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)

External links

Maus Frères SA - official corporate site

References