Immigrant Entrepreneur Hall of Fame: Retail
From the corner store to nation-wide chains, immigrants have long been an integral part of bringing goods and services to American consumers. Today, they can be seen re-vitalizing neighborhoods in major cities, and they are unseen as the founders of some of the most popular stores in the United States.
Here we honor seven immigrants who founded major retail chains.
Theodore Deutschmann
England
RadioShack co-founder
Max and Morris Feldberg
Russia
TJX, BJ’s Wholesale Club co-founder
Maxwell Kohl
Poland
Kohl’s founder
José Navarro, Sr.
Cuba
Navarro Discount Pharmacies founder
John W. Nordstrom
Sweden
Nordstrom, Inc. co-founder
Sol A. Shenk
Russia
Big Lots founder
