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Genesco Inc.
Annual Report 2008

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FY2008 Annual Report · Genesco Inc.
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G e n e s c o   2 0 0 8   A n n uA l   R e p o R t

t h e   B u s i n e s s   o f   G e n e s c o

Founded in 1924, nashville, Tennessee-based Genesco Inc. (nYse:  Gco) is a leading retailer of branded footwear, 

licensed  and  branded  headwear  and  wholesaler  of  branded  footwear.  It  operates  more  than  2,150  footwear  and 

headwear retail stores in the United states, Puerto Rico and canada, principally under the names Journeys®, Journeys 

Kidz®, shi by Journeys™, Johnston & Murphy®, Underground station®, Hat World®, Lids®, Hat shack®, Hat Zone®, 

Head Quarters, cap connection™ and Lids Kids™. Genesco also designs, sources, markets and distributes footwear 

under its own Johnston & Murphy brand and under the licensed Dockers® brand. Genesco relies on independent third 

party manufacturers for the production of its footwear products sold at wholesale.

Table of Contents

Business of Genesco 

Securities Information 

Total Return to Shareholders  

Financial Highlights 

Shareholders’ Message  

Brand Profiles 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial 

  Condition and Results of Operations 

Financial Summary  

Management’s Responsibility for Financial Statements 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on 

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

Consolidated Balance Sheets 

Consolidated Statements of Earnings 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

Corporate Information 

Board of Directors 

Corporate Officers 

Genesco’s Retail Network 

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Quarter ended may 4 
Quarter ended august 3 
Quarter ended november 2 

Quarter ended February 2 

Fiscal 2008 

 Fiscal 2007 

Fiscal 2006

High  
51.30 
54.15 
52.06 

45.67 

Low 
34.57 
47.09 
41.00 

24.98 

high 
42.60 
43.72 
38.73 

42.5 

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37.33 
25.50 
26.05 

35.46 

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3.50 
4.0 
40.27 

42.89 

Low
25.6
25.80
33.4

35.6

Approximate number of common shareholders of record: 4,800 as of March 21, 2008

Total Return To Shareholders

inCLudeS reinveStment oF dividendS

the  graph  below  compares  the  cumulative  total  shareholder  return  on  the  Company’s  common  stock  for  the  last  five  fiscal  years  with  the 

cumulative  total  return  of  (i)  the  S&P  500  index  and  (ii)  the  S&P  500  Footwear  index.  the  graph  assumes  the  investment  of  $00  in  the 

Company’s common stock, the S&P 500 index and the S&P 500 Footwear index at the market close on February , 2003 and the reinvestment 
monthly of all dividends.

Comparison of 5 Year Cumulative Total Return

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Period 

Index Returns

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S&P 500 index 
S&P 500 Footwear index* 
* The S&P 1500 Footwear Index consists of Crocs Inc., Deckers Outdoor Corp., Iconix Brand Group, Inc., K-Swiss Inc., Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Wolverine World Wide, Nike Inc. and Timberland Co.

FYE 04  
$  04.03 
36.34 
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FYE 05  
$  69.57 
43.4 
89.40 

FYE 06 
$  230.9 
59.60 
97.4 

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$  245.70 
83.24 
246.02 

FYE 03  
$  00.00 
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FYE 08
$  20.32
80.04
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this annual report contains certain forward-looking statements. actual results could be materially different. For discussion of 

some of the factors that could adversely affect future results, please see “management’s discussion and analysis of Financial 

Condition and results of operations” and the material under the caption “risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on form 

0-k for Fiscal 2008 filed with the Securities and exchange Commission.

F i n a n c i a l   H i g h l i g h t s  

FoR THE YEaR: 
net Sales 
earnings From Continuing operations 
net earnings 
diluted earnings Per Common Share
  From Continuing operations 
diluted net earnings Per Share  

aT YEaR End: 
working Capital 
Long-term debt 
Shareholders’ equity  
Shares outstanding 
Book value Per Share 
approximate number of Common
  Shareholders of record 

2008  

2007 

%Change

$  1,502,119,000 
8,488,000 
$ 
6,885,000 
$ 

$ 
$ 

0.36 
0.29 

$  238,093,000 
$  155,220,000 
$  421,415,000 
22,796,000 
18.25 

$ 

$  ,460,478,000 
68,247,000 
$ 
67,646,000 
$ 

$ 
$ 

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$ 
$ 

$ 

2.6 
2.59 

200,330,000 
09,250,000 
405,226,000 
22,742,000 
7.53 

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(88)%
(90)%

(86)%
(89)%

9 %
42 %
4 %
0 %
4 %

4,800 

4,900 

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S H a R E H o L d E R S ’   M E S S a g E

bob De n n Is (Le FT) an D HaL Pe n n I nGTon

To our shareholders:

Fiscal 2008 was in many ways a challenging year for Genesco. The effects of a difficult retail environment on our 

operating results were magnified by the distraction and expense of an unsolicited takeover attempt followed by a 

negotiated transaction that ended in litigation, which we settled in March. While we cannot pretend to be pleased 

with our performance during this past year, we are proud of the resilience of our fellow employees and encouraged 

by the renewed commitment and excitement about our potential that we sense as we begin the next chapter in 

the Genesco story.

“We are fortunate to have the same talented 

When we reported to you a year ago, we outlined 

management team, executing the same long-

term strategies in the same industry-leading 

businesses that we celebrated last year.” 

an optimistic vision and talked about the basis of 

our  optimism:  “We  are  operating  from  a  strong 

base, more than 2,000 stores, each focused on 

bringing our customers the products they want 

in shopping environments that reflect their tastes and lifestyles.  Most of all, we have a strong team – more than 

12,500 people in stores, distribution centers and offices, united in their commitment to help us reach our goals.”  

none of that has changed. We are fortunate to have the same talented management team, executing the same 

long-term strategies in the same industry-leading businesses that we celebrated last year.  In fact, we believe 

that our recent experience has sharpened our focus, heightened our appreciation for the inherent strengths of 

our company, and increased our determination to realize its potential.

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Many  apparel  and  footwear  retailers  felt  the  effects  of  weakening  consumer  demand  in  the  course  of  last  year, 

reflecting a combination of macroeconomic factors and a lack of fashion direction in significant market segments. 

our  retail  divisions  were  no  exception;  comparable  sales  for  the  year  decreased  in  the  Journeys,  Hat  World  and 

Underground station groups. on the branded side of our business, both Johnston & Murphy and Dockers Footwear 

were bright spots, with increased sales and double-digit operating margins, confirming the success of their product 

and marketing strategies and illustrating the benefits to the company of a diversified portfolio of businesses.

Looking ahead, while we expect the consumer environment to remain 

“For the longer term, our years of 

challenging for the near-term and have been prudent in our planning 

for Fiscal 2009, we have responded to our markets in ways that we 

expect to produce an improving performance trend in the course of 

the year. For the longer term, our years of experience in a cyclical 

business have taught us that strong companies emerge from periods 

experience in a cyclical business 

have 

taught  us 

that  strong 

companies emerge from periods 

of  challenge  even  stronger,  and 

of challenge even stronger, and we expect to do just that.

we expect to do just that.”

We continue to plan for a promising future, drawing on the talent of all our Genesco associates and the strategic 

strength of our businesses to lay the foundation for continued growth. We look forward to reporting to you on 

our progress.

Hal n. Pennington 
chairman and chief executive officer 

Robert J. Dennis
President and chief operating officer

eva®

Genesco has been an eva company since 1999. eva advances the analysis of operating performance one step 

beyond profitability by taking efficiency in capital  usage into account. essentially, eva recognizes that companies 

create  the  most  wealth  for  their  shareholders  by  making  the  greatest  possible  profit  with  the  fewest  possible 

net  assets.  In  fiscal  2008  we  did  not  exceed  our  annual  eva  improvement  goal.  because  everyone  at  Genesco 

recognizes  the  link  between  eva  improvement,  shareholders  wealth  creation  (and,  not  insignificantly,  our  own 

incentive compensation), we are committed to continue growing earnings while tightly managing assets, to meet or 

exceed our eva improvement goals.

				EVA	is	a	registered	trademark	of	Stern	Stewart	&	Co

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Journeys  is  a  leader  in  the  teen  retail  scene,  with  more 

than  800  stores  across  the  united  States,  including 

Puerto  rico  and  the  u.S.  virgin  islands.  Journeys  uses 

fashion savvy and merchandising science to keep in step 

with  the  fast-paced  footwear  and  accessories  market 

for 3- to 22-year-old men and women. Journeys sells a 

wide variety of hot teen brands including vans, Converse, 

dC  and  Puma.  the  Journeys  store  is  more  than  a  retail 

environment; it’s an extension of the customer’s lifestyle. 

From cool lighting to in-store television monitors playing 

fresh content and the latest music videos, to employees 

whose  lifestyle  and  self-image  match  their  customers’, 

the Journeys retail environment is designed to reflect its 

customers’ tastes and attitudes every bit as much as the 

merchandise  selection.  in  addition,  Journeys  reaches 

its  customers  through  a  direct  mail  catalog,  through 

the  internet  at  www.journeys.com  and 

through strategic cross-promotions.

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Launched  in  200  as  an  extension  of  the  highly  successful  Journeys 

footwear  retail  concept,  Journeys  kidz  is  a  unique  branded  kids 

footwear  retailer,  targeting  customers  five  to  2  years  old  with  trendy 

footwear  styles  and  accessories  from  brands  including  dC,  Puma, 

Converse and nike. whether it’s the skateboard-style footwear display, 

the  Playstation  terminals,  or  the  television  monitors  playing  cartoons 

and  music,  Journeys  kidz,  which  operates  5  stores,  has  a  visually 

exciting atmosphere that is both fun for kids and functional for parents. 

in  addition,  Journeys  kidz  reaches  its  customers  through  its  own 

website  www.journeyskidz.com  offering  an 

interactive  ecommerce option or “big kidz shoes 

in little kidz sizes.”

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underground  Station  is  a  mall-based  retail  concept  with  stores  located 

across the united States. underground Station markets trendy footwear 

and  apparel  to  a  brand-conscious  consumer  with  a  high-fashion 

mindset  who  values  cutting-edge  styles  and  the  latest  brands.  with 

more  than  75  stores,  the  division  also  markets  through  its  website 

www.undergroundstation.com.  underground  Station  offers  the  latest 

footwear  and  accessories  from  brands  like  Baby  Phat,  apple  Bottoms, 

Pastry,  ed  hardy,  Puma,  Converse  and  rocawear.  underground  Station 

targets  20-  to  35-year-old,  culturally  diverse,  urban  male  and  female 

customers.  underground  Station’s  up-to-date  merchandising  entices 

customers  to  view  the  store  as  a  destination 

to  find  out  about  the  latest  arrivals  from  the 

hottest brands.

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Craftsmanship,  innovation  and  style  are  the  hallmarks  of  the  Johnston  &  murphy  brand. 

Johnston & murphy continues to appeal to successful, affluent men with a broad array of 

footwear  and  accessories  appropriate  for  professional  working  environments.  the  brand 

strives to position itself in international airports or at stores in better malls across america. at 

Johnston & murphy, world-class service is the defining element of the shopping experience, 

combining  a  warm  and  inviting  store  environment  with  a  commitment  to  understand  the 

needs  of  our  consumers  and  continually  exceed  their  expectations  in  both  product  and 

service.  the  brand  also  sells  merchandise  and  promotes  its  stores  through  a  direct  mail 

catalog,  the  internet  at  www.johnstonmurphy.com  and  through  premier  specialty  and 

department stores nationwide as well as internationally.

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Shi  by  Journeys  is  the  Company’s  newest  concept,  a  brand  extension 

from genesco’s successful Journeys division. Shi by Journeys caters to 

fashionable women from their early 20s to mid 30s, and is designed to 

continue to serve the Journeys female customer as she matures and her 

fashion tastes evolve. this specialty store features fashionable branded 

and  private  label  footwear  and  accessories  relevant 

to the lifestyle of its trendy customer.

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Founded in 995, hat world inc. is comprised of more than 850 mall-based, airport, 

street level and factory outlet stores nationwide, and in Puerto rico and Canada, 

operating  primarily  under  the  Lids  and  hat  world  retail  brands.  indianapolis-

based hat world inc. is recognized as a leading specialty retail leader of officially 

licensed  and  branded  headwear.  hat  world  also  operates  smaller  retail  brands 

hat  Shack,  hat  Zone,  head  Quarters  and  Cap  Connection.  the  stores  offer  a 

vast  assortment  of  officially-licensed  and  branded  college,  mLB,  nBa,  nFL  and 

nhL  teams,  as  well  as  other  specialty  fashion  categories  all  in  the  latest  styles 

and  colors.  Select  stores  also  offer  a  strong  complementary  line  of  licensed 

apparel  and  custom  embroidery  capability.  the  company  serves  the  core  sports 

fan and fashion-conscious, trend-savvy mid-teen to mid-20s customer. hat world 

also  sells  products  and  promotes  the  stores  through  

the internet sites lids.com™ and lidskids.com.™ 

in october 2006, hat world launched Lids kids, a retail concept offering licensed 

and  branded  headwear,  apparel,  accessories  and  custom  embroidery  for  the 

younger  sports  fan  and  fashion  forward  youth  up  to  0  years  old. 

there  were  4  Lids  kids  stores  in  operation  as  of  the  end  of  the 

fiscal year with plans to grow the concept.

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dockers  Footwear  fills  another  important  niche  by  offering  men  aged  30  to  55  superior  styling, 

quality  and  value  in  moderately  priced  casual  fashion.  marketed  under  license  from  Levi  Strauss 

&  Co.,  dockers  remains  one  of  the  nation’s  most  recognized  brand  names.  offerings  range  from 

business  casual  to  weekend  casual.  this  lifestyle  brand  is  readily  available  through  many  of  the 

same national chains that carry dockers apparel, and in shoe chains and shoe 

stores across the country.

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F o r w a r d - lo o k I n G   s TaT e m e n T s

this discussion and the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, as well as item , Business, include certain 

forward-looking statements, which include statements regarding our intent, belief or expectations and all statements 

other than those made solely with respect to historical fact. actual results could differ materially from those reflected 

by the forward-looking statements in this discussion and a number of factors may adversely affect the forward-looking 

statements  and  the  Company’s  future  results,  liquidity,  capital  resources  or  prospects.  these  include  continuing 

weakness in the consumer economy, fashion trends that affect the sales or product margins of the Company’s retail 

product  offerings,  changes  in  the  timing  of  holidays  or  in  the  onset  of  seasonal  weather  affecting  period-to-period 

sales comparisons, changes in buying patterns by significant wholesale customers, disruptions in product supply or 

distribution, further unfavorable trends in fuel costs, foreign currency exchange rates, foreign labor and material costs, 

and  other  factors  affecting  the  cost  of  products,  and  competition  in  the  Company’s  markets.  additional  factors  that 

could affect the Company’s prospects and cause differences from expectations include the ability to open, staff and 

support additional retail stores on schedule and at acceptable expense levels and to renew leases in existing stores 

on  schedule  and  at  acceptable  expense  levels,  the  ability  to  negotiate  acceptable  lease  terminations  and  otherwise 

to  execute  the  previously  announced  store  closing  plans  on  schedule  and  at  expected  expense  levels,  unexpected 

changes to the market for our shares, variations from expected pension-related charges caused by conditions in the 

financial markets, and the outcome of litigation, investigations and environmental matters involving the Company. For 

a discussion of additional risk factors, See item a, risk Factors, in the Company’s annual report on Form 0-k.

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d e s c r I p T I o n   o F   B u s I n e s s

the Company is a leading retailer of branded footwear and of licensed and branded headwear, operating 2,75 retail 

footwear and headwear stores throughout the united States and Puerto rico including 34 headwear stores in Canada 

as of February 2, 2008. the Company also designs, sources, markets and distributes footwear under its own Johnston & 

murphy brand and under the licensed dockers® brand to more than 975 retail accounts in the united States, including a 

number of leading department, discount, and specialty stores.

the Company operates five reportable business segments (not including corporate): Journeys group, comprised of the 

Journeys, Journeys kidz and Shi by Journeys retail footwear chains, catalog and e-commerce operations; underground 

Station group, comprised of the underground Station and Jarman retail footwear chains and e-commerce operations; 

hat world group, comprised of the hat world, Lids, hat Shack, hat Zone, head Quarters, Cap Connection and Lids kids 

retail headwear chains and e-commerce operations; Johnston & murphy group, comprised of Johnston & murphy retail 

operations, catalog and e-commerce operations and wholesale distribution; and Licensed Brands, comprised primarily 

of dockers® Footwear sourced and marketed under a license from Levi Strauss & Company.

the Journeys retail footwear stores sell footwear and accessories primarily for 3- to 22-year-old men and women. 

the stores average approximately ,875 square feet. the Journeys kidz retail footwear stores sell footwear primarily 

for younger children, ages five to 2. these stores average approximately ,400 square feet. Shi by Journeys retail 

footwear stores, the first of which opened in november 2005, sell footwear and accessories to a target customer 

group consisting of fashion-conscious women in their early 20’s to mid 30’s. these stores average approximately 

2,25 square feet.

the underground Station group retail footwear stores sell footwear and accessories primarily for men and women in the 

20 to 35 age group. the underground Station group stores average approximately ,775 square feet. in may of 2007, 

the Company announced a plan to close or convert up to 57 underperforming stores, including 49 underground Station 

stores, due to the deterioration in the urban market. Previously, in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2004, the Company made 

the strategic decision to close 34 Jarman stores not suitable for conversion to underground Station stores subject to 

its ability to negotiate lease terminations. the Company intends to convert or close the remaining Jarman stores as 

quickly as it is financially feasible, subject to landlord approval. during Fiscal 2008, 2 Jarman stores were closed and 

two Jarman stores were converted to underground Station stores. during Fiscal 2007, 6 Jarman stores were closed 

and three were converted.

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the hat world, Lids, hat Shack, hat Zone, head Quarters and Cap Connection retail stores and kiosks sell licensed 

and branded headwear to men and women primarily in the early-teens to mid-20’s age group. hat world also operates 

Lids kids, offering licensed and branded headwear, apparel and accessories to children up to 0 years old. the hat 

world group locations average approximately 775 square feet and are primarily in malls, airports, street level stores 

and factory outlet stores throughout the united States, Puerto rico and in Canada.

