Moores

For other uses, see Moores (disambiguation).

Moores the Suit People, Corp.

Trade name	Moores Clothing for Men
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Retail
Founded	1980
Founders	Martin Prosserman David Moore
Headquarters	129 Carlingview Drive Toronto, Ontario M9W 5E7
Number of locations	126 (April 2016)[1]
Key people	Joseph Aboud (CEO)
Products	Men's clothing
Parent	Tailored Brands (1999–present)
Website	mooresclothing.ca

Moores the Suit People, Corp. (operating as Moores Clothing for Men) is a Canadian company specializing in business clothing and formalwear for men. It is an affiliate of Men's Wearhouse in the United States.

The company's ad slogan is "Well Made, Well Priced, Well Dressed".

History

The company was established in 1980 as a single, family-owned store in Mississauga in the Greater Toronto Area, with 12 employees.[2] Its founders were Martin Prosserman and David Moore, who, as a minority shareholder, was bought out in 1982.^[citation needed]

In 1999, the Moores Retail Group was acquired by American-based The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (renamed Tailored Brands in 2016).[2][3]

Today, Moores has 126 retail locations situated all over Canada and employs over 1200 people. Its current headquarters are in the Toronto district of Etobicoke.

In September 2008, Men's Wearhouse selected the New York advertising agency DeVito/Verdi to handle its national advertising and marketing communications account, as well as marketing for Moores and Men's Wearhouse's retail brands. The assignment called for the agency to provide full service marketing support and to develop strategic planning, advertising, public relations, market planning, promotions, and P-O-S programs. In addition to the Men's Wearhouse brand, DeVito/Verdi handled marketing for the company's other retail brands: K&G, MW Tux, as well as new projects in development.[4]

In 2014, Moores was named as one of that year's "Best Workplaces in Canada" by The Globe and Mail.[5] In 2018, Moores was said to be the "largest provider of tuxedo and suit rentals in Canada."[6]

In August 2020, Moores' parent company, Tailored Brands, filed for bankruptcy.[7][8][9]

Moores Clothing for Men store in Markham, Ontario

See also

• Tailored Brands
• List of Canadian clothing store chains

References

1. "Men's Wearhouse Reports Fiscal 2011 Third Quarter Results" (Press release). PR Newswire. December 6, 2011. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
2. "About Moores." moorsclothing.ca. Retrieved 2022 August 21.
3. "Men's Wearhouse finishes acquisition of Moores Retail Group of Canada – Discount Store News – Find Articles at BNET.com". Archived from the original on 2005-01-10.
4. "DeVito/Verdi Tailor Made for Men's Wearhouse Advertising Account". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
5. Inc, Men's Wearhouse. "Moores Clothing for Men Named As One of the Best Workplaces in Canada". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2022-08-21. {{cite press release}}: |last= has generic name (help)
6. "Moores Clothing for Men Named As One of the Best Workplaces in Canada". www.prnewswire.com. April 21, 2014. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
7. "Moores Clothing for Men files for bankruptcy; Island stores to remain open". Victoria Times Colonist. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
8. "Tailored Brands Executes Restructuring Agreement to Strengthen Financial Position". www.businesswire.com. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
9. Murphy, Mike. "Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Banks parent Tailored Brands files for bankruptcy: report". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

External links

• Official website