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The issue I describe is I cannot go to a mall specialty store like The Gap/Old Navy, Banana Republic, LLBean, Columbia, H&M, American Eagle, Zara, Lucky Brand, Club Monaco or Eddie Bauer (to name several) and the same goes for better department stores like Nordstrom, Macy's, Bloomingdale's and Dillard's or for that matter discounters everyone else can shop in like Marshall's, TJMaxx or Ross.
Eddie Bauer makes XXL, so does Old Navy. Maybe not a lot on the racks, and you may need to order online.
It's like my Mom, she has very long legs and not much in the stores are long enough, so she orders online.
It can be frustrating when you are outside of the most common size range (short, overweight, underweight, etc.) but with the internet, it made things so much easier. There are quite a few stores dedicated to big and tall.
As much as women? Probably not, men do not buy as many clothes as women overall.
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It seems like stores like Ross and TJ Maxx overstock sizes Small and Medium, even though most American men aren't those sizes. I think some of these stores just want to target the younger audience. What happened to sustainability? We have to reduce waste in the textile industry, and mass producing and hoarding those smaller sizes is not the way.
And I can't shop at Ann Taylor, or Talbot, or a myriad of stores either. Not all stores cater to all shapes and sizes.
I picked a few of yours, and looked... Old Navy carries up to 4XL
The Gap 3XL
LL Bean 3XL
Eddie Bauer 3XL
What sizes are you looking for?
I wear 3XL and those options are online only and usually sold out.
Women have more in-store options and I don't buy online because 8 out of 10 times it doesn't fit properly or doesn't fulfill the online description or photo. There aren't Mens version for Womens plus sizes in brick and mortar stores like Lane Bryant, JCrew, Madewell, Charlotte Russe, Chico's, Charming Charlie or Ashley Stewart as just a few examples.
Those discount stores have those small sizes, because that is what is leftover from the regular stores. The "American men" buy the large and above.
In my experience that is generally not the case. Much of the merchandise is actually made specifically for these stores, with many of the brands not being sold anywhere else. Unsold/past season brand name merchandise from other retailers rarely makes it to their shelves.
In my experience that is generally not the case. Much of the merchandise is actually made specifically for these stores, with many of the brands not being sold anywhere else. Unsold/past season brand name merchandise from other retailers rarely makes it to their shelves.
That is correct and why the "outlet centers" are very rarely the deals they're made out to be as the merchandise is almost always specifically made for sale in those stores only.
In my experience that is generally not the case. Much of the merchandise is actually made specifically for these stores, with many of the brands not being sold anywhere else. Unsold/past season brand name merchandise from other retailers rarely makes it to their shelves.
I was told that by a national purchasing agent for a big and tall store, and by a higher up at a major department store.
Nowadays, stores need to buy in lots, that including varying amounts of all available sizes.
The more popular sizes sell out, and the rest get sent to a reseller such as TJ Maxx and Ross.
There's always bespoke clothing. Find a local tailor who's good, get your shirts/pants/suits/coats from them. Top dollar but a perfect fit.
Thats what I did for my son's wedding. I'm around six foot five with a thirty-six inch waist, fifty inch chest. Same as when I was I high school. (How many here can honestly say that?) I went to a "King Size" store locally and didn't get three steps in before one of the oversized salesmen waved me off saying; "We don't have anything that'll fit you!" Nothing off the rack fits. So, I went and bought a hand-made suit. I looked like a million bucks. I impressed the heck out of my Mrs. cost? Upwards of $1,000 bucks and well worth it. Shot a game of pool and drank some McAllen scotch while I was there too. I'm going back for a couple of shirts!
I was told that by a national purchasing agent for a big and tall store, and by a higher up at a major department store.
Nowadays, stores need to buy in lots, that including varying amounts of all available sizes.
The more popular sizes sell out, and the rest get sent to a reseller such as TJ Maxx and Ross.
They know what they are doing.
ETA: Yes, "outlet" store are different.
Sorry, but I would have to disagree here. About 90% of the merchandise at Ross and TJ Maxx I never seen elsewhere. Most of the brands sold there are white label brands made for those stores. Even the brand name products are often made specifically for those stores and have never been sold in a department store.
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Nothing off the rack fits. So, I went and bought a hand-made suit. I looked like a million bucks. I impressed the heck out of my Mrs. cost? Upwards of $1,000 bucks and well worth it. Shot a game of pool and drank some McAllen scotch while I was there too. 
I'm going back for a couple of shirts! 
