Cavender's Exclusive Distributor of Larry Mahan Boots.Business Editors TYLER, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 2001 Cavender's Boot City, a full line retail store specializing in Western apparel, is proud to be the exclusive distributor of the Larry Mahan Larry Mahan (b. November 21 1942 in Salem, Oregon) is a former rodeo champion. Riding career Mahan broke into professional rodeo at the age of 14.[1] He won the title of World All-Around Rodeo Champion for five consecutive years from 1966 to 1970, and a sixth boot line. Mahan, five-time PRCA PRCA Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association PRCA Pure Red-Cell Aplasia PRCA Public Relations Consultants Association PrCa Prostate Cancer PRCA Proportional Rate-Control Algorithm PRCA Personal Report of Communication Apprehension All-around Champion Cowboy, personifies the Western lifestyle. Together with the designers and Cavender's, he has worked to create a line of boots with quality and classic styling. The new line will be hand crafted in Nocona, Texas Nocona is a city along U.S. Highway 82 and State Highway 175 in Montague County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,198 at the 2000 census. History The city is named for Peta Nocona, the Comanche chief. , the leather goods capital of Texas. Cavender's, a family owned and operated business, operates 41 stores in Texas, one in Bossier City Bossier City (bō`zhər), city (1990 pop. 52,721), Bossier parish, NW La., on the Red River, across from Shreveport, with which it is connected by several bridges; inc. 1907. Barksdale Air Force Base, home of the Second U.S. , La. and a web site that allows people all over the world to browse Cavender's large assortment of Western wear and boots. James Cavender, who inspired this kind of growth, opened his first store in 1965 in the small northeast Texas Northeast Texas is a region in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Texas. It is geographically centered around two metropolitan areas strung along Interstate 20: Tyler in the west and Longview/Marshall to the east. town of Pittsburg. Today, Cavender's employs more than 800 dedicated associates in 20 markets. Cavender's Boot City carries a large selection of classic Western wear and durable work gear. Its customers range from ranch hands to executives. Cavender's also carries gifts and accessories to compliment the western lifestyle. Because Cavender's maintains the most competitive prices, they are the largest dealer of hand-crafted boots in the world. Hard work, low overhead, lean management, a sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour , fresh inventory and taking care of the customer, are Cavender's principles for success. Over the years, Cavender's has won prestigious awards as a leader in the Western industry. Baylor University awarded Cavender's with the "Texas Family Business of the Year" award in 1999. The company was the recipient of the 1999 "Best Practices" award sponsored by American Express and the National Retail Federation. Cavender's also received Resistol Hat's "Excellence in Retail Award" for 1999. Cavender Facts Full line retail store specializing in western apparel Company founded in 1965 by James Cavender, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Based in Tyler, Texas Number of Stores: 42 Employees: 800+ |
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