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J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (JCP) is in the Retail Industry
- Revenue
- Feb 02 2008
- $19.8B
- Profit
- Feb 02 2008
- $1.1B
- Market Cap
- Nov 20 2008
- $3.1B
Latest News and Analysis
JCPenney Raising Expectations.(JCPenney Company Inc.'s planning)
By Carole Sloan Brand Exclusives, New Stores on Tap Fort Worth, Texas -- JCPenney is on an aggressive growth course, having exceeded its five-year plan from 2005 in two years, and expects to be No. 1...
Charlie Chinni Checks Out.(JCPenney Company Inc. vice president Charles Chinni to retire)
By Staff Plano, Texas - Charles Chinni, JCPenney's executive vice president, home and leisure, women's accessories and family footwear, will retire on Feb. 2, 2007, wrapping up a 40-year career in retailing. Until...
18: Mike Boylson; Exec VP-chief marketing officer, J.C. Penney Co.(Brief article)
POWER PLAY: Mike Boylson, 51, has certainly proved his Power Player status this year with the unexpected move of Penney's account from DDB Worldwide, Chicago, to Saatchi & Saatchi in a bid to hitch its marketing strategy to Kevin Roberts' "L POWER PLAY: Mike Boylson, 51,...
Penney's building boom reaches Chicago.(J. C. Penney Co plan to open )
Byline: SANDRA JONES J. C. Penney Co. is bringing its comeback campaign to Chicago with a plan to open more than a dozen free-standing stores here in the next two years, a move designed to take on rival Kohl's Corp. in Kohl's biggest market....
JCPenney experience hits Times Square.(JCPenney Experience )(Brief Article)
NEW YORK -- The JCPenney Experience opened here last week at the crossroads of Times Square, with a three-level store that embraces technology as a key to its marketing strategy. The third floor is dedicated to home furnishings with the new ...
New JCPenney denim targets baby boomers
Expanding on its success with the exclusive Nicole apparel line by designer Nicole Miller and capitalizing on denim's continued popularity, JCPenney has introduced three new jeans labels for the 35-plus women's market. Tint, Nicole and Jones Wear denim landed in Penney's 500 largest stores in mid-August. With this expansion, Penney...
Theilmann new H.R. chief at Penney: replaces Davis, who retired after 41 years.(J.C. Penney Company )(Michael Theilmann )(Brief Article)
PLANO, TEXAS -- J.C. Penney Company has hired Michael Theilmann as executive vice president, chief human resources and administration officer, effective June 1. He joins Penney from Yum! Brands Inc., where lie most recently was senior vice pr ...
Penney's in my thoughts.(Opinion Today)(J.C. Penney Company Inc. product launches include Chris Madden and Colin Cowie)(Column)
If it seems like there's been a whole lotta JCPenney in the news lately, it's because there has. In marketing terms, it's been a JCPenney spring. The company has saturated the trade with a steady series of announcements, debuts and previews....
Penney struts Madden's stuff.(J.C. Penney Company Inc.)(department store launches Chris Madden's home furnishings collection)(Colin Cowie table top and table linens collection also planned)(Brief Article)
NEW YORK -- With all the fanfare typically given to a major fashion apparel launch, JCPenney kicked off the Chris Madden "Turning Home into Haven" home furnishings collection with a showroom in the Concourse of Rockefeller Center here. NEW YORK --...
Penney adds doors.(Brief Article)
PLANO, TEXAS -- JCPenney will open about 15 new stores this year, the first net gain in units in the past three years. About half of these will be free-standing, off-the-mall units that Penney began testing last year. "The three test unit...
Penney execs: what's in a name?(JCPenney Company Inc.)
NEW YORK -- While the soon-to-be launched Chris Madden program for the JCPenney Home Collection is in the spotlight, the $1.5 billion Home Collection is quietly growing with new products and a strong program for new customer acquisition. &quo ...
Penney catalog yielding dollars.(JCPenney Company Inc.)
