Forman said the so-called Great Recession was tough, but his company did “OK.” He continues to follow that view since he left the flea market to open his first store on Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia in the mid-1980s. We are in business to stay in business, and provide jobs, a product that people want, and make a profit.”
His philosophy is simple: “Keep trucking, keep moving on. “It’s great,” said Forman, who once lived in Mount Laurel. Things have changed since the days of flea markets.įorman has opened a distribution center in the township and plans to relocate his corporate headquarters from Pennsauken by January. I get into every aspect of the business.” “I have good people working for me,” said the 54-year-old Cherry Hill resident, who started selling T-shirts at a flea market at the Columbus Farmers Market in Springfield more than 30 years ago. To him, they are the ones who keep things going smoothly. “Do you remember Fred Flintstone?” he asked one worker as he joked about the cartoon character who would take a break from his factory job.įorman, owner of Forman Mills, the well-known retailer of discount clothing, doesn’t see his workers as part of a giant factory machine. DELRAN - Rick Forman likes to talk to his employees as they walk around at his new distribution center off Taylors Lane.
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