Trivia: What entrepreneur was the first to dress up as Santa in his department store, beginning the tradition of store Santas?
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Question: What entrepreneur was the first to dress up as Santa in his department store, beginning the tradition of store Santas?
Answer: James Edgar, who owned a dry goods store in Brockton, Massachusetts. In 1890, he decided to dress up as Santa Claus and children from miles away traveled to see him.