Harry Cunningham founded the big box store that is headquartered in what Illinois city?
Harry Cunningham Harry B. Cunningham (1907 in Pennsylvania – November 11, 1992 in North Palm Beach, Florida) was an American businessman and retailer who founded Kmart in 1962, along with S. S. Kresge. Cunningham had a vision to convert the retail chain into a discounter. At the time, Cunningham was sharply criticized by some, including Kresge shareholders, as possibly destroying the company. The success of Kmart proved his vision.
Gurnee Mills Gurnee Mills is an indoor shopping mall, established in Gurnee, Illinois, a village west of Waukegan, Illinois. It is located about halfway between Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a 40-minute drive either way, and near Six Flags Great America. It is a single-level Z-shaped mall. At 1912969 sqft of gross leasable area, it is the third largest mall in Illinois, and is visited by more than 20 million people each year. Gurnee Mills opened on August 8, 1991.