Harold Ruttenberg

Harold Ruttenberg (born 1942 in Johannesburg , † December 28, 2005 in Birmingham , Alabama ) was an American entrepreneur .

Life

Ruttenberg was CEO and founder of the Just for Feet chain of stores . Since it was founded in 1988 , 300 stores with around 8,000 employees have sprung up in America. Fortune Magazine named Just for Feet the 6th fastest growing American company in 1997 . Until bankruptcy in 1999 , Just for Feet was the second largest chain of athletic shoes in the United States . The bankruptcy drew some investigations, with one of his sons, Don-Allen, being convicted.

After the bankruptcy of Amalgamated Concepts, Harold Ruttenberg founded the Copper Grill and Crepes Egg-setera restaurants. In the spring of 2005 , Crepes Egg-setera was sold to Arman DeLorenz, who closed the restaurants in September 2005. Amalgamated Concepts continues to operate the Copper Grill.

Ruttenberg left behind his wife Pam and sons Don-Allen and Warren as well as his daughter Jodi. He died of a brain tumor .

Individual evidence

^ Frank Green: Just for Feet Footwear Chain to Close in San Diego County . In: Knight Rider Tribune . March 31, 2004 ( HTML [accessed January 4, 2014] accessed from Highbeam Research's newspaper / magazine archive ). HTML ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ ^a ^b Eric Newmann: Just for Feet founder Ruttenberg dies at 63. (Harold Ruttenberg) (Obituary) . In: Footwear News . January 9, 2006 ( HTML [accessed January 4, 2014] accessible from HighBeam Research's newspaper / magazine archive). HTML ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Copper grill. Coppergrill, archived from the original on July 2, 2005 ; accessed on January 4, 2014 .

personal data
SURNAME	Ruttenberg, Harold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH	1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Johannesburg , South Africa
DATE OF DEATH	December 28, 2005
Place of death	Birmingham , Alabama , United States

[1] Frank Green: Just for Feet Footwear Chain to Close in San Diego County . In: Knight Rider Tribune . March 31, 2004 ( HTML [accessed January 4, 2014] accessed from Highbeam Research's newspaper / magazine archive ). HTML ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[died-2] Eric Newmann: Just for Feet founder Ruttenberg dies at 63. (Harold Ruttenberg) (Obituary) . In: Footwear News . January 9, 2006 ( HTML [accessed January 4, 2014] accessible from HighBeam Research's newspaper / magazine archive). HTML ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[3] Copper grill. Coppergrill, archived from the original on July 2, 2005 ; accessed on January 4, 2014 .