Morris "Moe" Miller
Growing a multimillion-dollar supermarket empire out of $550 was only one of Morris “Moe” Miller’s many accomplishments. Miller’s first job was selling the Denver Post on downtown streets at the age of 8; one year later, he went to work as a stock-boy and clerk in his father’s grocery store at 943 Walnut Street. Although Miller stopped his formal education at a young age, the real-life experience taught him enough to know that he wanted to open his own business.
In 1919, Moe had saved $550 from his $15 weekly salary and opened his first store at the Central Public Market at 1448 Champa Street. Nineteen years later, the first Miller “Supers” were opened at West 8th Avenue, Federal Boulevard, 500 South Broadway, East 24th Avenue, and York Street. In 1957, Miller sold his 28 supermarkets to the National Tea Co. for nearly $7 million. Miller never saw himself as a chain store tycoon but as a clerk who never forgot where he came from.
Miller was also very active in the Jewish community in Denver. He belonged to BMH Congregation, Temple Emanuel, and received several awards for his devoted service to his fellowman from the Allied Jewish Community Council of Denver, known as the Allied Jewish Federation of Denver today. In 1959, The Ben Gurion Award was presented to Moe during the United Jewish Appeal Study Mission.
In 1919, Moe had saved $550 from his $15 weekly salary and opened his first store at the Central Public Market at 1448 Champa Street. Nineteen years later, the first Miller “Supers” were opened at West 8th Avenue, Federal Boulevard, 500 South Broadway, East 24th Avenue, and York Street. In 1957, Miller sold his 28 supermarkets to the National Tea Co. for nearly $7 million. Miller never saw himself as a chain store tycoon but as a clerk who never forgot where he came from.
Miller was also very active in the Jewish community in Denver. He belonged to BMH Congregation, Temple Emanuel, and received several awards for his devoted service to his fellowman from the Allied Jewish Community Council of Denver, known as the Allied Jewish Federation of Denver today. In 1959, The Ben Gurion Award was presented to Moe during the United Jewish Appeal Study Mission.