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Senior vice-president and founder John Geisse left the company. Geisse was later hired by St. Louis-based May Department Stores , where he founded the Venture Stores chain. Target Stores ended the year with eleven units and $130 million in sales.
John F. Geisse. Retailer. (Sept. 1, 1920-Feb. 22, 1992). A native of Madison, Wisconsin, Geisse was a leader in the emerging high-volume discount store industry and cofounder of several discount chains.
John F. Geisse (died Feb 21, 1992 aged 71) was a pioneer in mass merchandising. Geisse is the author of the Better Quality Upscale Discount Store Concept in America and was inducted into Discount Store News Discount Hall of Fame in 1984. Geisse launched three successful retail chains.
John F. Geisse (1920-1992) was a pioneer in mass merchandising. After serving as a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy during WWll, he launched three successful retail chains. John cofounded Target Stores for the Dayton Company (now Target Corporation), founded Venture Stores for May Department Stores, and founded the Wholesale Club, Inc ...
Mar 1, 1992 · John F. Geisse, an early leader in discount merchandising who founded three major store chains, died Feb. 21 at his home in Indianapolis. He was 71. Mr. Geisse died of a heart attack, his...
Feb 24, 1992 · John F. Geisse, 71, founder, former chairman and chief executive of the Indianapolis-based Wholesale Club that in 1991 was merged with the Wal-Mart Stores, died Friday in Methodist Hospital,...
Feb 27, 1992 · John F. Geisse, an early leader in discount merchandising who founded three major store chains, died on Friday at his home in Indianapolis. He was 71 years old. Mr. Geisse died of a heart...
