List of Jewish American businesspeople in retail

Clothing

• Iris Apfel, fashion designer, co-founder of textile firm Old World Weavers
• Max Azria, Tunisian-born fashion designer, founder of BCBG Max Azria
• David Beckerman, founder of sportswear company Starter Corp.
• Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, minority owner of NBA's Atlanta Hawks
• Gertrude Boyle, German-born chairman of family-founded Columbia Sportswear Company
• Tory Burch, fashion designer, founder of Tory Burch LLC
• Dov Charney, Canadian-American founder of American Apparel
• Kenneth Cole, founder of Kenneth Cole Productions
• Paul Fireman, founder of Fireman Capital Partners; former owner of the North American sales rights to Reebok brand and chairman of Reebok International, Ltd.
• Donald and Doris F. Fisher, founders of the Gap, Inc.
• Robert J. Fisher, chairman of the Gap, Inc.
• Milton S. Florsheim, Canadian-born founder of the Florsheim & Co. shoe company
• Diane von Fürstenberg, Belgian-American founder the Diane von Furstenberg fashion company
• Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-born avant-garde fashion designer; known for creating the monokini swimsuit
• Lori Goldstein, fashion designer
• Lena Himmelstein, Lithuanian-born founder of plus-size clothing company Lane Bryant Inc.
• Marc Jacobs, fashion designer
• Donna Karan, founder of DKNY
• Calvin Richard Klein, co-founder of Calvin Klein Inc.
• Michael Kors, fashion designer, founder of Capri Holdings
• Ralph Lauren, founder of the Ralph Lauren Corporation
• Henri Alexander Levy, founder of luxury fashion brand Enfants Riches Déprimés
• Paul Marciano, Moroccan-born co-founder of fashion company GUESS
• Leon Max, Russian-American fashion designer, founder of the Max Studio upmarket fashion retail chain
• Marc Milecofsky, founder of fashion company Ecko Unlimited and the Complex media platform
• Isaac Mizrahi, fashion designer
• Avi, Ralph and Joseph Nakash, Israeli-born founders of Jordache Enterprises, Inc., owners of the Setai Miami Beach luxury hotel
• Andrew Rosen, co-founder of fashion label theory
• Ida Rosenthal, Belarus-born co-founder of Maidenform
• Barry K. Schwartz, co-founder of Calvin Klein Inc., former chairman of the New York Racing Association
• Levi Strauss, German-born founder of the Levi Strauss & Co. clothing company
• Nathan Swartz, Russian-born founder of the Timberland Company
• Elie Tahari, Israeli-American luxury fashion designer

  Cosmetics

• Bobbi Brown, founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
• Max Factor Jr., president of Max Factor & Company
• Maksymilian Faktorowicz, Polish-born founder of Max Factor & Company
• Lawrence M. Gelb, co-founder of hair care company Clairol
• Sophia Grojsman, Belarus-born perfumer, VP of International Flavors & Fragrances
• Estée Lauder, co-founder of the Estée Lauder Companies Inc.; member of the Lauder family
• Charles Revson, founder of Revlon, Inc. and the Charles H. Revson Foundation
• Katie Rodan, co-founder of Rodan + Fields, co-creator of Proactiv
• Samuel Rubin, Russian-born founder of Fabergé, Inc.
• Helena Rubinstein, Polish-born founder of Helena Rubinstein Incorporated
• Lydia Sarfati, Polish-born co-founder of seaweed-based cosmetics company Sarkli-Repêchage
• Burt Shavitz, co-founder of personal care products company Burt's Bees
• Emily Weiss, founder of cosmetics company Glossier
• Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, Hungarian-born co-founder of nail polish manufacturer OPI

