Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Moss Bros.
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Description area
Dates of existence
1851-present
History
The business was established by Jewish second hand clothing dealer Moses Moses (he later changed his name to Moses Moss) in Covent Garden, London. After he died in 1894, two of his sons took over and began a suit hire service in 1897. A year later the company became known as Moss Bros.