SS Kresge
- January 10, 2024
- Entrepreneur
Quick Facts
| Full Name | SS Kresge |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Date Of Birth | Jul 31, 1867(1867-07-31) |
| Age | 157 |
| Date Of Death | 1966-10-18 |
| Birthplace | Wilkes-Barre |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Pennsylvania |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
SS Kresge Biography
| Name | SS Kresge |
| Birthday | Jul 31 |
| Birth Year | 1867 |
| Place Of Birth | Wilkes-Barre |
| Home Town | Pennsylvania |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Parents | Catherine Kunkle, Sebastian Kresge |
| Spouse | Clara Katherine Swaine |
| Children(s) | Stanley Sebastian Kresge, Anne Watling, Howard Carrington Kresge, Katherine Dewey, Ruth Harvey Kresge |
SS Kresge is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on July 31, 1867 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Two five-and-dime shops were transformed into the K-Mart corporation, in the hundreds of millions.
He as well as He and Susan B. Anthony were both staunch supporters of the temperance movement. were both staunch advocates of the temperance movement.
His first spouse had him five kids. He then divorced and remarried.
SS Kresge Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Entrepreneur |
| House | Living in own house. |
SS Kresge is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, SS Kresge 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He worked as a travelling salesman as well as a clerk in a hardware store.
His net worth was approximately $5 billion dollars in 2012.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is SS Kresge Dating?
According to our records, SS Kresge married to Clara Katherine Swaine. As of December 1, 2023, SS Kresge’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
SS Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. SS Kresge celebrates birthday on July 31 of every year.
What happened to S.S. Kresge?
Kresge died in 1966. In 1977, the S. S. Kresge Corporation changed its name to the Kmart Corporation. In 2005, Sears Holdings Corporation became the parent of Kmart and Sears, after Kmart bought Sears, and formed the new parent.
What is the SS Kresge Company?
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. Sebastian Spering Kresge began his dime store career as a partner of J.G. McCrory, owner of a dime store chain. The two opened stores in Detroit and Memphis.
When did the last Kresge store close?
The last S.S. Kresge stores closed in 1994. The company, renamed Kmart Corp. in 1977, evolved into Sears Holding Corp., today the parent company of remaining Kmart and Sears stores.
When did S.S. Kresge become Kmart?
In 1977 , nearly 95 percent of S.S. Kresge Company sales were generated by Kmart stores. To reflect this dramatic impact, the company officially changed its name to Kmart Corporation. Ten years later, Kmart sold the remaining Kresge stores to fully concentrate on discount merchandising.
Who owns the Kresge Mansion?
In an interview with the Detroit Free Press in June, Kresge mansion owner Roland Radinski said, “It looked like a bomb had gone off.” However, Radiniski and his wife, Jeanne, were able to revive this large estate’s damaged interior into its “original splendor” in the last 25 years.