De Pinna
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De Pinna was a men's and women's high end clothier founded in 1885, in New York City
, by Alfred De Pinna (1831 - 1915), a Sephardic Jew born in England. They also sold menswear-inspired clothing for women that was finely tailored. The flagship store was located at 642-50 Fifth Avenue and 52nd Street. Alfred De Pinna retired from the company in 1912, and turned operations over to his son, Leo S., who ran the store until his retirement in 1939. In 1950, De Pinna was bought by the Washington, D.C.-based store, Julius Garfinckel & Co.
Branch locations operated at Eastchester, New York and Sunrise Center
at Fort Lauderdale, Florida
. In 1969, the retail conglomerate Garfinckel, Brooks Brothers, Miller & Rhoads, Inc.
closed the unprofitable De Pinna chain.
New York City
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, by Alfred De Pinna (1831 - 1915), a Sephardic Jew born in England. They also sold menswear-inspired clothing for women that was finely tailored. The flagship store was located at 642-50 Fifth Avenue and 52nd Street. Alfred De Pinna retired from the company in 1912, and turned operations over to his son, Leo S., who ran the store until his retirement in 1939. In 1950, De Pinna was bought by the Washington, D.C.-based store, Julius Garfinckel & Co.
Garfinckel's
Garfinckel's was a prominent department store chain based in Washington, D.C., that catered to a clientele of wealthy consumers. It declared Chapter 11, in June 1990, and ceased operations in 1990.-History:...
Branch locations operated at Eastchester, New York and Sunrise Center
The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale
The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale is an upscale shopping mall in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was originally the Sunrise Center, an open-air shopping mall constructed in 1954, but was demolished and rebuilt as an enclosed mall...
at Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
. In 1969, the retail conglomerate Garfinckel, Brooks Brothers, Miller & Rhoads, Inc.
Garfinckel, Brooks Brothers, Miller & Rhoads, Inc.
Garfinckel, Brooks Brothers, Miller & Rhoads, Inc. was a Washington, D.C.-based national retail conglomerate that existed from 1967 to 1981.-History:...
closed the unprofitable De Pinna chain.