j.c. penney

     

At his death in 1971, there were more than 1,600 department stores bearing his name

Trivia about j.c. penney

  • He began his retail career managing several Golden Rule stores & in 1913 formed his own chain
  • A retailer:JCP
  • Department store merchant James Cash...
  • At this department store chain, "It's all inside"
  • True to his middle name, in his 1st "Golden Rule" store in Kemmerer, Wyo., he demanded "cash only"
  • James Cash (first & middle names) originally called this department store the Golden Rule store
  • Appropriately, the "C" in the name of this department store chain named for its founder stands for "Cash"

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