After Hours Formalwear Inc. - Introduction

Introduction

4444 Shackelford Road
Norcross, Georgia 30093
U.S.A.
Telephone: (770) 448-8381
Toll Free: (800) 594-8897
Fax: (770) 449-6707
Web site: http://afterhours.com

Wholly Owned Subsidiary of The May Department Stores Company
Founded: 1946
Employees: 1,000 (est.)
Sales: $110 million (2001 est.)
NAIC: 532220 Formal Wear and Costume Rental

A subsidiary of The May Department Stores Company, After Hours Formalwear Inc. is America's largest tuxedo rental and sales retailer, operating more than 330 stores in 27 states and Washington, D.C. After Hours stores are open seven days a week and evenings, providing formal wear for weddings, proms, and other social occasions. In addition to an After Hours private label formal wear line, the company offers exclusive tuxedo styles from such labels as FUBU, Tommy Hilfiger, Chaps Ralph Lauren, Claiborne, and Perry Ellis. Beyond tuxedos, After Hours carries other types of formal jackets, such as cutaway, tailcoat, waistcoat, stroller, and dinner jackets, plus such accessories as shirts (in a range of colors), bow ties, four-in-hand ties, cummerbunds, jewelry, shoes, and vests. Most of the stores are found in malls and average about 1,000 square feet in size, the boutique units carrying a limited supply of in-store items and making the balance of After Hours' inventory available through catalogs. The company maintains strategically located cleaning and distribution centers to supply the chain. Rental prices run the gamut, including a package as low as $49.95 for the budget conscious. Sizes range from small boys to Big & Tall.