JCPenney Company, Inc.

JCPenney Company Inc. a founding member of DECA’s National Advisory Board. Beginning with Mr Penney himself, JCPenney Company actively has supported DECA activities of the local, state/provincial associations and international organization. Together JCPenney and DECA have worked to:

	Develop the next generations workforce in retail
	Develop leadership while in today's generation
	Showcase JCPenney's brands/products/services

JCPenney Corporation, Inc. is a wholly-owned operating subsidiary of JCPenney Company, Inc., is one of America's largest department store, catalog, and e-commerce retailers, employing approximately 150,000 associates. As of Jan. 29, 2005, JCPenney Corporation, Inc. operated 1,017 JCPenney department stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, and 62 Renner department stores in Brazil. JCPenney Catalog, including e-commerce, is the nation's largest catalog merchant of general merchandise, and JCPenney.com is one of the largest apparel and home furnishings sites on the Internet.


Partnership Activities:

	Sponsors the Apparel and Accessories Series Events, Associate & Management Levels
	Sponsors the leadership academies at ICDC
	Provides professional development scholarships
	Serves on the Executive Committee of DECA's National Advisory Board
	Promotes partnership through DECA publications
	Recruits personnel as competitive events judges