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Archive Home > 2009 > November > 21 > Sy Syms, 83, founder of discount chain

Sy Syms, 83, founder of discount chain

By Charles Duhigg / The Bulletin
November 21, 2009

Sy Syms, who pioneered selling off-price clothing and built his retail chain, the Syms Corp., into a national brand, died on Tuesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 83.

Syms died of heart failure after suffering from heart disease for many years, said his daughter Marcy Syms. Marcy Syms took....

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