John Josiah Newberry

John Josiah Newberry

John Josiah Newberry (September 26, 1877 - March 6, 1954) founded the J.J. Newberry stores.

Biography

Born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, Newberry first worked in the railroad business before joining a retail store in 1894 called Fowler, Dick and Walker. Staying in the same business, in 1899, he joined S. H. Kress and Company where he stayed until 1911. It was the year he founded the J.J. Newberry chain of five and dime stores in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA in 1911. The first store was a success so he decided to open a branch in Freeland, Pennsylvania the year after. After 1919 he managed the company with his brothers Edgar A. Newberry and C.T. Newberry. At the time of Newberry's death (1954), the J.J. Newberry chain had 475 stores.

References

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* Halper, Emanuel B. (1979) "Shopping Center and Store Leases v. 2", Law Journal Press. p. 175. ISBN 1-58852-003-X.


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