J.C. Penney Co. opened at 52 S. Main St. in 1920, the 225th store in James Cash Penney's national chain, according to The Reporter archives. The first of Penney's stores were called "Golden Rule ...
A motion filed by J.C. Penney in an effort to halt construction at Towne Mall was denied Thursday after failure to show the franchise suffered any monetary losses during the time of construction.