Johnston  &  murphy  retail  shops  sell  a  broad  range  of  men’s  footwear  and  accessories.  these  shops  average 

approximately ,400 square feet and are located primarily in better malls nationwide. Johnston & murphy shoes are 

also distributed through the Company’s wholesale operations to better department and independent specialty stores. 

in addition, the Company sells Johnston & murphy footwear and accessories in factory stores located in factory outlet 

malls. these stores average approximately 2,350 square feet.

the Company entered into an exclusive license with Levi Strauss and Company to market men’s footwear in the united 

States  under  the  dockers®  brand  name  in  99.  Levi  Strauss  &  Co.  and  the  Company  have  subsequently  added 

additional territories, including Canada and mexico. the dockers license agreement was renewed november , 2006. 

the dockers license agreement, as amended, expires on december 3, 2009 with a Company option to renew through 

december 3, 202, subject to certain conditions. the Company uses the dockers name to market casual and dress 

casual footwear to men aged 30 to 55 through many of the same national retail chains that carry dockers slacks and 

sportswear and in department and specialty stores across the country.

s T r aT e G y

the  Company’s  strategy  has  been  to  seek  long-term,  organic  growth  by:    )  increasing  the  Company’s  store  base,    2) 

increasing retail square footage,  3) improving comparable store sales,  4) increasing operating margin and  5) enhancing 

the value of its brands. our future results are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other challenges, including those 

discussed under the caption “Forward-Looking Statements,” above and those discussed in item a, risk Factors, in the 

Company’s annual report on Form 0-k. generally, the Company attempts to develop strategies to help mitigate the risks it 

views as material, including those discussed in item a, risk Factors. among the most important of these factors are those 

related to consumer demand. Conditions in the external economy can affect demand, resulting in changes in sales and, as 

prices are adjusted to drive sales and manage inventories, in gross margins. Because fashion trends influencing many of the 

Company’s target customers (particularly customers of Journeys group, underground Station group and hat world group) 

can change rapidly, the Company believes that its ability to react quickly to those changes has been important to its success. 

even  when  the  Company  succeeds  in  aligning  its  merchandise  offerings  with  consumer  preferences,  those  preferences 

may affect results by, for example, driving sales of products with lower average selling prices. moreover, economic factors, 

such as current, high fuel prices and the possibility of recession, may reduce the consumer’s disposable income or his or 

her willingness to purchase discretionary items, and thus may reduce demand for the Company’s merchandise, regardless 

of the Company’s skill in detecting and responding to fashion trends. the Company believes its experience and discipline 

in merchandising and the buying power associated with its relative size in the industry are important to its ability to mitigate 

risks  associated  with  changing  customer  preferences  and  other  reductions  in  consumer  demand.  also  important  to  the 

Company’s long-term prospects are the availability and cost of appropriate locations for the Company’s retail concepts. the 

Company is opening stores in airports and on streets in major cities and tourist venues, among other locations, in an effort 

to broaden its selection of locations for additional stores beyond the malls that have traditionally been the dominant venue 

for its retail concepts.

s u m m a r y   o F   o p e r aT I n G   r e s u lT s

the Company’s net sales increased 2.9% during Fiscal 2008 compared to Fiscal 2007. the increase was driven primarily 

by an 8% increase in Licensed Brands sales, an % increase in hat world group sales, a 3% increase in Johnston & 

murphy group sales and a 2% increase in Journeys group sales offset by a 20% decrease in underground Station group 

sales. gross margin was flat as a percentage of net sales for Fiscal 2008. Selling and administrative expenses increased 

as a percentage of net sales during Fiscal 2008, reflecting increases as a percentage of net sales in Journeys group, 

underground Station group, hat world group and Johnston & murphy group, as well as an additional $27.6 million 

of  expense  associated  with  the  Company’s  now  terminated  merger  with  the  Finish  Line,  inc.  and  related  litigation 

with the Finish Line and its investment bankers. the Company recorded an effective tax rate of 74.% for Fiscal 2008  

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compared  to  38.6%  for  Fiscal  2007  as  a  result  of  the  non-deductible  expenses  incurred  in  connection  with  the  now 

terminated merger. earnings from operations decreased as a percentage of net sales during Fiscal 2008, primarily due 

to decreased earnings from operations in the Journeys group, underground Station group and hat world group, as a 

result of a difficult retail environment, particularly in footwear, partially offset by an increase in earnings from operations 

in the Johnston & murphy group and Licensed Brands, and as a result of the merger-related expense.

S i g n i f i c a n t   d e v e l o p m e n t s

T e r m I n aT e d   m e r G e r   a G r e e m e n T

the Company announced in June 2007 that the boards of directors of both genesco and the Finish Line, inc. had unanimously 

approved a definitive merger agreement under which the Finish Line would acquire all of the outstanding common shares of 

genesco at $54.50 per share in cash (the “Proposed merger”). the Finish Line breached the merger agreement and litigation 

ensued. the Proposed merger was terminated in march 2008 in connection with an agreement to settle the litigation with 

the Finish Line and its investment bankers for a cash payment of $75.0 million to the Company and a 2% equity stake 

in the Finish Line, which the Company has received. the Company will distribute to its shareholders 6,58,97 shares of 

Class  a  Common  Stock  of  the  Finish  Line,  inc.  the  Company  is  required  to  distribute  the  shares  to  its  shareholders  as 

soon as practicable once Finish Line registers the shares with the SeC and lists them on naSdaQ. the Company expects 

to set the record date for the distribution soon after the registration and listing process is complete. during Fiscal 2008, the 

Company expensed $27.6 million in merger-related costs and litigation expenses. as of march 25, 2008, the Company had 

expensed an additional $6. million of such costs and expenses in the first quarter of Fiscal 2009. the Company believes that 

most of the $27.6 million in merger-related costs and litigation expenses will be tax deductible in Fiscal 2009. For additional 

information, see the “merger-related Litigation” section in note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

h aT   s h a c k   a c q u I s I T I o n

on January , 2007, hat world acquired 00% of the outstanding stock of hat Shack, inc., which operated 49 hat 

Shack retail headwear stores located primarily in the southeastern united States, for a purchase price of $6.6 million 

plus debt assumed of $2.2 million funded from cash on hand.

r e s T r u c T u r I n G   a n d   o T h e r   c h a r G e s

the Company recorded a total pretax charge to earnings of $0.6 million ($6.4 million net of tax) in Fiscal 2008. the 

charge reflected in restructuring and other, net included $8.7 million of charges for retail store asset impairments and 

$.5 million for lease terminations, offset by $0.5 million in excise tax refunds and an antitrust settlement. the asset 

impairments reflected deterioration in the urban market as well as underperforming stores in some of the Company’s 

other markets. also included in the charge was $0.9 million in excess markdowns related to the underground Station 

group store lease terminations which is reflected in cost of sales on the Consolidated Statements of earnings.

the Company recorded a pretax charge to earnings of $. million ($0.7 million net of tax) in Fiscal 2007. the charge 

included $2.2 million of charges for asset impairments and the early termination of a license agreement offset by $. 

million of gift card related income and a favorable litigation settlement.

the Company recorded a pretax charge to earnings of $2.3 million ($.4 million net of tax) in Fiscal 2006. the charge 

included $.7 million for the settlement of a California employment class action and $0.6 million for retail store asset 

impairments and lease terminations of 3 Jarman stores pursuant to the plan announced by the Company in Fiscal 

2004 to close or convert into other retail concepts all remaining Jarman stores.

p o s T r e T I r e m e n T   B e n e F I T   l I a B I l I T y   a d j u s T m e n T s

the return on pension plan assets was a gain of $9.2 million for Fiscal 2008 compared to a gain of $9.5 million in Fiscal 

2007. the interest rate used to measure benefit obligations increased from 5.75% to 5.875% in Fiscal 2008. as a result 

of the increase in return on plan assets and the increase in the discount rate, the pension liability was reduced to $6.6 

million  on  the  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets  compared  to  $4.3  million  in  Fiscal  2007.  there  was  a  decrease  in  the 

pension liability adjustment of $4. million (net of tax) in accumulated other comprehensive loss in shareholders’ equity. 

depending upon future interest rates and returns on plan assets, and other known and unknown factors, there can be 

no assurance that additional adjustments in future periods will not be required.

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s h a r e   r e p u r c h a s e   p r o G r a m

in march 2008, the board authorized up to $00.0 million in stock repurchases primarily funded with the after-tax cash proceeds of 

the settlement of the merger-related litigation discussed above under the heading “terminated merger agreement.”

d I s c o n T I n u e d   o p e r aT I o n s

For the year ended February 2, 2008, the Company recorded an additional charge to earnings of $2.6 million ($.6 million 

net  of  tax)  reflected  in  discontinued  operations,  including  $2.9  million  primarily  for  anticipated  costs  of  environmental 

remedial alternatives related to former facilities operated by the Company offset by a $0.3 million gain for excess provisions 

to prior discontinued operations. For additional information, see note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

For the year ended February 3, 2007, the Company recorded an additional charge to earnings of $.0 million ($0.6 million 

net  of  tax)  reflected  in  discontinued  operations,  including  $.  million  primarily  for  anticipated  costs  of  environmental 

remedial alternatives related to former facilities operated by the Company offset by a $0. million gain for excess provisions 

to prior discontinued operations. For additional information, see note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

For the year ended January 28, 2006, the Company recorded a credit to earnings of $0. million ($0. million net of tax) 

reflected in discontinued operations, including a $0.9 million gain for excess provisions to prior discontinued operations 

offset  by  $0.8  million  primarily  for  anticipated  costs  of  environmental  remedial  alternatives  related  to  former  facilities 

operated by the Company. For additional information, see note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

C r i t i c a l   a c c o u n t i n g   Po l i c i e s

I n v e n T o r y   v a l u aT I o n

as discussed in note  to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company values its inventories at the lower of 

cost or market.

in its wholesale operations, cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FiFo) method. market is determined using 

a  system  of  analysis  which  evaluates  inventory  at  the  stock  number  level  based  on  factors  such  as  inventory  turn, 

average  selling  price,  inventory  level,  and  selling  prices  reflected  in  future  orders.  the  Company  provides  reserves 

when the inventory has not been marked down to market based on current selling prices or when the inventory is not 

turning and is not expected to turn at levels satisfactory to the Company.

in its retail operations, other than the hat world segment, the Company employs the retail inventory method, applying 

average cost-to-retail ratios to the retail value of inventories. under the retail inventory method, valuing inventory at the 

lower of cost or market is achieved as markdowns are taken or accrued as a reduction of the retail value of inventories.

inherent  in  the  retail  inventory  method  are  subjective  judgments  and  estimates  including  merchandise  mark-on, 

markups, markdowns, and shrinkage. these judgments and estimates, coupled with the fact that the retail inventory 

method is an averaging process, could produce a range of cost figures. to reduce the risk of inaccuracy and to ensure 

consistent  presentation,  the  Company  employs  the  retail  inventory  method  in  multiple  subclasses  of  inventory  with 

similar  gross  margins,  and  analyzes  markdown  requirements  at  the  stock  number  level  based  on  factors  such  as 

inventory turn, average selling price, and inventory age. in addition, the Company accrues markdowns as necessary. 

these additional markdown accruals reflect all of the above factors as well as current agreements to return products 

to vendors and vendor agreements to provide markdown support. in addition to markdown provisions, the Company 

maintains provisions for shrinkage and damaged goods based on historical rates. a change of 0 percent from the 

recorded amounts for all such provisions would have changed inventory by $.3 million at February 2, 2008.

the hat world segment employs the moving average cost method for valuing inventories and applies freight using an 

allocation method. the Company provides a valuation allowance for slow-moving inventory based on negative margins 

and estimated shrink based on historical experience and specific analysis, where appropriate.

inherent in the analysis of both wholesale and retail inventory valuation are subjective judgments about current market 

conditions, fashion trends, and overall economic conditions. Failure to make appropriate conclusions regarding these 

factors may result in an overstatement or understatement of inventory value.

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I m pa I r m e n T   o F   lo n G - l I v e d   a s s e T s

as discussed in note  to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company periodically assesses the realizability of 

its long-lived assets and evaluates such assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate 

that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. asset impairment is determined to exist if estimated future 

cash flows, undiscounted and without interest charges, are less than the carrying amount. inherent in the analysis of 

impairment are subjective judgments about future cash flows. Failure to make appropriate conclusions regarding these 

judgments may result in an overstatement or understatement of the value of long-lived assets.

e n v I r o n m e n Ta l   a n d   o T h e r   c o n T I n G e n c I e s

the Company is subject to certain loss contingencies related to environmental proceedings and other legal matters, 

including those disclosed in note 4 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. the Company has made 

provisions for certain of these contingencies, including approximately $2.9 million reflected in Fiscal 2008, $. million 

reflected in Fiscal 2007 and $0.8 million reflected in Fiscal 2006. the Company monitors these matters on an ongoing 

basis  and,  on  a  quarterly  basis,  management  reviews  the  Company’s  reserves  and  accruals  in  relation  to  each  of 

them, adjusting provisions as management deems necessary in view of changes in available information. Changes in 

estimates of liability are reported in the periods when they occur. Consequently, management believes that its reserve 

in relation to each proceeding is a best estimate of probable loss connected to the proceeding, or in cases in which 

no  best  estimate  is  possible,  the  minimum  amount  in  the  range  of  estimated  losses,  based  upon  its  analysis  of  the 

facts and circumstances as of the close of the most recent fiscal quarter. however, because of uncertainties and risks 

inherent in litigation generally and in environmental proceedings in particular, there can be no assurance that future 

developments  will  not  require  additional  reserves  to  be  set  aside,  that  some  or  all  reserves  will  be  adequate  or  that 

the amounts of any such additional reserves or any such inadequacy will not have a material adverse effect upon the 

Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

r e v e n u e   r e c o G n I T I o n

retail sales are recorded at the point of sale and are net of estimated returns and exclude sales taxes. Catalog and 

internet  sales  are  recorded  at  time  of  delivery  to  the  customer  and  are  net  of  estimated  returns.  wholesale  revenue 

is  recorded  net  of  estimated  returns  and  allowances  for  markdowns,  damages  and  miscellaneous  claims  when  the 

related goods have been shipped and legal title has passed to the customer. Shipping and handling costs charged to 

customers are included in net sales. estimated returns are based on historical returns and claims. actual amounts of 

markdowns have not differed materially from estimates. actual returns and claims in any future period may differ from 

historical experience.

I n c o m e   Ta x e s

as part of the process of preparing Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company is required to estimate its income 

taxes in each of the tax jurisdictions in which it operates. this process involves estimating actual current tax obligations 

together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of certain items for tax and accounting 

purposes, such as depreciation of property and equipment and valuation of inventories. these temporary differences 

result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. the Company 

then assesses the likelihood that its deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income. actual results 

could  differ  from  this  assessment  if  adequate  taxable  income  is  not  generated  in  future  periods.  to  the  extent  the 

Company  believes  that  recovery  of  an  asset  is  at  risk,  valuation  allowances  are  established.  to  the  extent  valuation 

allowances are established or increase the allowances in a period, the Company includes an expense within the tax 

provision in the Consolidated Statements of operations.

income  tax  reserves  are  determined  using  the  methodology  established  by  FaSB  interpretation  48,  accounting  for 

uncertainty in income taxes—an interpretation of FaSB Statement 09 (“Fin 48”). Fin 48, which was adopted by the 

Company  as  of  February  4,  2007,  requires  companies  to  assess  each  income  tax  position  taken  using  a  two  step 

process. a determination is first made as to whether it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained, based 

upon the technical merits, upon examination by the taxing authorities. if the tax position is expected to meet the more 

likely than not criteria, the benefit recorded for the tax position equals the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely 

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to be realized upon ultimate settlement of the respective tax position. uncertain tax positions require determinations 

and  estimated  liabilities  to  be  made  based  on  provisions  of  the  tax  law  which  may  be  subject  to  change  or  varying 

interpretation. if the Company’s determinations and estimates prove to be inaccurate, the resulting adjustments could 

be material to its future financial results. See note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information 

regarding income taxes.

p o s T r e T I r e m e n T   B e n e F I T s   p l a n   a c c o u n T I n G

Substantially  all  full-time  employees,  who  also  had  ,000  hours  of  service  in  Calendar  2004,  except  employees  in  the 

hat world segment, are covered by a defined benefit pension plan. the Company froze the defined benefit pension plan 

effective January , 2005. the Company also provides certain former employees with limited medical and life insurance 

benefits. the Company funds at least the minimum amount required by the employee retirement income Security act.

in  September  2006,  the  FaSB  issued  SFaS  no.  58,  which  requires  companies  to  recognize  the  overfunded  or 

underfunded status of postretirement benefit plans as an asset or liability in its Consolidated Balance Sheets and to 

recognize  changes  in  that  funded  status  in  accumulated  other  comprehensive  loss,  net  of  tax,  in  the  year  in  which 

the  changes  occur.  this  statement  did  not  change  the  accounting  for  plans  required  by  SFaS  no.  87,  “employers’ 

accounting for Pensions” (“SFaS no. 87”) and it did not eliminate any of the expanded disclosures required by SFaS 

no. 32(r). on February 3, 2007, the Company adopted the recognition and disclosure provisions of SFaS no. 58. as 

a result of the adoption of SFaS no. 58, the Company recognized a $0.8 million (net of tax) cumulative adjustment in 

accumulated other comprehensive loss in shareholders’ equity for Fiscal 2007 related to the Company’s post-retirement 

medical and life insurance benefits. SFaS no. 58 also requires companies to measure the funded status of a plan as 

of the date of its fiscal year end. this requirement of SFaS no. 58 is not effective for the Company until Fiscal 2009. 

the Company does not believe the adoption of the measurement date will have a material impact of the Company’s 

results of operations or financial position.

the  Company  accounts  for  the  defined  benefit  pension  plans  using  SFaS  no.  87,  as  amended.  as  permitted  under 

SFaS no. 87, pension expense is recognized on an accrual basis over employees’ approximate service periods. the 

calculation  of  pension  expense  and  the  corresponding  liability  requires  the  use  of  a  number  of  critical  assumptions, 

including the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets and the assumed discount rate, as well as the recognition 

of actuarial gains and losses. Changes in these assumptions can result in different expense and liability amounts, and 

future actual experience can differ from these assumptions.

L o n g   te r m   r a t e   o f   r e t u r n   a s s u m p t i o n   – Pension expense increases as the expected rate of return on pension 

plan assets decreases. the Company estimates that the pension plan assets will generate a long-term rate of return 

of 8.25%. to develop this assumption, the Company considered historical asset returns, the current asset allocation 

and future expectations of asset returns. the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is based on a long-term 

investment  policy  of  50%  u.S.  equities,  3%  international  equities,  35%  u.S.  fixed  income  securities  and  2%  cash 

equivalents. For Fiscal 2008, if the expected rate of return had been decreased by %, net pension expense would have 

increased by $.0 million, and if the expected rate of return had been increased by %, net pension expense would 

have decreased by $.0 million.

d i s c o u n t  r a t e  – Pension liability and future pension expense increase as the discount rate is reduced. the Company 

discounted  future  pension  obligations  using  a  rate  of  5.875%,  5.75%,  and  5.50%  for  Fiscal  2008,  2007  and  2006, 

respectively.  the  discount  rate  is  determined  based  on  the  current  yields  on  a  portfolio  of  high  quality  long-term 

bonds. For Fiscal 2008, if the discount rate had been increased by 0.5%, net pension expense would have decreased 

by $0.6 million, and if the discount rate had been decreased by 0.5%, net pension expense would have increased by 

$0.6 million. in addition, if the discount rate had been increased by 0.5%, the projected benefit obligation would have 

decreased by $5.4 million and the accumulated benefit obligation would have decreased by $5.4 million. if the discount 

rate had been decreased by 0.5%, the projected benefit obligation would have been increased by $5.9 million and the 

accumulated benefit obligation would have increased by $5.9 million.

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a m o r t i z a t i o n  o f  g a i n s  a n d  L o s s e s  – the significant declines experienced in the financial markets have unfavorably 

impacted  pension  asset  performance.  the  Company  utilizes  a  calculated  value  of  assets,  which  is  an  averaging 

method that recognizes changes in the fair values of assets over a period of five years. at the end of Fiscal 2008, the 

Company had unrecognized actuarial losses of $28.0 million. accounting principles generally accepted in the united 

States require that the Company recognize a portion of these losses when they exceed a calculated threshold. these 

losses  might  be  recognized  as  a  component  of  pension  expense  in  future  years  and  would  be  amortized  over  the 

average  future  service  of  employees,  which  is  currently  five  and  a  half  years.  Future  changes  in  plan  asset  returns, 

assumed discount rates and various other factors related to the pension plan will impact future pension expense and 

liabilities, including increasing or decreasing unrecognized actuarial gains and losses.

the Company recognized expense for its defined benefit pension plans of $3. million, $3.4 million and $3.7 million in 

Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. the Company’s board of directors approved freezing the Company’s defined 

pension  benefit  plan  effective  January  ,  2005.  the  Company’s  pension  expense  is  expected  to  decrease  in  Fiscal 

2009 by approximately $.6 million due to the net effect of an increase in the discount rate from 5.75% to 5.875% and 

a smaller actuarial loss to be amortized.

s h a r e - B a s e d   c o m p e n s aT I o n

the  Company  has  share-based  compensation  plans  covering  certain  members  of  management  and  non-employee 

directors. Prior to January 29, 2006, the Company accounted for these plans under the recognition and measurement 

provisions  of  aPB  no.  25,  “accounting  for  Stock  issued  to  employees,”  and  related  interpretations,  as  permitted  by 

SFaS no. 23. accordingly, no compensation expense was recognized for fixed option plans in Fiscal 2006 because 

the exercise prices of employee stock options equaled or exceeded the market prices of the underlying stock on the 

date of grant.

