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Gribetz, Lester ([1931]-)

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Dates

  • Existence: [1931]-

Biography

Lester Gribetz joined Bloomingdale's in 1953 on the executive training program and spent most of his career in the company's home furnishings department. Gribetz became Senior Vice President of Home in 1977, General Merchandise Manager of Home and Cosmetics in 1979 and Executive Vice President and General Merchandise Manager of Home, Cosmetics and Restaurants in 1980. In 1989, he was named Vice Chairman with added responsibilities for special merchandising projects including private-label marketing and the men's division. Gribetz left Bloomingdale's in 2004 to work for Macy's, which was owned by the same parent company as Bloomingdale's. At the time of this interview, Gribetz had worked under Marvin S. Traub for his entire Bloomingdale's career thus far.

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Lester Gribets interview, 1986 November 19, 1986 November 19

 Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.3.4
Scope and Contents This conversation covers very little of Lester Gribetz' life and career at Bloomingdale's. There is a brief intro in which Gribetz lays out his professional trajectory from trainee under Martin S. Traub to his role in merchandising. Like most of Traub's employees at Bloomingdale's, Gribetz praises Traub as a boss and as a person. He describes him as exciting, challenging, enlightened, and demanding. Gribetz attributes Traub's high standards to keeping workers excited and motivated. Traub is...
Dates: 1986 November 19
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Academic Affairs records / Gladys Marcus Library records / Special Collections and FIT Archive / FIT oral histories collection / The Bloomingdale's interviews, 1986 November 5-1987 January 16

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