
Sol Price revolutionized retail with the warehouse club model that inspired Costco, Walmart, and beyond. When Sam Walton openly admitted "stealing" Sol's ideas, he simply replied: "I wish you'd stolen more." Discover how one man's integrity transformed shopping forever.
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What if the person who fundamentally changed how you buy groceries, electronics, and bulk toilet paper was someone you'd never heard of? Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart and once America's richest person, openly admitted he "borrowed" most of his ideas from one man: Sol Price. Yet Price's name rarely appears in business history books. This quiet revolutionary didn't just transform retail once-he did it twice. First with FedMart in 1954, pioneering the discount store concept that spawned Walmart, Target, and Kmart. Then again with Price Club in 1976, inventing the warehouse membership model that became Costco and Sam's Club. His secret wasn't ruthless competition or aggressive expansion. It was something far more radical: treating customers and employees as if their wellbeing actually mattered. Sol Price's story begins in 1916 in the Bronx, where his mother Bella arrived at Ellis Island at thirteen with nothing but her name sewn onto her dress. Nearly turned away for an eye infection, she survived New York's brutal garment district while his father Sam organized labor unions before starting a coat manufacturing business. The family wasn't religiously observant-Sam refused to attend synagogue after being denied entry without a ticket-but they were deeply principled. When Sam contracted tuberculosis in 1927, the family moved to San Diego for his health. Thirteen-year-old Sol told his Bronx friends they were "going west with the cowboys and Indians." That cross-country journey would ultimately reshape American commerce.
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