By Karlee Weinmann (February 3, 2014, 3:29 PM EST) -- Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. is courting rival retailers including Eddie Bauer as it looks for an alternative to a high-profile merger bid from Men's Wearhouse Inc., the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg reported over the weekend. The company has already rejected a $1.6 billion tie-up plan proposed by California- and Texas-based Men's Wearhouse, an offer that comes amid an increasingly tense buyout battle that started when Jos. A. Bank tried and failed to absorb Men's Wearhouse last year. Men's Wearhouse has requested that Jos. A. Bank avoid considering other transactions, while New York hedge fund Eminence Capital LLC — an investor in both companies — filed a suit earlier this year seeking to block any other deals. Eddie Bauer is owned by Golden Gate Capital....
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