The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (MW) Looks Better Off

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Men’s Wearhouse management was right to shed its subsidiary, K&G — a store selling discontinued brand-name goods. The chain represented a third of the company’s overall square footage, and poor same-store sales were keeping the company chained down. Zimmer wanted K&G to stay, but the numbers just didn’t support his thesis.

The company has a strong balance sheet and a growing core brand — even if a now gone celebrity spokesman anchored it.

Bottom line: The way I see it, current investors should not be selling based on Zimmer’s departure.

The article Men’s Wearhouse Looks Better Off originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Michael Lewis.

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