Jacob (clothing Retailer)
Jacob (formally known as Boutique Jacob, Inc) is a private Canadian affordable women's and girls' clothing store chain based out of Montreal, Quebec. Jacob stores, which number over 200, are all over Canada, usually in malls. In addition to its main brand Jacob, the company operate under the banners Jacob Connexion, Jacob Lingerie, Josef and Danz.
The company was founded in 1977 by its current president Jacob Basmaji. The original store opened in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec and now operates as a Jacob Connexion store. The first store outside of Quebec was opened in Toronto in 1985. Jacob opened its first US store (in Cambridge, Massachusetts) circa 2000.
Jacob's flagship store is at the corner of Sainte-Catherine and Drummond streets in downtown Montreal. It sells clothes from both the Jacob and Jacob Lingerie banners, but does not carry any merchandise from Jacob Connexion, Josef or Danz.
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—Herman Melville (1819–1891)