List of Jewish American businesspeople in retail

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 This is a partial list of notable Jewish American business executives in the retail industry. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans.
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Clothing[]

Stacey Bendet
Robert J. Fisher
Donna Karan
Calvin Richard Klein
Ralph Lauren
Marc Milecofsky
Isaac Mizrahi
  • Iris Apfel (born 1921), fashion designer, co-founder of textile firm Old World Weavers[1]
  • Max Azria (1949–2019), Tunisian-born fashion designer, founder of BCBG Max Azria[2]
  • David Beckerman (1942/1943–), founder of sportswear company Starter Corp.[3]
  • Stacey Bendet (born 1975), co-founder of Alice + Olivia[4]
  • Sara Blakely (born 1971), founder of Spanx, minority owner of NBA's Atlanta Hawks[5]
  • Gertrude Boyle (1924–2019), German-born chairman of family-founded Columbia Sportswear Company[6]
  • Tory Burch (born 1966), fashion designer, founder of Tory Burch LLC[7]
  • Dov Charney (born 1966), Canadian-American founder of American Apparel[8]
  • Nudie Cohn (1902–1984), Ukrainian-born fashion designer, known for the "Nudie Suits"[9][10]
  • Kenneth Cole (born 1954), founder of Kenneth Cole Productions (owned Le Tigre brand)[11][12]
  • Jacob W. Davis (1831–1908), Latvian-born inventor of the jeans (in partnership with Levi Strauss & Co)[13]
  • Alan Eckstein, co-founder of fashion label Timo Weiland[14]
  • Paul Fireman (born 1944), founder of Fireman Capital Partners; former owner of the North American sales rights to Reebok brand and chairman of Reebok International, Ltd.[15]
  • Donald (1928–2009) and Doris F. Fisher (born 1931), founders of the Gap, Inc.[16]
  • Robert J. Fisher (born 1954), chairman of the Gap, Inc.[16]
  • Edith Flagg (1919–2014), Austrian-born fashion designer, known for populizing polyester, founder of Edith Flagg, Inc.[17][18]
  • Milton S. Florsheim (1868–1936), Canadian-born founder of the Florsheim & Co. shoe company[19][20]
  • Diane von Fürstenberg (born 1946), Belgian-American founder the Diane von Furstenberg (DVF) fashion company[21]
  • Rudi Gernreich (1922–1985), Austrian-born avant-garde fashion designer; known for creating the monokini swimsuit[22][23]
  • Lori Goldstein, fashion designer[24]
  • Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss (born 1975), founder of fashion label Shoshanna[25]
  • Bob Haas (born 1942), Chairman Emeritus of Levi Strauss & Co.; member of the Haas family[26]
  • Lena Himmelstein (1877–1951), Lithuanian-born founder of plus-size clothing company Lane Bryant Inc.[27][22]
  • Marc Jacobs (born 1963), fashion designer[28][29]
  • Donna Karan (born 1948), founder of DKNY[30][22]
  • Calvin Richard Klein (born 1942), co-founder of Calvin Klein Inc.[31][12]
  • Michael Kors (born 1959), fashion designer, founder of Capri Holdings (owns the Michael Kors brand, Versace, and Jimmy Choo Ltd)[32][12]
  • Ralph Lauren (born 1939), founder of the Ralph Lauren Corporation[28][22]
  • Henri Alexander Levy (born 1991), founder of luxury fashion brand Enfants Riches Déprimés (ERD)[33]
  • Andrea Lieberman, fashion designer, founder of A.L.C[34]
  • Paul Marciano (born 1952), Moroccan-born co-founder of fashion company GUESS[35]
  • Leon Max (born 1954), Russian-American fashion designer, founder of the Max Studio upmarket fashion retail chain[36]
  • Marc Milecofsky (born 1972), founder of fashion company Ecko Unltd. and the media network Complex (Complex magazine, Complex TV, ComplexCon)[37][12]
  • Isaac Mizrahi (born 1961), fashion designer[28]
  • Avi, Ralph and Joseph Nakash (born 1942), Israeli-born founders of Jordache Enterprises, Inc., owners of the Setai Miami Beach luxury hotel[38][12][39]
  • Andrew Rosen, co-founder of fashion label theory[40]
  • Ida Rosenthal (1886–1973), Belarus-born co-founder of Maidenform[41]
  • Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig (born 1968), fashion designer[42]
  • Barry K. Schwartz (born 1942), co-founder of Calvin Klein Inc., former chairman of the New York Racing Association (NYRA)[12]
  • Levi Strauss (1829–1902), German-born co-founder of the Levi Strauss & Co. clothing company[43][22]
  • David Stern (1820–1875), German-born co-founder of Levi Strauss & Co.[44]
  • Nathan Swartz (1902–1984), Russian-born founder of the Timberland Company (later led by his grandson, Jeffrey (born 1960))[45][46]
  • Elie Tahari (born 1952), Israeli-American luxury fashion designer[47][48]
  • Stuart Weitzman (born 1941), luxury shoe designer[49]

