Rose Blumkin

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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