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In 1899, Callahan sent Penney to Evanston, Wyoming, to work with Johnson in another Golden Rule store. [7] Callahan and Johnson asked Penney to join them in opening a new Golden Rule store. Using money from savings and a loan, Penney joined the partnership and moved with his wife and infant son to Kemmerer, Wyoming, to start his own store. [7]
The J. C. Penney Historic District is a historic district in Kemmerer, Wyoming, encompassing several properties associated with James Cash Penney (1875-1971). The district includes the Golden Rule Store, the first in what became the J. C. Penney department store chain, and Penney's home during the store's early years.
The stores were cash and carry. Collective buying by a national chain allowed JSPenney to avoid both overpriced goods and special sales.
In 1898, Penney began working for a small chain of stores in the Western United States, called the Golden Rule stores. In 1902, owners Guy Johnson and Thomas Callahan, impressed by his work ethic and salesmanship, offered him a one-third partnership in a new store he would open. Penney invested $2,000 and moved to Kemmerer, Wyoming, to open a ...
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Then Ron Johnson came in from Apple and it had this period of trying to essentially replicate what Apple had done in its stores. We know that didn't work. We know that didn't work.
Golden Rule (former JC Penney Building), Klamath Falls, 1937; Klamath County Armory and Auditorium (now Klamath County Museum), Klamath Falls, 1935; Oregon Bank Building, Klamath Falls, 1929; Ross Ragland Theater (former Esquire Theater), Klamath Falls, 1940; United States National Bank, Klamath Falls, 1937 [1] Winema Hotel, Klamath Falls, 1930
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