Rose Blumkin

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American businessperson businessperson entrepreneur retail pioneer

Rose Blumkin was a Russian-born American businesswoman and retail pioneer best known for building Nebraska Furniture Mart into one of the largest home furnishings stores in the United States.

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instanceOf American businessperson ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
retail pioneer ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mrs. B ⓘ
birthName Rose Gorelick ⓘ
businessModel low-margin high-volume furniture retailing ⓘ
businessSaleRetainedControl yes ⓘ
businessSaleYear 1983 ⓘ
continuedWorkingUntilAge 103 ⓘ
countryOfBirth Russian Empire ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1893-12-03 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1998-08-09 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish ⓘ
familyName Blumkin ⓘ
founderOf Nebraska Furniture Mart ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
givenName Rose ⓘ
immigratedTo United States of America ⓘ
immigrationYear 1917 ⓘ
industry furniture ⓘ
retail ⓘ
inspiredBy Sam Walton (mutual admiration in discount retailing) ⓘ
knownFor building Nebraska Furniture Mart into one of the largest home furnishings stores in the United States ⓘ
innovative discount retailing practices ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Yiddish ⓘ
mannerOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableCharacteristic frugality ⓘ
strong work ethic ⓘ
notableWork Nebraska Furniture Mart ⓘ
numberOfChildren 4 ⓘ
occupation company founder ⓘ
furniture retailer ⓘ
philanthropy donations to local Omaha causes ⓘ
placeOfBirth Schetovits, Russian Empire ⓘ
placeOfDeath Omaha, Nebraska ⓘ
surface form: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
religion Judaism ⓘ
residence Omaha, Nebraska ⓘ
surface form: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
soldBusinessStakeTo Berkshire Hathaway ⓘ
spouse Isadore Blumkin ⓘ
startedNebraskaFurnitureMartWithCapital $500 ⓘ
startedNebraskaFurnitureMartYear 1937 ⓘ
workLocation Omaha, Nebraska ⓘ
surface form: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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Nebraska Furniture Mart → foundedBy → Rose Blumkin ⓘ