Sakowitz was responsible for launching many of the now-famous European fashion designers in America - among them Andre' Courreges, Yves St. Laurent Rive Gauche, Zandra Rhoades, Givenchy, and Erminegildo Zegna.

In Galveston, Texas, Louis began a peddler business, taking orders and delivering clothes on a bicycle to the many merchant seamen.

Then, he and his son Samuel opened a small store near the wharves, while brothers Simon and Tobias worked elsewhere around town, for the time being.

[1] The store, whose exterior has been kept but whose interior has been turned into a parking garage, contained:[4] In 1956, Sakowitz opened its first suburban location at Gulfgate Mall.

[1] In 1959, a large, 187,000 sq ft (17,373 m2), freestanding store was opened on Westheimer Road at Post Oak near The Galleria.

Hooker's plans called for Sakowitz to be one of the mall's anchor stores, along with B. Altman and Bonwit Teller, two upscale chains based in New York City.

[13] Only a few months after opening the Cincinnati mall with three of its department store, on August 9, 1989, Hooker filed for bankruptcy, due to debt accrued from its U.S.