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| Abraham
Abraham |
RW5 |
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co-founder 1865 |
Avraham & Straus |
ExLink |
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| Benjamin
Altman |
RW5 |
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founder 1865 |
B. Altman & Co |
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| Sid
Applebaum |
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co-founder |
Rainbow Foods |
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| Richard Baker |
RW5 |
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chairman |
Hudson's Bay Company |
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| Louis
Bamberger |
RW5 |
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American businessman, philanthropist, |
L. Bamberger & Company, |
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| Ben Barron |
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Barron's Department Store |
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| Henri
Bendel |
RW5 |
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founder |
Henri Bendel, Inc |
women closing |
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| Arthur
Blank |
RWC |
HW |
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co founder 1979 |
Home Depot |
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| Herman Bergdorf |
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co founder 1899 |
Bergdorf Goodman |
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| Alfred
Bloomingdale |
RW5 |
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chairman 1964 |
Diners Club |
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| Joseph
Bloomingdale |
RWF |
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co-founder 1872 |
Bloomingdale's |
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| Lyman
Bloomingdale |
RW5 |
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co-founder 1872 |
Bloomingdale's |
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| Samuel Bloomingdale |
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chairman |
Bloomingdale's |
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| Rose
Blumkin |
RW5 |
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founder |
Nebraska
Furniture Mart |
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| Albert
Boscov |
RW5 |
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chairman, CEO |
Boscov's |
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| Solomon
Boscov |
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founder 1911 |
Boscov's |
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| Ron Brill |
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co founder 1979 |
Home Depot |
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| Bernard
Briskin |
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founder |
Gelson's Markets |
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| Jeffrey
Brotman |
RW5 |
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co-founder chairman |
Costco
Wholesale Corporation |
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| Marshall
Cogan |
RW5 |
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founder |
United Automative Group |
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| Jacob
Cohen |
RW5 |
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president, CEO |
Cohen Brothers |
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| Fred Coleman |
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owner |
Coleman's Department Store |
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| Millard
Drexler |
RW5 |
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chairman, CEO |
J.Crew
Group, Inc |
Gap, Inc |
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| Warren Eisenberg |
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co-founder 1971 co-chairman |
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc |
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| Leonard Feinstein |
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co-founder 1971 co-chairman |
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc |
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| Stanley Feldberg |
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co-founder, president |
Zayre Corp, T.J. Maxx |
ExLink |
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| Sumner Feldberg |
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co-founder, chairman |
Zayre Corp, T.J. Maxx |
Answers |
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| Eugene Ferkauf |
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founder 1948 |
EJ Korvette |
discount chain |
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| Michael Feuer |
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CEO 1988, chairman |
OfficeMax |
office superstore chain Max-Ventures |
| Edward
Filene |
RW5 |
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son of founder |
Filene |
ExLink |
chain |
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| Albert
Filene |
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son of founder |
Filene |
ExLink |
chain |
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| William Filene |
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founder 1881 |
Filene |
ExLink |
chain |
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| Beatrice
Fox Auerbach |
RW5 |
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president |
G. Fox & Co |
department store |
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| Gerson Fox |
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founder 1847 |
G. Fox & Co |
department store |
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| Felix Fuld |
RW5 |
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co-founder |
L. Bamberger & Company |
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| Julius
Garfinckel |
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founder |
Garfinkel's |
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| Herb Gilman |
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co-founder 1958 chairman |
Ames Department Stores |
??? |
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| Adam Gimbel |
RW5 |
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founder |
Gimbel's |
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| Bernard
Gimbel |
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chairman 1909 |
Gimbel's Department Stores |
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| Bernard
Gimbel |
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founder 1924 |
Saks Fifth Avenue |
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| Isaac/Bernard
Gimbel |
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founders |
Gimbel's |
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| Sonny Gindi |
RW5 |
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co-founder |
Century 21 |
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| Malcolm
Glazer |
RWF |
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founder |
