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{{Short description|American warehouse retailer (1916β2009)}} {{Infobox person |name = Sol Price |birth_date = {{birth date|1916|1|23}} |birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2009|12|14|1916|1|23}} |death_place = [[San Diego]], [[California]], U.S. |education = [[San Diego State University]]<br>[[University of Southern California]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Juris Doctor|JD]]) |spouse = Helen Moskowitz |children = 2 |known_for = [[Costco]], [[Price Club]], [[Fedmart]], [[PriceSmart]] }} '''Sol Price''' (January 23, 1916 β December 14, 2009) was an American retailer and the founder of [[FedMart]], [[Price Club]] (which ultimately merged into [[Costco]]) and [[PriceSmart]].<ref>[[PriceSmart]]</ref> He was considered the "father" of the "[[warehouse store]]" [[retail]] model.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisner |first=Peter |date=December 14, 2009 |title=Sol Price, philanthropist and entrepreneur, dies at 93 |url=https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2009/12/14/sol-price-philanthropist-and-entrepreneur-dies-at-93/ |access-date=June 6, 2023 |website=San Diego Jewish World}}</ref>
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