Cohen, Robert
Biography
Robert Cohen took over the Craftex firm after his father, Abe Cohen, left. Cohen acted as Chief Executive Officer of R.J.C. Development Corporation, a real estate company, since 1987. In 1995, Cohen founded and acted as President and Chief Executive Officer of Recharge Corporation of America, a recycling company. A year later, Cohen retired from Craftex. Cohen also founded the Shamrock Outlet Stores, Inc. in 1993. In addition to this work, from 1987 to 1992, Cohen served on the board of the Intimate Apparel Council of the American Apparel Manufacturers' Association.
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Robert Cohen interview, 1983 March 23, 1983 March 23
The Oral History Project of the Fashion Industries began informally in the late 1970s, and was officially funded by a grant from the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries beginning in 1981. The project was guided by an industry advisory committee chaired by Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., and was largely guided by then director of the Gladys Marcus Library at FIT, John Touhey.