In his letters to shareholders, Warren Buffett has frequently talked about Nebraska Furniture Mart and its business model. Here are the essential quotes: 1983 About 67 years ago Mrs. Blumkin, then 23, talked her way past a border guard to leave Russia for America. She had no formal education, not even at the grammar school … Continue reading Buffett on Nebraska Furniture Mart
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Warren Buffett on the Borsheim Business Model
Borsheim's Fine Jewelry is an Omaha-based jewellery store that in 1989 was acquired by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. From the 1988 Berkshire Hathaway Letter to Shareholders You won’t be surprised to learn that this family brings to the jewelry business precisely the same approach that the Blumkins bring to the furniture business. The cornerstone for … Continue reading Warren Buffett on the Borsheim Business Model
Buffett to Shareholders – 1977
Excerpts from Warren Buffett´s 1977 Letter to Shareholders