C&R Clothiers

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C&R Clothiers
Industry Clothing retail
Founded1948;75 years ago (1948)
Defunct1996 (1996)
FateBankruptcy; Some stores sold to Men's Wearhouse
Headquarters,
United States
Number of locations
67 stores (1990)

C&R Clothiers was a large chain of men's suit and furnishings stores based in Culver City, California. As of 1990 it had 67 stores across California. [1] The chain dates back to 1948. [2]

The company declared bankruptcy in 1996 and sold some of the stores to Men's Wearhouse, [3] which created a Value Priced Clothing division from both C&R Clothiers Inc. and the NAL chain. [4]

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References

  1. "Men's Store Sued over Ads". The Hanford Sentinel. May 14, 1990. p. 14.
  2. "C&R Clothiers Advertisement". Pomona Progress-Bulletin. October 29, 1969. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  3. Brooks, Nancy Rivera (November 14, 1996). "C&R; Clothiers Files Chapter 11, Plans to Sell Some Stores to Men's Wearhouse". Los Angeles Times.
  4. "The Mens Wearhouse history". Funding Universe. Retrieved July 18, 2020.