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  1. 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.

  2. Mar 1, 1992 · PUBLISHED: March 1, 1992 at 1:00 a.m. | UPDATED: August 10, 2021 at 8:49 a.m. John F. Geisse, an early leader in discount merchandising who founded three major store chains, died Feb. 21 at his...

  3. Net Worth in 2023: $1 Million - $5 Million: Salary in 2023: Under Review: Net Worth in 2022: Pending: Salary in 2022: Under Review: House: Not Available: Cars: Not Available: Source of Income: businessman

  4. Geisse is the author of The Better Quality Upscale Discount Store Concept in America. He left Dayton in 1968 and soon joined the May Company and headed up the launching of their own upscale discount division, Venture Stores. He left May Co. in 1975, moved to Indianapolis, and was the chairman and CEO of Ayr-Way Stores from 1976 to 1977.

  5. 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 ...

  6. He moved to Indianapolis in 1976 and served as chief executive officer of Ayr-Way from 1976 to 1978. In 1982, following another brief retirement, Geisse founded the Indianapolis-based Wholesale Club, a no-frills, members-only discount store. By 1990, it had grown to 27 stores in six states. The next year, the Wholesale Club, valued at over $160 ...

  7. Feb 23, 1992 · INDIANAPOLIS -- John F. Geisse, the founder and chairman of Venture Stores and a pioneer in the discount retail industry, died of apparent heart failure Friday, his family announced Sunday. He...

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