Maus Frères

Maus Frères SA is a Swiss holding company that owns department stores and other loosely related businesses, mostly in Switzerland, but with some major international interests.

Maus Frères (French for "Maus Brothers") was founded in 1902 by wholesalers Ernest and Henri Maus and retailer Léon Nordmann.^[1] Its oldest business remains the Manor department store chain, which gets its name from founders' names "Maus" and "Nordmann". Until the early 1990s, Maus also owned Printemps in France and the Bergner's, Carson Pirie Scott, and Boston Store department store chains in the Midwestern United States.

Holdings

Current Maus Frères holdings as of 2007:^[2][3]

Switzerland

• Manor, the original Maus Frères department store business
• Jumbo Do-it/Deco/Garden, a home improvement chain
• Athleticum, a sporting goods chain
• Fly, a furniture and accessories chain
• Manora Restaurants
• Management of 6 shopping centers in Switzerland
• myOne, a credit card company
• 60% ownership of the Carrefour Jumbo supermarket chain

International

• Parashop, a French self-service drug store chain
• 90% ownership of textile company Devanlay, the clothing maker and distributor for Lacoste
• 91.2% ownership of clothing retailer Aigle, which still manufacturers some of its own products
• Gant clothing company (31 January 2008)

See also

• Manor (Switzerland)
• Lacoste

External links

• Maus Frères SA - official corporate site

References

1. ^ Maus Frères - Histoire, Maus Frères SA. Accessed 2007-01-04.
2. ^ Maus Frères - Suisse, Maus Frères SA. Accessed 2007-01-04.
3. ^ Maus Frères - International, Maus Frères SA. Accessed 2007-01-04.