Pursuant to SFaS no. 23 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFaS no. 23(r)”), adopted on the first day of 

Fiscal  2007,  the  Company  recognizes  compensation  expense  for  share-based  payments  based  on  the  fair  value  of 

the awards. For Fiscal 2008 and 2007, share-based compensation was $3.2 million and $4. million, respectively. For 

Fiscal  2008  and  2007,  restricted  stock  expense  was  $4.6  million  and  $3.4  million,  respectively.  the  benefits  of  tax 

deductions in excess of recognized compensation expense are reported as a financing cash flow.

the Company estimates the fair value of each option award on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing 

model.  the  application  of  this  valuation  model  involves  assumptions  that  are  judgmental  and  highly  sensitive  in  the 

determination  of  compensation  expense,  including  expected  stock  price  volatility.  the  Company  bases  expected 

volatility  on  historical  term  structures.  the  Company  bases  the  risk  free  rate  on  an  interest  rate  for  a  bond  with  a 

maturity commensurate with the expected term estimate. the Company estimates the expected term of stock options 

using  historical  exercise  and  employee  termination  experience.  the  Company  does  not  currently  pay  a  dividend  on 

common stock. the fair value of employee restricted stock is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s 

stock on the date of the grant.

in  addition  to  the  key  assumptions  used  in  the  Black-Scholes  model,  the  estimated  forfeiture  rate  at  the  time  of 

valuation (which is based on historical experience for similar options) is a critical assumption, as it reduces expense 

ratably over the vesting period. Shared-based compensation expense is recorded based on a 2% expected forfeiture 

rate  and  is  adjusted  annually  for  actual  forfeitures.  the  Company  reviews  the  expected  forfeiture  rate  annually  to 

determine  if  that  percent  is  still  reasonable  based  on  historical  experience.  the  Company  believes  its  estimates  are 

reasonable in the context of actual (historical) experience. See note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for 

additional information regarding the Company’s share-based compensation plans.

C o m p a r a b l e   S a l e s

Comparable store sales begin in the fifty-third week of a store’s operation. temporarily closed stores are excluded from 

the  comparable  store  sales  calculation  for  every  full  week  of  the  store  closing.  expanded  stores  are  excluded  from 

the comparable store sales calculation until the fifty-third week of operation in the expanded format. e-commerce and 

catalog sales are excluded from comparable store sales calculations. 

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after issuing its press release on march 3, 2008, reporting fourth quarter and Fiscal 2008 operating results, the Company 

received  late  invoices  totaling  $865,000  for  services  rendered  prior  to  February  2,  2008  in  connection  with  litigation  over 

the Company’s now-terminated merger agreement with the Finish Line, inc. the Company determined that in accordance 

with u.S. generally accepted accounting principles, such services should be expensed in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2008. 

accordingly, as reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements and as discussed in this report, earnings from continuing 

operations,  net  earnings  and  other  financial  measures,  as  applicable,  for  the  fourth  quarter  and  Fiscal  2008  have  been 

adjusted from the amounts reported in the march 3, 2008, earnings release by the amount of the additional expense.

r e s u l t s   o f   o p e r a t i o n s – F i s c a l   2 0 0 8   C o m p a r e d   t o   F i s c a l   2 0 0 7

the  Company’s  net  sales  for  Fiscal  2008  (52  weeks)  increased  2.9%  to  $.50  billion  from  $.46  billion  in  Fiscal  2007 

(53 weeks). net sales for the 53rd week of Fiscal 2007 are estimated at $24.7 million, based on actual retail sales and 

estimated wholesales sales. wholesale sales are recognized upon shipment. the Company believes that a portion of the 

shipments that occurred in the final week would have occurred during the quarter even if it had not included the final week. 

its estimate of the amount of such sales is excluded from the estimate of sales for the 53rd week. excluding the 53rd week 

in Fiscal 2007, the net sales increase from the adjusted 52-week period last year was approximately 5%. the increase in net 

sales was a result of a higher number of stores in operation offset by a decrease in comparable store sales in the Journeys 

group,  underground  Station  group  and  hat  world  group,  reflecting  generally  challenging  economic  conditions  and  a 

difficult retail environment, especially in footwear. gross margin increased 2.8% to $75.2 million in Fiscal 2008 from $730.8 

million  in Fiscal 2007 but was flat as a percentage of net sales  at 50.0%. Selling and administrative expenses in Fiscal 

2008 increased 4.4% from Fiscal 2007 and increased as a percentage of net sales from 4.7% to 46.4% including $27.6 

million of expenses relating to the now-terminated merger agreement with the Finish Line, which accounted for 84 basis 

points of the increase. the Company records buying and merchandising and occupancy costs in selling and administrative 

expense. Because the Company does not include these costs in cost of sales, the Company’s gross margin may not be 

comparable to other retailers that include these costs in the calculation of gross margin. explanations of the changes in 

results of operations are provided by business segment in discussions following these introductory paragraphs.

earnings  before  income  taxes  from  continuing  operations  (“pretax  earnings”)  for  Fiscal  2008  were  $32.7  million 

compared to $. million for Fiscal 2007. Pretax earnings for Fiscal 2008 included restructuring and other charges 

of $0.6 million, including $8.7 million of charges for asset impairments and $.5 million for lease terminations, offset 

by $0.5 million in excise tax refunds and an antitrust settlement. also included in the charge was $0.9 million in excess 

markdowns related to the underground Station group store lease terminations which is reflected in cost of sales on the 

Consolidated Statements of earnings. Pretax earnings for Fiscal 2008 also included $27.6 million in expenses relating 

to the merger agreement with the Finish Line and a $0.5 million gain from insurance proceeds relating to hurricane 

katrina. Pretax earnings for Fiscal 2007 included restructuring and other charges of $. million, including $2.2 million 

of charges for asset impairments and the termination of a small license agreement offset by $. million of income for 

gift card breakage and a favorable litigation settlement.

net  earnings  for  Fiscal  2008  were  $6.9  million  ($0.29  diluted  earnings  per  share)  compared  to  $67.6  million  ($2.59 

diluted earnings per share) for Fiscal 2007. net earnings for Fiscal 2008 included $.6 million ($0.07 diluted earnings 

per  share)  charge  to  earnings  (net  of  tax),  including  $.8  million  primarily  for  anticipated  costs  of  environmental 

remedial  alternatives  related  to  former  facilities  operated  by  the  Company  offset  by  a  $0.2  million  gain  for  excess 

provisions to prior discontinued operations. net earnings for Fiscal 2007 included $0.6 million ($0.02 diluted earnings 

per share) charge to earnings (net of tax), including $0.7 million primarily for anticipated costs of environmental remedial 

alternatives related to former facilities operated by the Company offset by a $0. million gain for excess provisions to 

prior  discontinued  operations.  the  Company  recorded  an  effective  federal  income  tax  rate  of  74.%  for  Fiscal  2008 

compared to 38.6% for Fiscal 2007. the variance in the effective tax rate for Fiscal 2008 compared to Fiscal 2007 is 

primarily attributable to non-deductible expenses incurred in connection with merger-related expenses and to Fin 48 

adjustments.  the  merger  agreement  was  terminated  on  march  3,  2008  and  the  Company  believes  that  most  of  the 

$27.6 million in merger related costs and litigation expenses will be tax deductible in Fiscal 2009. See notes 9 and 4 

to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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Journeys group

d o L L a R S   I n   T H o u S a n d S  
n e t   s a l e s  
e a r n i n g s   f r o m   o p e r a t i o n s  
o p e r a t i n g   m a r g i n  

F I S C a L   Y E a R   E n d E d  

P E R C E n T

2 0 0 8  

2 0 0 7  
$  7 1 3 , 3 6 6   $  6 9 6 , 8 8 9  
$   5 1 , 0 9 7   $   8 3 , 8 3 5  
 2 . 0 %

7 . 2 %    

C H a n g E
2 . 4 %
( 3 9 . ) %

net sales from Journeys group increased 2.4% to $73.4 million for Fiscal 2008 from $696.9 million for Fiscal 2007. 

the increase reflects a 3% increase in average Journeys stores operated (i.e., the sum of the number of stores open 

on the first day of the fiscal year and the last day of each fiscal month during the year divided by thirteen) offset by a 

4% decrease in comparable store sales. the comparable store sales decrease reflects a 2% decrease in footwear unit 

comparable sales and a 3% decrease in average price per pair of shoes. the average price decrease primarily reflects 

changes in product mix and increased markdowns. total unit sales increased 5% during the same period. the store 

count for Journeys group was 967 stores at the end of Fiscal 2008, including 5 Journeys kidz stores and 47 Shi by 

Journeys stores, compared to 853 Journeys group stores at the end of Fiscal 2007, including 73 Journeys kidz stores 

and 2 Shi by Journeys stores.

Journeys  group  earnings  from  operations  for  Fiscal  2008  decreased  39.%  to  $5.  million,  compared  to  $83.8 

million for Fiscal 2007. the decrease was primarily attributable to increased expenses as a percentage of net sales, 

reflecting negative comparable store sales and increases in (i) rent expense related to relocation from smaller sized, 

volume-constrained locations to bigger stores in order to offer a broader selection of products, new stores and lease 

renewals, and (ii) employee expenses due to higher minimum wage costs combined with decreased gross margin as 

a percentage of net sales reflecting increased markdowns.

underground Station group

d o L L a R S   I n   T H o u S a n d S  
n e t   s a l e s  
( L o s s )   e a r n i n g s   f r o m   o p e r a t i o n s  
o p e r a t i n g   m a r g i n  

F I S C a L   Y E a R   E n d E d  

2 0 0 8  

2 0 0 7  
$  1 2 4 , 0 0 2   $   5 5 , 0 6 9  
3 , 8 4 4  
$   ( 7 , 7 1 0 )   $  
2 . 5 %
( 6 . 2 ) %    

P E R C E n T

C H a n g E
( 2 0 . 0 ) %
n m

net sales from the underground Station group decreased 20.0% to $24.0 million for Fiscal 2008 from $55. million for 

Fiscal 2007. Sales for underground Station stores decreased 6% for Fiscal 2008. Sales for Jarman retail stores decreased 

4% for Fiscal 2008, reflecting a 39% decrease in the average number of Jarman stores operated related to the Company’s 

strategy of closing Jarman stores or converting them to underground Station stores. Comparable store sales decreased 

6% for the underground Station group, 7% for underground Station stores and 0% for Jarman stores. the decrease in 

comparable store sales was primarily due to the weak urban market, ongoing softness in athletic shoes and the absence 

this year of the chain’s formerly most popular athletic brand from its product offering. the average price per pair of shoes 

for underground Station group decreased 0% for Fiscal 2008 and unit sales decreased 0% during the same period. the 

average price per pair of shoes at underground Station stores decreased % during the year, primarily reflecting changes 

in  product  mix  and  increased  markdowns.  unit  sales  decreased  4%  during  Fiscal  2008.  underground  Station  group 

operated 92 stores at the end of Fiscal 2008, including 76 underground Station stores. during Fiscal 2008, two Jarman 

stores were converted to underground Station stores. the Company had operated 223 underground Station group stores 

at the end of Fiscal 2007, including 93 underground Station stores.

underground Station group loss from operations for Fiscal 2008 was $(7.7) million compared to earnings from operations of 

$3.8 million for the same period last year. the decrease was due to decreased net sales, increased expenses as a percentage 

of net sales reflecting negative leverage in expenses, particularly in store-related expenses from negative comparable store 

sales, and decreased gross margin as a percentage of net sales reflecting increased markdowns.

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hat world group

d o L L a R S   I n   T H o u S a n d S  
n e t   s a l e s  
e a r n i n g s   f r o m   o p e r a t i o n s  
o p e r a t i n g   m a r g i n  

F I S C a L   Y E a R   E n d E d  

2 0 0 8  

2 0 0 7  
$  3 7 8 , 9 1 3   $  3 4 2 , 6 4   
$   3 1 , 9 8 7   $   4  , 3 5 9  

8 . 4 %    

 2 .  %

P E R C E n T

C H a n g E
 0 . 6 %
( 2 2 . 7 ) %

net sales from the hat world group increased 0.6% to $378.9 million for Fiscal 2008 from $342.6 million for Fiscal 

2007. the increase reflects primarily a 20% increase in average stores operated offset by a 2% decrease in comparable 

store sales. the comparable store sales were impacted by a challenging urban market among other factors, partially 

offset by strength in Core major League Baseball products and branded action headwear. hat world group operated 

862 stores at the end of Fiscal 2008, including 34 stores in Canada and 4 Lids kids stores, compared to 785 stores 

at the end of Fiscal 2007, including 26 stores in Canada and three Lids kids stores.

hat world group earnings from operations for Fiscal 2008 decreased 22.7% to $32.0 million compared to $4.4 million 

for Fiscal 2007. the decrease in operating income was primarily due to increased expenses as a percentage of net 

sales,  resulting  from  store  growth  and  negative  leverage  in  store-related  expenses  from  negative  comparable  store 

sales, increased rent from lease renewals as well as decreased gross margin as a percentage of net sales reflecting 

increased promotional activity.

Johnston & murphy group

d o L L a R S   I n   T H o u S a n d S  
n e t   s a l e s  
e a r n i n g s   f r o m   o p e r a t i o n s  
o p e r a t i n g   m a r g i n  

F I S C a L   Y E a R   E n d E d  

P E R C E n T

2 0 0 8  

2 0 0 7  
$  1 9 2 , 4 8 7   $   8 6 , 9 7 9  
$   1 9 , 8 0 7   $    5 , 3 3 7  
8 . 2 %

1 0 . 3 %    

C H a n g E
2 . 9 %
2 9 .  %

Johnston  &  murphy  group  net  sales  increased  2.9%  to  $92.5  million  for  Fiscal  2008  from  $87.0  million  for  Fiscal 

2007,  reflecting  a  2%  increase  in  comparable  store  sales  combined  with  a  4%  increase  in  average  stores  operated 

for Johnston & murphy retail operations and a 4% increase in Johnston & murphy wholesale sales. unit sales for the 

Johnston & murphy wholesale business increased 2% in Fiscal 2008, and the average price per pair of shoes increased 

2% for the same period. retail operations accounted for 74.2% of Johnston & murphy group sales in Fiscal 2008, down 

slightly from 74.3% in Fiscal 2007 primarily due to increased wholesale sales. the average price per pair of shoes for 

Johnston & murphy retail increased 4% (6% in the Johnston & murphy shops) in Fiscal 2008, primarily due to changes 

in product mix and increased prices in certain styles, while unit sales decreased 6% during the same period. the store 

count for Johnston & murphy retail operations at the end of Fiscal 2008 included 54 Johnston & murphy stores and 

factory stores compared to 48 Johnston & murphy stores and factory stores at the end of Fiscal 2007.

Johnston  &  murphy  earnings  from  operations  for  Fiscal  2008  increased  29.%  to  $9.8  million  from  $5.3  million 

for  Fiscal  2007,  primarily  due  to  increased  gross  margin  as  a  percentage  of  net  sales,  reflecting  fewer  markdowns, 

increased  prices  and  better  sourcing  in  both  the  retail  and  wholesale  businesses  and  lower  off-priced  sales  in  the 

wholesale  business  as  well  as  increased  net  sales.  the  Company  believes  the  gross  margins  in  Fiscal  2008  reflect 

most of the gains from better sourcing as weakness in the dollar is putting price pressures on the cost of products.

Licensed Brands

d o L L a R S   I n   T H o u S a n d S  
n e t   s a l e s  
e a r n i n g s   f r o m   o p e r a t i o n s  
o p e r a t i n g   m a r g i n  

F I S C a L   Y E a R   E n d E d  

P E R C E n T

2 0 0 8  

2 0 0 7  
$      9 2 , 7 0 6   $     7 8 , 4 2 2  
6 , 7 7 7  
$   1 0 , 9 7 6   $  

1 1 . 8 %    

8 . 6 %

C H a n g E
 8 . 2 %
6 2 .0 %

Licensed  Brands’  net  sales  increased  8.2%  to  $92.7  million  for  Fiscal  2008  from  $78.4  million  for  Fiscal  2007.  the 

sales  increase  reflects  a  4%  increase  in  sales  of  dockers  Footwear  and  incremental  sales  from  the  initial  rollout  of 

a new line of footwear that the Company is sourcing exclusively for kohl’s department stores. unit sales for dockers 

Footwear increased 0% for Fiscal 2008 and the average price per pair of shoes increased 3% for the same period.

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Licensed Brands’ earnings from operations for Fiscal 2008 increased 62.0%, from $6.8 million for Fiscal 2007 to $.0 

million,  primarily  due  to  increased  gross  margin  as  a  percentage  of  net  sales,  increased  net  sales  and  decreased 

expenses as a percentage of net sales. the Company believes the sales gains will moderate in Fiscal 2009 due to both 

the economic environment and limited opportunity to continue to grow the business with existing accounts.

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Corporate and other expenses for Fiscal 2008 were $6.0 million compared to $30. million for Fiscal 2007. Corporate 

expenses  in  Fiscal  2008  included  $27.6  million  in  merger-related  expenses  and  a  $0.5  million  gain  from  insurance 

proceeds  relating  to  hurricane  katrina.  Corporate  and  other  expenses  for  Fiscal  2008  also  included  $9.7  million  of 

restructuring and other charges, primarily for asset impairments and lease terminations offset by excise tax refunds and 

an antitrust settlement. Corporate and other cost of sales for Fiscal 2008 included $0.9 million in excess markdowns 

related to underground Station group lease terminations. Corporate and other expenses for Fiscal 2007 included $. 

million  of  restructuring  and  other  charges,  primarily  for  asset  impairments  and  the  termination  of  a  small  licensing 

agreement offset by income for gift card breakage and a favorable litigation settlement.

interest expense increased 9.9% from $0.5 million in Fiscal 2007 to $2.6 million in Fiscal 2008, primarily due to the 

increase in the average revolver borrowings from $6.8 million in Fiscal 2007 to $65.9 million this year due to decreased 

net earnings and increased seasonal borrowings.

interest income decreased 74.3% from $0.6 million in Fiscal 2007 to $0. million in Fiscal 2008, due to the decrease in 

average short-term investments.

R e s u l t s   o f   o p e r a t i o n s — F i s c a l   2 0 0 7   C o m p a r e d   t o   F i s c a l   2 0 0 6

the Company’s net sales for Fiscal 2007 (53 weeks) increased 3.8% to $.5 billion from $.3 billion in Fiscal 2006 (52 

weeks). net sales for the 53rd week of Fiscal 2007 were $24.7 million based on actual retail sales and estimated wholesale 

sales. wholesale sales are recognized upon shipment. the Company believes that a portion of the shipments that occurred 

in  the  final  week  would  have  occurred  during  the  quarter  even  if  it  had  not  included  the  final  week.  its  estimate  of  the 

amount of such sales is excluded from the estimate of sales for the 53rd week. excluding the 53rd week in Fiscal 2007, the 

net sales increase from the comparable 52-week period in Fiscal 2006 was approximately 2%. gross margin increased 

2.0% to $730.8 million in Fiscal 2007 from $652.4 million in Fiscal 2006 but decreased as a percentage of net sales from 

50.8%  to  50.0%.  Selling  and  administrative  expenses  in  Fiscal  2007  increased  3.3%  from  Fiscal  2006  but  decreased 

as  a  percentage  of  net  sales  from  4.9%  to  4.7%.  the  Company  records  buying  and  merchandising  and  occupancy 

costs  in  selling  and  administrative  expense.  Because  the  Company  does  not  include  these  costs  in  cost  of  sales,  the 

Company’s  gross  margin  may  not  be  comparable  to  other  retailers  that  include  these  costs  in  the  calculation  of  gross 

margin. explanations of the changes in results of operations are provided by business segment in discussions following 

these introductory paragraphs.

