Article: Crystal 'Brands' mainfloor. (acquisition of Palm Beach sportswear manufacturer)

CRYSTAL `BRANDS' MAINFLOOR NEW YORK -- Crystal Brands has created a monster of the department store midway -- the upper-moderate mainfloor -- with its recent takeover of Palm Beach.

Crystal now brandishes a men's sportswear plate filled with formidable mainfloor mainstays: Izod, Gant, William Barry and Eagle Shirtmakers. These brands reportedly post more than $200 million in combined annual volume.

The president of Crystal's newly formed Men's Sportswear division, Jay Shaw, believes the operation will represent the dominant supplier of upper-moderate to better mainfloor sportswear.

He made these points during an interview:

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