04-13-2013 at 10:03 AM
Jay-Cee Sales was started in 1948 by Jack Clinton in Detroit, Michigan on Grand River. The store began as an Army/Navy supply store as well as other basic goods. Soon after the business opened, Jack was joined by his son Louis Clinton.
Jack had a brother-in-law who was in the scrap/surplus business in Texas. He came across a surplus of various goods and fasteners, which included rivets and shipped them up to Jack. As soon as he received the shipment, he was able to sell them in no time.
As business increased, Jack and Louis needed to move to a larger location with a warehouse to store their increasing inventory. In the mid 1950’s the company move to Ferry Park in Detroit. (…)
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