S. S. Kresge S. S. Kresge Sebastian Spering Kresge (July 31, 1867 – October 18, 1966) was an American businessman. He created and owned two chains of department stores, the S. S. Kresge Company, one of the 20th century's largest discount retail organizations, and the Kresge-Newark traditional department store chain. The discounter was renamed the Kmart Corporation in 1977 and evolved into today's Sears Holdings Corporation, parent of Kmart and Sears. Kresge was born near Allentown, Pennsylvania, the son of Sebastian Kresge and the former Catherine Kunkle. Living on the family farm in Kresgeville (named for his ancestors) until he was 21 years
MD Discount MD Discount MD Discount is an Italian global discount supermarket chain, based in Gricignano di Aversa, Italy- It belongs to the holding company Selex Gruppe. The company was founded in the 1994s by Patrizio Podini. The first store in MD brand was opened in September 1994 in Mugnano di Napoli. In little more than a year have been opened more than fifty stores in the Centre-South, some of whom detecting signs premises. In 2015 MD distributes its products through a network of 800 outlets and direct affiliates. Recently MD bought LD Market for the price of 170 million, making it