home Photo gallery History of TSUM Work with us The shops Contacts Feedback History of the Central Department Store Your beloved has a birthday! 70 is the power of tradition. The Central Department Store (TSUM) is the oldest trading enterprise in Penza. TSUM begins its history in 41st and not on Kirov Street, where it is located now. Then it was a two-story building, which housed trade departments. What did you buy in those years, how did you organize fashion shows, and how did the style of the city's main store develop? 1940s 1950s 1960s 70-80s 1990s XXI Century in TSUM in the world The birth of style Central, universal, the first of its kind store in Penza. On March 29, 1941, by the decision of the People's Commissariat of Trade of the USSR, the Penza department store was opened "for demonstration retail trade in goods of an improved assortment at increased prices." From that moment on, the history of the legendary TSUM began, closely connected with the history of the city, with its past. Then the department store was located at st. Moscow, 80. Naturally, the appearance of TSUM was different. It was a two-storey building with a trading area of 840 sq. m. Soviet Penza trade was born here. All departments of the department store were located on the same floor. The staff numbered 80 people. The first director was K. F. Obraztsov . The department store opened workshops for the production of garments, hats, felted shoes, toys. По воспоминаниям старожилов ЦУМа, особого изобилия товаров не было. Однако, именно тогда начинают активно изучать покупательский спрос. Пензенские модницы получили возможность выглядеть не хуже столичных. Уже в то время магазин начал формировать свой уникальный стиль, который сохранился и до сих пор. Рождение и становления универмага пришлись на годы Великой Отечественной войны. Отдельные виды товаров, а это хлопчатобумажные, шелковые, шерстяные ткани, обувь стали продавать по специальным талонам, которые выдавали рабочим и служащим на предприятиях. Но уже в первые послевоенные годы в ЦУМе начался новый виток его истории. Так, в 1947 году был открыт первый филиал универмага в г. Кузнецке. © Центральный универсальный магазин, 2011–2016 The information on this website is protected by copyright law. The use of materials from the Internet site is allowed only with the written permission of the administration of the shopping center. (8412) 52-32-36 Penza, Kirov street, 73 Administration - 3rd floor Driving directions Website development - The Vision Digital Agency

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