First Allied Corporation |
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| Dave Gold |
RW5 |
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founder chairman |
99 Cents Only |
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| Herbert Goldberger |
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founder |
Hills Department Stores |
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| Maurice
Goldblatt |
RW5 |
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co-founder |
Goldblatt's |
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| Sylvan
Goldman |
RW5 |
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American inventor, |
Standard-Humpty Dumpty |
shopping cart |
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| Edwin Goodman |
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co founder 1899 |
Bergdorf Goodman |
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| Shira
Goodman |
RW5 |
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president, CEO |
Staples, Inc |
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| Jacob/Isaak Goldsmith |
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founder 1870 |
Goldsmith's |
memphis |
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| Miguel Goldstein |
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co-founder |
Dorian |
department stores chain |
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| Michael Goldwasser |
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founder 1860 |
Goldwater's |
phoenix, arizona |
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| Emil Gottschalk |
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founder 1904 |
Gottschalks |
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| Michael
Gould |
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chairman, CEO |
Bloomingdale's |
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| Max Grumbacher |
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co-founder 1898 |
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc |
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| Samuel Grumbacher |
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co-founder 1898 |
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc |
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| Salmon Halle |
RW5 |
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co-founder |
Halle Brothers |
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| Asher
Hamburger |
RW5 |
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founder |
A. Hamburger & Sons |
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| Peter
Harris |
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CEO |
GeRWCo |
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| Fred Hayman |
RW5 |
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founder |
Giorgio Beverly Hills |
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| John Hechinger |
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chairman |
The Hechinger Company |
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| Sidney Hechinger |
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founder 1911 |
The Hechinger Company |
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| Samuel Hecht, Jr |
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founder 1857 |
Hecht's |
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| Max Hess |
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founder 1897 |
Hess's |
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| Larry Hochberg |
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co-founder 1971, chairman |
Sportsmart |
ExLink |
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| Leo Kahn |
RW5 |
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co-founder 1985 |
Staples, Inc |
office supply store chain |
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| Andrew Kattan |
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Cost Plus |
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| Edgar
Kaufmann |
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founder 1971 |
Kaufmann's |
ExLink |
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| Sidney
Kimmel |
RW5 |
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Jones Apparel Group |
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| Louis E. Kirstein |
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founder 1881 |
Filene |
ExLink |
chain |
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| Harry Kohn |
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president |
Stuarts Department Stores |
??? |
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| Herbert
Kohl |
RW5 |
HW |
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president 1970-79 |
Kohl's |
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| Max Kohl |
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founder 1962 |
Kohl's |
ExLink |
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| Michael Krasny |
RW5 |
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founder, owner |
CDW
Corporation |
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| Samuel
Kress |
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founder 1896 |
Samuel H.Kress & Co. |
??? |
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| Edward
Lampert |
RW5 |
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chairman |
Sears Holding Corporation |
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| Edward
Lampert |
RW5 |
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chairman |
Kmart |
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| Eugene Lang |
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founder |
REFAC
Optical Group |
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| Solomon Lazard |
RW5 |
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founder |
City of Paris |
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| Fred
Lazarus, Jr |
RW5 |
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founder 1929 |
Federal Department Stores |
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| Ralph Lazarus |
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CEO chairman Exec VP |
Federal Department Stores |
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| Simon
Lazarus |
RW5 |
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founder 1851 |
F&R Lazarus & Company |
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| Arnold Lehman |
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founder (grandfather) |
Gimbel's |
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| Levi Leiter |
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co-founder |
Marshall Field and Company |
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| Jerry
Levin |
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chairman |
The Sharper Image Corporation |
speciality retailer |
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| Howard
Levine |
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chairman/CEO |
Family Dollar Stores |
