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SYMS Corp was an off-price retail clothing store chain, founded by Sy Syms in 1958. Its headquarters was based in Secaucus, New Jersey, where it was incorporated in 1983. SYMS also owned Filene's Basement, which it acquired in June 2009. On November 2, 2011, SYMS and Filene's Basement collectively filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. All SYMS and Filene's Basement stores were closed at the end of December 2011. Prior to restructuring, the company and its subsidiary collectively owned and operated a chain of 55 "off-price" retail stores in 16 states; the company employed approximately 3,800 full and part-time workers. Each SYMS and Filene's Basement store offered a broad range of merchandise from nationally recognized designer or brand-name labels for men, women, and children. In October 1983, SYMS Corp became a public company, traded on the New York Stock Exchange (SYM). ==Leadership of the Company== Sy Syms (1926–2009), who was born Seymour Merinsky, was a former sports broadcaster and regularly appeared in the company's TV and radio commercials. He is also credited with coining the company's slogan, "An Educated Consumer is our Best Customer". Mr. Syms was founder of the company and remained Chairman of the Board until his death in November 2009. His daughter, Marcy Syms, succeeded him as Chair in January 2010. Marcy Syms joined the family business in 1978 as Director of Marketing and Real Estate. In 1983, when SYMS Corp went public, she was named President and a year later, added the role of COO. In 1998, she was named CEO, and in 2009, she led the company through the successful purchase of Filene's Basement. She also steered the company through the closing and liquidation process, and eventual transition to new management (Trinity Place Holdings, Inc.). Since the closing of SYMS Corp and her departure, Marcy Syms remains an active philanthropist who has continued to facilitate raising the level of awareness for public television and the programing challenges it faces by diminished funding. In addition, she is the President of the Sy Syms Foundation and an original Trustee of the Board of Overseers at the Sy Syms School of Business. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Syms Corporation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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