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Eric L. Smidt (born 1960) is an American businessman. He is chairman and CEO of Harbor Freight Tools, which operates over 1,500 retail hardware stores in 48 states and generates $8 billion in sales as of 2023. [1] Early life. Smidt was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1960 to Allan Smidt and Dorthy Smidt.
Eric Smidt is the owner and CEO of Harbor Freight Tools which he co-founded with his father, Allan Smidt, in 1977. Under Eric's leadership, Harbor Freight Tools has become the leading discount tool retailer in the United States with over 1500 stores and 25,000 associates nationwide.
Oct 29, 2016 · Smidt bought an Italian-style villa and became a philanthropist, donating gifts to educational programs, including funding the charter school Alliance Susan & Eric Smidt Technology High in...
3 days ago · Smidt was a teenager when he started Harbor Freight Tools with his father Allan in 1977. He earned enough credits at his job to graduate high school. In the beginning, Harbor Freight was a...
Jan 21, 2024 · Harbor Freight. While it sells millions of tools a year now, Harbor Freight had humble beginnings and a rocky end to the collaboration. In 1977, Allan Smidt and his then teenage son Eric...
Jul 21, 2010 · The lawsuit is the culmination of an increasingly bitter family feud over control of the Camarillo, Calif.,-based imported-tool seller, which has 7,400 employees nationwide. Allan Smidt, 81 ...
In 1977, [1] Eric Smidt and his father, Allan Smidt, started Harbor Freight and Salvage in a small building in North Hollywood, California. The company began as a mail order tool business that dealt with liquidated and returned merchandise. As the business grew, its name was changed to Harbor Freight Tools.