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| Leon Levine |
RW5 |
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founder 1959 |
Family Dollar Stores |
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| Sydney Lewis |
RW5 |
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co-founder |
Best Products |
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| Frieda Loehmann |
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founder 1921 |
Loehmann's |
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| Simon
Lubin |
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president |
Weinstock's |
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| Abe/Isaac Maas |
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founders 1886 |
Maas Brothers |
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| Rowland
Hussey Macy |
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founder 1851 |
Macy's |
George Macy ? |
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| Cyril
Magnin |
RW5 |
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CEO |
I.Magnin |
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| Mary Ann
Magnin |
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founder 1876 |
I.Magnin |
San Francisco |
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| Joseph Magnin |
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Joseph Magnin's |
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| Bernard
Marcus |
RWC |
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co-founder 1979 |
Home Depot |
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| Herbert
Marcus |
RW5 |
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co founder 1913 chairman |
Neiman-Marcus Co. |
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| Lawrence
Marcus |
RW5 |
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VP of the Women Department |
Neiman-Marcus Co. |
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| Hugo Marks |
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founder |
Whitehall Jewelers, Inc |
jewellery chain |
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| Benjamin Marsh |
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co-founder 1841 |
Jordan, Marsh and Co |
??? |
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| Benjamin Marsh |
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co-founder 1935 |
Allied Stores Corporation
<FDS |
??? |
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| Alfred Marshall |
RW5 |
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co-founder |
Marshalls |
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| David
May |
RW5 |
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co-founder 1877 |
May Department Stores |
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| Morton May |
RW5 |
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CEO, chairman 1951-72 |
May Department Stors |
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| Aaron Meier |
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founder |
Meier & Frank |
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| Fred Meyer |
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founder 1922 |
Fred Meyer |
ExLink |
portland |
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| Mervin
Morris |
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founder 1949 |
Mervyns |
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california |
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| Abraham
Neiman |
RW5 |
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co-founder 1913 |
Neiman-Marcus Co. |
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| Carrie
Marcus Neiman |
RW5 |
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co-founder 1913 |
Neiman-Marcus Co. |
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| Philippe Nordmann |
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president |
Manor AG |
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| Hugh Patinkin |
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chairman, CEO |
Whitehall Jewelers, Inc |
ExLink |
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| Sol Polk |
RW5 |
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co-founder |
Polk
Brothers |
appliance chain |
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| Paul
Pressler |
RW5 |
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CEO |
Gap |
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| Barney
Pressman |
RW5 |
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founder 1923 |
Barneys New york |
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| Sol Price |
RW5 |
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founder 1976 |
Price Club |
father of Warehouse
Club |
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| Stern Brothers |
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founders 1867 |
Stern's |
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| Irving Rabb |
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Vice Chairman |
Stop & Shop |
department stores chain |
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| Sidney Rabb |
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chairman 1925 |
Stop & Shop |
father of modern
supermarket |
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| Berthold/Hilda Reich |
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co-founders 1943 |
Jo-Ann Stores |
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| Heather
Reisman |
RW5 |
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founder, CEO |
Indigo Books |
bokstore chain, Canada |
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| Morris Rich |
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founder 1867 |
Rich & Bros Co. |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Benjamin Ritz |
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founder 1918 |
Ritz Camera |
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| Sigmund/Mathilda Rochrach |
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co-founders 1943 |
Jo-Ann Stores |
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| Julius
Rosenwald |
RWF |
HW |
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CEO chairman |
Sears, Roebuck & Co. |
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| Lessing
Rosenwald |
RWF |
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chairman 1932-39 |
Sears, Roebuck & Co. |
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| Abram
Rothschild |
RW5 |
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founder |
A. M. Rothschild Company |
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| Frank
Russek |
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co-founder |
Russeks |
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| Andrew Saks |
RW5 |
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co-founder |
Saks & Co |
Dry Goods House |
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| Horace Saks |
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founder 1924 |
Saks Fifth Avenue |
