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![]() JCPenney store at Aventura Mall in 2006 | |
JCPenney | |
Formerly | J. C. Penney Company, Inc. |
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | April 14, 1902 Kemmerer, Wyoming, U.S. (J. C. Penney Company) |
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Headquarters | Plano, Texas, U.S.[1] |
Number of locations | 656[2] |
Area served | United States (excluding Hawaii) Puerto Rico |
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Parent | Catalyst Brands |
Website | jcpenney |
JCPenney (colloquially Penney's and abbreviated JCP) is an American department store chain with 656 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico.[3][4] It is managed as part of the Catalyst Brands portfolio alongside other apparel retailers such as Brooks Brothers and Eddie Bauer.[5]
Its departments include men's, women's and children's apparel, cosmetics, jewelry, and home furnishings along with leased departments managed by Shearshare, US Vision and Lifetouch. The chain focuses on lifestyle products for middle class households.