JCPenney, an innovator in business technology

PLANO, Tex. JCPenney was ranked No. 6 on the 2009 InformationWeek 500 and was named the category winner for supply chain and the industry winner for retail. These honors were presented at the InformationWeek 500 conference and awards gala ceremony on Sept. 14 in Dana Point, Calif.

JCPenney’s Door to Floor technology was cited by InformationWeek as one of the “20 Great Ideas.” The technology enables store management to know what merchandise will be delivered up to 48 hours in advance, allowing for planning and preparation for getting merchandise off the truck and onto the sales floor. The end result is greater efficiency in terms of merchandise speed to floor, set execution and overall increased productivity. The time saved is reinvested in customer-facing activities, in line with the company’s CustomerFIRST initiative. Based on impressive results, Door to Floor has been rolled out to the company's stores.

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