J. C Penney Company

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J.C. Penney Company, Inc., or Penny’s for short, is a Texas based chain of department stores located throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Penney’s namesake, John Cash Penney, entered the retail business in 1898 after graduating high school and worked for several retailers. Ultimately, Penney took ownership interest and grew his chain of stores until 1913 when he entered into partnership with William Henry McManus whereupon they officially incorporated as J.C. Penney Company. Penney’s chain of stores eventually became one of the United States most iconic retailers with its stores and catalog mail order operations that touched customers across the country. Over the years the company continued to expand, until reaching its height…show more content…
Maxx and Marshall’s increased sales. In response to the loss of business Penney’s appointed Ron Johnson, who had successful stints at Target and the Apple Computer Stores, CEO in 2011. Johnson’s tenure ended seventeen months after his disastrous attempt at implementing a change in strategy at Penney’s. Johnson went about implementing a strategy; eliminating coupons and sales, and discontinuing popular brands; without first testing these changes with the customer base. Today J.C. Penny has a new CEO in Marvin Ellison who joined the company after a successful stint at Home Depot. Ellison is facing an extreme challenge, according to Forbes Magazine (2015). Penny’s lost six billion in sales between 2011 and 2013, as he attempts to restore Penney’s market share. According to the J.C. Penny 2014 Annual report the company has adopted a two year, 2015-2017, strategic path to profitable growth (J.C. Penny, 2015). The strategic plan covers three areas; driving growth in omnichannel, driving growth in center core, and driving growth in

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