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Leo Kahn (December 31, 1916 – May 11, 2011) was an American reporter and businessman. He is credited as the co-founder of Staples Inc. [1] [2] Kahn is also considered a pioneer of the natural and health food supermarket industry, founding the Fresh Fields and Nature's Heartland chains, which are now part of Whole Foods Market .
13 de mai. de 2011 · By Douglas Martin. May 12, 2011. Leo Kahn, whose success in pioneering big-box, warehouse-style supermarkets led him to join with another entrepreneur in 1986 to start Staples, the retail...
Founded by Leo Kahn and Thomas G. Stemberg, the company opened its first store in Brighton, Massachusetts on May 1, 1986. By 1996, it had reached the Fortune 500, and it later acquired the office supplies company Quill Corporation. In 2014, in the wake of increasing competition from e-commerce market, Staples began to close some of ...
14 de mai. de 2011 · Leo Kahn, 94, a warehouse supermarket pioneer who applied his all-under-one-roof approach to pencils and paper clips as a co-founder of office-supply giant Staples, died May 11 at an assisted...
Biography. Early life. Kahn was born in Medford, Massachusetts, as the younger of two brothers. His parents, who were Lithuanian Jewish immigrants, owned a wholesale food distributor. Kahn graduated from Malden High School in Malden, Massachusetts. Kahn received a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1938.
13 de mai. de 2011 · NEW YORK — Leo Kahn, who co-founded Staples and helped start the age of "big box" retail stores, died Wednesday in Boston. He was 94. Kahn first made his name in the grocery business in New England.
13 de mai. de 2011 · Leo Kahn, who co-founded Staples and helped start the age of ‘big box’ retail stores, died Wednesday in Boston. He was 94. Kahn first made his name in the grocery business in New England. He...
