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Growth came from creating new catalogs and through acquisitions such as the purchase of Seattle-based Early Winters. [5] Products ranged from upscale clothing to gourmet food to gadgets and other unusual gift items. [5] Ron Decker took over as president of the company in 1989, as Emrick retained the titles of chairman and chief executive ...
For the first few years his business was known as New Process Rubber Company, and by 1916 it was changed to New Process Company. New Process Company went public in 1924. By the mid-1980s, New Process was also said to be the largest publicly held direct-marketer of clothing and home products in the United States, and also had the oldest ...
Red Kap is an American company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, that manufactures and distributes work-related clothing and outerwear. In 1923, Claude H. Williams, J.G. Hayes, William Wirt Harlin, Sr. and Alexander F. Harlin founded Central Overall Manufacturing, specializing in bib overalls for men and boys. In 1939, the name was changed ...
Botany 500 was a brand name owned by the Botany 500 Group of New York. Their men's suits and sport coats were manufactured in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by H. Daroff and Sons, who were contracted with Botany Mills of Passaic, New Jersey, to produce products and later bought the firm outright. Their plant was located at 23rd and Walnut Streets ...
The next year, the company made almost $20 million in sales and the company expanded to 80 employees. [4] In December 1992, the J. Peterman Company opened its first retail store in Lexington, Kentucky , and sold strawberry preserves, a Chinese-made BMW-style motorcycle with sidecar, and a 38-pound silver bar from a 17th-century sunken Spanish ship.
Spiegel Spring/Summer 1958 Catalog. Spiegel was an American direct marketing retailer founded in 1865 by Joseph Spiegel.Spiegel published a catalog, like its competitors Sears, Aldens, and Montgomery Ward, which advertised various brands of apparel, accessories, and footwear, as well as housewares, toys, tools, firearms, and electronics.
Harold's Stores, Inc. was a Norman, Oklahoma- and later Dallas-based chain of traditional, high-end classic styled ladies and men's specialty apparel stores.The chain operated 43 stores in 19 southern, western, and mid-western states in the United States.
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