  Food

• S. Daniel Abraham, founder of the Thompson Medical Company
• Isaac Wolfe Bernheim, German-born co-founder of the Bernheim Brothers Distilling Company
• Sam Born, Russian-born candy maker, founder of Just Born
• Ben Cohen, co-founder of ice cream company Ben & Jerry's
• Richard B. Cohen, owner of C&S Wholesale Grocers, the largest wholesale grocery supply company in the U.S.
• Nathan Cummings, Canadian-born founder of the Sara Lee Corporation
• Hilda Eisen, Polish-born co-founder of egg distribution company Norco Ranch Inc.
• Benjamin Eisenstadt, founder of the Cumberland Packing Corporation, inventor of Sweet'n Low
• Charles Louis Fleischmann, Austrian Silesian-born co-founder of Fleischmann Co.
• Sidney Frank, U.S. promoter of Grey Goose vodka and Jägermeister
• Michel Fribourg, Belgian-American chairman and CEO of family-owned ContiGroup Companies
• Leon Godchaux, French-born sugar farmer and refiner; founder of Leon Godchaux Clothing Co.
• Seth Goldman, co-founder of Honest Tea
• Arnold Greenberg, co-founder of tea and juice drinks brand Snapple
• Max Samuel Grifenhagen, founder of Duffy-Mott Company, Inc. and the Monopole Vineyards Corporation
• Ken Grossman, founder of the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
• Paul Kalmanovitz, Polish-born brewing company magnate, LBO specialist
• Eugene Kashper, Russian-born chairman of the Pabst Brewing Company
• Harold Katz, founder of weight loss products provider Nutrisystem, Inc. and former owner of NBA's Philadelphia 76ers
• Samuel Liebmann, German-born founder of the S. Liebmann Brewery ; later led by his sons, Charles, Joseph, and Henry
• Daniel Lubetzky, Mexican-American founder of snack company Kind LLC
• Reuben and Rose Mattus, founders of Häagen-Dazs
• Paul Merage, Iranian-born co-founder of Chef America Inc. and inventor of the Hot Pockets microwaveable meals; member of the Merage family
• Nelson Morris, German-born founder of meatpacking company Morris & Company
• Joseph Neubauer, Mandatory Palestine-born former CEO of the Aramark Corp., and former VP of PepsiCo, Inc.
• Rabinovitz/Rabb family, founders of the Stop & Shop supermarket chain
• Lynda and Stewart Resnick, founders of the Wonderful Company
• William Rosenberg, founder of Dunkin' Donuts
• Irene Rosenfeld, chairman and CEO of Mondelez, former CEO of Kraft Foods
• Lewis Rosenstiel, founder of Schenley Industries
• Sholom Rubashkin, former CEO of kosher meat-packing company Agriprocessors, Inc.; member of the Rubashkin family
• Rodney Sacks, South African-born chairman and CEO of the Monster Beverage Corporation
• Russell Weiner, founder of Rockstar, Inc.
• Sam Zemurray, Russian-born founder of the Cuyamel Fruit Company

