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The brand also has stores in New York City and Washington, D.C. In 1974, the Press family sold the rights to license J. Press for the Japanese market, making it the first American brand to be licensed in Japan. [1] In 1986, J. Press was acquired by the Japanese apparel company Onward Kashiyama, which had previously been its licensee for 14 ...
The following list shows companies with headquarters in Washington, D.C. Fortune 500's 2022 list of largest companies includes 16 with headquarters in the D.C. region. [ 1 ] Companies based in Washington D.C.
The chain was founded in 1916 in Washington, D.C. by Joseph R. Harris. By the time of its sale in 1971, to the retail conglomerate Garfinckel, Brooks Brothers, Miller & Rhoads, Inc., it had grown to nine locations in the Washington, D.C. area, and branches in Atlanta, Georgia, and Charlotte, North Carolina. [1]
In 1971, the company moved its flagship store to 1133 Connecticut Ave., NW, in a location formerly occupied by Erlebacher's. In 1986, that store was sold for $7.5 million and the store moved to a "temporary location" across the street 1130 Connecticut Ave., NW. [6] It would return to its former flagship for its liquidation sale in late 1992.
The company was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914, when Mortimer Slater, with Charles Anson Bond and Lester Cohen, founded the stores as a retail outlet for their suit manufacturing company. Charles Anson Bond, whose name was chosen for its market value and meaning left Cleveland for Columbus, Ohio where he opened a branch of the company.
Suited for Change is a Washington, DC–based non-profit organization founded in 1992 that provides professional clothing and ongoing career education to low-income women who have completed job training or job readiness programs and are seeking employment.
Tyra Banks opens her latest ice cream shop location in Washington, D.C., and served Vice President Kamala Harris among other visitors.
This retail mercantile business was founded in 1905, as Julius Garfinkle & Co. by Julius Garfinckel (1872–1936), originally employing 10 clerks. The store opened on October 2, 1905, at 1226 F St. NW in Washington, D.C. [ 3 ] By August 1924, the spelling of the store name was modified to Julius Garfinckel & Co . [ 4 ]