- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Sewell L. Avery
Montgomery, Ward and Company
1936 - 1955
Retail
b. 1873
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Michigan Military |
| Graduate | JD, University of Michigan |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1873 - 1960 |
| Birthplace | Michigan (MI) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Owner, Large Business |
At Montgomery Ward, Avery hired top merchandising men from other fields and instituted numerous reforms. Montgomery Ward was very successful under Avery’s management, doing an annual mail order business of $700 million and boasting 575 retail stores.