Boyds To Open Ardmore Store – Not Making Fun Of Shopping Centers Anymore
One of Philadelphia’s most well known and successful slogans was Come back to Boyd’s.
But now it looks like the iconic fashion store is going to be testing the waters in a place that back in the day – they would have called Six Suit Territory; Suburban Square.
More precisely, from October 7, 2020 through January 31, 2021, Boyds will be setting up shop in the 8,500 square feet of space that was previously occupied by Urban Outfitters, in Ardmore (on the other side of Coulter Avenue, across from Trader Joe’s and the Farmers Market).
Notwithstanding their new shopping center location, it is expected that Boyd’s Ardmore customers (women and men) will be offered significantly more than six suits from which to choose.
Boyd’s Big and Tall
Over the course of their 83-year history, until now, Boyd’s has only had two locations. They opened at 1217 Market Street in 1937, where during their “formative years,” they marketed themselves as a store for Big and Tall Men.
The “Towering” (6’4″) Paul Arizin, was the NBA MVP and scoring leader when he helped Boyd’s promote their “big and tall” image in 1951.
Even Wilt Chamberlain (7′ 1″) was able to get a good fit at Boyds (1965).