Levi's Outlet Sold
Hub Holding Corp., a division of Boca Raton, Fla.–based private investment company Sun Capital Partners Inc., bought Designs, the outlet retailer for Levi’s and Dockers on the East Coast, from Casual Male Retail Group Inc. for $12.8 million. Canton, Mass.–based Casual Male is the owner of such retail chains as Casual Male Big & Tall and Rochester Big & Tall, as well as catalog and e-commerce business Casual Male. The Designs division has operated 32 stores in 18 states east of the Mississippi River. Hub’s retail holdings include Anchor Blue and MOST, a 52-location outlet retailer that holds the exclusive license for Levi’s and Dockers outlets west of the Mississippi. As a result of the acquisition, MOST will become the nationwide outlet retailer for Levi’s and Dockers.
