Retail Pioneer Dies...

Sam A. Levitz, a retailing pioneer whose family name became synonymous with furniture sales in Tucson, has died at age 91. Sam A. Levitz laid claim to being the originator of the "direct-to-you warehouse" style of selling, where customers could get deep discounts on big-ticket items. The warehouse concept has been copied nationwide. Levitz didn't want a lot of fanfare at his funeral so the service will be private, his children said.


credit: AZ Star