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Bernard Heinrich " Henry " Kroger (January 24, 1860 – July 21, 1938) was an American businessman who created the Kroger chain of supermarkets. Kroger was a pioneering grocery innovator who introduced self-service shopping to the public in 1895. He allowed customers to enter his stores, shop with prices clearly marked on every item, and take ...
- Grocer, entrepreneur, banker, philanthropist
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- Bernard Heinrich Kroger, January 24, 1860, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Jun 8, 2011 · After Bernard Heinrich Kroger (born January 24, 1860 in Cincinnati, OH; died July 21, 1938 in Cape Cod, MA), better known as “B.H.,” died in January 1938, praise for his business acumen and philanthropy could be heard in virtually every corner of his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. Though known nationally for his eponymous chain of wholesale ...
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Nov 11, 2022 · The Death of Bernard Kroger. Kroger passed away on July 21, 1938, after a heart attack. He left $20 million in personal wealth behind and was buried in Cincinnati’s Spring Grove Cemetery. Before his death, Kroger gave $1.3 million to each of his children and advised them to make a name for themselves.
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Beginning. In 1883, 23-year-old Bernard Kroger, the fifth of ten children of German immigrants, invested his life savings of $372 (equivalent to $12,164 in 2023) to open a grocery store at 66 Pearl Street in downtown Cincinnati. [16] The son of a merchant, he ran his business with a simple motto: "Be particular.
- Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
- 1883; 140 years ago, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
- 465,000 (2022)
- US$137.888 billion (2022)
Kroger's Food Stores1883–1928. Kroger is responsible for many innovations in grocery store operations. He was the first to place grocery ads in daily newspapers and was the first grocer to bring meat departments into the store. Starting with one store, he created a chain of 5,200 stores in 1,000 towns with total sales over $200 million by his ...
The Kroger Company traces its roots back to 1883, when Bernard H. Kroger began the Great Western Tea Company, one of the first chain store operations in the United States. Kroger left school to go to work at age 13 when his father lost the family dry goods store in the financial panic of 1873. At age 16 he sold coffee and tea door-to-door.
Feb 11, 2008 · Bernard Henry Kroger Barney or simply B.H. to those who knew him well learned the value of good business practices early on. Born in 1860, he was about 15 when he went to work selling coffee, tea ...
