 This retail mercantile business was founded in 1905, as Julius Garfinkel & Co. by Julius Garfinckel (1872–1936), originally employing 10 clerks.In 1946, it acquired the men's specialty retailer, Brooks Brothers and in 1950, De Pinna.It formed the national retail conglomerate, Garfinckel, Brooks Brothers, Miller & Rhoads, Inc., after acquisition of the Miller & Rhoads chain in 1967.