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[[Image:Remons.JPG|right|225px|thumb|Remon's, July 2010]] | [[Image:Remons.JPG|right|225px|thumb|Remon's downtown Birmingham, July 2010]] | ||
'''Remon's Clothier''' is a high-end clothing store | '''Remon's Clothier''' is a high-end clothing store with two locations in [[Birmingham]] and is owned by [[Remon Danforah]]. | ||
Danforah's original shop was opened in the 1970s at 290 [[21st Street North]] in the [[Massey Building]]. | |||
In December [[2008]], Remon's was named in the indictment against [[Larry Langford]], charging that Langford's bills to Remon's were paid by [[William B. Blount|Bill Blount]] and [[Al LaPierre]] in exchange for bond swaps and other deals. During the October [[2009]] [[Larry Langford federal corruption trial|trial]], Danforah was accused of double-billing Blount and LaPierre for clothes Langford allegedly had either already paid for or had never bought. Danforah denied those claims. | In December [[2008]], Remon's was named in the indictment against [[Larry Langford]], charging that Langford's bills to Remon's were paid by [[William B. Blount|Bill Blount]] and [[Al LaPierre]] in exchange for bond swaps and other deals. During the October [[2009]] [[Larry Langford federal corruption trial|trial]], Danforah was accused of double-billing Blount and LaPierre for clothes Langford allegedly had either already paid for or had never bought. Danforah denied those claims. | ||
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Revision as of 10:49, 30 January 2011
Remon's Clothier is a high-end clothing store with two locations in Birmingham and is owned by Remon Danforah.
Danforah's original shop was opened in the 1970s at 290 21st Street North in the Massey Building.
In December 2008, Remon's was named in the indictment against Larry Langford, charging that Langford's bills to Remon's were paid by Bill Blount and Al LaPierre in exchange for bond swaps and other deals. During the October 2009 trial, Danforah was accused of double-billing Blount and LaPierre for clothes Langford allegedly had either already paid for or had never bought. Danforah denied those claims.
In September 2009 Remon's opened a second location in the Summit shopping center. When Gus Mayer moved to the Summit in early 2011, eliminating its men's department, the two stores coordinated to allow four of Mayer's employees to transfer to Remon's Summit location.
References
- Kent, Dawn (August 5, 2009) "Summit gains 2 stores, including downtown Birmingham's Remon's clothier." Birmingham News
- Walton, Val (October 20, 2009) "Owner of Remon's: Blount, LaPierre made payments on Larry Langford's clothing bill." Birmingham News
- Kent, Dawn (January 27, 2011) "End of Birmingham's Gus Mayer menswear proves bittersweet." Birmingham News
External links
- Remon's Clothier website
- PDF of allegations against Langford from the Birmingham News