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JCPenney greets shoppers to new store in North Tampa

05 Oct '05
3 min read

The 103-year-old retailer has proudly served Tampa since 1933 and the new store will contribute approximately 180 jobs to the city's economy. JCPenney at The Shops at Wiregrass will operate Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Fall Store Openings
The North Tampa store is one of 10 new JCPenney department stores opening this fall. On October 7, the company is also celebrating openings in Jonesboro, Ark.; Southaven, Miss.; Green Bay, Wis.; Columbia, S.C.; Fayetteville, Ga.; and Katy, Texas. On November 5, three additional stores will open in Goodyear, Ariz.; Friendswood, Texas; and Copley, Ohio.

America's largest department store J. C. Penney Corporation Inc, the wholly owned operating subsidiary of J. C. Penney Company Inc is also a catalog and e-commerce retailers, employing approximately 150,000 associates. As of July 30, 2005, J. C. Penney Corporation Inc operated 1,015 JCPenney department stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.

The company is one of the largest apparel and home furnishings sites on the Internet. J. C. Penney Corporation Inc is a contributor to JCPenney Afterschool Fund, a charitable organization committed to providing children with high quality after school programs to help them reach their full potential.

JC Penney Company Inc

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