Maus Frères SA (French for "Maus Brothers") is a Swiss holding company founded in 1892 by Ernest and Henri Maus. The company most notably owns the Manor department store and Lacoste.
History In 1892 Ernest and Henri Maus opened the mercantile and hosiery wholesale business Maus Fréres in Bienne.
The business was moved to Geneva in 1901.
In 1902 Léon Nordmann of the Kaufhaus Normann department store entered into a partnership with Ernest and Henri.
Its oldest business remains the Manor department store chain, which gets its name from founders' names "Maus" and "Nordmann".
Until the early 1990s, Maus also owned Printemps in France and the Bergner's, Carson Pirie Scott, and Boston Store department store chains in the Midwestern United States.
Maus Frères announced the sale of the DIY brand Jumbo to the Coop group in April 2021.
Holdings +List of Maus Frères holdingNameYear acquiredYear divestedYear foundedNotesManor1902n/a1902Department storeManor Food1952n/a1952SupermarketMaus Frères Shopping Centers1974n/a1974Shopping mallsManora Restaurant1982n/a1982RestaurantsAigle2003n/a1853Outdoor clothing and footwearGant2008n/a1949ClothingLacoste2012n/a1933Designer sportswearTecnifibre2017n/a1979Sporting equipment +List of divested Maus Frères holdingNameYear acquiredYear divestedYear foundedNotesHaushalt19141914Magazine zur Rheinbrucke19321932Department storeBergner's193819921889Nouvelles Galeries19531897Printemps197219911865Department store, acquired as part of Groupe PrintempsPrisunic1931Variety store, acquired as part of Groupe PrintempsBrummelacquired as part of Groupe PrintempsArmand Thierry19911841La Redoute1837ViniprixEuromarché19911968JUMBO19742021Do-It-YourselfBoston Store198519921897Owned by Bergner'sCity Disc20011985Record storeCarson Pirie Scott198919921854Department storeElectroplus199420011994Consumer electronics storeJeans & Co.Streetwear boutiqueAthleticum19952018/20221995Sporting goods megastore, Majority shareholding sold to Decathlon 2018. Final stake sold in 2022.ParaSHOP19952014DrugstoreDevanlay1998FLY (Switzerland)2012Lifestyle furnishings storeCarrefour (Switzerland)20002007Accarda20072018EBOUTIC20112016/202251% sold in 2016, final holdings sold in 2022.The Kooples201920252008
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References
External links Maus Frères SA - official corporate site