J.C. Penney Company Inc.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
6501 Legacy Dr., Plano, TX 75024-3612, United States
(972)431-1000, (972)431-9140 fax, http://www.jcpenney.net

Primary SIC: Department Stores, Primary NAICS: Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores)
Description: J. C. Penney Company, Inc., headquartered in Plano, Texas, is a holding company whose sole operating subsidiary is J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc. (JCP). JCP was founded by James Cash Penney in 1902 and incorporated in Delaware in 1924. J. C. Penney Company was incorporated in Delaware in 2002 and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. As of February 2, 2008, there are 1,067 JCPenney department stores operating in 49 states and Puerto Rico. The company sells merchandise and services to consumers through its department stores, catalogs and the Internet. All three channels sell apparel, jewelry, shoes, accessories and home furnishings. The department stores provide customers with services, such as salon, optical, portrait photography and custom decorating. The company's brand names include JCPenney, Every Day Matters, Okie Dokie, Worthington, east5th, a.n.a, St. John's Bay, The Original Arizona Jean Company, Ambrielle, Stafford, J. Ferrar, JCPenney Home Collection and Studio by JCPenney Home Collection. J.C. Penny purchases its merchandise from approximately 3,100 domestic and foreign suppliers. As of February 2, 2008, the company's international purchasing subsidiary maintained buying and quality assurance inspection offices in 18 foreign countries. More

Retail: Department store chain and mail-order house.