Marshalls expanding young men's business.

From: Daily News Record | Date: August 16, 1984| Author: Lebow, Joan | Copyright information

NEW YORK -- Marshalls, the 187-unit off-price store, is looking for a bigger piece of the young men's action and expanding its young men's merchandise mix starting in fall and holiday 1984.

The Woburn, Mass.-based retailer will establish young men's departments in 50 of its units while other stores will also carry some young men's names, according to Larry Finn, senior vice-president of sales.

Marshalls is a division of Melville Corp., which also owns Chess Kin...

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