Cosmetics[]

See also: Chemists
Max Factor Jr.
Estée Lauder (left)
Lydia Sarfati

Food[]

Lynda Resnick
Irene Rosenfeld
Sholom Rubashkin
Russ Weiner (right)

Manufacturing and distribution[]

Steven M. Rales
  • Don Aronow (1927–1987), speedboat manufacturer (Magnum Marine, Formula Boats)[108]
  • Charles Avnet (1888–1979), Russian-born founder of electronics parts distributor Avnet, Inc.[109][110]
  • Saul Brandman (1925–2008), clothing manufacturer, developed the brands Timely Trends and Tomboy[111]
  • Peter Brant (born 1947), co-owner of paper manufacturer Brant-Allen Industries[112][113][114]
  • Eli Broad (1933–2021), co-founder of KB Home (Kaufman & Broad)[115]
  • J. M. Brunswick (1819–1886), Swiss-born founder of J.M. Brunswick Manufacturing Co. (now Brunswick Corporation)[116]
  • Bill Davidson (1922–2009), chairman and CEO of Guardian Industries and owner of NBA's Detroit Pistons[117]
  • Charles Dayan (born 1941), founder of Bonjour Capital and co-founder of Bonjour Jeans[118]
  • Isadore Familian (1911–2002), owner and CEO of Price Pfister[119]
  • Joseph Fels (1853–1914), soap manufacturer, co-developer of the Fels-Naptha brand[120]
  • Oscar Hammerstein I (1846–1919), German-born cigar manufacturer, founder of the U.S Tobacco Journal[121][122]
  • Bradley S. Jacobs (born 1956), chairman and CEO of XPO Logistics, Inc., co-founder of United Rentals, Inc.[123]
  • Sidney Jacobson (1918–2005), founder of industrial equipment distributor MSC Industrial Direct (formerly Sid Tool, Inc.)[124]
  • Julius Kayser (1838–1920), founder of the Julius Kayser Company (now Kayser-Roth)[125]
  • Joseph Koret (1900–1982), Russian-born founder of textile company Koret of California[126]
  • Jeffrey Lorberbaum (born 1954), chairman and CEO of Mohawk Industries[127][128]
  • Morton Mandel (1921–2019), co-founder of electronics parts distributor Premier Industrial Corporation[129]
  • Morris Markin (1893–1970), Russian-born founder of the Checker Motors Corporation[130]
  • Martha Nierenberg (1924–2020), Hungarian-born co-founder of home accessories distributor and retailer Dansk International Designs[131]
  • Lawrence S. Phillips (1927–2015), chairman of the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (now PVH Corp.; owns the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation, Calvin Klein Inc., IZOD)[132]
  • Mitchell (born 1956) and Steven M. Rales (born 1951), founders of the Danaher Corporation[133]
  • Isaac Rice (1850–1915), German-born founder of the Electric Boat Company (now General Dynamics Electric Boat)[134]
  • Adolf Rosenberger (1900–1967), German-born co-founder of the Porsche GmbH[135]
  • Chester H. Roth (1902–1977), founder of the Chester H. Roth Company (now Kayser-Roth)[136]
  • Milton Shapp (1912–1994), founder of cable television equipment manufacturing company Jerrold Electronics[137]
  • Irving S. Shapiro (1916–2001), former CEO of DuPont[138]
  • Alfred P. Slaner (1918–1996), president of clothing manufacturer Kayser-Roth[139]
  • Paul Soros (1926–2013), Hungarian-born shipping industry magnate, founder of Soros Associates; member of the Soros family[140]
  • Ronald Stanton (1928–2016), German-born founder of fertilizer, chemical, and fuels distributor Transammonia Inc. (now Trammo, Inc.)[141][142]
  • William Ungar (1913–2013), Polish-born founder of the National Envelope Corporation[143][144]
  • Linda J. Wachner (born 1946), former president and CEO of textile/clothing distribution company Warnaco Group, Inc.[145]
  • Ira D. Wallach (1909–2007), CEO of family-owned Central National-Gottesman, Inc. (formerly M. Gottesman & Company), one of the world's largest distributors of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue, newsprint and plywood[146]
  • Ernest M. Wuliger (1920–1992), owner of the Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company[147]
  • Felix Zandman (1928–2011), Polish-born founder of electronic components manufacturer Vishay Intertechnology[148]

