Men's Wearhouse gets clearance to buy Dimensions & Alexandra
04 Nov '10
2 min read
Men's Wearhouse announced that it has received clearance from The Office of Fair Trading (OFT), the United Kingdom's consumer and competition authority, for the acquisition of Dimensions Clothing Limited and certain assets of Alexandra plc, two leading providers of corporate clothing uniforms and workwear in the UK.
George Zimmer, Men's Wearhouse Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are pleased to be informed by the OFT that it has given its clearance of our previously announced acquisition of Dimensions and the assets of Alexandra. The integration of our UK businesses is progressing as expected, and we are excited about this growth opportunity and its impact on our financial results going forward."
Founded in 1973, Men's Wearhouse is one of North America's largest specialty retailers of men's apparel with 1,219 stores. The Men's Wearhouse, Moores and K&G stores carry a full selection of designer, brand name and private label suits, sport coats, furnishings and accessories and Men's Wearhouse and Tux stores carry a limited selection. Tuxedo rentals are available in the Men's Wearhouse, Moores and Men's Wearhouse and Tux stores. Additionally, Men's Wearhouse operates a global corporate apparel and workwear group consisting of TwinHill in the United States and Dimensions and Alexandra in the United Kingdom.
Founded in 1988, now the UK's leading corporatewear supplier, Dimensions clothes over 3 million people every year, despatching over 14 million garments throughout the UK, Europe and across the world.