- Haggar Clothing
Infobox Company
name = Haggar Clothing
type = Privately held
genre =
foundation = (1926)
founder = Joseph M. Haggar
location_city = Dallas,Texas
location_country = U.S.
location =
locations =
area_served =United States Canada Mexico United Kingdom
key_people = Terry Lay (CEO)cite press release |title=Haggar names Terry Lay as new CEO |publisher=Haggar Clothing Co. |date=October 29 2007 |url=http://www.haggar.com/gs/n_20071029.html |accessdate=2008-01-20]
industry =Manufacturing
products = Men's clothing
services =
revenue =
operating_income =
net_income =
assets =
owner =
num_employees = 1500
parent =
divisions =
subsid =
slogan = Making Things Right
homepage = [http://www.haggar.com www.haggar.com]
footnotes =
intl =Haggar Clothing Co. is a manufacturer of men's clothing based in Dallas,
Texas .Haggar markets clothing in the
United States ,Canada ,Mexico , and theUnited Kingdom .History
The Haggar Clothing Company was founded in 1926 in
Dallas, Texas by Lebanese immigrant Joseph M. Haggar.Haggar coined the term "slacks" for men's pants in the 1940s.cite news |author=Suzanne Vranica |title=Haggar ads paint middle-aged as the 'new young' |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06311/736330-28.stm |work=
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |date=2006-11-07 |accessdate=2008-01-20]In 2005, Haggar Corp. was acquired by a group of private investors led by Infinity Associates. [cite press release |title= Acquisition of Haggar Corp. Completed |publisher=Haggar Corp. |date=
November 1 2005 |url=http://www.mywire.com/pubs/PRNewswire/2005/11/01/1070661 |accessdate=2008-01-20] The company began a marketing campaign called "Making Things Right" to strengthen ties with retailers and improve its brand's image among consumers.References
*cite web |url=http://www.haggar.com/gs/about.html |title=About Haggar |publisher=Haggar Clothing Co. |accessdate=2008-01-20
External links
* [http://www.haggar.com Haggar Clothing Company official site]
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