PLANO, TEXAS -- Reversing a trend that extends back into the '90s, JCPenney's catalog operation is showing sales increases and producing profits for the first time in years. Also during the recent fiscal year, Penney's Interact business cross ...
JCPenney in test of smaller off-mall unit.(Brief Article)
PLANO, TX--The new JCPenney store in nearby Cedar Hills is designed as the prototype for the company's off-mall department stores. While Penney has long operated off-mall units, the test unit here--as well as two others opening this month in P ...
It's all inside ... (repeat) ... It's all inside ... (Special Report).(Company Profile)
JCPenney's marketing strategy is moving in lockstep with the company's merchandising focus on dominant categories and brands--home among them. The company has boosted its advertising expenditures by more than 30 percent since 2000, putting it JCPenney's marketing strategy...
Future's 'all inside' the mall: JCPenney's mandate.(growth plans)
PLANO, TX -- As J.C. Penney Inc. embarks on the third year of its five-year turnaround program, it has overhauled an antiquated buying structure, streamlined its logistics operation and struck out in a decisive fashion merchandising direction. PLANO, TX...
at deadline.(J. C. Penney closing centers; Chiasso and FAO Inc. file Chapter 11)(Brief Article)
PENNEY ANNOUNCES MAJOR CATALOG CUT-BACKS PENNEY ANNOUNCES MAJOR CATALOG CUT-BACKS
JCPenney and the Dallas Cowboys huddle up. (Retail briefs).(Brief Article)
JCPenney and the NFL's Dallas Cowboys have inked a three-year merchandising pact that makes Penney the official retailer of Cowboys apparel in a five-state Southwestern ... JCPenney and the NFL's Dallas Cowboys have inked a three-year merchandising pact that makes Penney the official retailer...
Penney ups the ante for Castagna.(Vanessa Castagna promoted to executive vice president at J. C. Penney Co.)
PLANO, TX -- Vanessa Castagna has been elected to executive vp, J. C. Penney Co., Inc. and chairman and ceo of JCPenney stores, catalog and Internet, new positions for the corporation and the department store retailing entity. PLANO, TX -- Vanessa Castagna...
JCPenney's debt rating cut. (Business briefs).(Brief Article)
Fitch Ratings, a major bond rating service, has cut its ratings on J.C. Penney Co.'s unsecured debt to "BB" from "BB+," citing the "unsure economic outlook and the competitiveness of the drug store and department store sect Fitch Ratings, a major bond rating service,...
JCP breaks out with new prototype.(JCPenney)(Brief Article)
PLANO, TX -- With a focus on classification merchandising and key item strength, home textiles in the new prototype JCPenney debuted last week at its nearby Lewisville store adds new approaches to presentation that underscores those merchandising g PLANO, TX -- With a focus...
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- Incorporated: 1924
- CEO: Mr. Myron E. Ullman III
J. C. Penney is a holding company. Co.'s business consists of selling merchandise and services to consumers through its department stores and Direct (Internet/catalog) channels, both of which serve the same type of customers and provide virtually the same mix of merchandise. The department stores also accept returns from sales made in the stores, via the Internet and through catalogs. Co. markets family apparel, jewelry, shoes, accessories and home furnishings. In addition, the department stores provide customers with services such as salon, optical, portrait photography and custom decorating. As of Feb 2 2008, Co. operated 1,067 department stores in 49 states in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
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J.C. Penney Co. Inc. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. Myron E. Ullman III
Chairman
Mr. Burl Osborne
Mr. R. Gerald Turner
Ms. Mary Beth West
Mr. Jeffrey A. Rein
Ms. Colleen C. Barrett
Mr. M. Anthony Burns
Ms. Maxine K. Clark
Mr. Thomas J. Engibous
Mr. Kent B. Foster
Mr. Kenneth C. Hicks
Mr. Leonard H. Roberts
Mr. Javier G. Teruel
Contact Information
6501 Legacy Drive
Plano, TX
972 431 1000
NAICS Code
Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores): 452111Brought to you by IBM
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