Rick Forman, the founder and CEO of Forman Mills Inc., will appear in disguise while undercover on the hit CBS show Undercover Boss. The hour-long show will air on Sunday at 8 p.m.
Forman Mills is a $250 million national discount warehouse clothing and accessories manufacturer with 35 stores in 10 states. Local stores are at 2500 Grant Ave., 5694 Rising Sun Ave. and 3500 Aramingo Ave.
Forman worked alongside employees as a trainee at his stores in Philadelphia, Chicago and North Jersey, as well as at the giant distribution center in Cinnaminson, New Jersey.
The boss was trained by his employees, who never recognized him, to serve as a cashier, run a forklift in the distribution center, to do price checks as a sales associate, and to work in maintenance cleaning toilets. ••
