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American industrial distribution company founded in 1967 in Winona, Minnesota — which grew from a single fastener store to a major industrial supplier — through extreme frugality, local store autonomy, and a culture of promoting from within.
American retail entrepreneur who co-founded Costco with Jeff Brotman — having worked for Sol Price at Price Club — and built it into one of the world's most successful retailers through an obsession with passing savings to customers and treating employees exceptionally well.