TM Lewin is a UK menswear retailer founded in 1898 by Thomas Mayes Lewin. Traditionally a high quality shirt specialist, which also offers tailoring, it is now looking to expand its customer base by moving into casualwear. The retailer trades from 70 or so stores in the UK, with a strong base in the capital, and has been on a multichannel drive over the past few years. It also has around 75 stores internationally across 13 countries, including South Africa and Australia.
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