February 1, 1999

Twist at traditional men’s stores: Meeting women’s wear demand

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BOULDER — With a demand from women shoppers, some longtime menswear stores have expanded to include women’s clothing in the last year.

And retailers that have carried both men’s and women’s clothing are adding to their

women’s inventory due to generally stronger sales, merchants say.

In September, Kinsley & Co., a 50-year-old menswear store on University Hill, began

offering a women’s clothing section. About 25 percent of the store’s inventory is now devoted to women’s clothing, said Court Dixon, owner and president of the…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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