Martha Stewart says Kmart once paid her $65 million a year in royalties—enough to bankroll her entire empire
- Posted on October 8, 2026
- By Fortune
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Martha Stewart says Kmart once paid her $65 million a year in royalties—enough to bankroll her entire empire
Before "influencer" was a job title, Stewart turned a discount-store licensing deal into nearly $2 billion in annual sales. Then the ImClone scandal cost her about $1 billion.
