Textile Manufacturing Processes: Quality Control in Modern Merchandising 1952 J.C. Penney
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JC Penney Company,
Inc. produced sponsored film about textiles and quality control
... TOUR THROUGH QUALITY
CONTROL & TESTING
LABS OF MERCHANDISER. TESTS (DESTRUCTIVE & NONDESTRUCTIVE) SHOWN.'
Public domain film from the
Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied.
The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._C._Penney
J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., d.b.a.
JCPenney (
JCP and
Penney's for short), is a chain of
American mid-range department stores based in
Plano, Texas. The company operates 1,060 department stores in 49
U.S. states (JCPenney does not have a store in
Hawaii) and
Puerto Rico, and previously operated a catalog business and several discount outlets. In addition to selling conventional merchandise, JCPenney stores often house several leased departments such as Sephora,
Seattle's Best Coffee, salons, optical centers, portrait studios, and jewelry repair.
Most JCPenney stores are located in suburban shopping malls. Before 1966, most of its stores were located in downtown areas. As shopping malls became more popular in the latter half of the
20th century, JCPenney followed the trend by relocating and developing stores to anchor the malls. In more recent years, the chain has continued to follow consumer traffic, echoing the retailing trend of opening some standalone stores, including some next door to competitors. Certain stores are located in power centers. The company has been an
Internet retailer since
1998...
1902–59:
Early history and incorporation
James Cash Penney was born in
Hamilton, MO. After graduating from high school,
Penney worked for a local retailer. He relocated to
Colorado at the advice of a doctor, hoping that a better climate would improve his health. In 1898, Penney went to work for
Tyler and
Guy Johnson, who owned dry goods stores called
Golden Rule stores in Colorado and
Wyoming. In 1899,
Callahan sent Penney to
Evanston, Wyoming, to work with
Johnson in another Golden Rule store. 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. Penney opened the store on April 14, 1902. He participated in the creation of two more stores, and purchased full interest in all three locations when Callahan and Johnson dissolved their partnership in 1907. In 1909, Penney moved his company headquarters to
Salt Lake City, Utah to be closer to banks and railroads. By 1912, Penney had 34 stores in the
Rocky Mountain States. In 1913, all stores were consolidated under the J.C. Penney banner. The so-called "mother store", in
Kemmerer, opened as the chain's second location in 1904. It still operates, as of
2011, albeit with shorter hours than many other locations.
In 1913, the company was incorporated under the new name,
J. C. Penney Company, with
William Henry McManus as a co-founder. In 1914, the headquarters was moved to
New York City to simplify buying, financing, and transportation of goods. By
1917, the company operated
175 stores in 22 states in the
United States. J. C. Penney acquired
The Crescent Corset Company in
1920, the company's first wholly owned subsidiary. In 1922, the company's oldest active private brand,
Big Mac work clothes, was launched. The company opened its 500th store in
1924 in
Hamilton, Missouri, James Cash Penney's hometown. By the opening of the 1,000th store in 1928, gross business had reached $190,
000,000 (equivalent to $2.61 billion in
2015).
In
1940,
Sam Walton began working at a J. C. Penney in
Des Moines, Iowa.
Walton later went on to found future retailer
Walmart in 1962. By
1941, J.C. Penney operated 1,600 stores in all
48 states. In
1956, J. C. Penney started national advertising with a series of advertisements in
Life magazine. J. C. Penney credit cards were first issued in
1959...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_control
Quality control, or QC for short, is a process by which entities review the quality of all factors involved in production.
ISO 9000 defines quality control as "A part of quality management focused on fulfilling quality requirements".
This approach places an emphasis on three aspects:
Elements such as controls, job management, defined and well managed processes, performance and integrity criteria, and identification of records
Competence, such as knowledge, skills, experience, and qualifications
Soft elements, such as personnel, integrity, confidence, organizational culture, motivation, team spirit, and quality relationships...