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J.C. Penney (Corporation)

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The Resume

    Founded by James Cash Penney in Kemmerer, Wyoming (1902)
    Headquartered in Plano. Texas
    Retail department store chain
    NYSE: JCP
    156,000 employees (2010)

Why J.C. Penney (Corporation) might be annoying:

    The first store was oddly called 'The Golden Rule.'
    The company has moved its headquarters several times.
    Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton worked here before starting his own eponymous business.
    They phased out their auto service and hardware shops to Firestone in 1983.
    They closed 44 under-performing stores in 2001.
    Their 2008 commercial 'Speed Dressing' was criticized for allegedly promoting teen sex.
    In 2011, the New York Times discovered Google had spamdexed several of its search pages with links to the company's websites.
    The company went through a major overhaul in 2012. This saw weird gimmicks such as the elimination of 'sales.'

Why J.C. Penney (Corporation) might not be annoying:

    In 1978, the first J.C. Penney store was declared a National Historic Landmark.
    At one point, they sold kitchen appliances and electronics.
    They were one of the largest catalog retailers next to rival Sears.
    That 'Speed Dressing' commercial won a Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.
    As of 2012, they let customers return any item at any time (with certain restrictions).
    They also eliminated those pesky doorbusters.
    During the 2012 Oscars, Ellen DeGeneres was featured during a series of television commercials promoting the company's new overhaul.

Credit: Birdienest81


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 11 Votes: 9.09% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 36 Votes: 58.33% Annoying