In 1946 Earl Sams was promoted to chairman, with Penney as honorary chairman, and Albert Hughes, a former Utah store manager, was elevated to the presidency. In February 2008, the company launched the "American Living" brand, as developed by Ralph Lauren, across several product lines. [83] On October 2, J. C. Penney announced former Jo-Ann Stores CEO Jill Soltau as their CEO, effective October 15. 2000: JCPenney defines its customer as youthful in attitude though slightly older in age.. [70], In January 2015, it was announced that J. C. Penney would close 39 under-performing stores nationwide and lay off 2,250 employees. [citation needed] By the mid-1980s, all JCPenney stores had discontinued sales of firearms. [21], In 1977, J.C.Penney sold its four stores in Italy to Italian department store chain La Rinascente, Penneys had opened in Italy in 1970 but left due to diffucilutes encountered when trying to expand in Italy and had only ever opened stores in the Lombardy region. Earnings dropped from $185.8 million to $125.1 million. Age: Dec. at 95 (1875-1971) Joanne L Bober Ken C. Hicks Ken C. Hicks is the CEO of Foot Locker. 1977: This is JCPenney becomes the company slogan. Also in the late 1980s, JCPenney opened freestanding furniture stores, called Portfolio, on an experimental basis. From Its Beginnings To Bankruptcy, A Historical Timeline Of JCPenney At an analyst meeting in New York the same day, Johnson said, "I'm completely convinced that our transformation is on track." [44], In June 2011, Ron Johnson who had previously led Apple retail stores in a period go high growth, became J. C. Penney's new CEO. Linden Street is sold exclusively in J. C. Penney stores and through its website. [101] On December 17, 2020, JCPenney announced that they would close 15 additional stores in March 2021. In 1983 JCPenney announced a $1 billion program to give its stores facelifts and rearrange merchandise. Headquarters 6501 Legacy Dr, Plano, Texas, 75024, United States (972) 431-1000 CEO Marc Rosen Revenue $9.3 B Employees 50,000 Founded 1902 Funding History JCPenney raised a total of $3.3 B in funding over 2 rounds, and is a public traded company. (Kerr Drug stores in The Carolinas remained branded as such because they were part of a group of stores that were divested because of trade competition issues raised during the merger. Construction on the new company headquarters in Plano, Texas broke ground in 1990 and were completed in 1992. [22][23] In the same year they also closed down their unprofitable Supermarkets Interstate supermarket brand which operated in Treasury discount stores, however the stores that were not in Treasury locations remained open.

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