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| Alexander/Philip Sanger |
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Sangers |
Dallas |
ExLink |
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| Gordon/Carole Segal |
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cofounders 1962, chairman |
Crate and Barrel |
Housewares and Furniture |
ExLink |
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| Aaron
Selber, Jr |
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president |
Selbe Bros. |
department stores chain |
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| Jay
Schottenstein |
RW5 |
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chairman |
American
Eagle Outfitters |
Schottenstein
Stores Corp. |
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| Henry
Siegel |
RW5 |
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founder |
Siegel-Cooper Company |
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| Julian Simon |
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founder 1897 |
Boston Store |
??? |
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| James
Sinegal |
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co-founder, CEO |
CostCo
Wholesale Corporation |
ExLink |
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| Steve Silverstein |
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CEO |
Spencer Gifts |
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| Louis Sloss |
RW5 |
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co-founder |
Alaska Commercial Company |
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| Richard Smith |
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CEO |
Neiman-Marcus Co. |
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| Jason
Sniderman |
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CEO |
Sam the Record Man |
canada |
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| Sam
Sniderman |
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founder 1936 |
Sam the Record Man |
record store chain |
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| Bertha/Estella Sommers |
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founders 1887 |
Parisian |
??? |
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| Joseph
Spiegel |
RW5 |
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founder |
Spiegel catalog |
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| Solomon/Levi Spiegelberg |
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owners |
Spiegelbergs |
New Mexico |
ExLink |
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| Stanley Stahl |
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owner |
Apple Bank for Savings |
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| Thomas
Stemberg |
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cofounder 1985, CEO |
Staples, Inc |
office supply store chain |
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| Isidor
Straus |
RWF |
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co-owner |
Macy's
Department Stores |
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| Isidor
Straus |
RWF |
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co-owner |
Abraham & Straus |
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| Nathan
Straus |
RWE |
HW |
Img |
co-owner |
Macy's
Department Stores |
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| Louise Sunshine |
RW5 |
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Sunshine Group |
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| Stanley
Tanger |
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founder 1981 |
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers |
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| Nicholas
Taubman |
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CEO, president |
Advance Auto Parts |
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| Leonhard/Oscar/Hermann
Tietz |
RW5 |
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founders |
Kauhof, Hertie & KaDeWe |
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| Lillian Vernon |
RW5 |
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founder |
Lilian
Vernon Corparation |
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| Joseph Wechsler |
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co-founder 1865 |
Abraham & Straus |
ExLink |
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| Joe Weinstein |
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co-founder 1877 |
May Department Stores |
ExLink |
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| Leon Weinstein |
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founder |
Loblaw's |
canada ??? |
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| Harris
Weinstock |
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Weinsock-Lubin Company |
Department stores chain |
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| Leslie
Wexner |
RW5 |
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founder 1963, chairman, CEO |
Limited Brands |
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| Samuel Wurtzel |
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founder 1949 |
Curcuit City Stores, Inc |
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| Marcus
Younker |
RW5 |
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co-founder |
Younkers Brothers |
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| Lipman Younker |
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co-founder |
Younkers Brothers |
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| Samuel Younker |
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co-founder |
Younkers Brothers |
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| David Yunich |
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president |
Macy's Department Stores |
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| Samuel Zell |
RW5 |
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owner |
Carter Hawley Hale |
Department stores chain |
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| George
Zimmer |
RW5 |
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founder |
Men's Warehouse |
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| William Zimmerman |
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founder 1950 |
Img 'N' Save |
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| British |
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| Baron
David Alliance |
RW5 |
HW |
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chairman |
N Brown Group plc |
clothing retailer |
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| Sir
Montague Burton |
RW5 |
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Img |
founder |
Burton |
chain of clothes shops |
ExLink |
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| Sir
Charles Clore |
RW5 |
HW |
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owner |
Selfridges |
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| Joseph
Ettedgui |
RWC |
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Img |
Moroccan-born British retailer |
