John Ross

male, deceased (1876)
CSgt John Ross, Esq. was a very successful Victorian businessman with substantial retail interests. His fortune was stolen by a lawyer on his death.
Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

male
Ron Johnson is the Senior Vice President of Retail Operations at Apple Computer. He pioneered the concept of the Apple Retail Stores and the Genius...
Ingvar Kamprad

Ingvar Kamprad

male, 83 years old
Ingvar Feodor Kamprad (born March 30, 1926) is a Swedish entrepreneur who is the founder of the home furnishing retail chain IKEA. As of 2007 he is...
Mary Portas

Mary Portas

female
Mary Portas is the founder and creative director of Yellowdoor, a retail communications agency, where she works with Peter Cross to advise fashion,...
S. Robson Walton

S. Robson Walton

male, 65 years old
Samuel Robson (Rob) Walton (born 1945, in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is the eldest son of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer....
Laura Dahl

Laura Dahl

female, 35 years old
Laura Dahl (born 1974) is an American fashion designer. A native of Las Vegas, NV, she attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ and...

John Hargreaves

male
John Hargreaves is the founder and group chairman of the large UK out-of-town discount clothing and homeware chain Matalan. He went into the retail...

François Pinault

male, 73 years old
François Pinault is a billionaire French businessman who runs the retail company PPR. He lives in France and is married with four children. He is a...
Sol Price

Sol Price

male, 93 years old
Sol Price (born around 1916) He has been known as a pioneer of the "Warehouse store" retail model. He is a 1934 graduate of San Diego State...
Eddie Thompson

Eddie Thompson

male
Edward Thompson, OBE is the chairman of Scottish football club Dundee United and a well known figure in the Scottish retail industry.