Pretax earnings for Fiscal 2007 were $. million compared to $02.5 million for Fiscal 2006. Pretax earnings for Fiscal 

2007 included restructuring and other charges of $. million, including $2.2 million of charges for asset impairments and 

the termination of a small license agreement offset by $. million of income for gift card breakage and a favorable litigation 

settlement. Pretax earnings for Fiscal 2006 included restructuring and other charges of $2.3 million, including $.7 million 

for settlement of a previously announced class action lawsuit (see note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), retail 

store asset impairments and lease terminations of 3 Jarman stores. these lease terminations are the continuation of a 

plan announced by the Company in Fiscal 2004 to close or convert into other retail concepts all remaining Jarman stores.

net earnings for Fiscal 2007 were $67.6 million ($2.59 diluted earnings per share) compared to $62.7 million ($2.38 diluted 

earnings per share) for Fiscal 2006. net earnings for Fiscal 2007 included $0.6 million ($0.02 diluted earnings per share) 

charge to earnings (net of tax), including $0.7 million primarily for anticipated costs of environmental remedial alternatives 

related to former facilities operated by the Company offset by a $0. million gain for excess provisions to prior discontinued 

operations. net earnings for Fiscal 2006 included $0. million ($0.00 diluted earnings per share) credit to earnings (net 

of tax), including a $0.9 million gain for excess provisions to prior discontinued operations offset by $0.8 million primarily 

for  anticipated  costs  of  environmental  remedial  alternatives  related  to  former  facilities  operated  by  the  Company.  the 

Company recorded an effective federal income tax rate of 38.6% for Fiscal 2007 compared to 38.9% for Fiscal 2006.

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Journeys group

d o L L a R S   I n   T H o u S a n d S  
n e t   s a l e s  
e a r n i n g s   f r o m   o p e r a t i o n s  
o p e r a t i n g   m a r g i n  

F I S C a L   Y E a R   E n d E d  

P E R C E n T

2 0 0 7  

2 0 0 6  
$  6 9 6 , 8 8 9   $  5 9 3 , 5  6  
$   8 3 , 8 3 5   $   7 3 , 3 4 6  

 2 . 0 %    

 2 . 4 %

C H a n g E
 7 . 4 %
 4 . 3 %

net sales from Journeys group increased 7.4% to $696.9 million for Fiscal 2007 from $593.5 million for Fiscal 2006. 

the  increase  reflects  a  3%  increase  in  average  Journeys  stores  operated  and  a  6%  increase  in  comparable  store 

sales.  the  comparable  store  sales  increase  reflects  an  %  increase  in  footwear  unit  comparable  sales,  offset  by  a 

4% decrease in average price per pair of shoes. the average price decrease primarily reflects changes in product mix. 

total unit sales increased 25% during the same period. the store count for Journeys was 853 stores at the end of Fiscal 

2007, including 73 Journeys kidz stores and 2 Shi by Journeys stores, compared to 76 Journeys stores at the end 

of Fiscal 2006, including 50 Journeys kidz stores and one Shi by Journeys store.

Journeys group earnings from operations for Fiscal 2007 increased 4.3% to $83.8 million, compared to $73.3 million 

for Fiscal 2006, primarily attributable to the increase in sales and decreased expenses as a percentage of net sales, 

reflecting lower bonus accruals.

underground Station group

d o L L a R S   I n   T H o u S a n d S  
n e t   s a l e s  
e a r n i n g s   f r o m   o p e r a t i o n s  
o p e r a t i n g   m a r g i n  

F I S C a L   Y E a R   E n d E d  

2 0 0 7  

2 0 0 6  
$   5 5 , 0 6 9   $   6 4 , 0 5 4  
    3 , 8 4 4   $    0 , 8 9 0  
$  

2 . 5 %    

6 . 6 %

P E R C E n T

C H a n g E
( 5 . 5 ) %
( 6 4 . 7 ) %

net sales from the underground Station group (comprised of underground Station and Jarman retail stores) decreased 

5.5% to $55. million for Fiscal 2007 from $64. million for Fiscal 2006. Sales for underground Station stores increased 

%  for  Fiscal  2007.  Sales  for  Jarman  retail  stores  decreased  29%  for  Fiscal  2007,  reflecting  a  29%  decrease  in  the 

average number of Jarman stores operated related to the Company’s strategy of closing Jarman stores or converting 

them to underground Station stores. Comparable store sales decreased 0% for the underground Station group, 9% 

for  underground  Station  stores  and  2%  for  Jarman  stores.  the  decrease  in  comparable  store  sales  was  primarily 

due to generally weak demand for athletic shoes, exacerbated in the second half of the year by the loss of the chain’s 

most popular athletic brand from its product offering and what management believes was an overall softness in the 

urban market. the average price per pair of shoes for underground Station group decreased 4% for Fiscal 2007 and 

unit sales decreased 2% during the same period. the average price per pair of shoes at underground Station stores 

decreased 5% during Fiscal 2007, primarily reflecting changes in product mix and increased markdowns. unit sales 

increased 6% during Fiscal 2007. underground Station group operated 223 stores at the end of Fiscal 2007, including 

93  underground  Station  stores.  during  Fiscal  2007,  three  Jarman  stores  were  converted  to  underground  Station 

stores. the Company had operated 229 stores at the end of Fiscal 2006, including 80 underground Station stores.

underground  Station  group  earnings  from  operations  for  Fiscal  2007  decreased  64.7%  to  $3.8  million  from  $0.9 

million for the same period of Fiscal 2006. the decrease was due to decreased net sales, to decreased gross margin 

as a percentage of net sales, reflecting increased markdowns, and to increased expenses as a percentage of net sales 

from negative leverage in the store related expenses due to the negative comparable store sales.

hat world group

d o L L a R S   I n   T H o u S a n d S  
n e t   s a l e s  
e a r n i n g s   f r o m   o p e r a t i o n s  
o p e r a t i n g   m a r g i n  

F I S C a L   Y E a R   E n d E d  

P E R C E n T

2 0 0 7  

2 0 0 6  
$   3 4 2 , 6 4    $  2 9 7 , 2 7   
$   4  , 3 5 9   $   4 0 ,  3 3  

 2 .  %    

 3 . 5 %

C H a n g E
 5 . 3 %
3 .  %

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net  sales  from  hat  world  group  increased  5.3%  to  $342.6  million  for  Fiscal  2007  from  $297.3  million  for  Fiscal 

2006. the increase reflects primarily a 6% increase in average stores operated. hat world group comparable store 

sales decreased % for Fiscal 2007. the Company believes the comparable store sales were impacted by decreased 

demand in the urban market, which the Company believes is the primary market served by approximately 0 stores in 

the hat world group. this was partially offset by strength in core and fashion-oriented major League Baseball products, 

as well as branded action and performance headwear. hat world group operated 785 stores at Fiscal 2007, including 

26 stores in Canada, three Lids kids and 49 hat Shack stores acquired in January 2007, compared to 64 stores at the 

end of Fiscal 2006, including 8 stores in Canada.

hat world group earnings from operations for Fiscal 2007 increased 3.% to $4.4 million compared to $40. million 

for Fiscal 2006. the increase in operating income was primarily due to increased net sales and to decreased expenses 

as  a  percentage  of  net  sales,  offset  by  decreased  gross  margin  as  a  percentage  of  net  sales  reflecting  increased 

promotional activity.

Johnston & murphy group

d o L L a R S   I n   T H o u S a n d S  
n e t   s a l e s  
e a r n i n g s   f r o m   o p e r a t i o n s  
o p e r a t i n g   m a r g i n  

F I S C a L   Y E a R   E n d E d  

P E R C E n T

2 0 0 7  

2 0 0 6  
$   8 6 , 9 7 9   $   7 0 , 0  5  
$    5 , 3 3 7   $    0 , 3 9 6  

8 . 2 %    

6 .  %

C H a n g E
 0 . 0 %
4 7 . 5 %

Johnston & murphy group net sales increased 0.0% to $87.0 million for Fiscal 2007 from $70.0 million for Fiscal 2006, 

reflecting a 3% increase in comparable store sales, a 3% increase in average retail stores operated and a 4% increase in 

Johnston & murphy wholesale sales. unit sales for the Johnston & murphy wholesale business increased 3% in Fiscal 2007, 

and the average price per pair of shoes increased % for Fiscal 2006. retail operations accounted for 74.3% of Johnston 

& murphy group sales in Fiscal 2007, down slightly from 75.2% in Fiscal 2006 primarily due to increased wholesale sales. 

the average price per pair of shoes for Johnston & murphy retail decreased 2% (2% in the Johnston & murphy shops) in 

Fiscal 2007, primarily due to changes in product mix, while footwear unit sales increased 8% during Fiscal 2006. the store 

count for Johnston & murphy retail operations at the end of Fiscal 2007 included 48 Johnston & murphy stores and factory 

stores compared to 42 Johnston & murphy stores and factory stores at the end of Fiscal 2006.

Johnston & murphy earnings from operations for Fiscal 2007 increased 47.5% to $5.3 million from $0.4 million for 

Fiscal 2006, primarily due to increased net sales, to increased gross margin as a percentage of net sales, reflecting 

improvement in the retail business due to improved sourcing and lower markdowns, and to decreased expenses as 

percentage of net sales reflecting operating leverage from the comparable store and wholesale sales increases and 

decreased advertising expenses.

Licensed Brands

d o L L a R S   I n   T H o u S a n d S  
n e t   s a l e s  
e a r n i n g s   f r o m   o p e r a t i o n s  
o p e r a t i n g   m a r g i n  

F I S C a L   Y E a R   E n d E d  

P E R C E n T

2 0 0 7  

2 0 0 6  
$      7 8 , 4 2 2   $   5 8 , 7 3 0  
4 ,  6 7  
$  

    6 , 7 7 7   $  

8 . 6 %    

7 .  %

C H a n g E
3 3 . 5 %
6 2 . 6 %

Licensed  Brands’  net  sales  increased  33.5%  to  $78.4  million  for  Fiscal  2007  from  $58.7  million  for  Fiscal  2006.  the 

sales  increase  is  primarily  attributable  to  an  increase  in  demand  for  dockers  Footwear,  related  to  retail  sell-through, 

due in part, to increased shelf space in existing accounts. unit sales for dockers Footwear increased 3% for Fiscal 

2007 and the average price per pair of shoes increased % for the same period.

Licensed Brands’ earnings from operations for Fiscal 2007 increased 62.6%, from $4.2 million for Fiscal 2006 to $6.8 

million, primarily due to increased net sales and to decreased expenses as a percentage of net sales.

c o r p o r aT e ,   I n T e r e s T   e x p e n s e s   a n d   o T h e r   c h a r G e s

Corporate and other expenses for Fiscal 2007 were $30. million compared to $26. million for Fiscal 2006. Corporate 

and  other  expenses  for  Fiscal  2007  included  $.  million  of  restructuring  and  other  charges,  primarily  for  asset 

impairments and the termination of a small licensing agreement offset by income for gift card breakage and a favorable 

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litigation  settlement.  Corporate  and  other  expenses  for  Fiscal  2006  included  $2.3  million  of  restructuring  and  other 

charges,  primarily  for  settlement  of  a  previously  announced  class  action  lawsuit,  retail  store  asset  impairments  and 

lease  terminations  of  3  Jarman  stores.  in  addition  to  the  listed  items  in  both  periods,  the  increase  in  corporate 

expenses for Fiscal 2007 is attributable primarily to a $6.4 million increase of share-based compensation and restricted 

stock expense.

interest expense decreased 8.7% from $.5 million in Fiscal 2006 to $0.5 million in Fiscal 2007, primarily due to the 

decrease  in  the  average  term  loan  outstanding.  Borrowings  under  the  Company’s  revolving  credit  facility  averaged 

$6.8 million for Fiscal 2007. Borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility averaged less than $0. million 

for Fiscal 2006.

interest income decreased 50.% from $. million in Fiscal 2006 to $0.6 million in Fiscal 2007, due to the decrease in 

average short-term investments.

L i q u i d i t y   a n d   C a p i t a l   r e s o u r c e s

the following table sets forth certain financial data at the dates indicated.

d o L L a R S   I n   M I L L I o n S  
C a s h   a n d   c a s h   e q u i v a l e n t s  
w o r k i n g   c a p i t a l  
L o n g - t e r m   d e b t  

w o r k I n G   c a p I Ta l

F e B .   2    

F e B . 3    

J a n .   2 8  

2 0 0 8    
$  17.7 
$  238.1 
$  155.2 

2 0 0 7  
$    6 . 7  
$  2 0 0 . 3  
$   0 9 . 3  

2 0 0 6  
$   6 0 . 5  
$   85 . 0  
$   06 . 3

the Company’s business is somewhat seasonal, with the Company’s investment in inventory and accounts receivable 

normally reaching peaks in the spring and fall of each year. historically, cash flow from operations has been generated 

principally in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year.

Cash provided by operating activities was $23.9 million in Fiscal 2008 compared to $70.6 million in Fiscal 2007. the 

$46.7 million decrease in cash flow from operating activities from last year reflects primarily a decrease in cash flow 

from a decrease in net earnings of $60.8 million and changes in inventory of $.2 million, offset by an increase in cash 

flow from changes in other accrued liabilities and accounts payable of $.0 million and $8.6 million, respectively, and 

an increase in impairment of long-lived assets of $6.8 million. the $.2 million decrease in cash flow from inventory 

was  due  to  increases  in  retail  inventory  from  a  weaker  than  planned  holiday  selling  season  and  growth  in  our  retail 

businesses with a net increase of 66 stores for Fiscal 2008. the $.0 million increase in cash flow from other accrued 

liabilities was primarily due to a reduction in the change of accrued income and other taxes when compared to Fiscal 

2007, combined with an increase in accrued professional fees and expenses relating to the merger agreement, and 

subsequent litigation, with the Finish Line. the $8.6 million increase in cash flow from accounts payable was due to 

changes in buying patterns and payment terms negotiated with individual vendors.

the $39.5 million increase in inventories at February 2, 2008 from February 3, 2007 levels reflects a weaker than planned 

holiday selling season in retail and inventory purchased to support the net increase of 66 stores in Fiscal 2008.

accounts receivable at February 2, 2008 increased $0.3 million compared to February 3, 2007.

Cash provided by operating activities was $70.6 million in Fiscal 2007 compared to $05.0 million in Fiscal 2006. the 

$34.4 million decrease in cash flow from operating activities reflects primarily a decrease in cash flow from changes 

in  other  accrued  liabilities  of  $29.3  million  and  a  decrease  in  cash  flow  from  changes  in  accounts  payable  of  $7.8 

million offset by an increase in cash flow from an increase in net earnings of $5.0 million. the $29.3 million decrease in 

cash flow from other accrued liabilities was due to an $8.5 million increase in income taxes paid and increased bonus 

payments combined with lower bonus accruals. the $7.8 million decrease in cash flow from accounts payable was 

due to changes in buying patterns and payment terms negotiated with individual vendors.

the $28.4 million increase in inventories at February 3, 2007 from January 28, 2006 levels reflects inventory purchased to 

support the net increase of 236 stores in Fiscal 2007 which included 49 hat Shack stores acquired in January 2007.

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accounts receivable at February 3, 2007 increased $3. million compared to January 28, 2006 due primarily to increased 

wholesale sales.

Cash provided (or used) due to changes in accounts payable and accrued liabilities are as follows:

F I S C a L   Y E a R   E n d E d  

I n   T H o u S a n d S  
a c c o u n t s   p a y a b l e  
a c c r u e d   l i a b i l i t i e s  

$  

2 0 0 8    
2 0 0 7  
( 4 3 0 )   $   ( 9 , 0 6 8 )   $   8 , 7 4 4  
   7 , 3 5 7  
( 9 2 3 )  

  (  , 9 6 2 )  

2 0 0 6  

$  ( 1, 3 5 3 )   $  ( 2  , 0 3 0 )   $   2 6 ,  0 

the fluctuations in cash provided due to changes in accounts payable for Fiscal 2008 from Fiscal 2007 and for Fiscal 

2007 from Fiscal 2006 are due to changes in buying patterns and payment terms negotiated with individual vendors. 

the change in cash provided due to changes in accrued liabilities for Fiscal 2008 from Fiscal 2007 was due primarily 

to a reduction in the change in accrued income and other tax accruals and increased accrued professional fees and 

expenses relating to the merger agreement, and subsequent litigation, with the Finish Line and the change in accrued 

liabilities for Fiscal 2007 from Fiscal 2006 was due primarily to increased tax payments and increased bonus payments 

combined with lower bonus accruals.

revolving credit borrowings averaged $65.9 million during Fiscal 2008 and $6.8 million during Fiscal 2007, as cash 

generated from operations did not fund seasonal working capital requirements or its capital expenditures for Fiscal 2008. 

the Company used cash to acquire hat Shack late in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2007 for $6.6 million and to pay off 

$.6 million of the $2.2 million debt assumed in the acquisition, paid off a $20.0 million term loan as well as the lower 

net earnings the Company experienced in Fiscal 2008 compared to Fiscal 2007, all of which contributed to the need for 

increased revolver borrowings for Fiscal 2008. the Company has a revolving credit facility entered into on december , 

2006, in the aggregate principal amount of $200.0 million, with a $20.0 million swingline loan sublimit and a $70.0 million 

sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit, and has a five-year term (the “Credit Facility”).

c o n T r a c T u a l   o B l I G aT I o n s

the following tables set forth aggregate contractual obligations and commitments as of February 2, 2008.

PaY M E n T S   d u E   BY   P E R I o d  

L e s s   t h a n   1  

1– 3  

3 – 5  

M o r e

t h a n   5

I n   T H o u S a n d S  
Long-term debt 
interest on Long-term debt() 
Capital Lease obligations 
operating Lease obligations 
Purchase obligations(2) 
other Long-term Liabilities 
Total Contractual obligations(3) 

c o m m e r c I a l   c o m m I T m e n T s

$ 

y e a r  

y e a r s  

y e a r s  

-0-  $ 

-0-  $ 

To t a l  
55,220  $ 

y e a r s
86,220 
37,358
22
385,984
-0-
536
$  1,508,765  $  367,065  $  307,343  $  324 ,237  $  510,120

55,43 
407 
,092,348 
204,27 
,520 

3,557 
76 
59,004 
204,27 
20 

7,4 
7 
247,724 
-0- 
382 

7,4 
92 
299,636 
-0- 
40 

69,000  $ 

a M o u n T   o F   C o M M I T M E n T   E x P I R aT I o n   P E R   P E R I o d  

I n   T H o u S a n d S 
Letters of Credit 
Total Commercial Commitments 

To t a l   a m o u n t s  

L e s s   t h a n   1  

c o m m i t t e d  

$ 
$ 

9,052  $ 
9,052  $ 

y e a r  
9,052  $ 
9,052  $ 

1– 3  

y e a r s  

3 – 5  

y e a r s  

-0-  $ 
-0-  $ 

-0-  $ 
-0-  $ 

M o r e

t h a n   5

y e a r s

-0- 
-0-

(1)  Includes interest to maturity on the $86.2 million 4 1/8% subordinated convertible debentures due June 2023.  

Excludes interest on revolver borrowings since the line of credit is subject to almost daily repayment or borrowing 

activity and as such does not readily lend itself to computing anticipated interest expense.

(2)  Open purchase orders for inventory.

(3)  Excludes FIN 48 liabilities of $4.9 million due to their uncertain nature in timing of payments.

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c a p I Ta l   e x p e n d I T u r e s

Capital expenditures were $80.7 million, $73.3 million and $56.9 million for Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. the 

$7.4 million increase in Fiscal 2008 capital expenditures as compared to Fiscal 2007 resulted primarily from the increase in 

retail store capital expenditures due to 229 new store openings in Fiscal 2008 and increased major store renovations. the 

$6.4 million increase in Fiscal 2007 capital expenditures as compared to Fiscal 2006 resulted primarily from the increase 

in retail store capital expenditures due to 224 new store openings in Fiscal 2007.

total  capital  expenditures  in  Fiscal  2009  are  expected  to  be  approximately  $6.  million.  these  include  expected  retail 

capital expenditures of $54.3 million to open approximately 28 Journeys stores, 24 Journeys kidz stores, 3 Shi by Journeys 

stores, 0 Johnston & murphy shops and factory stores and 40 hat world stores including 0 stores in Canada and to 

complete 65 major store renovations. the planned amount of capital expenditures in Fiscal 2009 for wholesale operations 

and other purposes are expected to be approximately $6.8 million, including approximately $2.7 million for new systems to 

improve customer service and support the Company’s growth.

