Suits you Sir

By: Leonie Barrie - 20 March 2009 16:59

Buying a new work suit could be seen as a risky move at a time when layoffs and cutbacks in hiring are rife.

But not if you take up a new offer from men’s retailer Jos A Bank Clothiers. It’s promising to refund the price of a suit if the buyer loses his job – and what’s more, he’ll be able to keep the suit too.

“We believe we are the only national men’s apparel company offering this special program to its customers,” said CEO R Neal Black.

“We want to help the customer look good at work, and if he loses his job, to be dressed appropriately as he meets with his next employer.”

The deal applies to any suit or suit separates purchased during the firm’s $199 Sale which runs until 9 April.

If the customer involuntarily loses his job between 16 April and 1 July, JoS A Bank will refund the price he paid for the suit.

“It’s like giving all of our customers a bit of unemployment insurance,” the company says.

Comments on this blog post

Many apparel companies have reduced their design and development staff- and from October 08 to Jan 09 many pattern makers were laid off. In order to help these skilled pattern makers sustain their income and keep the skills, Tukatech has been helping them by giving them free use of TUKAcad software. Over 100 pattern makers in California took the advantage of this program; it helps them a little in getting some freelance work done to get few extra dollars per day to cope. We are very happy we took this step; many of these pattern makers have found new employment and returned free systems and many of them have chosen to expand on freelance business. Interestingly enough, the demand for good trained pattern makers has increased in the last two months and most of them are either back to their old jobs or have found new employment.

Ram Sareen