Download JC Penney Logo — JC Penney Company, Inc. ( NYSE : JCP , or commonly known as JCPenney or simply Penneys ) is a chain of department stores in the United States based in Plano, Texas , a suburb on the northern edge of Dallas . The company operates more than 1,067 department stores in all 50 states and Puerto Rico . JC Penney also operates catalog sales of goods and nationally in small markets, making it one of the major catalog stores in the United States.
Previously operated six stores in Mexico that was purchased by Grupo Carso and were converted into Dorian’s (now closed) and Sears (store only the WTC in Mexico City was turned into Sears). He also had a presence in Chile with two stores in Santiago , but after four years of operating in the red (1995-1999), JC Penney was forced to sell its assets to its local competitor Almacenes Paris . In addition, JC Penney stores often rent as Optical , Portrait Studios , Jewelry & Watch repair, etc..