- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Sebastian S. Kresge
S. S. Kresge Company
1907 - 1925
Retail
b. 1867
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1867 - 1966 |
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| Race | White |
Kresge built the precursor to K-Mart, one of the first mass discounters. He started with ten-cent stores and developed full-fledged variety stores. By his retirement, his chain had almost 600 United States stores, a Canadian subsidiary, and annual sales of $156 million.