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'''Andrew Saks''' was an American businessman. |
'''Andrew Saks''' was an American businessman. |
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He was born to a [[German Jewish]] family, in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], Saks became a peddler and paper boy who moved to [[Washington, D.C.]] to establish a men's clothing store.<ref>http://cyrus.piedmont.edu/users/mgardner/Saks_Paper_6-22-05.html</ref> He established a successful clothing business in 1867, and opened a store in New York on 34th Street in 1902 as [[Saks Fifth Avenue|Saks & Company]]. Andrew Saks ran the New York store as a family affair with his brother Isadore, and his sons Horace and William. Saks married [[Jennie Rohr]] and had two sons Horace and William Andrew and daughter Leila Saks.<ref>http://www.geni.com/people/Jennie-Saks/6000000015645380800</ref> |
He was born to a [[German Jewish]] family, in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], Saks became a peddler and paper boy who moved to [[Washington, D.C.]] to establish a men's clothing store.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cyrus.piedmont.edu/users/mgardner/Saks_Paper_6-22-05.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-01-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212133833/http://cyrus.piedmont.edu:80/users/mgardner/Saks_Paper_6-22-05.html |archivedate=2014-02-12 |df= }}</ref> He established a successful clothing business in 1867, and opened a store in New York on 34th Street in 1902 as [[Saks Fifth Avenue|Saks & Company]]. Andrew Saks ran the New York store as a family affair with his brother Isadore, and his sons Horace and William. Saks married [[Jennie Rohr]] and had two sons Horace and William Andrew and daughter Leila Saks.<ref>http://www.geni.com/people/Jennie-Saks/6000000015645380800</ref> |
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After Andrew died his son Horace merged [[Saks Fifth Avenue|Saks & Company]].<ref>http://cyrus.piedmont.edu/users/mgardner/Saks_Paper_6-22-05.html</ref> with [[Gimbel Brothers]], Inc., in 1923. On September 15, 1924, Horace Saks and Bernard Gimbel opened [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] in New York City. |
After Andrew died his son Horace merged [[Saks Fifth Avenue|Saks & Company]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cyrus.piedmont.edu/users/mgardner/Saks_Paper_6-22-05.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-01-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212133833/http://cyrus.piedmont.edu:80/users/mgardner/Saks_Paper_6-22-05.html |archivedate=2014-02-12 |df= }}</ref> with [[Gimbel Brothers]], Inc., in 1923. On September 15, 1924, Horace Saks and Bernard Gimbel opened [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] in New York City. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 08:49, 13 October 2016
Andrew Saks | |
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| Born | 1847 |
| Died | 1912 |
| Organization | Saks Fifth Avenue |
Andrew Saks was an American businessman.
He was born to a German Jewish family, in Baltimore, Maryland, Saks became a peddler and paper boy who moved to Washington, D.C. to establish a men's clothing store.[1] He established a successful clothing business in 1867, and opened a store in New York on 34th Street in 1902 as Saks & Company. Andrew Saks ran the New York store as a family affair with his brother Isadore, and his sons Horace and William. Saks married Jennie Rohr and had two sons Horace and William Andrew and daughter Leila Saks.[2]
After Andrew died his son Horace merged Saks & Company.[3] with Gimbel Brothers, Inc., in 1923. On September 15, 1924, Horace Saks and Bernard Gimbel opened Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City.
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
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External links
- Saks Fifth Avenue Official website