sq=%22James%20Cash%20Penney%22&st...History of James Cash Penney’s first store. Website for the city of Kemmerer, Wyoming. Accessed March 30, 2011 at http://kemmerer.org/jcpenneyThe photos of Kemmerer, and the Second Golden Rule Store there, are from Wyoming Tales and Trails, with thanks.The portrait of JC Penney is by Charles Cross, from the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming. Used with thanks.JCPenney was founded in 1902 with one simple rule – to treat others as we would like to be treated. The Golden Rule was the name of our first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming, and it set the standard by which we have operated for more than 119 years.
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Dec 7, 2017 · From inauspicious beginnings rose one of the great entrepreneurs in American history, a man with unusual dedication and exceptionally high ideals. James Cash Penney, Jr., was born September 16, 1875, near Hamilton, Missouri, to the Reverend James C. Penney and his wife, Fanny.
