Big crowds rush in as Penneys opens doors
800 PEOPLE APPLIED FOR 24 SALES ASSISTANT JOBS AT NEW 6,600 SQ FT WEST STREET PREMISES
And as if to prove the point he had, within an hour of opening, to put on an extra cash register at the checkout as the four already there weren’t enough to handle the hundreds of customers. Mr. John Fennell, Penneys general manager in Ireland who was at Thursday’s opening, said he was “amazed” at the turnout. “I have never seen an opening like this.”