J.C. Penney first opened on Main Street in 1920, maintaining a popular shopping spot even long after it moved to the Forest ...
JC Penney was founded in Wyoming by James Cash Penney in 1902. His belief was that prices should be low, set and marked - a move away from the haggling that was commonplace at the time.
The first-ever JCPenney store was known as "The Golden Rule" and named by founder James Cash Penney as an ode to the popular idiom "treat others as you would like to be treated." The store was ...
J.C. Penney Co. opened at 52 S. Main St. in 1920, the 225th store in James Cash Penney's national chain, according to The Reporter archives. The first of Penney's stores were called "Golden Rule ...