Men's Wearhouse intercepted Generation Tux's exclusive rental deal with Macy's
George Zimmer · Men's Wearhouse: George Zimmer · Apr 15, 2019 · at 52:43
George Zimmer describes corporate rivalry between his startup Generation Tux and Men's Wearhouse over an online tuxedo rental partnership with Macy's.
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“My team and I were in New York in Terry Lundgren's office, the CEO of Macy's, making a deal to be the... Tuxedo, rental, and we had the deal. It went to legal review, and while it was in legal review, men's warehouse stole it.”
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