Karen Alberg Grossman: While selling dress-up in a casual universe is no piece of cake, stars are aligned for increased suit sales.
Rothman’s opens its second Peter Millar pop-up
March 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Luxury men’s brand Peter Millar launched a spring pop-up shop at New York better men’s specialty store Rothman’s.
State of the industry
February 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Karen Alberg Grossman talks to retailers large and small about the challenging state of the menswear business.
Whimsical but wearable
August 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Elise Diamantini: Young guys are buying and styling suits in a totally different way.
Rothmans hosts prostate cancer awareness event
June 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Rothmans New York hosted a pre-Father’s Day prostate cancer awareness event at its new store last week with help from Zero: The Project to End Prostate Cancer and Würkin Stiffs.
Rothmans moves to new location in Manhattan
March 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
After 25 years on Manhattan’s Union Square, Ken and Jim Giddon (MR Uptown/Downtown award winners) are moving uptown…only one block, physically, to 18th and Park, but by this editor’s reckoning, to a whole new level in terms of luxurious visual appeal. The biggest difference, notes Ken Giddon, “is that we’re mostly on one floor now. [...]
Rothman’s, Mayor Bloomberg promote Small Business Saturday
October 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Rothman’s owners Ken Giddon and Jim Giddon hosted a press conference a press conference with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to promote Small Business Saturday, which will be in its second year on November 26.
Rothman’s moving up Park Avenue
May 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
NEW YORK—Rothman’s Men’s Clothing, which has anchored the northeast corner of Manhattan’s Union Square for 25 years, is moving to a larger space a block away on Park Avenue and 18th Street. The new space, at 222 Park Avenue South, will give the retailer 11,000 sq. ft., an increase of 3,500 sq. ft. over the [...]
Obituary: Gene Lubin
February 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Eugene Lubin, a well-respected merchant of men’s and boys apparel, died this week at age 88. According to Ken Giddon, who recently asked Lubin’s boyswear business to join him in his Rothmans store in Scarsdale, “Gene Lubin was one of the real stars of the men’s/boys’ specialty store world, creating a business that dominated boys [...]
