In Penney’s Golden Rule Store, his respect for customers was a rare practice during an avaricious business era — providing quality goods at affordable prices.

From the first JCPenney store – originally called the Golden Rule store – established in Wyoming in 1902, the chain grew to national prominence with nearly 1,400 stores across the 48 states by ...

The iconic retailer, J.C.Penney has been struggling. And many are wondering if it will have a similar fate of Sears. Watch the 115 year timeline of the company once called 'The Golden Rule'.

Initially, Golden Rule managers help seed additional stores with both their own funds and experience and slowly the chain grew. It was only in 1919 that the JCPenney name was adopted for the ...

How many JCPenney stores are in Florida? Founded in 1902, JCPenney named its first store in Wyoming "The Golden Rule, " saying there was one simple rule, "to treat others as we would like to be ...

JCPenney executives gathered Tuesday in Hamilton, Mo., to celebrate the 115th anniversary of the first retail store founded by Hamilton native James Cash Penney.

The first Golden Rule Store in Kemmerer, Wyoming, is illustrated on opening day, April 14, 1902. The store became a chain of stores known today as JCPenney.

Penney called the store "The Golden Rule" before it was renamed to JCPenney and the company set up its headquarters in New York City in 1914. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

JCPenney has announced plans to close more stores nationwide, resulting in the layoff of hundreds of employees ...

Once again, I felt sadness that the second J.C. Penney store that opened here in 1904 is closed. We need it back, and I wish we had a way to get it back here. comments powered by Disqus.

The larger-than-life bronze statue of James Cash Penney is heading to Kemmerer, Wyo., where the merchant opened his first store in 1902. J.C. Penney has donated the statue of its founder to the ...