Maus Frères

Maus Frères SA (French for "Maus Brothers") is a Swiss holding company founded in 1892 by Ernest and Henri Maus.^[1] The company most notably owns the Manor department store and Lacoste.^[2]

History

In 1892 Ernest and Henri Maus opened the mercantile and hosiery wholesale business Maus Fréres in Bienne.^[1]

The business was moved to Geneva in 1901.^[1]

In 1902 Léon Nordmann of the Kaufhaus Normann department store entered into a partnership with Ernest and Henri.^[1]

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.^[3]

Holdings

List of Maus Frères holding

Name	Year acquired	Year divested	Year founded	Notes
Manor[a]	1902[1]	n/a[4]	1902[1]	Department store
Manor Food	1952[5]	n/a[4]	1952[5]	Supermarket
Maus Frères Shopping Centers	1974	n/a[4]	1974	Shopping malls
Manora Restaurant	1982[6]	n/a[4]	1982[6]	Restaurants
Aigle	2003[7]	n/a[4]	1853	Outdoor clothing and footwear
Gant	2008[7]	n/a[4]	1949	Clothing
Lacoste	2012[7]	n/a[4]	1933	Designer sportswear
Tecnifibre	2017[7]	n/a[4]	1979	Sporting equipment

List of divested Maus Frères holding

Name	Year acquired	Year divested	Year founded	Notes
Haushalt	1914[5]		1914[5]
Magazine zur Rheinbrucke	1932[5]		1932[5]	Department store
Bergner's	1938[5]	1992	1889	Department store
Nouvelles Galeries	1953[5]		1897	Department store
Printemps	1972[6]	1991[6]	1865	Department store, acquired as part of Groupe Printemps
Prisunic	1972[6]	1991[6]	1931	Variety store, acquired as part of Groupe Printemps
Brummel	1972[6]			acquired as part of Groupe Printemps
Armand Thierry	1972[6]	1991	1841	acquired as part of Groupe Printemps
La Redoute	1972[6]	1991	1837	acquired as part of Groupe Printemps
Viniprix	1972[6]			acquired as part of Groupe Printemps
Euromarché	1972[6]	1991	1968	acquired as part of Groupe Printemps
JUMBO	1974[6]	2021[7]
Do-It-Yourself	1974[6]	2021[7]
Boston Store	1985	1992	1897	Owned by Bergner's
City Disc	1985[6]	2001[7]	1985[6]	Record store
Carson Pirie Scott	1989[6]	1992[6]	1854	Department store
Electroplus	1994[7]	2001[7]	1994[7]	Consumer electronics store
Jeans & Co.	1994[7]	2001[7]	1994[7]	Streetwear boutique
Athleticum	1995[7]	2018/2022[7]	1995[7]	Sporting goods megastore, Majority shareholding sold to Decathlon 2018. Final stake sold in 2022.[7]
ParaSHOP	1995[7]	2014[7]		Drugstore
Devanlay	1998[7]
FLY (Switzerland)	1998[7]	2012[7]		Lifestyle furnishings store
Carrefour (Switzerland)	2000[7]	2007[7]
Accarda	2007[7]	2018[7]
EBOUTIC	2011[7]	2016/2022[7]		51% sold in 2016, final holdings sold in 2022.[7]
The Kooples	2019[7]	2025[7]	2008

Notes

1. as Leon Nordmann till