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What if I told you the man who co-founded Target was forgotten? Even his own company doesn't know his name. Millions of people have shopped at Target, but fe...
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- Post-Mortar - The Retail History Show
A brief introduction of John Geisse, a man who shouldn't need one. He co-founded Target in 1962, but his retail innovations didn't stop there. Watch to learn...
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- Post-Mortar - The Retail History Show
This is a terrific video by Alex Nuelle in 2022. The Geisse family appreciates Mr. Nuelle's accurate reporting. "What if I told you the man who co-founded T...
Geisse was born on September 1, 1920, [2] in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of aeronautical inventor John Harlin and Esther (née Wattawa) Geisse. [3] He grew up in the Washington, D.C., area [3] and attended St. John's College High School. [4] He was set to graduate from the United States Naval Academy with the class of 1942, [1][5][6] until the ...
Here's an in-depth video about the life of Venture and Target Stores founder, John F. Geisse. He was a retail legend unlike any other, despite his humble and non-bragging nature. In this short...
Aug 18, 2009 · I first Met John Geisse and his son Tom when they visited Cleveland in 1982 to discuss the opening of their second membership warehouse club and their first unit in Ohio. They were looking for an agency to help them make connections and build awareness and generate traffic. But really, John was just looking for someone he could trust. Somehow ...
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Video released on my father, retail pioneer John F. Geisse, on the 30 year anniversary of his death. https://lnkd.in/g_2zsiQc