  Manufacturing and distribution

• Don Aronow, speedboat manufacturer
• Charles Avnet, Russian-born founder of electronics parts distributor Avnet, Inc.
• Saul Brandman, clothing manufacturer, developed the brands Timely Trends and Tomboy
• Eli Broad, co-founder of KB Home
• J. M. Brunswick, Swiss-born founder of J.M. Brunswick Manufacturing Co.
• Bill Davidson, chairman and CEO of Guardian Industries and owner of NBA's Detroit Pistons
• Charles Dayan, founder of Bonjour Capital and co-founder of Bonjour Jeans
• Isadore Familian, owner and CEO of Price Pfister
• Joseph Fels, soap manufacturer, co-developer of the Fels-Naptha brand
• Bradley S. Jacobs, chairman and CEO of XPO Logistics, Inc., co-founder of United Rentals, Inc.
• Sidney Jacobson, founder of industrial equipment distributor MSC Industrial Direct
• Julius Kayser, founder of the Julius Kayser Company
• Joseph Koret, Russian-born founder of textile company Koret of California
• Jeffrey Lorberbaum, chairman and CEO of Mohawk Industries
• Morton Mandel, co-founder of electronics parts distributor Premier Industrial Corporation
• Morris Markin, Russian-born founder of the Checker Motors Corporation
• Lawrence S. Phillips, chairman of the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation
• Mitchell and Steven M. Rales, founders of the Danaher Corporation
• Adolf Rosenberger, German-born co-founder of the Porsche GmbH
• Chester H. Roth, founder of the Chester H. Roth Company
• Milton Shapp, founder of cable television equipment manufacturing company Jerrold Electronics
• Alfred P. Slaner, president of clothing manufacturer Kayser-Roth
• Ronald Stanton, German-born founder of fertilizer, chemical, and fuels distributor Transammonia Inc.
• William Ungar, Polish-born founder of the National Envelope Corporation
• Linda J. Wachner, former president and CEO of textile/clothing distribution company Warnaco Group, Inc.
• Ira D. Wallach, CEO of :Category:Gottesman family|family-owned Central National-Gottesman, Inc., one of the world's largest distributors of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue, newsprint and plywood
• Ernest M. Wuliger, owner of the Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company
• Felix Zandman, Polish-born founder of electronic components manufacturer Vishay Intertechnology

  Miscellaneous

• Jacob Arabo, Uzbek-born founder of Diamond District-based jewelry company Jacob & Co
• Norman Braman, car dealer, former co-owner of NFL's Philadelphia Eagles; Madoff Ponzi scheme victim
• Edgar M. Cullman, former co-owner, president and CEO of the General Cigar Company
• Lazarus Dinkelspiel, German-born founder of L. Dinkelspiel & Co.
• Gary Friedman, chairman and CEO of Restoration Hardware
• Leo Gerstenzang, Polish-born founder of Leo Gerstenzang Infant Novelty Co., inventor of Q-tips
• Samuel Glazer, co-founder of Mr. Coffee, one of the first automatic drip coffee makers
• Aron Goldfarb, Polish-born founder of licensed and owned apparel brands manufacturing company G-III Apparel Group
• John D. Hertz, Slovak-born founder of the Yellow Cab Company
• Michael Krasny, founder of the CDW Corporation
• Moshe Lax, co-founder of the Dynamic Diamond Corp., former chairman of the Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry Company
• Sydney Lewis, founder of the Best Products Company
• Helly Nahmad, art dealer, founder of Manhattan-based Helly Nahmad Gallery; member of the :Category:Nahmad family|Nahmad family
• Victor Potamkin, former car dealership owner, founder of the Potamkin Automotive Group
• Harold Roitenberg, founder of catalog merchandiser and showroom Modern Merchandising Inc.; Madoff Ponzi scheme victim
• Jamie Salter, Canadian-American founder of brand management company Authentic Brands Group
• Jay Schottenstein, founder of the Schottenstein Stores Corp., owner of American Signature, chairman of American Eagle
• Lorraine Schwartz, jewerly designer
• Benny Shabtai, Israeli-American former owner of the North American sales rights to luxury watch brand Raymond Weil
• Maurice Tempelsman, Belgian-American diamond magnate, founder of the Tempelsman Group, chairman of Lazare Kaplan International
• Les Wexner, chairman and CEO of L Brands, Inc.
• Morris B. Zale, Russian-born co-founder of jewelry retailer, the Zale Corporation

