Longtime Prince Albert business approaches major milestone

Fred Matheson and his daughter Emily Wells outside Ted Matheson Men's Wear. (Image Credit: Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Longtime Prince Albert business approaches major milestone The year 2029 will be very significant for Ted Matheson Men’s Wear in Prince Albert. In addition to celebrating its 100th anniversary, longtime owner Fred Matheson plans to step aside and pass the torch to his daughter Emily, thereby marking four generations of family ownership. “As a father, my chest is bursting at the seams, and I’m sure it’s the same feeling my father had when I started in the business.

So I’ve been very fortunate to have my grandfather start this business in 1929, and then my dad and my uncle, you know, ran it successfully, and then they taught me all I know,” Fred Matheson told paNOW. Even though Fred plans to step back from his normal six-day week and do some long overdue travelling with his wife, he acknowledged he will never leave the business and will miss the people he has served and worked with over the past 40 years. He added he’s confident his daughter and her husband will do a fantastic job carrying on the store’s legacy.