His son Abram Leeds took over and grew the company to be one of the largest shirt producers.
Operations included a factory complex in Paterson, New Jersey.
Robert Lewis Leeds Jr. was the CEO of Manhattan Industries from 1965[3] to 1974, when he left to work with Victor Kiam at Remington.
Larry Leeds, the president and chairman of the company in 1977, backed the creation of Perry Ellis International.
The company was acquired by Salant Corporation, after that company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, in an unsolicited hostile takeover for $100 million in 1988, after the Manhattan board initially rejected the offer.