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  • In 1984 After He Bought Her Company, Warren Buffett Said He'd "Rather Wrestle Grizzlies Than Compete With Mrs. B And Her Progeny." Five Years Later Rose Blumkin Opened A Rival Store Across The Street. In 1992 Buffett Bought It Too247wallst.com· 5d

    A 247wallst.com article tells how Rose Blumkin, whom Warren Buffett said he'd "rather wrestle grizzlies" than compete with, never signed a non-compete when Berkshire Hathaway bought Nebraska Furniture Mart in 1983, quit at 96 to open a rival store across the street, and in 1992 Buffett bought that too. Buffett's letters praise her, citing her $500 savings, her courtroom carpet sales, and her signing a non-compete at 99.

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