Fabric Processing Procedures For Fabric Suppliers JCPENNEY PRIVATE BRANDS, INC.This information is confidential, proprietary, and a protectable trade secret of the JCPENNEY Department Stores, Inc. Possession or use of this information by any unauthorized person will result in liability for misappropriation, inducement to breach, bribery or theft. March 2005 . JCPenney Private Brands, Inc 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction_______________________________________ 3 General Information 4 Summary of JCPenney Top Private Brands 7 Mill Evaluation & Piece Goods Inspection 11 Identification of Fabric Defects 18 Color Evaluation Procedures 22 Merchandise Testing 38 Produ ct Performance Standards __________________40 Lab Certification 47 Laboratory Equipment List___________________________ 48 Miscellaneous Information 49 Forms 56 . JCPenney Private Brands, Inc 3 INTRODUCTION JCPenney is one of America’s largest, moderately-priced department stores operating with over 1000 stores in the United States, through the catalog and on the internet (www.jcpenney.com), selling national brands (Levi’s, L.E.I., etc.), supplier labels, and private brands owned by the JCPenney Co. Private brands are produced by JCPenney Private Brands, Inc. division which includes the Fabric Department, Product Development, Design, Color, Sourcing, Quality Control, Research & Technology Laboratories (RTL) and two overseas labs, Trend (Fabric, Garment and Color), and CAD. JCPenney Overseas Offices work with the Private Brand teams on all product details as well as manage production, quality and contracts all over the world through the JCPenney Purchasing Corporation. In this manual, you will find the Product Development Process, JCPenney’s Product Performance Standards, i...
