Which famous retail CEO transformed military surplus products into the foundation of a global retail empire after World War II?

Many of today's familiar retail and consumer brands have surprising connections to military history. Some companies pivoted from military contracts to civilian markets after wars, while others were founded by veterans who applied their military experience to business. This trivia explores a fascinating intersection of military history and product innovation that transformed a wartime necessity into a retail empire. Test your knowledge about how military needs sparked commercial innovations that changed consumer markets forever.

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Sam Walton, who purchased surplus Army goods to stock his first Walmart store in 1962
Tadashi Yanai, who converted military uniform factories to produce the first UNIQLO clothing in post-war Japan
Ingvar Kamprad, who bought excess military manufacturing equipment to produce IKEA's first flat-pack furniture
Howard Schultz, who adapted military field coffee preparation techniques for the original Starbucks stores