Clothing

Modell’s Sporting Goods Corporate Office

Modell’s Sporting Goods, frequently called Modell’s, was founded by Morris Modell in 1889, in Manhattan, New York. Modell’s is the 3rd oldest sporting goods company in America.

Modell’s is still a family-owned business, which today has more than 152 stores, mainly in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The company sells a wide range of sporting apparel, sporting equipment, shoes, hats, and other sports equipment.

The current CEO, Mitchell Modell, was featured on a television episode of Undercover Boss, which aired on November 2, 2012. A lawsuit has since been filed against Modell by their competitor Dick’s Sporting Goods. The lawsuit claims that Modell was using his Undercover Boss disguise to snoop around Dick’s Sporting Goods stores to learn their trade secrets.

Modell’s reported revenue in 2012 of $680 million.

In February 2020 the company announced that it intended to close 24 stores. However, in March 2020, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced that it would liquidate the inventory of its 134 remaining stores. The liquidation began on March 13, 2020, and all stores were closed by the end of August 2020.

The company still maintains an online e-commerce site.

Modell’s maintains a corporate office in New York, New York.

Modell's Sporting Goods

Modell’s Sporting Goods, frequently called Modell’s, was founded by Morris Modell in 1889, in Manhattan, New York. Modell’s is the 3rd oldest sporting goods company in America.

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Modell’s reported revenue in 2012 of $680 million.

The company still maintains an online e-commerce site.

Modell’s maintains a corporate office in New York, New York.

The Finish Line Corporate Office

The Finish Line actually began operations in October of 1976 when three friends decided to take over The Athlete’s Foot franchise in Indianapolis, Indiana. By 1981, these business partners had opened more than 10 locations. Wanting to expand beyond Indiana’s borders, the owners created their own company, The Finish Line.

The Finish Line had more than 100 stores by October 1991. The company went public in 1992. Today, The Finish Line has more than 670 locations. Each store features a “shoe wall” where more than 1300 brands of shoes are displayed. The company offers a wide variety of athletic shoes for almost every sport imaginable, along with a selection of casual shoes and sandals.

The company also features brand-name athletic wear, such as Nike, North Face, Adidas, Oakley, and Under Armour as well as hats, sunglasses, and logo t-shirts.

The Finish Line is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol: FINL.

Finish Line maintains a corporate office in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Finish Line

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The company also features brand-name athletic wear, such as Nike, North Face, Adidas, Oakley, and Under Armour as well as hats, sunglasses, and logo t-shirts.

The Finish Line is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol: FINL.

Finish Line maintains a corporate office in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Jeremys Corporate Office

Jeremys, a high end department store with two locations, was founded in 1987 by current CEO Jeremy Kidson. The original store was named New West and was only one small rented storefront that was open on Saturdays. The company mainly offered clothing samples purchased from local clothing manufacturers. As demand increased, Kidson enlarged his store, added more locations, and was soon selling women’s clothing, shoes, handbags, accessories. Kidson later added menswear and shoes to his stores. The company changed their name to Jeremys in 1993 when Estee Lauder insisted that the name New West was their trademark and demanded that the company stop using it.

From a single storefront in Berkley, California, Jeremys has grown to 4 locations in Berkley and another location in San Francisco. Jeremys recently introduced bridal gowns, shoes, and accessories to their product line.

Jeremys

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Lord & Taylor Corporate Office

Samuel Lord and George Washington Taylor founded their store in 1826 on Catherine Street in Manhattan, New York. The company originally sold women’s hosiery, cashmere shawls, and women’s clothing. The store moved several times over the years; to Broadway at Grand in 1861, the later to a cast iron building at Broadway and 20th Street. In 1914, the company moved, and made their headquarters, on 5th Avenue, the first store to open on what would become the infamous 5th Avenue. The company also made headlines when they appointed the first female to head a retail establishment in 1945, Dorothy Shaver.

Today, Lord & Taylor has grown to more than 50 locations across the U.S. Each store is uniquely designed and has a distinctive blend of both classical and contemporary elements.

Lord & Taylor offers luxury women’s clothing, handbags, shoes, belts, and accessories. The company offers personal shoppers, restaurants, and personal attention from sales associates.

NRDC Equity Partners purchased Lord & Taylor for $1.2 billion in 2006. In October of 2017, Rhone Capital purchased a minority share of Lord & Taylor. The iconic 5th Ave store was sold to office space sharing company WeWork, who will allow the company to operate through 2018, then has plans for revamping both the company and the building.

In August 2019, Lord and Taylor was sold to start up clothing rental company Le Tote for $100 million.

Lord & Taylor

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Today, Lord & Taylor has grown to more than 50 locations across the U.S. Each store is uniquely designed and has a distinctive blend of both classical and contemporary elements.

Lord & Taylor offers luxury women’s clothing, handbags, shoes, belts, and accessories. The company offers personal shoppers, restaurants, and personal attention from sales associates.

In August 2019, Lord and Taylor was sold to start up clothing rental company Le Tote for $100 million.

Gabriel Brothers (Gabe’s) Corporate Office

Gabriel Brothers, recently renamed as “Gabe’s” in 2013, was founded in 1961 in Morgantown, West Virginia. The company has 64 locations in 10 states, including Kentucky, Maryland, and Ohio. The company also owns 46 Rugged Warehouse locations in 9 other states including Delaware, North Carolina,Virginia, and in Pennsylvania.

The company offers designer brand name clothing for up to 70% off retail prices. Gabe’s also offers bedding and linens, clothing and shoes for men, women, and children, plus sized apparel, handbags, wallets, accessories, cosmetics, beauty and bath products, fragrances, cookware, small home appliances, home decor, snack foods, small electronics, and housewares.

Gabriel Brothers recently announced that it will open a new 50,000 square foot store in the Charlottesville University area on University Drive. This enables the company to have fresh stock delivered to most locations every other day.

Despite the COVID-19 crisis in 2020, Gabe’s is continuing to open new store locations, such as the ones in New Castle, Pennslyvania.

The company maintains a corporate office in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Gabriel Brothers

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Despite the COVID-19 crisis in 2020, Gabe’s is continuing to open new store locations, such as the ones in New Castle, Pennslyvania.

The company maintains a corporate office in Morgantown, West Virginia.