Foxmoor Casuals

Foxmoor Casuals (founded as Foxwood Casuals) was a chain of mall-based women's clothing stores in the US, from 1963 until 1990.

Foxmoor Casuals
FormerlyFoxwood Casuals
IndustryWomen's Fashion
FateBankruptcy and Sale
SuccessorEdison Brothers Stores
Founded1963
Defunct1991
HeadquartersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Number of locations
588 (1982)
614 (1984)
ParentMelville Shoe Corporation (1968-1984)

Dylex Limited (1984-1990)

Edison Brothers (1990-1999)

History

Foxwood Casuals was founded in 1963, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The then 16-store chain was acquired by the Melville Shoe Corporation in late 1968.[1] By 1982, the chain had expanded greatly to a total of 588 stores with sales of $196 million, now renamed to Foxmoor Casuals.[2] In 1984, the chain was sold to the Canadian-based Dylex Limited who paid $49 million (CAD) for the then 614-unit chain.[3] In January 1990, the chain, operated through Dylex subsidiary Foxmoor Specialty Stores Corp., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, selling 225 stores to the Edison Brothers conglomerate and liquidating the remaining stores.[4][5] The 225 stores bought by Edison Brothers were quickly converted to other nameplates that year.[6]

References
  1. "To Acquire Stores". The Pittsburgh Press. October 14, 1968. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  2. Barmash, Isadore (April 4, 1982). "RETAILING: THE SPECIAL CASE OF MELVILLE CORP". The New York Times. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  3. "History of Dylex Limited". FundingUniverse. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  4. "Foxmoor specialty stores files for bankruptcy". UPI. January 17, 1990. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  5. Altaner, David (March 7, 1990). "FOXMOOR TO CONVERT SOME STORES". The Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  6. Boselovic, Len (February 8, 1990). "Foxmoor store closings to cut 50 local jobs". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved February 29, 2020.

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