Brigham Young, one of the most important leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, technically founded a department store too.
But this Mormon leader also founded a retail co-operative during his tenure with the church.Brigham Young was one of the most important figures in Mormon history, perhaps second only to his predecessor Joseph Smith.
As head of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Young led his church to colonize Utah, waged a war against the United States, and advocated the expansion of slavery in the years before the Civil War.The valedictorian at Mormon university BYU came out as gay in his graduation speech Young's role in setting up the Zion's co-operative Mercantile Institution — or ZCMI — wasn't simply a pastime or a diversion. Young launched ZCMI in order to further Mormon interests and economic success within Utah. But the business co-operative survived long enough to become an icon of Salt Lake City until the very end of the 20th century.1ZCMI was the brainchild of Brigham Young.
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