Last week, Boyds unveiled a new women’s ready-to-wear, handbag and shoe department that covers the entire first floor and mezzanine level. Boyds has in fact sold women’s wear since 1993, but never with the focus, success or renown equal to its men’s wear, which accounts for 80 percent of its business. Even today, many people are surprised to learn the store sells woman’s wear, which Kent Gushner, the president and chief executive of Boyds, finds maddening. Meet the GushnersMr. Gushner, who is 58 and carries himself with genial authority, belongs to the third generation of Gushner ownership. Kent’s father, Gerald Gushner, poured his life into making Boyds a success.

Source: New York Times March 29, 2018 04:00 UTC