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Tailored Brands, Inc. is a leading omnichannel specialty retailer with a diverse assortment in product categories including suits, formalwear, sportswear and a broad selection of business casual offerings.

As you will see in our timeline below, Tailored Brands has grown organically and through acquisitions. Our current portfolio of brands includes Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank, Moores and K&G Fashion Superstore, which offers merchandise for the entire family. 

 

Learn more about our Company’s history below.

A Timeline of Tailored Brands

1905

Jos. A. Bank is founded as a tailored clothing manufacturing company and evolved into a private-label retail company with a booming catalog business by the early 1980s.

1973

The Men’s Wearhouse is co-founded by George Zimmer, his father, Robert Zimmer and his college friend, Harry Levy. The first store opened in August of this year in Houston, TX.

1988

Moores opens its first store in Mississauga, Ontario.

1989

K&G is co-founded by Ike Kadore and Steve Greenspan. They open the first store in Atlanta, Georgia, and are only open three days a week (Friday-Sunday).

1992

The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. launches its Initial Public Offering and is listed on NASDAQ as “SUIT”.

1994

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers becomes a publicly owned company in the Spring of 1994, trading its stock through the NASDAQ stock exchange (JOSB).

1995

The Men’s Wearhouse acquires the rights to Botany, Botany 500 and Botany Couture labels for use in tailored clothing.

1996

The Men’s Wearhouse acquires several men’s clothing brands from Joseph & Feiss Co. Inc. (J&F), including Cricketeer, Country Britches, Joseph & Feiss and Cox & Hawkins.

1997

The Willie Lopez Emergency Assistance Fund is founded in October, after Willie Lopez, a highly regarded District Manager, died unexpectedly leaving his wife and four young children in a desperate financial situation. Since inception, the Willie Lopez Fund has provided millions of dollars of assistance to thousands of Tailored Brands’ grant recipients experiencing devastating life events.

“You’re going to like the way you look: I guarantee it” tagline is introduced by George Zimmer in Men’s Wearhouse TV spots.

The Men’s Wearhouse forms a new “Value Priced Clothing” (VPC) division following the acquisitions of 17 stores of southern California’s C&R Clothiers Inc. and the six super-sized stores, up to 19,000 square feet each, of Walter Pye’s NAL in Houston.

1999

The Men’s Wearhouse purchases the Canadian menswear chain Moores, The Suit People, which became Moores Clothing for Men.

The Men’s Wearhouse acquires Atlanta-based K&G Men’s Center Inc. which bolstered the Company’s Value Price Clothing division. The K&G stores and the 20 other operating VPC division stores were renamed to K&G Fashion Superstores following the acquisition.

2000

The Men’s Wearhouse changes its trading symbol on NASDAQ from “SUIT” to “MENS”.

The Men’s Wearhouse is listed on NYSE as “MW”.

The Men’s Wearhouse launches their website and Ecommerce platform - menswearhouse.com.

2002

The Men’s Wearhouse acquires corporate clothing and uniform company, Twin Hill.

The Men’s Wearhouse rolls out their tuxedo rental program to all stores after successfully testing in Seattle stores in 1999.

2003

Following the success of the tuxedo rental business in Men’s Wearhouse stores, a similar program was rolled out to Moores stores.

2004

The ‘Perfect Fit’ program is introduced to reward customers for their loyalty.

K&G expands to over 25 stores in 14 states and is now open for business every day of the week.

2005

The Men’s Wearhouse acquired a dry-cleaning chain in the Houston area and rebranded them as MW Cleaners.

2006

The Men’s Wearhouse acquires After Hours Formalwear and Mr. Tux and converts these tuxedo rental stores into MW Tux locations, eventually rebranded to Men’s Wearhouse and Tux.

2009

K&G Fashion Superstore expands product offerings from just menswear to include items for women and children.

2010

The Men’s Wearhouse acquires Dimensions Clothing Limited and assets of Alexandra, two leading providers of corporate clothing uniforms and workwear in the United Kingdom to complement the corporate apparel operations of Twin Hill.

2012

Iconic menswear designer Joseph Abboud joins the Men’s Wearhouse team as Chief Creative Designer.

The Men’s Wearhouse then acquires the JA Apparel Corp® and the Joseph Abboud Manufacturing Corp. Factory in New Bedford, MA.

2014

The Men’s Wearhouse acquires Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.

2016

Tailored Brands, Inc. is created as a holding company for our collection of brands including Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank and K&G Superstores in the U.S., Moores in Canada, and corporate apparel brands Twin Hill, Dimensions, Alexandra and Yaffy in the U.K. At the same time, the Company changes the NYSE ticker symbol from MW to TLRD.

Kenneth Cole AWEARNESS offerings expand to include the new AWEAR-TECH line at Men’s Wearhouse stores.

2018

Tailored Brands sells MW Cleaners, the dry cleaning, laundry and heirlooming part of the Men’s Wearhouse business, to optimize the Company portfolio.

Tailored Brands is honored with the 2018 Circle of Excellence Award by the Distribution Business Management (DBM) Association for sustainable Supply Chain Management, commitment to Social Responsibility and Environmental Stewardship.

2019

Tailored Brands sells U.K. corporate apparel brands, Twin Hill, Dimensions, Alexandra and Yaffy, to focus on the core retail business in the U.S. and Canada.

Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank partner with the National Football League to offer licensed NFL custom linings to football fans in the U.S. At this same time, these brands join Moores in partnering with the National Hockey League to offer licensed NHL custom linings to hockey fans across North America.

2020

In March, Tailored Brands sells the Joseph Abboud trademark, keeping the Joseph Abboud Manufacturing Corporation factory (JAMCo) as well as exclusive rights to sell and rent Joseph Abboud branded apparel in the U.S. and Canada.

March of 2020 also marks the beginning of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on retail businesses. Throughout 2020, Tailored Brands, like most other retailers, temporarily closes and reopens stores and distribution centers, furloughs and returns staff to work, and takes aggressive actions to maintain the safety and health of employees, customers and the community. These actions included introducing innovative consumer technology capabilities in Ecommerce and the launch of Buy Online, Pick Up
In-Store and curbside programs.

Tailored Brands JAMCo factory pivots operations to create masks for businesses in the New Bedford, MA area and beyond, including first responders, the U.S. Navy, and a variety of critical businesses. Through 2020, JAMCo produces more than half a million masks in support of our communities.

During the commemorative celebration of Pride month in June, the Company announces the launch of its first-ever Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council with an initial charter to stand for equality and create fundamental change within our Company and the communities where we live and work.

Tailored Brands files for Chapter 11 restructuring in August. This action launches a reorganization and refocusing of the business that includes leadership, strategic and fiscal changes.

Tailored Brands pilots “Next Generation” store designs in Shenandoah, TX, Buford, GA and Walnut Creek, CA, as part of a test and learn process to determine how to best meet the needs of our customers.

Men’s Wearhouse and Michael Strahan announce partnership to sell the Michael Strahan Collection in select stores and online.

Tailored Brands successfully completes financial restructuring and in December, emerges successfully from Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a privately owned business.

2021

Men’s Wearhouse expands Vera Wang tuxedo offerings to include the new BLACK by Vera Wang Collection.

Tailored Brands proves themselves as leaders in customer technology, expanding contactless fit technology to 650 Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank stores. This technology allows customers to answer survey questions, creating a 3D avatar of their body and giving them detailed sizing information for online and in-person ordering.

2022

Moores launches an e-commerce site and announces change to name and logo (formerly Moores Clothing for Men). The Company embraces the diversity of its customers and the communities it serves, and the logo refresh reflects Moores’ commitment to inclusivity.