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S. S. Kresge

S. S. Kresge, American businessman, founded Kmart (died 1966)

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Born
July 31, 1867
Died
October 18, 1966
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1867

About S. S. Kresge

Sebastian Spering Kresge was an American merchant and 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 1977. By 1924, Kresge was worth approximately $375,000,000 ($3.83 billion in 2009 dollars) and owned real estate of the approximate value of $100,000,000. By 2022, the Foundation's endowment had grown to over $4 billion.

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S. S. Kresge timeline

  1. By 1924, Kresge was worth approximately $375,000,000 ($3.83 billion in 2009 dollars) and owned real estate of the approximate value of $100,000,000.
  2. By 2022, the Foundation's endowment had grown to over $4 billion.

The world when S. S. Kresge was born

S. S. Kresge was born in 1867. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineUS purchases Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million
  • Technology milestoneDynamite patented by Alfred Nobel
  • Notable inventionDynamite
  • World population~1.47B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAndrew Johnson
  • U.S. population34.5M

1867 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in S. S. Kresge's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18672026
Population34.5M341 million

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