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THE LAST GREAT CLOTHING STORE
Read MoreOpen since 1938, Boyds fights back against e-commerce and the rise of the supreme hoodie with extra-personal service and fancy new designer labels.
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THE PANTS RICH MEN LOVE
Read MoreComfy yet sufficiently dressy, these luxe wool takes on five-pocket pants have affluent men reaching for their Black Cards. Why a little-known Italian brand’s $1,000 cashmere specimen is the most sought-after of all.
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BOYDS TO OPEN PERMANENT STORE IN PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS
Read MoreBoyds is heading to the ‘burbs. The upscale Philadelphia-based retailer will open a suburban location in Wayne, Pennsylvania, this fall.
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BOYDS: THE PHOENIX OF THE LUXURY RETAIL WORLD
Read MoreFounded by Alec Gushner, who emigrated from Russia in 1936, Boyds had humble origins as a "big & tall" mens clothing store which opened directly across the street from the famous Boyd's Theater and Opera House.
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HOW INDIE BOUTIQUES ARE LURING LUXURY BUYERS AWAY FROM DEPARTMENT STORES
Read MoreOn a weekday morning in June at the Elyse Walker Boutique in Los Angeles, Molly Rabuchin has three racks loaded with provisions for clients who want to come by later that day.
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BOYDS IS HOSTING A HOLIDAY MARKET TO SHOW CUSTOMERS THAT CENTER CITY IS BACK
Read MoreThe holiday season is in full swing in Center City, and retail industry observers say most merchants are feeling more optimistic this December after years of anxiety about the future of downtown’s shopping district.
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BOYDS CELEBRATES 85TH ANNIVERSARY WITH SPECIAL PRODUCT, SLATE OF EVENTS
Read MoreThere are not a lot of specialty stores that can say they’ve been in business for 85 years, so if you reach that milestone, it makes sense to shout about it. And that’s just what Boyds is doing this fall.
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BOYDS. FOR LIFE.
Read More"In the store's 85th year, a fourth generation faces new challenges and new opportunitites.
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BOYDS TO OPEN STORE IN WAYNE, MAKES SUBURBAN OUTPOST PERMANENT
Read MoreNearly two years after opening a temporary store at Suburban Square in Ardmore, Boyds, the high-end retailer that is a Center City institution, has signed a lease for a permanent suburban outpost in Wayne.
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BOYDS TO OPEN A PERMANENT STORE IN WAYNE
Read MoreThe iconic family-owned luxury retailer anticipates a September opening on the Main Line.
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WHY PHILADELPHIA'S HISTORIC BOUTIQUE BOYDS MAY BE THE BEST MENSWEAR SHOP ON THE EAST COAST
Read MoreOne imagines the perfect store to be something out of Cheers - an inviting neighborhood fixture where everybody knows your name. That ideal may not be at reality, but Boyds in Philadelphia comes pretty close.
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BOYDS' MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR MAKEOVER
Read MoreThe Center City Philadelphia luxury store is making a big push into women's wear. The sprawling five-level, 74,000-square-foot store on Chestnut street is in the midst of a $10 million renovation project that Kent Gushner...
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RETAIL VISIONARY AWARD
Read MoreWe're in it for the long haul," confirms Boyds' president and third generation owner (he and his brothers-in-law purchased the store from his father and uncle in 2004...
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FACES OF FAMILY BUSINESS: THE MARTINS
Read MoreThe family ties at the famed Boyds department store extend beyond the founding Gusher family. Thirty years ago, Sergio and Ana Martins immigrated to Philadelphia from their home in Portugal.
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BOYDS PHILADELPHIA FACES THE FUTURE WITH NEW REDESIGN
Read More"This is not a renovation; it's a re-design, a re-creation," explains Kent Gushner of the extensive work that's recently begun at his iconic Philadelphia store...
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VENERABLE BOYDS GETS REFRESH INSIDE AND OUT
Read More"Boyds, the cathedral for men's tailored suits on 1818 Chestnut St., with marble floors, high ceilings, large Pantheonlike columns, and distinctive blue awning, is undergowing a massive $10 million redo, both internally and externally...
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BOYDS UNDERTAKES $10M TRANSFORMATION, LARGEST IN ITS 80-YEAR HISTORY
Read MoreA year away from turning 80, Boyds has launched a top-to-bottom iniative to not only reinvent what its Chestnut Street store in Center City looks like, but how the store does business, it's not...