What s next for Destination XL after last year s calamity in menswear?
The big-and-tall specialist s sales shrank by nearly a third in 2020 as offices went dark and events were nixed. Executives discuss how they navigated the turmoil. Published May 4, 2021 Daphne Howland/Retail Dive
By the first week of February 2020, warning lights were flashing for executives of big-and-tall apparel seller Destination XL Group. CEO Harvey Kanter had seen the effects of the SARS outbreak in Southeast Asia and other countries nearly two decades ago. As a new coronavirus outbreak began last year, Kanter could see signals of a major event building as he spoke with overseas business contacts.