Oxford Industries, Inc. is a clothing retailer in the United States that specializes in high-end clothing and apparel. The company carries many major labels, including Tommy Bahama

Tommy Bahama

Tommy Bahama is the Seattle-based manufacturer of casual, men’s & women’s sportswear, denim, swimwear, accessories, footwear and a complete home furnishings collection. The brand is owned by Atlanta-based Oxford Industries. Tommy Bahama is available at Macy's, Neiman Marcus, Sak's Fifth Avenue,...

, Ben Sherman

Ben Sherman

Ben Sherman is a British based clothing company, designing shirts, suits, shoes, accessories and other items that are, in common with many British brands, now made overseas, largely in the Far East. Their designs sometimes feature the Royal Air Force roundel which is often called the mod target...

, Lilly Pulitzer

Lilly Pulitzer

Lillian Pulitzer Rousseau , better known as Lilly Pulitzer, is a socialite and prominent fashion designer. She is known for founding Lilly Pulitzer, Inc., which produces clothing and other wares featuring bright, colorful prints...

, Oxford Golf and Lanier Clothes.

History

Oxford Industries was founded in 1942, when Sartain, Hicks and Thomas Lanier purchased the Oxford Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of military uniform

Military uniform

Military uniforms comprises standardised dress worn by members of the armed forces and paramilitaries of various nations. Military dress and military styles have gone through great changes over the centuries from colourful and elaborate to extremely utilitarian...

s. Oxford Industries joined the New York Stock Exchange

New York Stock Exchange

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 in the 1960s. Sartain Lanier served as Chairman of the Board and CEO until his retirement in 1981, when his son J. Hicks Lanier

J. Hicks Lanier

John Hicks Lanier is an American businessman. He has been the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Oxford Industries since 1981.-Biography:J. Hicks Lanier graduated from Vanderbilt University and received an M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1964....

 became Chairman and CEO.

Today, the company has sales in excess of $750 million and employs over 10,000 people. It has many major sales offices outside of its headquarters in Atlanta, including those in New York City

New York City

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, Seattle, and Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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