Stein Mart: An American Story of Roots, Family, and Building a Greater Dream - Hardcover

Ginzl, David J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1879852993 ISBN 13: 9781879852990

Publisher: University of Tampa Press, 2004

Synopsis

Growing from a single store in Greenville, Mississippi, to a 270+-store national chain, Stein Mart's story is a remarkable one. At the heart of that story is the Stein family -- and the greater "Stein Mart" family of employees and customers.

Sam Stein, a Russian immigrant, arrived in American in 1905. He built a successful business selling good merchandise at low prices. That model was further refined by his son, Jake, who grew the family store until it covered an entire city block. But it was Sam's grandson, Jay Stein, who set Stein Mart on the path to national expansion. It was his vision that made Stein Mart into a "hybrid" cross between a department store or a specialty shop and an off-price retailer.

Today, Stein Mart is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

About this title

About the Author:

David Ginzl has a Ph.D. in history from Syracuse University and is the author of "Barnett: The Story of 'Florida's Bank.'" He lives in Jacksonville, Florida, with his family, where he writes, teaches, and does bank consulting.

Review:

Ginzl has enriched the history of Jewish enterprise that helped make the South less parochial and more modern. -- Journal of Southern History (November 2005)

It illuminates the transition from a mom-and-pop ship...into a publicly traded company accountable to Wall Street. -- Southern Jewish History (2005)

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Tampa Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1879852993
• ISBN 13: 9781879852990
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 172