Wealth and DIY

There are 20 retailers among the 400 wealthiest Americans, but no more than three from the DIY sector. According to the 2012 list compiled by Forbes magazine John Menard, proprietor of the Menard’s chain, has achieved a fortune of US $ 7.5 bn. The joint founders of Home Depot, Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank, are listed at US $ 3.3 bn and US $ 1.7 bn respectively. 
Individual
Age
Wealth
Type of retail
Jeff Bezos
49
$27.2 billion
Web merchant
Charles Butt
75
$8.5 billion
Supermarket
Hank & Doug Meijer
61, 59
$8.3 billion
Supermarket
John Menard Jr.
73
$7.5 billion
DIY chain
Leslie Wexner
76
$5.7 billion
Apparel
David Green
71
$5 billion
Hobby stores
John Morris
65
$4 billion
Sporting goods
Tom & Judy Love
75, 76
$3.6 billion
Travel stops
Bernard Marcus
84
$3.3 billion
Home Depot
Ron Burkle
60
$2.7 billion
Supermarket
Richard Schulze
72
$2.7 billion
Electronics
Robert Piccinini
71
$2.3 billion
Supermarket
Michael Rubin
41
$2.3 billion
Web merchant
Arthur Blank
70
$1.7 billion
Home Depot
Joyce Raley Teel
82
$1.7 billion
Supermarket
Jimmy Haslam
59
$1.45 billion
Travel stops
Anne Gittinger
77
$1.3 billion
Department store
Sidney Kimmel
85
$1.3 billion
Apparel
Bruce Nordstrom
79
$1.3 billion
Department store