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S.S. Kresge Company. Before discount stores, there were variety “dime stores,” called so because products sold for either a dime or a nickel. 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.
Jun 22, 2021 · A list of stores opened by the S.S. Kresge Company between February 1959 and December 1973, including S.S. Kresge variety stores, Jupiter Discount Stores, and K mart discount department stores, with store numbers, opening dates, and opening day sales records. Addeddate. 2021-06-22 02:23:11.
Nov 15, 2007 · This image of Eastgate Center, at Gratiot and Frazho in Roseville, crystallizes many social and cultural facets of the 1950s, both locally and nationally. Several once-prominent Detroit-area businesses are pictured: Federal Department Store, Wrigley’s supermarket, and S.S. Kresge Co. — all vanished today.
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 Corporation in ...
By 1899, Kresge had established his firm and began increasing the number of stores. In 1912, when he had 85 stores, he established the S. S. Kresge Corporation whose descendent firms are now a holding company controlling both the K-Mart and Sears and Roebuck chains. Originally, Kresge limited his prices to five and ten cents, but during World ...
Nov 7, 2019 · By 1930, Kresge had 632 stores in the United States and Canada, grossing $156,327,735. According to a Free Press article, there were 23 locations in Detroit, one in Dearborn, plus others across ...
