Joseph Banks (1743-1820) was born on 13 February 1743 in Lincolnshire. His father, William Banks, was a wealthy landowner. As a child, he enjoyed the outdoors and developed a passion for natural ...

Men’s Wearhouse’s $1.2 billion turnabout offer for Jos. A. Bank Clothiers might have painted the smaller men’s retailer into a corner.After all, it was Jos. Bank’s idea to combine the two ...

Weak performance at retailer Jos A. Bank continued to hurt results at parent company Men's Wearhouse (MW). Its shares ended 17% lower Thursday after sliding as much as 26% during the day. Late ...

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers finally liked the look of Men’s Wearhouse’s takeover offer as the Hampstead-based retailer accepted a $1.8 billion buyout Tuesday.The deal would pay Bank’s ...

250 Years Ago, Joseph Banks Documented Australia’s Glorious Botanical Bounty A film on view at the Natural History Museum showcases the diversity of flora and fauna at the time of European arrival ...

Jos. A Bank has been scaling back on its massive discounts, and now sales are tanking. The retailer's "buy-one, get-several-free" deals on men's suits, sport coats, sweaters, and more helped make ...

On May 29, 1769, his 47th day on the island of Tahiti, Joseph Banks, the botanist on HMS Endeavour, woke up without his jacket. That in and of itself wasn’t unusual.

Jos Banks ended 2012 with 600 stores compared to over 1,100 across the various brands operated by Men's Wearhouse. Jos Banks believes it can grow its store count by over 30% from its current levels.

CHICAGO - A bank robber who escaped from Chicago's high-rise Metropolitan Correctional Center has been sentenced to 36 years in prison. In December 2012, Joseph Banks and an accomplice smashed a ...

Men’s Wearhouse’s $1.2 billion turnabout offer for Jos. A. Bank Clothiers might have painted the smaller men’s retailer into a corner.After all, it was Jos. Bank’s idea to combine the two ...