  Stores

• Abraham Abraham, co-founder of department store Abraham & Straus
• Benjamin Altman, founder of B. Altman and Company
• Beatrice Fox Auerbach, former president and director of G. Fox & Co.
• Richard A. Baker, Executive Chairman of the Hudson's Bay Company
• Louis Bamberger, co-founder of L. Bamberger & Company
• Henri Willis Bendel, founder of women's accessories store Henri Bendel, Inc.
• Arthur Blank, co-founder of the Home Depot, owner of NFL's Atlanta Falcons
• Joseph and Lyman Bloomingdale, co-founders of Bloomingdale's
• Rose Blumkin, Belarus-born founder of the Nebraska Furniture Mart
• Albert Boscov, former president and CEO of Boscov's department store
• Jeffrey Brotman, co-founder of the Costco Wholesale Corporation
• Jacob Elias Cohen, Irish-born former president and CEO of Jacksonville, Florida-based Cohen Brothers department store
• Mickey Drexler, former chairman and CEO of J.Crew Group, Inc.
• Edward and Abraham Lincoln Filene, former executives at family-founded Filene's department store
• Felix Fuld, German-born co-founder of L. Bamberger & Company
• Adam Gimbel, founder of the Gimbels department store
• Sonny Gindi, co-founder of the Century 21 department store
• Dave Gold, founder of 99 Cents Only Stores
• Maurice Goldblatt, co-founder of the Goldblatt's department store
• Sylvan Nathan Goldman, former Oklahoma-based supermarket chain owner; inventor of the shopping cart
• Shira Goodman, president and CEO of Staples, Inc.
• Salmon Portland Chase Halle, co-founder of the Halle Brothers department store
• Fred Hayman, Swiss-born founder of luxury boutique Giorgio Beverly Hills
• Leo Kahn, co-founder of office supply retailing corporation Staples Inc.
• Sidney Kimmel, founder of Jones Apparel Group and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, minority owner of NBA's Miami Heat
• Simon Lazarus, German-born founder of the Lazarus department store
• Leon Levine, founder of the Family Dollar chain of discount stores
• Bernard Marcus, co-founder of the Home Depot
• Herbert Marcus, co-founder of luxury retailer Neiman Marcus
• Alfred Marshall, co-founder of off-price department store Marshalls, Inc.
• David May, German-born founder of the May Department Stores Company
• Ed Mirvish, American-Canadian founder of discount store Honest Ed's
• Al and Carrie Marcus Neiman, co-founders of Neiman Marcus
• Sol Polk, co-founder of appliance retailer Polk Bros., Inc.
• Barney Pressman, founder of Barneys New York
• Sol Price, founder of Price Club
• Julius Rosenwald, former president and part-owner of Sears; featured in the 2015 documentary film Rosenwald
• Andrew Saks, founder of luxury department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue
• Abram M. Rothschild, founder of A.M. Rothschild Company
• Henry Siegel, German-born co-founder of the Siegel-Cooper Company
• Isidor Straus, German-born former co-owner of Macy's department store; Titanic victim
• Marcus Younker, Polish-born co-founder of the Younker Brothers department store
• George Zimmer, founder of Men's Wearhouse

  Toys and games

• Beatrice Alexander, founder of the Alexander Doll Company
• Paul Budnitz, founder of art toys companies Kidrobot and Superplastic
• Joshua Lionel Cowen, co-founder of toy trains manufacturing company Lionel Corp. ; inventor of the flash-lamp
• Jack Friedman, toy and video game industry veteran, founder of LJN and Jakks Pacific, co-founder of THQ
• Eddy Goldfarb, toy inventor
• Elliot and Ruth Handler, co-founders of Mattel Inc.
• Henry Hassenfeld, Polish-born co-founder of toys and games company Hasbro, Inc.
• Isaac Heller, co-founder of Remco Industries, Inc.
• Isaac Larian, Iranian-born founder of MGA Entertainment, Inc., the biggest privately owned toy company in the world
• Charles Lazarus, founder of Toys "R" Us
• Louis Marx, former toymaker, co-founder of Louis Marx and Company
• Morris Michtom, Russian-born founder of the Ideal Toy Company, inventor of the Teddy bear
• Henry Orenstein, Polish-born toymaker, founder of Topper Toys
• Isaac Perlmutter, Israeli-American chairman of Marvel Entertainment, former co-owner of Toy Biz
• Frederick August Otto Schwarz, German-born founder of toy brand FAO Schwarz