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=Curt Carlson (1914-1999)=

Overview
Curt Carlson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of swedish immigrants. Carlson founded the Gold Bond Stamp Company in 1938. Carlson used this as a consumer loyalty program based on trading stamps, to provide consumer incentive for grocery shopping. He later went on to buy other businesses, and became very successful. The Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota is named after him. He died in 1999.

Obituary
[|Obituary for Curt Carlson by the Star Tribune]