MITCHELLS JOURNEY WEST

We want to share an exciting new opportunity for our business.  Last week we entered into an agreement to purchase San Francisco’s premier specialty store Wilkes Bashford.

Wilkes Bashford opened his first store in Union Square in 1966 and currently also has a store in Palo Alto, a suburb about 30 minutes from downtown.  For over 40 years, he has offered the finest quality men’s and women’s merchandise available to the Bay Area’s most discerning customers.

We have long been acquainted with Wilkes, work with many of the same world-renowned designers and share a similar aesthetic as well as a like commitment to impeccable customer service and community involvement.  Our vendors are supportive of this merger.

“Mitchells’ retail philosophy merges family-oriented service with modern business principles. We look forward to continuing our long and successful relationship with the Mitchell family in their new venture with Wilkes Bashford,” said Todd Barrato, President of Brioni North America.

“With this move the legacy of this historic specialty store will be continued by a family that will truly respect their values of luxury retail,” said Brunello Cucinelli.

“Ermenegildo Zegna is thrilled to see two of our industry’s most important specialty store retailers coming together.  We believe that the combination of Mitchells, with their renowned customer service and retailing expertise, and Wilkes Bashford, with its prestige and history as one of the nation’s finest specialty stores, is an ideal fit.  I’m sure the customers in the San Francisco Bay Area will benefit, as will our industry” – Robert Ackerman, President & CEO, North America.

You all can be assured while we start a new chapter in our company’s history that we remain 100% committed to Mitchells / Richards / Marshs and this partnership will only strengthen our ability to bring you the finest quality men’s and women’s merchandise available…now on both coasts!

Warmest regards,

The entire Mitchell Family

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Posted on November 19, 2009

5 Responses to “MITCHELLS JOURNEY WEST”

  1. Brian Hunter on November 19th, 2009 9:27 pm

    My wife and I live close to the Stanford Shopping Center and we are thrilled about your Wilkes Bashford purchase. We will be shopping your Greenwich store on Wednesday, Nov. 25th and would like to introduce ourselves.
    Brian and Sandy Hunter

  2. Michael P. Thoma on December 9th, 2009 6:46 pm

    hooray!
    I grew up with Mitchell’s in Westport. Ed taught me how to tie a tie, and then Bill sold me a ton of them over the years.

    However I always had to go to Westport to see him.

    I hope that this acquisition creates a reason for Bill to come and see me and Trudy and have dinner at the River Rock House here in Ross.

    Please pass this along to Bill if he can get off the golf course long enough to READ email ;-)
    …thoma

  3. ralkAnall on December 12th, 2009 11:43 pm

    Excellent article, amazing looking website, added it to my favorites!

  4. Henry on December 13th, 2009 11:28 pm

    I live in San Francisco and have been to your beautiful store in Greenwich. I am pleased to learn that we will have the privilege of welcoming you to San Francisco.

  5. elliot m hershberg on February 3rd, 2010 4:16 am

    Congratulations on your new acquisition.The people of san francisco are lucky to have such fine new owners who are pillars of the many communities they presently service . BEST REGARDS ELLIOT M HERSHBERG

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