1980s - ROSE BLUMKIN - Omaha's Nebraska Furniture Mart - Mrs. B.

A little gem of a 1980s NBC News story about Rose Blumkin, better known to folks in Omaha as "Mrs. B.". Rose Blumkin apparently was a fixture in Omaha, and ran a HUGE furniture store in Nebraska. Please don't confuse Mrs. Blumkin with that dirty word "BLUMPKIN". That's not nice.

[@VectraQS]

When Buffett bought the Furniture Mart, he thought that Blumkin would retire, and didn't put a non-compete clause in the sale contract. Boy, was he ever wrong. At that point, Mrs. B. started Mrs. B.'s Factory Clearance Outlet, which is just to the east of the big Mart warehouse. So then Buffett came back to add her new store to the Mart family, and this time he put a non-compete clause in the contract. She was absolutely unstoppable.

[@paddythemcdaddy1234]

I’m completely fascinated by this woman she’s an absolute legend R.I.P MRS B.

[@TheDHEL13]

Damn, she is tenacious! I am glad they paired together!

[@chucklambooy8457]

I was very lucky to have known Mrs B for many years. Also purchased a lot of furniture there

[@Johanna-in6yg]

“How can you give advice, it’s in you, God blessed me, I have a talent everything I do I make money”

[@Arun-sp8vl]

The dislikes are probably are from the Bank guys who rejected her for Loan.

[@vikram2007gem]

hats off to Mrs B !!

[@nicolasmckieran5187]

Indeed, this woman was an absolute legend. R.I.P Mrs B

[@alphaspecimen]

Buffet said I would rather Wrestle a grizzly then to compete with her!

[@JimMalmPHOTO]

Buffett bought it for $60 million. Shortly afterward Berkshire auditors stated the value $85 million.

[@christopherh5672]

70 hrs a week 7 days and 3 night haaaa she’s the Best. Missed nothing like a Hawk at 93. Legend

[@adamlippert7126]

I remember Mrs. B when my parents were shopping for furniture. Good days, RIP father, get well soon mother.

[@LordTrayus]

Funny story about this. After Warren Buffet bought her Nebraska Furniture Mart, she retired for all of 4 months at 95 years old. Then she got bored, realized Buffet never made her sign a noncompete clause, and came out of retirement and started a competitor store right across the street from NFM, which became so successful that Buffet ended up buying that one from her too just 3 years later!

[@hideff4982]

I want a movie about her ❤

[@nunyabiz6925]

I love Mrs.B. My family used to shop there in the late 1970s❤

[@sillyhead5]

It's been 25 years since she died and she remains to this day the greatest retailer of all time.

[@pepepantuflas1]

She invented the blumkin

[@surajramban]

You're work is = God work

[@waynetubetv5370]

Ms B sold me a Cadillac

[@kaykay-il7cj]

What a lady ...did not know the language but knew how to sell furniture .I did not know the meaning of entrepreneur but know i know it .