In June, the Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference (BARC) in St. Together, these 12 stores generated nearly $100 million in revenue last year. Since Macadoodles’ humble beginnings in the border town of Pineville, where the first store opened in 1997, Gildehaus has expanded the business into a chain of two corporate stores and an additional 10 locations, all operating under franchise agreements authorized by him. His exceptional leadership and commitment to delivering a unique shopping experience have propelled Missouri-based Macadoodlesinto one of the nation’s most successful beverage enterprises. and now as a prominent national liquor retailer. With that mindset, Gildehaus, 69, has achieved remarkable success, first as a store manager and executive at Walmart Inc. “If we wanted something, we had to earn it ourselves.” “I’ve been working since the fifth grade,” he shared in a recent interview. With an unwavering work ethic that has shaped his life from an early age, Roger Gildehaus, the Bentonville businessman, continues to thrive in his 50th year working in the retail business.īorn into a large family of nine siblings in Union, Mo., Gildehaus learned the value of hard work and self-reliance at a young age.
