Maus Frères
Maus Frères SA is a Swiss holding company founded in 1892 by Ernest and Henri Maus. The company most notably owns the Manor department store and Lacoste.
History
In 1892 Ernest and Henri Maus opened the mercantile and hosiery wholesale business Maus Fréres in Bienne.The business was moved to Geneva in 1901.
In 1902 Léon Nordmann of the Kaufhaus Normann department store entered into a partnership with Ernest and Henri.
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.
Holdings
| Name | Year acquired | Year divested | Year founded | Notes |
| Haushalt | 1914 | 1914 | ||
| Magazine zur Rheinbrucke | 1932 | 1932 | Department store | |
| Bergner's | 1938 | 1992 | 1889 | Department store |
| Nouvelles Galeries | 1953 | 1897 | Department store | |
| Printemps | 1972 | 1991 | 1865 | Department store, acquired as part of Groupe Printemps |
| Prisunic | 1972 | 1991 | 1931 | Variety store, acquired as part of Groupe Printemps |
| Brummel | 1972 | acquired as part of Groupe Printemps | ||
| Armand Thierry | 1972 | 1991 | 1841 | acquired as part of Groupe Printemps |
| La Redoute | 1972 | 1991 | 1837 | acquired as part of Groupe Printemps |
| Viniprix | 1972 | acquired as part of Groupe Printemps | ||
| Euromarché | 1972 | 1991 | 1968 | acquired as part of Groupe Printemps |
| JUMBO | 1974 | 2021 | ||
| Do-It-Yourself | 1974 | 2021 | ||
| Boston Store | 1985 | 1992 | 1897 | Owned by Bergner's |
| City Disc | 1985 | 2001 | 1985 | Record store |
| Carson Pirie Scott | 1989 | 1992 | 1854 | Department store |
| Electroplus | 1994 | 2001 | 1994 | Consumer electronics store |
| Jeans & Co. | 1994 | 2001 | 1994 | Streetwear boutique |
| Athleticum | 1995 | 2018/2022 | 1995 | Sporting goods megastore, Majority shareholding sold to Decathlon 2018. Final stake sold in 2022. |
| ParaSHOP | 1995 | 2014 | Drugstore | |
| Devanlay | 1998 | |||
| FLY | 1998 | 2012 | Lifestyle furnishings store | |
| Carrefour | 2000 | 2007 | ||
| Accarda | 2007 | 2018 | ||
| EBOUTIC | 2011 | 2016/2022 | 51% sold in 2016, final holdings sold in 2022. | |
| The Kooples | 2019 | 2025 | 2008 |