F u T u r e   c a p I Ta l   n e e d s

the Company expects that cash on hand and cash provided by operations will not be sufficient to support seasonal working 

capital requirements but the Company plans to borrow under the Credit Facility to partially fund its capital expenditures 

during Fiscal 2009. the Company expects cash flow generated from operations to fund all of its capital expenditures by 

the end of Fiscal 2009. the approximately $5.8 million of costs associated with discontinued operations that are expected 

to be incurred during the next 2 months are also expected to be funded from cash on hand and borrowings under the 

revolving credit facility during Fiscal 2009 but are expected to be paid out of cash flow generated by operations by the end 

of Fiscal 2009.

there were $9. million of letters of credit outstanding and $69.0 million revolver borrowings outstanding under the Credit 

Facility at February 2, 2008. at the end of Fiscal 2008, the Borrowing Base was $2.2 million. adjusted excess availability 

is calculated based on the lesser of the $200.0 million facility amount or the Borrowing Base. therefore, gross availability 

under the Credit Facility was $200.0 million leaving net availability under the Credit Facility of $2.9 million. the Company 

is not required to comply with any financial covenants unless adjusted excess availability (as defined in the amended and 

restated Credit agreement) is less than 0% of the total commitments under the Credit Facility (currently $20.0 million). if 

and during such time as adjusted excess availability is less than such amount, the Credit Facility requires the Company 

to meet a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio (eBitda less capital expenditures less cash taxes divided by cash interest 

expense and scheduled payments of principal indebtedness) of .0 to .0. Because adjusted excess availability exceeded 

$20.0 million, the Company was not required to comply with this financial covenant at February 2, 2008. See note 6 to the 

Consolidated Financial Statements.

the Credit Facility prohibits the payment of dividends and other restricted payments (including stock repurchases) unless after 

such dividend or restricted payment availability under the Credit Facility exceeds $50.0 million or if availability is between $30.0 

million and $50.0 million, the fixed charge coverage must be greater than .0 to .0. the Company’s management does not 

believe its availability under the Credit Facility will fall below $50.0 million during Fiscal 2009. the aggregate of annual dividend 

requirements on the Company’s Subordinated Serial Preferred Stock, $2.30 Series , $4.75 Series 3 and $4.75 Series 4, and 

on its $.50 Subordinated Cumulative Preferred Stock is $98,000.

c o mm on   sT ock  repur c h a s e s

in a series of authorizations from Fiscal 999–2003, the Company’s board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to 

7.5 million shares of common stock. in June 2006, the board authorized an additional $20.0 million in stock repurchases. in 

august 2006, the board authorized an additional $30.0 million in stock repurchases. the Company repurchased ,062,400 

shares at a cost of $32. million during Fiscal 2007. the Company did not repurchase any shares during Fiscal 2008. in 

total,  the Company has repurchased 8.2 million shares at a cost of  $03.4 million from all authorizations as of  February 

2, 2008. in march 2008, the board authorized up to $00.0 million in stock repurchases primarily funded with the after-tax 

cash proceeds of the settlement of the merger-related litigation discussed above under the heading “terminated merger 

agreement.”

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e n v i r o n m e n t a l   a n d   o t h e r   C o n t i n g e n c i e s

the  Company  is  subject  to  certain  loss  contingencies  related  to  environmental  proceedings  and  other  legal  matters, 

including  those  disclosed  in  note  4  to  the  Company’s  Consolidated  Financial  Statements.  the  Company  has  made 

accruals  for  certain  of  these  contingencies,  including  approximately  $2.9  million  reflected  in  Fiscal  2008,  $.  million 

reflected  in  Fiscal  2007  and  $0.8  million  reflected  in  Fiscal  2006.  the  Company  monitors  these  matters  on  an  ongoing 

basis and, on a quarterly basis, management reviews the Company’s reserves and accruals in relation to each of them, 

adjusting provisions as management deems necessary in view of changes in available information. Changes in estimates 

of  liability  are  reported  in  the  periods  when  they  occur.  Consequently,  management  believes  that  its  reserve  in  relation 

to each proceeding is a reasonable estimate of the probable loss connected to the proceeding, or in cases in which no 

reasonable estimate is possible, the minimum amount in the range of estimated losses, based upon its analysis of the facts 

and circumstances as of the close of the most recent fiscal quarter. however, because of uncertainties and risks inherent 

in litigation generally and in environmental proceedings in particular, there can be no assurance that future developments 

will not require additional reserves to be set aside, that some or all reserves may not be adequate or that the amounts of 

any such additional reserves or any such inadequacy will not have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s financial 

condition or results of operations.

F i n a n c i a l   m a r k e t   r i s k

the following discusses the Company’s exposure to financial market risk related to changes in interest rates and foreign 

currency exchange rates.

outstanding  debt  of  the  Company – the Company’s outstanding long-term debt of $86.2 million 4 /8% Convertible 

Subordinated debentures due June 5, 2023 bears interest at a fixed rate. accordingly, there would be no immediate impact on 

the Company’s interest expense due to fluctuations in market interest rates. the Company also has $69.0 million outstanding 

under its revolving credit facility at a weighted average interest rate of 5.4%. a 0% adverse change in interest rates would 

increase interest expense by $0.4 million on the $69.0 million revolving credit debt.

C a s h  a n d  C a s h  e q u i v a l e n t s  – the Company’s cash and cash equivalent balances are invested in financial instruments 

with original maturities of three months or less. the Company did not have significant exposure to changing interest rates 

on invested cash at February 2, 2008. as a result, the Company considers the interest rate market risk implicit in these 

investments at February 2, 2008 to be low.

F o r e i g n   C u r r e n c y   e x c h a n g e   r a t e   r i s k  - most purchases by the Company from foreign sources are denominated 

in u.S. dollars. to the extent that import transactions are denominated in other currencies, it is the Company’s practice to 

hedge its risks through the purchase of forward foreign exchange contracts. at February 2, 2008, the Company had $2.5 

million of forward foreign exchange contracts for euro. the Company’s policy is not to speculate in derivative instruments 

for  profit  on  the  exchange  rate  price  fluctuation  and  it  does  not  hold  any  derivative  instruments  for  trading  purposes. 

derivative instruments used as hedges must be effective at reducing the risk associated with the exposure being hedged 

and  must  be  designated  as  a  hedge  at  the  inception  of  the  contract.  the  unrealized  gain  on  contracts  outstanding  at 

February  2,  2008  was  $4,000  based  on  current  spot  rates.  as  of  February  2,  2008,  a  0%  adverse  change  in  foreign 

currency exchange rates from market rates would decrease the fair value of the contracts by approximately $0.2 million.

a c c o u n t s   r e c e i v a b l e   – the Company’s accounts receivable balance at February 2, 2008 is concentrated in its two 

wholesale businesses, which sell primarily to department stores and independent retailers across the united States. one 

customer accounted for 4% of the Company’s trade accounts receivable balance and another customer accounted for 

% as of February 2, 2008. the Company monitors the credit quality of its customers and establishes an allowance for 

doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding credit risk of specific customers, historical trends and other information, 

as well as customer specific factors; however, credit risk is affected by conditions or occurrences within the economy and 

the retail industry, as well as company-specific information.

Summary – Based on the Company’s overall market interest rate and foreign currency rate exposure at February 2, 2008, 

the Company believes that the effect, if any, of reasonably possible near-term changes in interest rates or foreign currency 

exchange  rates  on  the  Company’s  consolidated  financial  position,  results  of  operations  or  cash  flows  for  Fiscal  2009 

would not be material.

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n e w   a c c o u n t i n g   P r i n c i p l e s

in  September  2006,  the  FaSB  issued  SFaS  no.  57.  SFaS  no.  57  defines  fair  value,  establishes  a  framework  for 

measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value 

measurements. in december 2007, the FaSB issued proposed FaSB Staff Position no. FaS 57-b, “effective date of FaSB 

Statement no. 57” (the “proposed FSP”). the proposed FSP would amend SFaS no. 57, to delay the effective date for 

all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial 

statements on a recurring basis (that is, at least annually). the proposed FSP defers the effective date of SFaS no. 57 

to fiscal years beginning after november 5, 2008 (Fiscal 200 for the Company), and interim periods within those fiscal 

years for items within the scope of the proposed FSP. the Company is subject to the remaining provisions of SFaS no. 57 

beginning February 3, 2008. the Company does not believe the adoption of SFaS no. 57 will have a material impact on the 

Company’s results of operations or financial position.

in February 2007, the FaSB issued SFaS no. 59. SFaS no. 59 allows companies to measure many financial instruments 

and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. SFaS no. 59 is effective 

for fiscal years beginning after november 5, 2007 (Fiscal 2009 for the Company). the Company does not believe that the 

adoption of SFaS no. 59 will have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

in december 2007, the FaSB issued SFaS no. 4(r), “Business Combinations” (“SFaS no. 4(r)”). SFaS no. 4(r) 

establishes  principles  and  requirements  for  how  the  acquirer  of  a  business  recognizes  and  measures  in  its  financial 

statements  the  identifiable  assets  acquired,  the  liabilities  assumed,  and  any  noncontrolling  interest  in  the  acquiree.  the 

statement also provides guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and 

determines  what  information  to  disclose  to  enable  users  of  the  financial  statement  to  evaluate  the  nature  and  financial 

effects of the business combination. SFaS no. 4(r) is to be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the 

acquisition date is on or after an entity’s fiscal year that begins after december 5, 2008 (Fiscal 200 for the Company). the 

Company expects the adoption will have an impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements when effective, but the nature 

and magnitude of the specific effects will depend upon the nature, terms and size of any acquisitions consummated after 

the effective date. the Company will assess the impact of this standard on the Consolidated Financial Statements if and 

when a future acquisition occurs.

in  december  2007,  the  FaSB  issued  SFaS  no.  60,  “noncontrolling  interests  in  Consolidated  Financial  Statements–an 

amendment of arB no. 5” (“SFaS no. 60”). SFaS no. 60 establishes new accounting and reporting standards for the 

noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. Specifically, this statement requires the 

recognition of a noncontrolling interest (minority interest) as equity in the Consolidated Financial Statements and separate 

from the parent’s equity. the amount of net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest will be included in consolidated 

net earnings on the face of the Statements of earnings. SFaS no. 60 clarifies that changes in a parent’s ownership interest 

in a subsidiary that do not result in deconsolidation are equity transactions if the parent retains its controlling financial interest. 

in addition, this statement requires that a parent recognize a gain or loss in net income when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. 

Such gain or loss will be measured using the fair value of the noncontrolling equity investment on the deconsolidation date. 

SFaS no. 60 also includes expanded disclosure requirements regarding the interests of the parent and its noncontrolling 

interest.  SFaS  no.  60  is  effective  for  fiscal  years,  and  interim  periods  within  those  fiscal  years,  beginning  on  or  after 

december 5, 2008 (Fiscal 200 for the Company). earlier adoption is prohibited. the Company does not believe that the 

adoption of SFaS no. 60 will have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

i n f l a t i o n

the Company does not believe inflation has had a material impact on sales or operating results during periods covered 

in this discussion.

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F I n a n c I a l   s u m m a r y

In THouSandS ExCEPT PER CoMMon SHaRE daTa 
FInanCIaL STaTISTICS and oTHER daTa 
R e s u l t s   o f   o p e r a t i o n s   d a t a
net Sales 
depreciation 
earnings from operations 
earnings before income taxes  
from continuing operations 

earnings from continuing operations 
(Provisions for) earnings from  
  discontinued operations, net 
net earnings 
P e r   C o m m o n   S h a r e   d a t a
earnings from continuing operations 
  Basic 
  diluted 
discontinued operations
  Basic 
  diluted 
net earnings
  Basic 
  diluted 
B a l a n c e   S h e e t   d a t a
total assets 
Long-term debt 
non-redeemable preferred stock 
Common shareholders’ equity 
Capital expenditures 
F i n a n c i a l   S t a t i s t i c s
earnings from operations 

as a percent of net sales 
Book value per share (common 

shareholders’ equity divided by 
common shares outstanding) 

working capital (int thousands) 
Current ratio 
Percent long-term debt to total capitalization 
o t h e r   d a t a   ( E n d   o f   Ye a r )
number of retail outlets* 
number of employees** 

2008 

2007 

2006 

2005 

2004

FISCaL YEaR End 

$  1,502,119  $  ,460,478  $  ,283,876  $  ,2,68  $ 

45,114 
45,161 

32,735 
8,488 

40,306 
2,045 

,8 
68,247 

34,622 
2,827 

02,470 
62,626 

3,266 
88,064 

77,02 
48,460 

837,379 
24,607
5,649

44,360
29,025

$ 

$ 

$ 

(1,603) 
6,885  $ 

(60) 
67,646  $ 

60 
62,686  $ 

(2) 
48,249  $ 

(888)
28,37

.37  $ 
.36 

3.00  $ 
2.6 

2.73  $ 
2.38 

2.9  $ 
.92 

(.07) 
(.07) 

.30 
.29 

(.02)   
(.02)   

2.98 
2.59 

.0 
.00 

2.74 
2.38 

(.0)   
(.0)   

2.8 
.9 

.32 
.24

(.04) 
(.04)

.28
.20

804,556  $ 
155,220 
5,338 
416,077 
80,662 

729,373  $ 
09,250 
6,602 
398,624 
73,287 

686,8  $ 
06,250 
6,695 
342,056 
56,946 

635,57  $ 
6,250 
7,474 
264,59 
39,480 

448,33
86,250
7,580
204,665
22,540

3.0%   

8.3%   

8.8%  

7.9%  

6.2%

$ 
$ 

18.25  $ 
238,093  $ 
2.6 
26.9%   

7.53  $ 
200,330  $ 
2.5 
2.2%  

4.7  $ 
84,986  $ 
2.2 
23.4%  

.79  $ 
76,245  $ 
2.4 
37.2%  

9.42
97,569
3.4
28.9%

2,175 
13,950 

2,009 
2,750 

,773 
,00 

,68 
9,600 

,046
6,200

  *Includes 49 Hat Shack stores in Fiscal 2007 acquired January 11, 2007, 486 Hat World stores in Fiscal 2005 acquired April 1, 2004 and 17 Cap Connection 
   stores in Fiscal 2005 acquired July 1, 2004. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

**Includes the addition of over 2,800 Hat World employees in Fiscal 2005 due to the acquisition.

Reflected in earnings from continuing operations for Fiscal 2008 were $27.6 million in merger-related costs and litigation expenses. These expenses were not 
deductible for tax purposes in Fiscal 2008. See Notes 13 and 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding these charges.

Reflected in earnings from continuing operations for Fiscal 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004 were restructuring and other charges of $9.7 million, $1.1 million, 
$2.3 million, $1.2 million and $1.9 million, respectively. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding these charges.

Reflected in earnings from continuing operations for Fiscal 2005 was a favorable tax settlement of $0.5 million and for Fiscal 2005 and Fiscal 2004 were tax 
benefits of $0.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively, resulting from the reversal of previously accrued income taxes. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements for additional information regarding these charges.

Long-term debt includes current obligations. In December 2006, the Company entered into an amended and restated credit agreement in the aggregate principal 
amount of $200.0 million. In April 2004, the Company entered into a credit facility totaling $175.0 million. Included in the facility was a $100.0 million term 
loan used to fund a portion of the Hat World acquisition. In June 2003, the Company issued $86.3 million of 4 1/8% convertible subordinated debentures due 
2023. The Company used the proceeds plus additional cash to pay off $103.2 million of its 5 1/2% convertible subordinated notes which resulted in a $2.6 
million loss on the early retirement of debt reflected in earnings from continuing operations for Fiscal 2004. See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
for additional information regarding the Company’s debt.

The  Company  has  not  paid  dividends  on  its  Common  Stock  since  1973.  See  Notes  6  and  8  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements    and  “Management’s 
Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and  Results  of  Operations  –  Liquidity  and  Capital  Resources  –  Future  Capital  Needs”  for  a  description  of 
limitations on the Company’s ability to pay dividends.

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m a n a G e m e n T ’ s   r e s p o n s I B I l I T y   F o r   F i n a n C i a L   S tat e m e n t S

Genesco Inc. and SuBSidiarieS

the  consolidated  financial  statements  presented  in  this  report  are  the  responsibility  of  management  and  have  been 

prepared  in  conformity  with  u.S.  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  Some  of  the  amounts  included  in  the 

financial  information  are  necessarily  based  on  the  estimates  and  judgments  of  management,  which  are  based  on 

currently available information and management’s view of current conditions and circumstances.

an  independent  registered  public  accounting  firm  audits  the  Company’s  consolidated  financial  statements  and  the 

effectiveness  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  in  accordance  with  the  standards  established  by  the  Public 

Company accounting oversight Board.

the audit committee of the board of directors, composed entirely of directors who are not employees of the Company, 

meets  regularly  with  management,  internal  audit  and  the  independent  registered  public  accounting  firm  to  review 

accounting, control, auditing and financial reporting matters. internal audit and the independent auditors have full and 

free access to the audit committee and meet (with and without management present) to discuss appropriate matters. 

