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   S. S. Kresge. Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1280/s_s-kresge: accessed ), memorial page for S. S. Kresge (31 Jul 1867–18 Oct 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 1280, citing Salem Church Cemetery, Gilbert, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave. Entrepreneur.

2. www.findagrave.com › memorial › 186770917Stanley Sebastian Kresge (1900-1985) - Find a Grave Memorial

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   Advertisement. Stanley Sebastian Kresge. Birth. 11 Jun 1900. Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA. Death. 30 Jun 1985 (aged 85) Michigan, USA. Burial. Woodlawn Cemetery. Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Show Map. Plot. Public mausoleum, second floor. Memorial ID. 186770917. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 13. Flowers 4.

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   How many Kresge stores were there in 1921?

   • By this time there were 85 stores valued at over $10 million. The era of “five and dimes” ended in 1917 when Kresge’s was forced to raise prices to fifteen cents, due to World War I inflation. In 1921, the company opened “green front” stores that sold items ranging from 25 cents to $1.00 (traditional Kresge stores were known as “red front” stores.)

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   What buildings in Detroit have the name Kresge?

   • Numerous buildings and institutions across the state and country bear the Kresge name, including the Kresge Eye Institute at Wayne State University, the Kresge Library at Oakland University, Kresge Hall at Harvard University, and the Kresge Court at the Detroit Institute of Arts. View all items related to Sebastian S. Kresge

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   Who opened the first S S Kresge store in Detroit?

   • Kresge sold his share in the Memphis store to open the first S.S. Kresge store, on Woodward Avenue in Detroit in 1899. His brother-in-law, Charles Wilson, became his partner and the two of them ran stores in seven different cities for seven years. In this period the downtown Detroit store was called Kresge & Wilson.

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   Who owns Kresge dime store?

   • Kresge, founded in 1899, was a Detroit-born dime store where shoppers could find daily needs such as housewares, linens, clothing, school supplies, and toys. Sebastian Spering Kresge began his dime store career as a partner of J.G. McCrory, owner of a dime store chain. The two opened stores in Detroit and Memphis.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SS. S. Kresge - Wikipedia

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   S. S. Kresge. Sebastian Spering Kresge (July 31, 1867 – October 18, 1966) was an American businessman. He created and owned two chains of department stores, the S. S. Kresge Company, one of the 20th century's largest discount retail organizations, and the Kresge-Newark traditional department store chain. The discounter was renamed the Kmart ...

5. thepennsylvaniarambler.wordpress.com › 2019/05/19The Kresge Monument – The Pennsylvania Rambler

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   May 19, 2019 · Most sources believe he rests in an unmarked grave at the cemetery in Effort, which was closer to the family homestead. Some other places state he may have been buried on the family homestead. As a stood there, I noticed a large mausoleum a short distance away.

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7. detroithistorical.org › kresge-sebastian-sKresge, Sebastian S. | Detroit Historical Society

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   Sebastian Kresge was known for his generosity. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the S.S. Kresge Company, he started the Kresge Foundation in 1924 to “promote the well-being of mankind.”. A staunch prohibitionist, he also donated sums to the Anti-Saloon League. Kresge was very much involved in his foundation, in an effort to “leave the ...

8. detroithistorical.org › ss-kresge-companyS.S. Kresge Company | Detroit Historical Society

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   Kresge incorporated the company in 1912 under his own name as the S.S. Kresge Company. By this time there were 85 stores valued at over $10 million. The era of “five and dimes” ended in 1917 when Kresge’s was forced to raise prices to fifteen cents, due to World War I inflation. In 1921, the company opened “green front” stores that ...

9. kresge.org › our-founder-s-s-kresgeOur Founder: Sebastian S. Kresge - Kresge Foundation

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   3215 W. Big Beaver Road Troy, MI 48084 +1 248-643-9630. Contact Us. Founded by retailer Sebastian S. Kresge in 1924, The Kresge Foundation continues to fulfill his mandate: To promote human progress.