Michael J. Cullen

Michael J. Cullen
Born1884 (1884)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedApril 24, 1936(1936-04-24) (aged 51–52)
Queens, New York, U.S.
OccupationsEntrepreneur, businessperson, salesman, president, chief executive officer
SpouseNan Cullen
Children1
WebsiteKing Kullen

Michael J. Cullen (1884–1936) was an American entrepreneur and salesman known as the founder of the King Kullen grocery store chain, widely considered to be the first supermarket founded in America. He is recognized by the Smithsonian Institution as the inventor of the modern supermarket.

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