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Houston's rapid economic growth masked Zimmer's early ignorance of retail
“Dallas was old money, Houston was new money, so that for a young upstart like myself trying to create a business, the chances were much greater in Houston, and in fact since I didn't really know anything about the retail business when I opened Men's warehouse.…”
Zimmer: Reciting catchphrase auctioned for $3,500 at charity events
“When I was at Men's Warehouse, I would go to charity auctions and auction off doing that for 3500 dollars.”
Raz: Tailored Brands filed for bankruptcy and shuttered hundreds of stores
“By the way, the company that now owns Men's Warehouse, Tailored Brands, was hit hard during the pandemic and filed for bankruptcy two years ago. It's closed hundreds of stores, but hopes to reinvent its business model and stay in business.”