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Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. is a chain of
specialty clothing retail stores based in Canton,
Massachusetts that operates under the trade names
Casual Male XL, Rochester Big & Tall
Clothing, and Sears Canada-Casual Male.
It is the largest retailer of such clothing, with about 500
locations in the United States, England and Canada.[2][5]
National brands carried by the chain include Caribbean Joe, Nautica Jeans, Geoffrey Beene,
Izod, and Reebok. Its in-house brands include Harbor Bay,
Comfort Zone, Synrgy, 626 Blue, and CM Gold/Platinum Series,
respectively. In addition, the Rochester stores carry such brands
as Burberry, Ermenegildio
Zegna, Polo
Ralph Lauren, Tommy Bahama, and their in-house brands
Rochester 1906 and Castagne.[6]
History
Casual Male Retail Group was founded in 1976 by Calvin Margolis
and Stanley Berger as Designs, Inc., a chain of retail stores that
sold Levi's Dockers.
In May 2002, Designs bought Casual Male, a bankrupt specialty
retailer of men's apparel. Focusing on the big and tall business,
Designs sold off its other business lines and changed its name to
Casual Male.[7]
In 2004, Casual Male hired former champion boxer George Foreman to
promote the chain and become the spokesman for new lines of clothing bearing
his name. Also in 2004, Casual Male began a program to remodel its
stores.[8][9]
In 2005, Casual Male changed the name of its stores from Casual
Male Big & Tall to Casual Male XL.[10]
In 2006, the Casual Male purchased Jared M., a custom clothing
business that catered to professional athletes and other high
profile clients. Casual Male decided in 2007 to discontinue the
Jared M. operation due to concerns about its long-term
performance.[11]
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2008-05-13.
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2008-05-13.
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2007 Globe 100". The Boston Globe. May 22,
2007. http://www.boston.com/business/globe/globe100/2007/profiles/CMRG.htm. Retrieved
2008-05-13.
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"SAC Capital Discloses 6.2%
Stake in Casual Male (CMRG)". StreetInsider.com. November 27,
2006. http://www.streetinsider.com/13Gs/SAC+Capital+Discloses+6.2%25+Stake+in+Casual+Male+(CMRG)/1381571.html. Retrieved
2008-05-13.
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Retail Group. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
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Larry Dignan (December 6, 2005). "Casual Male CEO: Can IT Keep
Inventory Fit?". Baseline. http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,1540,1896906,00.asp. Retrieved
2008-05-13.
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Chris Reidy (February 10, 2004). "The ad champ". The
Boston Globe: pp. D1. http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2004/02/10/the_ad_champ/. Retrieved
2007-12-16.
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Naomi Aoki (July 6, 2004). "Casual Male's heavyweight
hopes". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2004/07/06/casual_males_heavyweight_hopes/. Retrieved
2008-05-13.
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Mark Jewell (August 10, 2006). "In with 'XL,' out with 'Big
& Tall' for men's large-size clothier". San Diego
Union-Tribune (Associated Press). http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20060810-0956-bigandtall.html. Retrieved
2007-12-17.
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"Casual Male Retail Group
reports wider 3Q loss; exits Jared M. operations". Thompson
Financial. November 27, 2007. http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/11/27/afx4376406.html. Retrieved
2008-05-13.
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