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Bigsby & Kruthers was a high profile men's clothier in Chicago for 30 years from 1970 to 2000. The privately held company was founded by Joe Silverberg, joined shortly thereafter by his brother, H. Gene Silverberg, who both got their start as children working on Maxwell Street.
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Today's Man, Inc., was a chain of men's apparel stores that operated 25 retail stores in the New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas. They offered a wide selection of low-cost but good-quality merchandise. The store offered a large selection of suits in the price range between $50 and $200.
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The chain began as Gingiss Brothers in 1936, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. [1] By 1967, the chain had grown to a total of 13 stores. [2] By this time, the chain had begun advertising as simply "gingiss" [3] In August 1968, the chain, which at this point had 15 stores in and around Chicago, announced that it planned to have 101 franchised stores operating throughout the country within 19 ...
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In 1970, The New York Times described the store's concept as "teen-male apparel dress shops whose stores are highly identifiable, with bold coloring and designs aimed at appealing to the 12-to-20 male market." [2] Five additional locations were opened in 1968, and 21 more in 1969. [2] By late 1972, it had already grown to about 150 locations. [3]
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