Jos. A. Bank's Perfect Fit; Through Quality and Customer Service, Clothier Is Well-Suited for Expansion

From: The Washington Post | Date: May 14, 2001| Author: Martha McNeil Hamilton | Copyright information

"Feel this," chief executive officer Robert N. Wildrick urged, offering fabrics as he conducted a tour of the newly opened Jos. A. Bank store at Union Station.

Part showman, all salesman, Wildrick moved energetically from display to display in the store that opened April 21 as part of a major expansion for the 96-year-old men's apparel retailer. "Feel this," he said, demonstrating the difference in texture between wool woven with 100 threads per inch and wool woven with 110 threads.

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