But Sebastian Spering Kresge does not sell eyeglasses. He used to sell them to thrifty persons who, consulting neither oculist nor optician, sought to remedy faulty vision with selections from ...

There were two questions. This was the first: Did Sebastian Spering Kresge, multi-millionaire proprietor of 5 & 10 cent stores, famed philanthropist and supporter of the Anti-Saloon League, ...

Children who visited Sebastian Spering Kresge at his 26-acre hill top estate in the village of Mountainhome in Barrett Township would always receive a penny and financial advice. “He would say ...

Sebastian Spering Kresge started with a handful of such small stores called Kresge's Five and Dime. Through profitable business practices, he went on to form the well-known retail company Kmart.

When Sebastian Spering Kresge died in 1966, at age 99, Time magazine noted the passing of a “pinchpenny philanthropist.” One of the wealthier men of his time and a generous supporter of ...

Named after Sebastian Spering Kresge, founder of the company that became the once-dominant Kmart retail chain, the foundation is hardly a household name outside Detroit.

Kresge beginnings. The company's roots date to 1899, when Sebastian Spering Kresge opened the first S.S. Kresge store on Woodward Avenue in Detroit. Need a break?

When Sebastian Spering Kresge opened his first store in 1899, his products sold for 5 and 10 cents. His stores, which evolved into what we know as Kmart in 1962, have long maintained a reputation ...

By M. PAUL JACKSON [email protected] Sunday, March 10, 2002 Page: 1B LOOKBACK: KRESGEVILLE’S HERITAGE KRESGEVILLE – When Sebastian Spering Kresge first came here, more than 130 years ago ...