Leo Kahn

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Leo Kahn was an American entrepreneur and retail pioneer best known as a co-founder of the office-supplies giant Staples.

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instanceOf businessperson
entrepreneur
human
retail pioneer
basedIn New England
coFounded Staples Inc.
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1916-12-31
dateOfDeath 2011-05-11
educatedAt Columbia University
Harvard University
surface form: Harvard College
employer Purity Supreme
Staples Inc.
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans
founded Purity Supreme supermarket chain
genreOfBusiness discount retailing
industry office supplies
retail
supermarkets
knownFor co-founding Staples
militaryService United States Army Air Forces
notableAchievement expanded Purity Supreme into a major New England supermarket chain
helped create the big-box office-supplies retail format
notableWork development of the Staples office-supplies retail concept
numberOfChildren 3
occupation business executive
entrepreneur
retailer
partnerInBusinessWith Thomas G. Stemberg NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Medford, Massachusetts
surface form: Medford, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
residence Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
roleAtPuritySupreme owner
roleAtStaples co-founder
soldBusinessTo Supermarkets General (for Purity Supreme)
spouse Dorothy Kahn

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Staples Inc. foundedBy Leo Kahn