Long-Time Branford Business to Close

After more than 40 years in Branford, Mario-Joseph Men’s Clothing store located in the Branhaven Plaza on West Main Street is closing for good in mid December.

This news while sad for long-time clients isn’t sad for its owner Mario Coppola who is looking forward to retirement, the New Haven Register reports.

Mario-Joseph is one of a handful of locally owned clothing stores around, the Register reports, while adding it was their service and care for their customers that set the long-time Shoreline business apart from others.

Coppola in an interview with the Register cites his love for people and how the industry has been in his family’s gene’s since he was a child back in Italy.

Suited.com out of Westport will acquire the Mario-Joseph brand but the store will not remain open, the Register reports.

According to the company’s website, “Mario-Joseph Men’s Clothing, Inc. is one of the Connecticut Shoreline’s longest providers of fine men’s clothing, formal wear, and tailoring. Since 1972, we have always carried the finest lines of suits, sport coats, slacks, casual sportswear, and shoes.

Some of those names include: Burberry, Southwick, Jack Victor, Tommy Bahamas, and Cole Haan. In addition to our lines of stock clothing, we provide custom tailored suits, sport coats, pants, and formal wear. As part of our custom offerings, we have conducted private invitation trunk shows.

We pride ourselves on consistent service and knowledge of our garments and our customers. Mario, Joseph, and our store manager, Gary, and head seamstress, Maria, have all worked at our Branford location for almost 30 years. Our on-site tailor shop, which has been a trademark of our operation, gives us the ability to guarantee the perfect fit.”

Photo via the Mario-Joseph website