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Robert Talbott’s Shop-in-shop Roll Out
After more than 50 years making neckwear and shirting with roots in Monterey, Calif., the Robert Talbott label will be rolling out a number of shops-in-shop at high-end menswear boutiques across America.
A Robert Talbott shop-in-shop debuted April 24 at Carroll & Co. in Beverly Hills, Calif., said Bob Corliss, chief executive officer and president of Robert Talbott. It will sell Robert Talbott’s full line of styles, ranging from neckwear to sportswear and formalwear.
The 300-square-foot shop will offer design elements reminiscent of the Monterey Peninsula, such as redwood panels and Carmel stack stone. Later this year, it will open four more shops-in-shop. One will be located at The Hound Clothiers in San Francisco with others at Ascot Shop in La Jolla, Calif.; Avant For Men in Chicago; and Fitzgeralds Men’s Store in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Robert Talbott runs a few company stores on the Monterey Peninsula, but Corliss doesn’t forecast opening more stand-alone shops in the near future. “We’re a designer, a manufacturer and a brand,” Corliss said. “Retail is not at the top of our agenda.”
The Talbott shop-in-shop was produced to give a more in-depth view of the brand’s products, Corliss said. For John Carroll, president of Carroll & Co., the shop-in-shop represents a shift for his business. “The growth in our made-to-measure business allows more space in our store to showcase the Robert Talbott collection. The Talbott sportswear collection is as much a representation of Carroll & Co. as our private-label Italian sportswear,” he said.