James S. gulmi 

Senior vice President – Finance 

and Chief Financial officer  

Paul d. williams

vice President and 

Chief accounting officer

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Genesco Inc. and SuBSidiarieS

r e p o r T   o F   I n d e p e n d e n T   r e G I s T e r e d   p u B l I c   a c c o u n T I n G   F I r m

T h e   B o a r d   o F   d I r e c T o r s   a n d   s h a r e h o l d e r s 
G e n e s c o   I n c . 

we have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of genesco inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) 

as of February 2, 2008 and February 3, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders’ equity 

and  cash  flows  for  each  of  the  three  fiscal  years  in  the  period  ended  February  2,  2008.  these  financial  statements 

are  the  responsibility  of  the  Company’s  management.  our  responsibility  is  to  express  an  opinion  on  these  financial 

statements based on our audits. 

we conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company accounting oversight Board (united 

States).  those  standards  require  that  we  plan  and  perform  the  audit  to  obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether 

the  financial  statements  are  free  of  material  misstatement.  an  audit  includes  examining,  on  a  test  basis,  evidence 

supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. an audit also includes assessing the accounting 

principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement 

presentation. we believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. 

in  our  opinion,  the  financial  statements  referred  to  above  present  fairly,  in  all  material  respects,  the  consolidated 

financial position of genesco inc. and Subsidiaries at February 2, 2008 and February 3, 2007, and the consolidated 

results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended February 2, 2008, in 

conformity with u.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

as  discussed  in  notes  ,  9  and  2  to  the  consolidated  financial  statements,  in  fiscal  2008  the  Company  changed  its 

method of accounting for income tax contingencies, and in fiscal 2007 the Company changed its method of accounting for 

shared-based payments and its method of accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans.

we also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company accounting oversight Board (united 

States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of February 2, 2008, based on criteria established 

in  internal  Control—integrated  Framework  issued  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  organizations  of  the  treadway 

Commission and our report dated march 3, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

nashville, tennessee

march 3, 2008

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Genesco Inc. and SuBSidiarieS

r e p o r T   o F   I n d e p e n d e n T   r e G I s T e r e d   p u B l I c   a c c o u n T I n G   F I r m
o n   i n t e r n a L   C o n t r o L   o v e r   F i n a n C i a L   r e P o r t i n g

T h e   B o a r d   o F   d I r e c T o r s   a n d   s h a r e h o l d e r s 
G e n e s c o   I n c .

we  have  audited  genesco  inc.’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of  February  2,  2008,  based  on  criteria 

established  in  internal  Control—integrated  Framework  issued  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  organizations  of  the 

treadway Commission (the CoSo criteria). genesco inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal 

control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting 

included in the accompanying management’s report on internal Control over Financial reporting. our responsibility is 

to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. 

we conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company accounting oversight Board (united 

States).  those  standards  require  that  we  plan  and  perform  the  audit  to  obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether 

effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. our audit included obtaining an 

understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and 

evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such 

other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. we believe that our audit provides a reasonable 

basis for our opinion.

a company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding 

the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with 

generally accepted accounting principles. a company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies 

and procedures that () pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect 

the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are 

recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting 

principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations 

of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely 

detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on 

the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. also, 

projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate 

because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

in our opinion, genesco inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of 

February 2, 2008, based on the CoSo criteria.

we also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company accounting oversight Board (united 

States), the consolidated balance sheets of genesco inc. as of February 2, 2008 and February 3, 2007, and the related 

consolidated  statements  of  earnings,  shareholders’  equity,  and  cash  flows  for  each  of  the  three  fiscal  years  in  the 

period ended February 2, 2008 and our report dated march 3, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

nashville, tennessee

march 3, 2008

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c o n s o l I d aT e d   B a l a n c e   s h e e T s

I n   T H o u S a n d S ,   E xC E P T   S H a R E   a M o u n T S 
a S S E T S

C u r r e n t   a s s e t s

Cash and cash equivalents 

accounts receivable, net of allowances of $,767 at February 2, 2008

and $,90 at February 3, 2007 

inventories 

deferred income taxes 

Prepaids and other current assets 

To t a l   c u r r e n t   a s s e t s  

Property and equipment:

Land 

Buildings and building equipment 

  Computer hardware, software and equipment 

Furniture and fixtures 

  Construction in progress 

improvements to leased property 

Property and equipment, at cost 

accumulated depreciation 

Property and equipment, net 

deferred income taxes 

goodwill 

trademarks 

other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of

$7,426 at February 2, 2008 and $6,096 at February 3, 2007 

other noncurrent assets 

Total assets 

L I a B I L I T I E S   a n d   S H a R E H o L d E R S ’   E q u I T Y

C u r r e n t   L i a b i l i t i e s

acounts payable 

accrued employee compensation 

accrued other taxes 

accrued income taxes 

other accrued liabilities 

Provision for discontinued operations 

total current liabilities 

Long-term debt 

Pension liability 

deferred rent and other long-term liabilities 

Provision for discontinued operations 

total liabilities 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

Shareholders’ equity

  non-redeemable preferred stock 

  Common shareholders’ equity:

Common stock, $ par value: authorized: 80,000,000 shares

issued/outstanding: February 2, 2008 – 23,284,74/22,796,277

 February 3, 2007 – 23,230,458/22,74,994 

additional paid-in capital 

retained earnings  

accumulated other comprehensive loss 

treasury shares, at cost 

total shareholders’ equity 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

42

aS oF FISCaL YEaR End

2008  

2 0 0 7

$  17,703 

$  6,739

24,275 

300,548 

18,702 

22,439 

24,084

26,037

2,940

20,266

383,667 

335,066

4,861 

17,165 

76,700 

93,703 

9,120 

263,184 

464,733 

4,86

7,445

72,404

82,542

2,005

222,493

4,750

(217,492) 

(89,46)

247,241 

222,334

2,641 

107,618 

51,403 

1,486 

10,500 

-0-

07,65

5,36

2,86

0,45

$  804,556 

$  729,373

$  75,302 

$ 

65,083

13,715 

10,576 

4,725 

35,470 

5,786 

145,574 

155,220 

6,572 

74,067 

1,708 

2,954

9,829

7,845

25,570

4,455

34,736

09,250

4,306

64,245

,60

383,141 

324,47

5,338 

6,602

23,285 

117,629 

309,030 

(16,010) 

(17,857) 

23,230

07,956

306,622

(2,327)

(7,857)

421,415 

405,226

$  804,556 

$  729,373

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
c o n s o l I d aT e d   s TaT e m e n T s   o F   e a r n I n G s

I n   T h o u s a n d s ,   e x c e p T   p e r   s h a r e   a m o u n T s  
net sales 
Cost of sales 
Selling and administrative expenses 
restructuring and other, net 
earnings from operations 
interest expense, net:
interest expense 
interest income 

total interest expense, net 
earnings before income taxes from continuing operations 
income tax expense 
earnings from continuing operations 
(Provision for) earnings from discontinued operations, net 
net earnings 
Basic earnings per common share:
  Continuing operations 
  discontinued operations 
  net earnings 
diluted earnings per common share:
  Continuing operations 
  discontinued operations 
  net earnings 

Genesco Inc. and SuBSidiarieS

  Fiscal Year

2007 
$ ,460,478 
729,643 
608,685 
,05 
2,045 

0,488 
(56) 
9,927 
,8 
42,87 
68,247 
(60) 
67,646 

3.00 
(.02) 
2.98 

2.6 
(.02) 
2.59 

$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

2006
$ ,283,876
63,469
537,327
2,253
2,827

,482
(,25)
0,357
02,470
39,844
62,626
60
62,686

2.73
.0
2.74

2.38
.00
2.38

$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

2008  
$  1,502,119 
750,904 
696,352 
9,702 
45,161 

12,570 
(144) 
12,426 
32,735 
24,247 
8,488 
(1,603) 
6,885 

.37 
(.07) 
.30 

.36 
(.07) 
.29 

$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

the accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Genesco Inc. and SuBSidiarieS

c o n s o l I d aT e d   s TaT e m e n T s   o F   c a s h   F lo w s

In THouSandS  

C a s h   F l o w s   f r o m   o p e r a t i n g   a c t i v i t i e s :
net earnings 

tax benefit of stock options exercised 

adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash 

  provided by (used in) operating activities:

  depreciation  

  deferred income taxes 

  Provision for losses on accounts receivable 

impairment of long-lived assets 

  Share-based compensation and restricted stock 

  Provision for (earnings from) discontinued operations 

  other 

effect on cash of changes in working capital and 

  other assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

  accounts receivable 

inventories 

  Prepaids and other current assets 

  accounts payable 

  other accrued liabilities 

  other assets and liabilities 

net cash provided by operating activities 

C a s h   F l o w s   f r o m   I n v e s t i n g   a c t i v i t i e s :

  Capital expenditures 

  acquisitions, net of cash acquired 

  Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 

net cash used in investing activities 

C a s h   F l o w s   f r o m   F i n a n c i n g   a c t i v i t i e s :

  Payments of long-term debt 

  Payments of capital leases 

  Borrowings under revolving credit facility 

  Payments on revolving credit facility 

tax benefit of stock options exercised 

  Shares repurchased 

  Change in overdraft balances 

  dividends paid on non-redeemable preferred stock 

  exercise of stock options and issue shares– 

  employee Stock Purchase Plan 

  Financing costs paid 

FISCaL YEaR

2008  

2007 

2006

$  6,885 

$  67,646 

$  62,686

(694) 

(2,405) 

3,850

45,114 

(12,683) 

40,306 

(6,29) 

137 

8,722 

7,851 

2,633 

2,643 

274 

,92 

7,43 

988 

,509 

34,622

(5,065)

29

376

972

(98)

5,462

(349) 

(3,080) 

(3,294)

(39,511) 

(28,357) 

(23,452)

(2,174) 

(430) 

(923) 

6,722 

23,943 

,593 

(9,068) 

(,962) 

9,97 

(2,220)

8,744

7,357

5,032

70,566 

  05,00

(80,662) 

(73,287) 

(56,946)

(34) 

(6,569) 

6 

6 

-0-

2

(80,690) 

(89,850) 

(56,925)

-0- 

(2,600) 

(55,000)

(210) 

(4) 

  365,000 

  262,000 

  (319,000) 

  (239,000) 

694 

2,405 

-0- 

(32,088) 

10,649 

(217) 

795 

-0- 

(,477) 

(256) 

6,779 

(,87) 

(358)

,000

(,000)

-0-

-0-

(44)

(273)

8,352

-0-

net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 

57,711 

(24,428) 

(47,693)

net Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 

964 

(43,72) 

383

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 

S u p p l e m e n t a l   C a s h   F l o w   I n f o r m a t i o n :

net cash paid for:

interest 

income taxes 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

16,739 

60,45 

60,068

$  17,703 

$  6,739 

$  60,45

$  11,448 

$ 

9,730 

$  0,368

37,560 

5,053 

32,50

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Genesco Inc. and SuBSidiarieS

In THouSandS 
Balance January 29, 2005 
net earnings 
dividends paid on non-redeemable

preferred stock 
exercise of options 
employee restricted stock 
issue shares – employee Stock 

Purchase Plan 
tax benefit of stock 

options exercised 
Conversion of Series 4 
preferred stock 

Loss on foreign currency forward contracts 
(net of tax benefit of $0.7 million)   

gain on interest rate swaps

(net of tax of $0. million) 

minimum pension liability adjustment

(net of tax of $0.7 million) 

other 
Comprehensive income 
Balance January 28, 2006 
net earnings 
dividends paid on non-redeemable

preferred stock 

exercise of stock options 
issue shares – employee Stock 

Purchase Plan 
Shares repurchased 
employee and non-employee 

restricted stock 

Share-based compensation 
tax benefit of stock options exercised  
gain on foreign currency forward contracts

(net of tax of $0.6 million) 

Loss on interest rate swaps

Pension liability adjustment

(net of tax of $3.2 million) 
Cumulative adjustment to adopt 

SFaS no. 58 (net of tax benefit 
of $0.5 million) 

Foreign currency translation adjustment   
other 
Comprehensive income 
Balance February 3, 2007 
Cumulative effect of change in 

accounting principle (see note 9)   

net earnings 
dividends paid on non-redeemable

preferred stock 

exercise of stock options 
issue shares – employee Stock 

Purchase Plan 

employee and non-employee 

restricted stock 

Share-based compensation 
restricted shares withheld for taxes 
tax benefit of stock options exercised  
Conversion of Series 3 preferred stock 
Conversion of Series 4 preferred stock 
gain on foreign currency forward contracts

(net of tax of $0.0 million) 

Pension liability adjustment

(net of tax of $2.7 million) 
Postretirement liability adjustment
(net of tax of $0.4 million) 

Foreign currency translation adjustment 
other 
Comprehensive income 
Balance February 2, 2008 

total 
non-redeemable 
Preferred Stock 
$ 7,474 

  Common 
Stock 
  $  22,926 

additional 
Paind-in 
Capital 

accumulate
other 
retained  Comprehensive 
Loss 
earnings 
  $09,005   $ 76,89 
62,686 
-0-   

Stock 
  $(26,302)  $ (7,857) 
-0-  

-0-   

treasury  Comprehensive 
income 

-0-  $ 62,686 

total
Shareholders’
equity
$ 272,065
62,686

-0-     

-0-     
-0-     
-0-     

-0-   

547 
229 

-0-   
8,297    
400    

(273)   
-0-   
-0-   

-0-     

25 

483    

-0-   

-0-     

-0-   

3,850    

-0-   

(723)     

 

72    

-0-   

-0-  
-0-  
-0-  

-0-  

-0-  

-0-  

-0- 
-0- 
-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0-   
-0-   
-0-   

(273)
8,844
629

-0-   

508

-0-   

3,850

-0-   

-0-

-0-     

-0-   

-0-     

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-     
(56)     

-0-   
0 

-0-   
390    

-0-   

(,047)   

-0- 

(,047)   

(,047)

-0-   

-0-   
-0-   

6   

,084   
-0-  

-0- 

-0- 
-0- 

6 

6

,084 

-0-   

,084
344

6,695 

    23,748 

  23,37     239,232 
67,646 
-0-   

-0-   

  $ 62,784

(26,204)    (7,857) 

-0-  

-0-  $ 67,646 

348,75
67,646

-0-     

-0-     
-0-     

-0-   

357 

-0-   
6,0    

(256)   
-0-   

-0-     
-0-     

0 
(,062)   

3    
(3,026)   

-0-     
-0-     
-0-     

82 

-0-   
-0-   

3,64    
4,067    
2,405    

-0-   
-0-   

-0-   
-0-   
-0-   

-0-  
-0-  

-0-  
-0-  

-0-  
-0-  
-0-  

-0-  
-0-  

-0-  
-0-  

-0-  

-0-  
-0-  
-0-  
-0-  
-0-  
-0-  

37   

-0- 
-0- 

-0- 
-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
-0- 

-0-   
-0-   

(256)
6,458

-0-   
-0-   

32
(32,088)

-0-   
-0-   
-0-   

3,346
4,067
2,405

848 

848

(28)   

(28)

5,094 

5,094

-0-   
(45)   
-0-   

(802)
(45)
(30)

-0- 
-0- 

-0- 
-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
-0- 

$  -0-   

6,885 

(4,260)
6,885

-0-   
-0-   

(27)
584

-0-   

2

-0-   
-0-   
-0-   
-0-   
-0-   
-0-   

4,62
3,230
(906)
694
-0-
-0-

37 

37

4,3 

4,3

644 
505 

-0-   

$ 2,202

644
505
30

-0-     
-0-     

-0-     
-0-     

-0-   
-0-   

-0-   
33 

-0-   
-0-   

(4,260)   
6,885 

-0-   
55    

(27)   
-0-   

-0-     

5 

206    

-0-   

-0-     
-0-     
-0-     
-0-     
(533)     
(56)     

-0-   
-0-   
(9)   
-0-   
 
9 

4,62    
3,230    
(887)   
694    
522    
552    

-0-     

-0-   

-0-     

-0-   

-0-     
-0-     
(70)     

-0-   
-0-   
6 

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   
-0-   
84    

-0-   
-0-   
-0-   
-0-   
-0-   
-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

4,3   

-0-   
-0-   
-0-   

644   
505   
-0-  

(net of tax benefit of $0.2 million)   

-0-     

-0-   

-0-     

-0-   

-0-     

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

848   

-0-   

(28)   

-0-   

5,094   

-0-     
-0-     
(93)     

-0-   
-0-   
(5)   

-0-   
-0-   
(203)   

-0-   
-0-   
-0-   

(802)   
(45)   
-0-  

6,602 

    23,230 

  07,956     306,622 

(2,327)    (7,857) 

405,226

  $  73,325

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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$ 5,338    $ 23,285  $ 117,629   $ 309,030 

$ (16,010) $ (17,857)   

$ 421,415

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
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n o T e s   T o   c o n s o l I d aT e d   F I n a n c I a l   s TaT e m e n T s

n o t e    :   S u m m a r y   o f   S i g n i f i c a n t   a c c o u n t i n g   Po l i c i e s  

n aT u r e   o F   o p e r aT I o n s

the Company’s businesses include the design or sourcing, marketing and distribution of footwear, principally under the 

Johnston & murphy and dockers brands and the operation at February 2, 2008 of 2,75 Journeys, Journeys kidz, Shi 

by Journeys, Johnston & murphy, underground Station, Jarman, hat world, Lids, hat Shack, hat Zone, head Quarters, 

Cap Connection and Lids kids retail footwear and headwear stores.

p r I n c I p l e s   o F   c o n s o l I d aT I o n

all subsidiaries are consolidated in the consolidated financial statements. all significant intercompany transactions and 

accounts have been eliminated.

F I s c a l   y e a r

the Company’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to January 3. as a result, Fiscal 2008 was a 52-week year with 

364 days, Fiscal 2007 was a 53-week year with 37 days and Fiscal 2006 was a 52-week year with 364 days. Fiscal 2008 

ended on February 2, 2008, Fiscal 2007 ended on February 3, 2007 and Fiscal 2006 ended on January 28, 2006.

u s e   o F   e s T I m aT e s

the  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  u.S.  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  requires 

management  to  make  estimates  and  assumptions  that  affect  the  reported  amounts  of  assets  and  liabilities  and 

disclosure  of  contingent  assets  and  liabilities  at  the  date  of  the  financial  statements  and  the  reported  amounts  of 

revenues and expenses during the reporting period. actual results could differ from those estimates.

Significant areas requiring management estimates or judgments include the following key financial areas:

i n v e n t o r Y   v a L u at i o n

the Company values its inventories at the lower of cost or market.

in its wholesale operations, cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (“FiFo”) method. market is determined using 

a  system  of  analysis  which  evaluates  inventory  at  the  stock  number  level  based  on  factors  such  as  inventory  turn, 

average  selling  price,  inventory  level,  and  selling  prices  reflected  in  future  orders.  the  Company  provides  reserves 

when the inventory has not been marked down to market based on current selling prices or when the inventory is not 

turning and is not expected to turn at levels satisfactory to the Company.

in its retail operations, other than the hat world segment, the Company employs the retail inventory method, applying 

average cost-to-retail ratios to the retail value of inventories. under the retail inventory method, valuing inventory at the 

lower of cost or market is achieved as markdowns are taken or accrued as a reduction of the retail value of inventories.

inherent  in  the  retail  inventory  method  are  subjective  judgments  and  estimates,  including  merchandise  mark-on, 

markups, markdowns, and shrinkage. these judgments and estimates, coupled with the fact that the retail inventory 

method is an averaging process, could produce a range of cost figures. to reduce the risk of inaccuracy and to ensure 

consistent  presentation,  the  Company  employs  the  retail  inventory  method  in  multiple  subclasses  of  inventory  with 

similar  gross  margins,  and  analyzes  markdown  requirements  at  the  stock  number  level  based  on  factors  such  as 

inventory turn, average selling price, and inventory age. in addition, the Company accrues markdowns as necessary. 

these additional markdown accruals reflect all of the above factors as well as current agreements to return products 

to vendors and vendor agreements to provide markdown support. in addition to markdown provisions, the Company 

maintains provisions for shrinkage and damaged goods based on historical rates.

the hat world segment employs the moving average cost method for valuing inventories and applies freight using an 

allocation method. the Company provides a valuation allowance for slow-moving inventory based on negative margins 

and estimated shrink based on historical experience and specific analysis, where appropriate.

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inherent in the analysis of both wholesale and retail inventory valuation are subjective judgments about current market 

conditions, fashion trends, and overall economic conditions. Failure to make appropriate conclusions regarding these 

factors may result in an overstatement or understatement of inventory value.

i m Pa i r m e n t   o F   Lo n g - L i v e d   a S S e t S

the Company periodically assesses the realizability of its long-lived assets and evaluates such assets for impairment 

whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. 

asset impairment is determined to exist if estimated future cash flows, undiscounted and without interest charges, are 

less than the carrying amount. inherent in the analysis of impairment are subjective judgments about future cash flows. 

Failure to make appropriate conclusions regarding these judgments may result in an overstatement or understatement 

of the value of long-lived assets (see note 3). 

e n v i r o n m e n ta L   a n d   o t h e r   C o n t i n g e n C i e S

the Company is subject to certain loss contingencies related to environmental proceedings and other legal matters, 

including those disclosed in note 4. the Company has made provisions for certain of these contingencies, including 

approximately  $2.9  million  reflected  in  Fiscal  2008,  $.  million  reflected  in  Fiscal  2007  and  $0.8  million  reflected 

in  Fiscal  2006.  the  Company  monitors  these  matters  on  an  ongoing  basis  and,  on  a  quarterly  basis,  management 

reviews the Company’s reserves and accruals in relation to each of them, adjusting provisions as management deems 

necessary in view of changes in available information. Changes in estimates of liability are reported in the periods when 

they occur. Consequently, management believes that its reserve in relation to each proceeding is a best estimate of 

probable loss connected to the proceeding, or in cases in which no best estimate is possible, the minimum amount 

in the range of estimated losses, based upon its analysis of the facts and circumstances as of the close of the most 

recent fiscal quarter. however, because of uncertainties and risks inherent in litigation generally and in environmental 

proceedings in particular, there can be no assurance that future developments will not require additional reserves to be 

set aside, that some or all reserves will be adequate or that the amounts of any such additional reserves or any such 

inadequacy will not have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

r e v e n u e   r e C o g n i t i o n

retail sales are recorded at the point of sale and are net of estimated returns and exclude sales taxes. Catalog and 

internet  sales  are  recorded  at  time  of  delivery  to  the  customer  and  are  net  of  estimated  returns.  wholesale  revenue 

is  recorded  net  of  estimated  returns  and  allowances  for  markdowns,  damages  and  miscellaneous  claims  when  the 

related goods have been shipped and legal title has passed to the customer. Shipping and handling costs charged to 

customers are included in net sales. estimated returns are based on historical returns and claims. actual amounts of 

markdowns have not differed materially from estimates. actual returns and claims in any future period may differ from 

historical experience.

i n C o m e   ta x e S

as part of the process of preparing Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company is required to estimate its income 

taxes in each of the tax jurisdictions in which it operates. this process involves estimating actual current tax obligations 

together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of certain items for tax and accounting 

purposes, such as depreciation of property and equipment and valuation of inventories. these temporary differences 

result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. the Company 

then assesses the likelihood that its deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income. actual results 

could  differ  from  this  assessment  if  adequate  taxable  income  is  not  generated  in  future  periods.  to  the  extent  the 

Company  believes  that  recovery  of  an  asset  is  at  risk,  valuation  allowances  are  established.  to  the  extent  valuation 

allowances are established or increase the allowances in a period, the Company includes an expense within the tax 

provision in the Consolidated Statements of operations.

