Show B L SOun 1 i Six Months Repol t Shows Big Big- ease In Penney Sales r- r for Juie Jure Ju A ie e Show 25 Per Cent Increases Over Conc Month l of last year r e e Cun Gross ros Sales for SI Six Months Gross sales for or the J C Penney Penne Company Company for V e tie Uie first at si 51 months of 1927 arc ale ma h one third Hurd greater in than those for the cor in nr 1926 1920 it was announced bv the bv-the the Board today The gain gam fur for the tJI six SI si months of 1927 Jan January January January uary 1 o June 30 30 O o over otter r the six months month of 1926 1920 is 1 13 67 or a 2960 29 60 per cent increase Cumulative gross cross sales for the 1927 arct 9 7 72 as corn com compared pared with then the 46 figure for forthe forthe forthe the same months mouths of last sear car ear Sales lIes foi fol the month of June ele broken again gam with the 1 register registering mg ing of a Il 13 bier Ter er cent pain gain as corn com compared pared with the th sales siles for th the month of J June lne of 1926 The flie 1 ig es for June 1927 sue ate shown as 11 while Jule th those those e for the corres corre month of 1926 ele This gross s gro s gain cam for the month mon his IS 2 than th n for the 1 j month of Juno Jun of 1926 With this material increase in bust busi I ness nes ne s the J C G Penney Company Compan Com pam ISI is I strengthening Its ts position on holding second place among all chain cham stores store t I in m gross volume of sales s The Pi n ney Company topped stepped into second place in m April The increased volume is gloss glossI I f sales during the past six months IS attributed to a large extent to speCial efforts made by the personnel of the merchandising cads ad advertising and retail departments dep in commemoration of the twenty t fifth annJ the J JC JC JC C Penney Company is now celebrating mg ing There ate ale a total of stores store in III inthe inthe the J C Penne Penneys Penney s group at the pre present sent fent time |