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  1. Dec 7, 2017 · In 1971, when James Cash Penney died at age ninety-five, the annual sales of the J. C. Penney company were $16 billion, second only among non-food retailers to then giant Sears, Roebuck. Epilogue During the 1960s and 1970s, the J. C. Penney company went through massive changes.

  2. Feb 20, 2023 · James Cash Penney (yes, that was his full name) learned about faith and business from his father, who served as the pastor of a small Primitive Baptist church in Hamilton, Missouri, and struggled to make a living off the family farm. At age 8, young Jim was told he would have to start buying his own clothes and earning his own money.

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  4. 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. J. C. Penney was born on September 16, 1875, on a farm outside of Hamilton, Missouri.

  5. Below is a timeline that outlines most of the peaks and valleys, mostly peaks, of this great American retail institution. April 14, 1902: James Cash Penney, along with two partners, opens...

  6. Nov 8, 2014 · J.C. Penney's second Golden Rule store in Kemmerer, Wyo., about. 1908. In 1913, he replaced the Golden Rule name with his own. Wyoming Tales and Trails. Penney first stopped in Longmont, Colo., where he opened a butcher shop in 1898. His venture depended on purchases by a local hotel.

  7. Feb 12, 2018 · 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. Penneys first job was clerking in a general store for a salary of $2.27 per month.

  8. It was a cold night in December 1910 when James Cash Penney slipped quietly off the Bowery and into a rescue mission — his first visit of many, a visit borne of sorrow, but an auspicious visit nonetheless. James Penney was a young entrepreneur from the Midwest who had seen remarkable success in the first decade of the 20th century, founding a ...

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