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income tax reserves are determined using the methodology established by Fin 48. Fin 48, which was adopted by the 

Company  as  of  February  4,  2007,  requires  companies  to  assess  each  income  tax  position  taken  using  a  two  step 

process. a determination is first made as to whether it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained, based 

upon the technical merits, upon examination by the taxing authorities. if the tax position is expected to meet the more 

likely than not criteria, the benefit recorded for the tax position equals the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely 

to be realized upon ultimate settlement of the respective tax position. uncertain tax positions require determinations 

and  estimated  liabilities  to  be  made  based  on  provisions  of  the  tax  law  which  may  be  subject  to  change  or  varying 

interpretation. if the Company’s determinations and estimates prove to be inaccurate, the resulting adjustments could 

be material to its future financial results. See note 9 for additional information regarding income taxes.

P o S t r e t i r e m e n t   B e n e F i t S   P L a n   a C C o u n t i n g

Substantially all full-time employees (except employees in the hat world segment), who also had ,000 hours of service 

in Calendar 2004, are covered by a defined benefit pension plan. the Company froze the defined benefit pension plan 

effective January , 2005. the Company also provides certain former employees with limited medical and life insurance 

benefits. the Company funds at least the minimum amount required by the employee retirement income Security act.

in  September  2006,  the  FaSB  issued  SFaS  no.  58  which  requires  companies  to  recognize  the  overfunded  or 

underfunded status of postretirement benefit plans as an asset or liability in its Consolidated Balance Sheets and to 

recognize  changes  in  that  funded  status  in  accumulated  other  comprehensive  loss,  net  of  tax,  in  the  year  in  which 

the changes occur. this statement did not change the accounting for plans required by SFaS no. 87, and it did not 

eliminate any of the expanded disclosures required by SFaS no. 32(r). on February 3, 2007, the Company adopted 

the recognition and disclosure provisions of SFaS no. 58. as a result of the adoption of SFaS no. 58, the Company 

recognized a $0.8 million (net of tax) cumulative adjustment in accumulated other comprehensive loss in shareholders’ 

equity for Fiscal 2007 related to the Company’s post-retirement medical and life insurance benefits. SFaS no. 58 also 

requires companies to measure the funded status of a plan as of the date of its fiscal year end. this requirement of 

SFaS no. 58 is not effective for the Company until Fiscal 2009. the Company does not believe the adoption of the 

measurement date will have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

the  Company  accounts  for  the  defined  benefit  pension  plans  using  SFaS  no.  87,  as  amended.  as  permitted  under 

SFaS no. 87, pension expense is recognized on an accrual basis over employees’ approximate service periods. the 

calculation  of  pension  expense  and  the  corresponding  liability  requires  the  use  of  a  number  of  critical  assumptions, 

including the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets and the assumed discount rate, as well as the recognition 

of actuarial gains and losses. Changes in these assumptions can result in different expense and liability amounts, and 

future actual experience can differ from these assumptions.

S h a r e - B a S e d   C o m P e n S at i o n

the  Company  has  share-based  compensation  plans  covering  certain  members  of  management  and  non-employee 

directors. Pursuant to SFaS no. 23(r), adopted on the first day of Fiscal 2007, the Company recognizes compensation 

expense  for  share-based  payments  based  on  the  fair  value  of  the  awards.  For  Fiscal  2008  and  2007,  share-based 

compensation  expense  was  $3.2  million  and  $4.  million,  respectively.  For  Fiscal  2008  and  2007,  restricted  stock 

expense  was  $4.6  million  and  $3.4  million,  respectively.  the  benefits  of  tax  deductions  in  excess  of  recognized 

compensation expense are reported as a financing cash flow.

the Company estimates the fair value of each option award on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing 

model.  the  application  of  this  valuation  model  involves  assumptions  that  are  judgmental  and  highly  sensitive  in  the 

determination  of  compensation  expense,  including  expected  stock  price  volatility.  the  Company  bases  expected 

volatility  on  historical  term  structures.  the  Company  bases  the  risk  free  rate  on  an  interest  rate  for  a  bond  with  a 

maturity commensurate with the expected term estimate. the Company estimates the expected term of stock options 

using  historical  exercise  and  employee  termination  experience.  the  Company  does  not  currently  pay  a  dividend  on 

common stock. the fair value of employee restricted stock is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s 

stock on the date of the grant.

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in addition to the key assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model, the estimated forfeiture rate at the time of valuation 

(which is based on historical experience for similar options) is a critical assumption, as it reduces expense ratably over 

the vesting period. Shared-based compensation expense is recorded based on a 2% expected forfeiture rate and is 

adjusted annually for actual forfeitures. the Company reviews the expected forfeiture rate annually to determine if that 

percent is still reasonable based on historical experience. the Company believes its estimates are reasonable in the 

context of actual (historical) experience. See note 2 for additional information regarding the Company’s share-based 

compensation plans.

c a s h   a n d   c a s h   e q u I v a l e n T s

included in cash and cash equivalents at February 2, 2008 and February 3, 2007 are cash equivalents of $0.4 million 

and  $0.9  million,  respectively.  Cash  equivalents  are  highly-liquid  financial  instruments  having  an  original  maturity  of 

three months or less. the majority of payments due from banks for customer credit card transactions process within 

24–48 hours and are accordingly classified as cash and cash equivalents.

at  February  2,  2008  and  February  3,  2007  outstanding  checks  drawn  on  zero-balance  accounts  at  certain  domestic 

banks  exceeded  book  cash  balances  at  those  banks  by  approximately  $26.4  million  and  $5.8  million,  respectively. 

these amounts are included in accounts payable.

c o n c e n T r aT I o n   o F   c r e d I T   r I s k   a n d   a l lo w a n c e s   o n   a c c o u n T s   r e c e I v a B l e

the Company’s footwear wholesale businesses sell primarily to independent retailers and department stores across the 

united States. receivables arising from these sales are not collateralized. Customer credit risk is affected by conditions 

or  occurrences  within  the  economy  and  the  retail  industry  as  well  as  by  customer  specific  factors.  one  customer 

accounted for 4% and another customer accounted for % of the Company’s trade receivables balance and no other 

customer accounted for more than 0% of the Company’s trade receivables balance as of February 2, 2008.

the Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific 

customers, historical trends and other information, as well as customer specific factors. the Company also establishes 

allowances for sales returns, customer deductions and co-op advertising based on specific circumstances, historical 

trends and projected probable outcomes.

p r o p e r T y   a n d   e q u I p m e n T

Property and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated or amortized over the estimated useful life of related 

assets. depreciation and amortization expense are computed principally by the straight-line method over the following 

estimated useful lives:

BuiLdingS and BuiLding eQuiPment 

20–45 YearS

ComPuter hardware, SoFtware and eQuiPment 

3–0 YearS

Furniture and FixtureS 

0 YearS

l e a s e s

Leasehold improvements and properties under capital leases are amortized on the straight-line method over the shorter 

of  their  useful  lives  or  their  related  lease  terms  and  the  charge  to  earnings  is  included  in  selling  and  administrative 

expenses in the Consolidated Statements of earnings.

Certain  leases  include  rent  increases  during  the  initial  lease  term.  For  these  leases,  the  Company  recognizes  the 

related rental expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease (which includes any rent holidays and the pre-

opening period of construction, renovation, fixturing and merchandise placement) and records the difference between 

the amounts charged to operations and amounts paid as a rent liability.

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the Company occasionally receives reimbursements from landlords to be used towards construction of the store the 

Company intends to lease. Leasehold improvements are recorded at their gross costs including items reimbursed by 

landlords. the reimbursements are amortized as a reduction of rent expense over the initial lease term.

G o o d w I l l   a n d   o T h e r   I n Ta n G I B l e s

under  the  provisions  of  SFaS  no.  42,  “goodwill  and  other  intangible  assets,”  (“SFaS  no.  42”),  goodwill  and 

intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized, but are tested at least annually for impairment. SFaS no. 42 

also requires that intangible assets with finite lives be amortized over their respective lives to their estimated residual 

values, and reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFaS no. 44, “accounting for the impairment or disposal of 

Long-Lived assets” (“SFaS no. 44”).

intangible  assets  of  the  Company  with  indefinite  lives  are  primarily  goodwill  and  identifiable  trademarks  acquired  in 

connection  with  the  acquisition  of  hat  world  Corporation  on  april  ,  2004  and  hat  Shack,  inc.  on  January  ,  2007. 

the  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets  include  goodwill  for  the  hat  world  group  of  $07.6  million  and  $07.7  million  at 

February 2, 2008 and February 3, 2007, respectively. the Company tests for impairment of intangible assets with an 

indefinite life, at a minimum on an annual basis, relying on a number of factors including operating results, business 

plans and projected future cash flows. the impairment test for identifiable assets not subject to amortization consists 

of a comparison of the fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying amount.

identifiable  intangible  assets  of  the  Company  with  finite  lives  are  primarily  in-place  leases  and  customer  lists.  they 

are  subject  to  amortization  based  upon  their  estimated  useful  lives.  Finite-lived  intangible  assets  are  evaluated  for 

impairment using a process similar to that used to evaluate other definite-lived long-lived assets, a comparison of the 

fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying amount. an impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which 

the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset.

Fa I r   v a l u e   o F   F I n a n c I a l   I n s T r u m e n T s

the carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at February 2, 2008 and February 3, 2007 are:

Fa I r   v a l u e s

I n   T H o u S a n d S  
Fixed rate Long-term debt 

2 0 0 8  

  2 0 0 7

C a R R Y I n g  
a M o u n T  
$ 86,220 

Fa I R  
v a L u E  
$ 115,489 

C a r r Y i n g  
a m o u n t  
$ 86,250 

Fa i r
v a L u e  
$ 63,634

Carrying amounts reported on the balance sheet for cash, cash equivalents, receivables, foreign currency hedges and 

accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term maturity of these instruments.

the fair value of the Company’s long-term debt was based on dealer prices on the respective balance sheet dates.

c o s T   o F   s a l e s

For the Company’s retail operations, the cost of sales includes actual product cost, the cost of transportation to the 

Company’s warehouses from suppliers and the cost of transportation from the Company’s warehouses to the stores. 

additionally, the cost of its distribution facilities allocated to its retail operations is included in cost of sales.

For the Company’s wholesale operations, the cost of sales includes the actual product cost and the cost of transportation 

to the Company’s warehouses from suppliers.

s e l l I n G   a n d   a d m I n I s T r aT I v e   e x p e n s e s

Selling  and  administrative  expenses  include  all  operating  costs  of  the  Company  excluding  (i)  those  related  to  the 

transportation of products from the supplier to the warehouse, (ii) for its retail operations, those related to the transportation 

of  products  from  the  warehouse  to  the  store  and  (iii)  costs  of  its  distribution  facilities  which  are  allocated  to  its  retail 

operations. wholesale and unallocated retail costs of distribution are included in selling and administrative expenses in 

the amounts of $3.7 million, $4.4 million and $4.5 million for Fiscal 2008, Fiscal 2007 and Fiscal 2006, respectively.

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G I F T   c a r d s

the Company has a gift card program that began in calendar 999 for its hat world operations and calendar 2000 for 

its footwear operations. the gift cards issued to date do not expire. as such, the Company recognizes income when: 

(i) the gift card is redeemed by the customer; or (ii) the likelihood of the gift card being redeemed by the customer for 

the purchase of goods in the future is remote and there are no related escheat laws (referred to as “breakage”). the gift 

card breakage rate is based upon historical redemption patterns and income is recognized for unredeemed gift cards 

in proportion to those historical redemption patterns.

the Company recognized income of $0.6 million in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2007 due to the Company’s belief that 

it had sufficient historical information to support the recognition of gift card breakage after a review of state escheat 

laws in which it operates. this initial recognition of gift card breakage was included as a reduction in restructuring and 

other, net on the Consolidated Statements of earnings. effective February 4, 2007, gift card breakage is recognized 

in revenues each period. gift card breakage recognized as revenue in Fiscal 2008 was $0.3 million. the Consolidated 

Balance  Sheets  include  an  accrued  liability  for  gift  cards  of  $7.5  million  and  $6.3  million  at  February  2,  2008  and 

February 3, 2007, respectively.

B u y I n G ,   m e r c h a n d I s I n G   a n d   o c c u pa n c y   c o s T s

the Company records buying, merchandising and occupancy costs in selling and administrative expense. Because the 

Company does not include these costs in cost of sales, the Company’s gross margin may not be comparable to other 

retailers that include these costs in the calculation of gross margin.

s h I p p I n G   a n d   h a n d l I n G   c o s T s

Shipping and handling costs related to inventory purchased from suppliers is included in the cost of inventory and is 

charged to cost of sales in the period that the inventory is sold. all other shipping and handling costs are charged to 

cost of sales in the period incurred except for wholesale and unallocated retail costs of distribution, which are included 

in selling and administrative expenses.

p r e o p e n I n G   c o s T s

Costs associated with the opening of new stores are expensed as incurred, and are included in selling and administrative 

expenses on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of earnings.

s T o r e   c lo s I n G s   a n d   e x I T   c o s T s

From time to time, the Company makes strategic decisions to close stores or exit locations or activities. if stores or 

operating activities to be closed or exited constitute components, as defined by SFaS no. 44, and will not result in a 

migration of customers and cash flows, these closures will be considered discontinued operations when the related 

assets meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale, or at the cease-use date, whichever occurs first. the results 

of  operations  of  discontinued  operations  are  presented  retroactively,  net  of  tax,  as  a  separate  component  on  the 

Consolidated  Statements  of  earnings,  if  material  individually  or  cumulatively.  to  date,  no  store  closings  meeting  the 

discontinued operations criteria have been material individually or cumulatively.

assets related to planned store closures or other exit activities are reflected as assets held for sale and recorded at 

the lower of carrying value or fair value less costs to sell when the required criteria, as defined by SFaS no. 44, are 

satisfied. depreciation ceases on the date that the held for sale criteria are met.

assets related to planned store closures or other exit activities that do not meet the criteria to be classified as held for 

sale are evaluated for impairment in accordance with the Company’s normal impairment policy, but with consideration 

given to revised estimates of future cash flows. in any event, the remaining depreciable useful lives are evaluated and 

adjusted as necessary.

exit costs related to anticipated lease termination costs, severance benefits and other expected charges are accrued for 

and recognized in accordance with SFaS no. 46, “accounting for Costs associated with exit or disposal activities.”

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a d v e r T I s I n G   c o s T s

advertising costs are predominantly expensed as incurred. advertising costs were $33.7 million, $3. million and $29. 

million  for  Fiscal  2008,  2007  and  2006,  respectively.  direct  response  advertising  costs  for  catalogs  are  capitalized 

in  accordance  with  the  american  institute  of  Certified  Public  accountants  (“aiCPa”)  Statement  of  Position  no.  93-7, 

“reporting  on  advertising  Costs.”    Such  costs  are  amortized  over  the  estimated  future  revenues  realized  from  such 

advertising, not to exceed six months. the Consolidated Balance Sheets include prepaid assets for direct response 

advertising costs of $.4 million and $. million at February 2, 2008 and February 3, 2007, respectively.

c o n s I d e r aT I o n   T o   r e s e l l e r s

the  Company  does  not  have  any  written  buy-down  programs  with  retailers,  but  the  Company  has  provided  certain 

retailers  with  markdown  allowances  for  obsolete  and  slow  moving  products  that  are  in  the  retailer’s  inventory.  the 

Company  estimates  these  allowances  and  provides  for  them  as  reductions  to  revenues  at  the  time  revenues  are 

recorded. markdowns are negotiated with retailers and changes are made to the estimates as agreements are reached. 

actual amounts for markdowns have not differed materially from estimates.

c o o p e r aT I v e   a d v e r T I s I n G

Cooperative advertising funds are made available to all of the Company’s wholesale customers. in order for retailers 

to receive reimbursement under such programs, the retailer must meet specified advertising guidelines and provide 

appropriate documentation of expenses to be reimbursed. the Company’s cooperative advertising agreements require 

that wholesale customers present documentation or other evidence of specific advertisements or display materials used 

for the Company’s products by submitting the actual print advertisements presented in catalogs, newspaper inserts or 

other advertising circulars, or by permitting physical inspection of displays. additionally, the Company’s cooperative 

advertising  agreements  require  that  the  amount  of  reimbursement  requested  for  such  advertising  or  materials  be 

supported by invoices or other evidence of the actual costs incurred by the retailer. the Company accounts for these 

cooperative advertising costs as selling and administrative expenses, in accordance with emerging issues task Force 

(“eitF”) issue no. 0-9, “accounting for Consideration given by a vendor to a Customer (including a reseller of the 

vendor’s Products).”

Cooperative advertising costs recognized in selling and administrative expenses were $3.3 million, $2.7 million and $2.2 

million for Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. during Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s cooperative 

advertising reimbursements paid did not exceed the fair value of the benefits received under those agreements.

v e n d o r   a l lo w a n c e s

From  time  to  time,  the  Company  negotiates  allowances  from  its  vendors  for  markdowns  taken  or  expected  to  be 

taken.  these  markdowns  are  typically  negotiated  on  specific  merchandise  and  for  specific  amounts.  these  specific 

allowances are recognized as a reduction in cost of sales in the period in which the markdowns are taken. markdown 

allowances not attached to specific inventory on hand or already sold are applied to concurrent or future purchases 

from each respective vendor. 

the Company receives support from some of its vendors in the form of reimbursements for cooperative advertising and 

catalog  costs  for  the  launch  and  promotion  of  certain  products. the  reimbursements  are  agreed  upon  with  vendors 

and represent specific, incremental, identifiable costs incurred by the Company in selling the vendor’s products. Such 

costs  and  the  related  reimbursements  are  accumulated  and  monitored  on  an  individual  vendor  basis,  pursuant  to 

the  respective  cooperative  advertising  agreements  with  vendors.  Such  cooperative  advertising  reimbursements  are 

recorded as a reduction of selling and administrative expenses in the same period in which the associated expense 

is incurred. if the amount of cash consideration received exceeds the costs being reimbursed, such excess amount 

would be recorded as a reduction of cost of sales.

vendor reimbursements of cooperative advertising costs recognized as a reduction of selling and administrative expenses 

were $4.3 million, $3.9 million and $3.6 million for Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. during Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 

2006, the Company’s cooperative advertising reimbursements received were not in excess of the costs reimbursed.

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n o t e    :   S u m m a r y   o f   S i g n i f i c a n t   a c c o u n t i n g   Po l i c i e s   c o n t i n u e d  

e n v I r o n m e n Ta l   c o s T s

environmental  expenditures  relating  to  current  operations  are  expensed  or  capitalized  as  appropriate.  expenditures 

relating to an existing condition caused by past operations, and which do not contribute to current or future revenue 

generation,  are  expensed.  Liabilities  are  recorded  when  environmental  assessments  and/or  remedial  efforts  are 

probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated and are evaluated independently of any future claims for recovery. 

generally, the timing of these accruals coincides with completion of a feasibility study or the Company’s commitment 

to a formal plan of action. Costs of future expenditures for environmental remediation obligations are not discounted 

to their present value.

e a r n I n G s   p e r   c o m m o n   s h a r e

Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by 

the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. diluted earnings per share reflects the 

potential dilution that could occur if securities to issue common stock were exercised or converted to common stock 

(see note ).

o T h e r   c o m p r e h e n s I v e   I n c o m e

SFaS  no.  30,  “reporting  Comprehensive  income,”  requires,  among  other  things,  the  Company’s  pension  liability 

adjustment, postretirement liability adjustment, unrealized gains or losses on foreign currency forward contracts and 

foreign currency translation adjustments to be included in other comprehensive income net of tax. accumulated other 

comprehensive loss at February 2, 2008 consisted of $6.7 million of cumulative pension liability adjustments, net of 

tax and a $0.2 million cumulative postretirement liability adjustment, net of tax, offset by cumulative net gains of $0.3 

million on foreign currency forward contracts, net of tax, and a foreign currency translation adjustment of $0.6 million.

