Stew Leonard Jr.
Stew Leonard, Jr. | |
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| Alma mater | Ithaca College (B.S., 1977)[1] UCLA (MBA, 1982)[2] |
| Occupation(s) | President and CEO of Stew Leonard's[3] |
| Website | Profile at WSB |
Stew Leonard, Jr. is a an American businessman who is the current president and CEO of Stew Leonard's, a supermarket chain based in Connecticut and New York.[3] Leonard took over as president and CEO of the company in 1991. Since then, the chain has routinely been listed on Fortune's list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For."[5] Leonard and the company are also frequently profiled in marketing textbooks like Principles of Marketing,[6] Sustaining Knock Your Socks Off Service,[7] and Modern Human Relations at Work.[8]
Early life and education
Stew Leonard, Jr. comes from a long line of family members in the dairy business. His grandfather, Charles Leo Leonard, founded Clover Farms Dairy in Norwalk, Connecticut in the 1920s.[9] The elder Leonard and his sons would deliver milk door-to-door straight from the farm. When Charles Leonard died, the business passed to Stew Leonard, Sr. who wanted to move beyond being a milkman.[10] Stew Leonard, Sr. would then open the original Stew Leonard's dairy store in Norwalk in 1969. Stew Leonard, Jr. often worked in that original dairy store as a child, washing out milk cans, loading egg shelves, and performing other basic tasks.[9]
References
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Ithacawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Levine Lecture: Stew Leonard". Western Carolinian. 23 February 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b Swaby, Rachel (March 2014). "Stew Leonard's Big Idea". UCLA Anderson School of Management. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ Carlson, Wendy (26 September 2008). "Westport First in State to Ban Plastic Bags". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ Levin-Epstein, Amy (16 April 2014). "A grocery scion reflects on survival and success". CBS MoneyWatch. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ Kotler, Philip; Gary Armstrong (2013). Principles of Marketing (15 ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0133084047.
- ^ Zemke, Ron; Thomas K. Connellan (1993). Sustaining Knock Your Socks Off Service. AMACOM. ISBN 978-0814451595.
- ^ Hodgetts, Richard M. (2013). Modern Human Relations at Work (10 ed.). Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-0030335792.
- ^ a b Perrefort, Dirk (2 December 2010). "Stew Leonard Jr. picked for Previdi Award in Danbury". The News-Times. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ Whitford, David (1 November 2002). "Back From The Brink". CNNMoney. Retrieved 29 June 2014.