Suit up: Venerable menswear shop makes savvy moves to survive downturn

With black-tie events canceled and office workers donning pajamas instead of suits, high-end retail clothing shops face a sobering new reality. How will they stay afloat?

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 6:00 a.m. October 9, 2020
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Mark Wemple. Martin Shine is the longtime owner of Kirby's Men's Wear in South Tampa.
Mark Wemple. Martin Shine is the longtime owner of Kirby's Men's Wear in South Tampa.
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During nearly five decades spent working in the high-end retail clothing industry, Martin Shine, owner of Kirby's Men’s Wear in South Tampa, has never faced an existential threat like the coronavirus pandemic. 

 

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