Joseph |
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| Frank Cohen |
RW5 |
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founder |
Home Improvements Stores |
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| Sir
Philip Green |
RWC |
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owner |
Arcadia Group |
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| Sir
Philip Green |
RWC |
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Img |
owner |
British Home Stores |
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| Lionel Jacobson |
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founder |
Jackson the Tailor |
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| Baron
Stanley Kalms |
RW5 |
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chairman, president |
DSG International Plc |
electronics chain |
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| Bernard Lewis |
RW5 |
|
Img |
founder 1948 |
River Island |
ExLink |
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| Michael
Marks |
RWF |
|
Img |
co-founder |
Marks & Spenser |
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| Baron Simon
Marks |
RW5 |
|
Img |
co-founder |
Marks & Spenser |
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| Leonard
Sainer |
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Img |
chairman, |
Sears plc |
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| Baron
Israel Sieff |
RW5 |
HW |
Img |
co founder |
Marks & Spenser |
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| Sir Isaac
Wolfson |
RW5 |
HW |
Img |
founder |
Great Universal Stores |
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| Baron
Leonard Wolfson |
RW5 |
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owner |
Great Universal Stores |
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| Other
Countries |
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| Theophile
Bader |
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Img |
co-founder 1893 |
Galeries-Lafayette |
France |
ExLink |
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| Harry Boan |
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Australian businessman, |
Boans |
australia |
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| Marc Besen |
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co-founder, co-owner |
Chadstone Shopping Centre |
australia |
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| Benjamin Brownstein |
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founder 1940 |
Browns Shoes |
canada |
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| Albert
Cohen |
|
Img |
CEO, chairman |
Gendis |
canada |
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| Harry
Cohen |
|
Img |
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Gendis |
canada |
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| Joseph
Cohen |
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|
Gendis |
canada |
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| John Gandel |
RW5 |
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Img |
co-founder co owner |
Chadstone Shopping Centre |
australia |
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| David Gold |
RW5 |
|
Img |
founders, owners |
Ann Summers |
sex shops chain |
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| Ralph Gold |
RW5 |
|
Img |
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| Jacqueline
Gold |
RW5 |
|
Img |
CEO |
Ann Summers |
sex shops chain |
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| Nathan/Marcel/Bernard Darty |
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founders 1957 |
Darty |
retail France |
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| Mauricio Hamui |
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founder |
Librerias Gandhi |
book stores chain in
Mexico |
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| Max Heilbronn |
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Img |
president 1945-71 |
Galeries-Lafayette |
france |
ExLink |
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| Ruben Jaari |
RW5 |
|
Img |
founder |
Pukeva |
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| Alphonse
Kahn |
|
Img |
co-founder 1893 |
Galeries-Lafayette |
france |
ExLink |
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| Samuel Klein |
RW5 |
|
Img |
founder 1952 |
Casas Bahia |
brazil |
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| Solomon Lew |
|
Img |
chairman |
Coles
Myer |
australia |
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| Julius
Meinl I. |
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Julius Meinl AG |
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| Julius
Meinl V |
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Julius Meinl AG |
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| Raoul Meyer |
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Galeries-Lafayette |
france |
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| Naomi
Milgrom |
RW5 |
|
Img |
chairman, CEO |
Sussan Group |
australia |
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| Ed Mirvish |
RW5 |
|
Img |
founder owner |
Honest Ed's |
canada |
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| Sir Sidney
Myer |
|
Img |
founder 1900 |
Coles
Myer |
australia |
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| Jean-Charles
Naouri |
|
Img |
chairman, founder |
Casino Group |
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| Josef Sachs |
|
Img |
co-founder |
Nordiska Kompaniet |
sweden |
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| John Saunders |
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co-founder |
The Westfield Group |
australia |
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| Simon
& Salman Schocken |
RWC |
HW |
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founders 1914 |
Schoken
Department Stores |
germany |
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| Leonhard
Tietz |
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founder |
Kauhof & Hertie |
germany |
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| Hermann
Tietz |
RW5 |
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founder |
Kauhof & Hertie |
germany |
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| Oscar Tietz |
RW5 |
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Kauhof & Hertie |
germany |
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| Ernest/Henri Maus |
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co-founders 1902 |
Manor AG |
switzerland |
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| Leon Nordmann |
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co-founder 1902 |
Manor AG |
switzerland |
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| Philippe Nordmann |
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chairman |
Manor AG |
switzerland |
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| Georg
Wertheim |
RW5 |
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founder |
Wertheim Kaufhous |
germany |
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