Hart Schaffner & Marx appoints Eric Jones as EVP/GM
12 Aug '05
3 min read
The appointment of Jones and his New York City location signals the brand's strategic decision to move up-market and to position itself within the capital of fashion. HMX Tailored is the largest branded tailored clothing business in the United States and being closer to the fashion pulse will be a tremendous asset in terms of raising the profile of Hart Schaffner Marx in today's competitive apparel industry.
"I've spent twenty passionate years in this industry working with some of the greatest specialty and department stores in the world. I enjoy the process of product development, merchandising, marketing and especially selling" says Jones. "I see tremendous opportunity for someone like me in an established company like HSM. I am energized and very optimistic about leading this great brand to the next level."
Established in 1872, Hart Schaffner & Marx is the dominant supplier of tailored clothing to better specialty and department stores, and one of the largest producers of men's tailored clothing in the world. Hart Schaffner Marx suits are produced in Chicago at the Company's flagship manufacturing facility, which combines more than a century of experience in producing world-class garments with today's cutting-edge garment making technology.
Hartmarx produces tailored clothing, sportswear, formalwear, suits, and tuxedos. It also manufactures & markets business, casual and golf apparelunder its own brands including Hart Schaffner Marx, Hickey-Freeman, Palm Beach, Coppley, Cambridge, Exclusively Misook and Barrie Pace among others.
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