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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.
Nov 8, 2014 · The JC Penney Company, long among the world’s largest department store chains, traces its roots to a one-room shop in a small Wyoming coal-mining town. The store’s founder was James Cash Penney, a Missourian born in 1875 who had moved west after his doctor suggested his health would benefit from the region’s drier climate. J.C. Penney's ...
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.
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.
