Mobile suit shop plows ahead on brick-and-mortar expansion plans

Tweeds now has four box trucks that travel to clients' homes or offices with custom-made suits in tow.

  • By Amanda Postma
  • | 8:20 p.m. August 11, 2022
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Tweeds Suit Shop Founder Donald Carlson became burnt out after growing up in the dry cleaning business, which led him to pursue a business in custom-made suits. (Photo by Mark Wemple)
Tweeds Suit Shop Founder Donald Carlson became burnt out after growing up in the dry cleaning business, which led him to pursue a business in custom-made suits. (Photo by Mark Wemple)
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For someone who grew up in the dry cleaning business, a suit shop on wheels wasn’t too far of a stretch for Donald Carlson. 

 

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