Miscellaneous[]

Maurice Tempelsman
Les Wexner

Stores[]

See also: List of defunct department stores of the United States
Benjamin Altman
Arthur Blank (left)
Bernard Marcus
Isidor Straus

Toys and games[]

See also: Cartoonists
  • Beatrice Alexander (1895–1990), founder of the Alexander Doll Company[232]
  • Mel Birnkrant (born 1937), toy designer (Outer Space Men, Baby Face)[233]
  • Paul Budnitz (born 1967), founder of art toys companies Kidrobot and Superplastic, co-founder of social network Ello[234][235]
  • Joshua Lionel Cowen (1877–1965), co-founder of toy trains manufacturing company Lionel Corp. (later owned by his great-nephew, Roy Cohn); inventor of the flash-lamp[236]
  • Jack Friedman (1939–2010), toy and video game industry veteran, founder of LJN and Jakks Pacific, co-founder of THQ[237]
  • Eddy Goldfarb (born 1921), toy inventor (Yakity Yak Talking Teeth, Stompers)[238]
  • Elliot (1916–2011) and Ruth Handler (1916–2002), co-founders of Mattel Inc. (Barbie, Hot Wheels, Masters of the Universe)[239][55]
  • Henry Hassenfeld, Polish-born co-founder of toys and games company Hasbro, Inc. (originally Hassenfeld Brothers)[240][12]
  • Isaac Heller (1926–2015), co-founder of Remco Industries, Inc.[241]
  • Isaac Larian (born 1954), Iranian-born founder of MGA Entertainment, Inc., the biggest privately owned toy company in the world[242]
  • Charles Lazarus (1923–2018), founder of Toys "R" Us[243]
  • Louis Marx (1896–1982), former toymaker, co-founder of Louis Marx and Company[12]
  • Morris Michtom (1870–1938), Russian-born founder of the Ideal Toy Company, inventor of the Teddy bear[12]
  • Henry Orenstein (born 1923), Polish-born toymaker, founder of Topper Toys (Johnny Lightning, Dawn doll, Suzy Homemaker)[244]
  • Isaac Perlmutter (born 1942), Israeli-American chairman of Marvel Entertainment, former co-owner of Toy Biz (later Marvel Toys)[245]

See also[]

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