JCPenney
/ˌdʒeɪ siː ˈpeni/
/ˌdʒeɪ siː ˈpeni/
- any of a large group of US department stores (= shops where many types of goods are sold in different departments) known for their low prices. The shops were begun in 1902 by James Cash Penney (1875-1971), who called them chain stores.