B u s I n e s s   s e G m e n T s

SFaS  no.  3,  “disclosures  about  Segments  of  an  enterprise  and  related  information,”  requires  that  companies 

disclose “operating segments” based on the way management disaggregates the Company’s operations for making 

internal operating decisions (see note 5).

d e r I v aT I v e   I n s T r u m e n T s   a n d   h e d G I n G   a c T I v I T I e s

SFaS no. 33, “accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities,” SFaS no. 37, “accounting for derivative 

instruments and hedging activities – deferral of the effective date of SFaS no. 33,” SFaS no. 38, “accounting for 

Certain  derivative  instruments  and  Certain  hedging  activities”  and  SFaS  no.  49,  “amendment  of  Statement  33 

on  derivative  instruments  and  hedging  activities,”  (collectively  “SFaS  no.  33”)  require  an  entity  to  recognize  all 

derivatives  as  either  assets  or  liabilities  in  the  consolidated  balance  sheet  and  to  measure  those  instruments  at  fair 

value. under certain conditions, a derivative may be specifically designated as a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge. 

the accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative are recorded each period in current earnings or in other 

comprehensive income depending on the intended use of the derivative and the resulting designation.

n e w   a c c o u n T I n G   p r I n c I p l e s

in  September  2006,  the  FaSB  issued  SFaS  no.  57.  SFaS  no.  57  defines  fair  value,  establishes  a  framework  for 

measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair 

value  measurements.  in  december  2007,  the  FaSB  issued  proposed  FaSB  Staff  Position  no.  FaS  57-b,  “effective 

date  of  FaSB  Statement  no.  57”  (the  “proposed  FSP”).  the  proposed  FSP  would  amend  SFaS  no.  57,  to  delay 

the effective date for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed 

at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (that is, at least annually). the proposed FSP defers the 

effective date of SFaS no. 57 to fiscal years beginning after november 5, 2008 (Fiscal 200 for the Company), and 

interim periods within those fiscal years for items within the scope of the proposed FSP. the Company is subject to 

the remaining provisions of SFaS no. 57 beginning February 3, 2008. the Company does not believe the adoption of 

SFaS no. 57 will have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

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n o t e    :   S u m m a r y   o f   S i g n i f i c a n t   a c c o u n t i n g   Po l i c i e s   c o n t i n u e d  

in February 2007, the FaSB issued SFaS no. 59. SFaS no. 59 allows companies to measure many financial instruments 

and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. SFaS no. 59 is effective 

for fiscal years beginning after november 5, 2007 (Fiscal 2009 for the Company). the Company does not believe that 

the adoption of SFaS no. 59 will have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

in december 2007, the FaSB issued SFaS no. 4(r), “Business Combinations” (“SFaS no. 4(r)”). SFaS no. 4(r) 

establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its financial 

statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree. the 

statement also provides guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination 

and  determines  what  information  to  disclose  to  enable  users  of  the  financial  statement  to  evaluate  the  nature  and 

financial effects of the business combination. SFaS no. 4(r) is to be applied prospectively to business combinations 

for which the acquisition date is on  or  after  an entity’s fiscal  year that begins after december 5,  2008 (Fiscal 200 

for the Company). the Company expects the adoption will have an impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements 

when  effective,  but  the  nature  and  magnitude  of  the  specific  effects  will  depend  upon  the  nature,  terms  and  size  of 

any acquisitions consummated after the effective date. the Company will assess the impact of this standard on the 

Consolidated Financial Statements if and when a future acquisition occurs.

in december 2007, the FaSB issued SFaS no. 60, “noncontrolling interests in Consolidated Financial Statements–an 

amendment of arB no. 5” (“SFaS no. 60”). SFaS no. 60 establishes new accounting and reporting standards for 

the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. Specifically, this statement requires 

the  recognition  of  a  noncontrolling  interest  (minority  interest)  as  equity  in  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and 

separate from the parent’s equity. the amount of net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest will be included in 

consolidated net earnings on the face of the Statements of earnings. SFaS no. 60 clarifies that changes in a parent’s 

ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in deconsolidation are equity transactions if the parent retains its 

controlling  financial  interest.  in  addition,  this  statement  requires  that  a  parent  recognize  a  gain  or  loss  in  net  income 

when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. Such gain or loss will be measured using the fair value of the noncontrolling equity 

investment on the deconsolidation date. SFaS no. 60 also includes expanded disclosure requirements regarding the 

interests  of  the  parent  and  its  noncontrolling  interest.  SFaS  no.  60  is  effective  for  fiscal  years,  and  interim  periods 

within  those  fiscal  years,  beginning  on  or  after  december  5,  2008  (Fiscal  200  for  the  Company).  earlier  adoption 

is  prohibited.  the  Company  does  not  believe  that  the  adoption  of  SFaS  no.  60  will  have  a  material  impact  on  the 

Company’s results of operations or financial position.

n o t e   2 :   a c q u i s i t i o n s  

h aT   s h a c k   a c q u I s I T I o n

on January , 2007, hat world acquired 00% of the outstanding stock of hat Shack, inc., which operated 49 hat 

Shack retail headwear stores located primarily in the southeastern united States, for a purchase price of $6.6 million 

plus debt assumed of $2.2 million funded from cash on hand. the Company allocated $.4 million of the purchase 

price to goodwill and $3.7 million to tradenames. the goodwill related to the hat Shack acquisition is not deductible 

for tax purposes.

h aT   w o r l d   a c q u I s I T I o n

the trademarks acquired include the concept names and are deemed to have an indefinite life. Finite-lived intangibles 

include a $0.3 million customer list and an $8.6 million asset to reflect the adjustment of acquired leases to market. the 

weighted average amortization period for the asset to adjust acquired leases to market is 4.2 years. the amortization of 

intangibles was $.3 million, $.8 million and $2.3 million for Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. the amortization 

of intangibles for Fiscal 2009, 200, 20, 202 and 203 will be $0.7 million, $0.4 million, $0.2 million, $0. million and 

$0. million, respectively.

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n o t e   3 :   r e s t r u c t u r i n g   a n d   o t h e r   C h a r g e s   a n d   d i s c o n t i n u e d   o p e r a t i o n s

r e s T r u c T u r I n G   a n d   o T h e r   c h a r G e s

in  accordance  with  Company  policy,  assets  are  determined  to  be  impaired  when  the  revised  estimated  future  cash 

flows are insufficient to recover the carrying costs. impairment charges represent the excess of the carrying value over 

the fair value of those assets.

asset  impairment  charges  are  reflected  as  a  reduction  of  the  net  carrying  value  of  property  and  equipment,  and  in 

restructuring and other, net in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of earnings.

the Company recorded a total pretax charge to earnings of $0.6 million ($6.4 million net of tax) in Fiscal 2008. the 

charge reflected in restructuring and other, net included $8.7 million of charges for retail store asset impairments and 

$.5 million for lease terminations, offset by $0.5 million in excise tax refunds and an antitrust settlement. the asset 

impairments reflected deterioration in the urban market as well as underperforming stores in some of the Company’s 

other markets. also included in the charge was $0.9 million in excess markdowns related to the underground Station 

group store lease terminations which is reflected in cost of sales on the Consolidated Statements of earnings.

the Company recorded a pretax charge to earnings of $. million ($0.7 million net of tax) in Fiscal 2007. the charge 

included $2.2 million of charges for asset impairments and the early termination of a license agreement offset by $. 

million of gift card related income and a favorable litigation settlement.

the Company recorded a pretax charge to earnings of $2.3 million ($.4 million net of tax) in Fiscal 2006. the charge 

included $.7 million for the settlement of a California employment class action and $0.6 million for retail store asset 

impairments and lease terminations of 3 Jarman stores pursuant to the plan announced by the Company in Fiscal 

2004 to close or convert into other retail concepts all remaining Jarman stores.

d I s c o n T I n u e d   o p e r aT I o n s

For the year ended February 2, 2008, the Company recorded an additional charge to earnings of $2.6 million ($.6 million 

net of tax) reflected in discontinued operations, including $2.9 million primarily for anticipated costs of environmental 

remedial  alternatives  related  to  former  facilities  operated  by  the  Company  offset  by  a  $0.3  million  gain  for  excess 

provisions to prior discontinued operations (see note 4).

For the year ended February 3, 2007, the Company recorded an additional charge to earnings of $.0 million ($0.6 million 

net of tax) reflected in discontinued operations, including $. million primarily for anticipated costs of environmental 

remedial  alternatives  related  to  former  facilities  operated  by  the  Company  offset  by  a  $0.  million  gain  for  excess 

provisions to prior discontinued operations (see note 4).

For the year ended January 28, 2006, the Company recorded a credit to earnings of $0. million ($0. million net of 

tax)  reflected  in  discontinued  operations,  including  a  $0.9  million  gain  for  excess  provisions  to  prior  discontinued 

operations offset by $0.8 million primarily for anticipated costs of environmental remedial alternatives related to former 

facilities operated by the Company (see note 4).

accrued Provision for discontinued operations

In THouSandS 
Balance January 28, 2006 
additional provision Fiscal 2007 
Charges and adjustments, net 
Balance February 3, 2007 
additional provision Fiscal 2008 
Charges and adjustments, net 
Balance February 2, 2008* 
current provision for discontinued operations 
Total noncurrent provision for discontinued operations 

FaCILITY

SHuTdown 

CoSTS 
$  5,70 
988 
(633) 
6,065 
2,633 
(,204) 
7,494 
5,786 
$  1,708 

oTHER 
$  3 
-0- 
(3) 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
$ -0- 

ToTaL
$ 5,73
988
(636)
6,065
2,633
(,204)
7,494
5,786
$ 1,708

*Includes a $7.8 million environmental provision, including $5.7 million in current provision, for discontinued operations.

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inventories

I n   T H o u S a n d S  
raw materials 
wholesale finished goods 
retail merchandise 
Total Inventories 

F E B R u a R Y   2 ,    

F e B r u a r Y  3 ,

$ 

2 0 0 8  
204 
31,081 
269,263 
$  300,548 

$ 

2007
22
29,272
23,553
$ 26,037

n o t e   5 :   d e r i v a t i v e   i n s t r u m e n t s   a n d   h e d g i n g   a c t i v i t i e s

in  order  to  reduce  exposure  to  foreign  currency  exchange  rate  fluctuations  in  connection  with  inventory  purchase 

commitments for its Johnston & murphy group (primarily the euro), the Company enters into foreign currency forward 

exchange contracts with a maximum hedging period of twelve months. derivative instruments used as hedges must be 

effective at reducing the risk associated with the exposure being hedged. the settlement terms of the forward contracts 

correspond  with  the  payment  terms  for  the  merchandise  inventories.  as  a  result,  there  is  no  hedge  ineffectiveness 

to  be  reflected  in  earnings.  the  notional  amount  of  such  contracts  outstanding  at  February  2,  2008  and  February  3, 

2007 was $2.5 million and $8.0 million, respectively. Forward exchange contracts have an average remaining term of 

approximately three months. the gain based on spot rates under these contracts at February 2, 2008 was $4,000 and 

the loss based on spot rates under these contracts at February 3, 2007 was $4,000. For the year ended February 2, 

2008, the Company recorded an unrealized gain on foreign currency forward contracts of $0. million in accumulated 

other comprehensive loss, before taxes. the Company monitors the credit quality of the major national and regional 

financial institutions with which it enters into such contracts.

the Company estimates that the majority of net hedging gains related to forward exchange contracts will be reclassified 

from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings through lower cost of sales over the succeeding year.

n o t e   6 :   L o n g -te r m   d e b t

I n   T H o u S a n d S  

4 /8% convertible subordinated debentures due June 2023 

revolver borrowings 

total long-term debt 

Current portion 

Total noncurrent Portion of Long-Term debt 

2 0 0 8  

2 0 0 7  

$  86,220 

$  86,250

  69,000 

  23,000

  155,220 

  09,250

-0- 

-0-

$ 155,220 

$ 09,250

Long-term debt maturing during each of the next five years ending January is as follows:  2009 - $-0-; 200 - $-0-; 20 

- $-0-; 202 - $69,000,000, 203 - $-0-; and thereafter - $86,220,000.

c r e d I T   Fa c I l I T y:

on december , 2006, the Company entered into an amended and restated Credit agreement (the “Credit Facility”) 

by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as other borrowers, the lenders party 

thereto and Bank of america, n.a., as administrative agent. the Credit Facility replaced the Company’s $05.0 million 

revolving credit facility.

deferred financing costs incurred of $.2 million related to the Credit Facility were capitalized and are being amortized 

over four years. these costs are included in other non-current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

the Company had $69.0 million of revolver borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility at February 2, 2008. the 

Company had outstanding letters of credit of $9. million under the facility at February 2, 2008. these letters of credit 

support product purchases and lease and insurance indemnifications.

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the material terms of the Credit Facility are as follows:

a v a i L a B i L i t Y

the Credit Facility is a revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of $200.0 million, with a $20.0 million 

swingline loan sublimit and a $70.0 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit, and has a five-year term. 

any swingline loans and letters of credit will reduce the availability under the Credit Facility on a dollar-for-dollar basis. 

in addition, the Company has an option to increase the availability under the Credit Facility by up to $00.0 million (in 

increments no less than $25.0 million) subject to, among other things, the receipt of commitments for the increased 

amount. the aggregate amount of the loans made and letters of credit issued under the restated Credit agreement 

shall at no time exceed the lesser of the facility amount ($200.0 million or, if increased at the Company’s option, up 

to $300.0 million) or the “Borrowing Base”, which generally is based on 85% of eligible inventory plus 85% of eligible 

accounts receivable less applicable reserves.

C o L L at e r a L

the loans and other obligations under the Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of the presently owned and 

hereafter acquired non-real estate assets of the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company. 

i n t e r e S t   a n d   F e e S

the Company’s borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at varying rates that, at the Company’s option, can 

be based on either: 

  • a base rate generally defined as the sum of the prime rate of Bank of america, n.a. and an applicable margin. 

  • a LiBo rate generally defined as the sum of LiBor (as quoted on the British Banking association telerate Page    

   3750) and an applicable margin. 

the initial applicable margin for base rate loans is 0.00%, and the initial applicable margin for LiBor loans is .00%. 

thereafter, the applicable margin will be subject to adjustment based on “excess availability” for the prior quarter. the 

term “excess availability” means, as of any given date, the excess (if any) of the Borrowing Base over the outstanding 

credit extensions under the Credit Facility.

interest on the Company’s borrowings is payable monthly in arrears for base rate loans and at the end of each interest 

rate period (but not less often than quarterly) for LiBor loans. 

the  Company  is  also  required  to  pay  a  commitment  fee  on  the  difference  between  committed  amounts  and  the 

aggregate amount (including the aggregate amount of letters of credit) of the credit extensions outstanding under the 

Credit Facility, which initially is 0.25% per annum, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the applicable margins 

for interest rates.

C e r ta i n   C o v e n a n t S

the Company is not required to comply with any financial covenants unless adjusted excess availability is less than 

0% of the total commitments under the Credit Facility (currently $20.0 million). the term “adjusted excess availability” 

means,  as  of  any  given  date,  the  excess  (if  any)  of  (a)  the  lesser  of  the  total  commitments  under  the  Credit  Facility 

and the Borrowing Base over (b) the outstanding credit extensions under the Credit Facility. if and during such time 

as adjusted excess availability is less than such amount, the Credit Facility requires the Company to meet a minimum 

fixed charge coverage ratio (eBitda less capital expenditures less cash taxes divided by cash interest expense and 

scheduled payments of principal indebtedness) of .00 to .00. Because adjusted excess availability exceeded $20.0 

million, the Company was not required to comply with this financial covenant at February 2, 2008.

in addition, the Credit Facility contains certain covenants that, among other things, restrict additional indebtedness, liens 

and encumbrances, loans and investments, acquisitions, dividends and other restricted payments, transactions with 

affiliates, asset dispositions, mergers and consolidations, prepayments or material amendments of other indebtedness 

and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements.

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C a S h   d o m i n i o n

the Credit Facility also contains cash dominion provisions that apply in the event that the Company’s adjusted excess 

availability fails to meet certain thresholds or there is an event of default under the Credit Facility.

e v e n t S   o F   d e Fa u Lt 

the Credit Facility contains customary events of default, including, without limitation, payment defaults, breaches of 

representations  and  warranties,  covenant  defaults,  cross-defaults  to  certain  other  material  indebtedness  in  excess 

of  specified  amounts,  certain  events  of  bankruptcy  and  insolvency,  certain  eriSa  events,  judgments  in  excess  of 

specified amounts and change in control.

Certain of the lenders under the Credit Facility or their affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, certain 

commercial  banking,  financial  advisory,  and  investment  banking  services  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business  for  the 

Company, its subsidiaries and certain of its affiliates, for which they receive customary fees and commissions.

4   1 / 8 %   c o n v e r T I B l e   s u B o r d I n aT e d   d e B e n T u r e s   d u e   2 0 2 3 :

on June 24, 2003 and June 26, 2003, the Company issued a total of $86.3 million of 4 /8% Convertible Subordinated 

debentures  (the  “debentures”)  due  June  5,  2023.  the  debentures  are  convertible  at  the  option  of  the  holders  into 

shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.00 per share, if: () the price of its common stock issuable upon 

conversion of a debenture reaches 20% or more of the initial conversion price ($26.54 or more) for 0 of the last 30 

trading days of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, (2) specified corporate transactions occur or (3) the trading 

price  for the debentures falls below certain thresholds.  as of January 3, 2005, the debentures became convertible 

into shares of common stock at the option of the holders. the Company’s common stock closed at or above $26.54 

for at least 0 of the last 30 trading days of the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2005. therefore, the contingency was satisfied. 

upon  conversion,  the  Company  will  have  the  right  to  deliver,  in  lieu  of  its  common  stock,  cash  or  a  combination  of 

cash and shares of its common stock. Subject to the above conditions, each $,000 principal amount of debentures is 

convertible into 45.2080 shares (equivalent to an initial conversion price of $22.2 per share of common stock) subject 

to adjustment. there were $30,000 of debentures converted to ,356 shares of common stock during Fiscal 2008.

the Company pays cash interest on the debentures at an annual rate of 4.25% of the principal amount at issuance, 

payable  on  June  5  and  december  5  of  each  year,  commencing  on  december  5,  2003.  the  Company  will  pay 

contingent  interest  (in  the  amounts  set  forth  in  the  debentures)  to  holders  of  the  debentures  during  any  six-month 

period from and including an interest payment date to, but excluding, the next interest payment date, commencing with 

the six-month period ending december 5, 2008, if the average trading price of the debentures for the five consecutive 

trading day measurement period immediately preceding the applicable six-month period equals 20% or more of the 

principal amount of the debentures.

the Company may redeem some or all of the debentures for cash at any time on or after June 20, 2008 at 00% of their 

principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, contingent interest and liquidated damages, if any.

each holder of the debentures may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of the holder’s debentures on 

June 5, 200, 203 or 208, at a price equal to the principal amount of the debentures to be purchased, plus accrued 

and unpaid interest, contingent interest and liquidated damages, if any, to the purchase date. each holder may also 

require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of such holder’s debentures upon the occurrence of a change of 

control (as defined in the debentures). the Company may choose to pay the change of control purchase price in cash 

or shares of its common stock or a combination of cash and shares.

deferred financing costs of $2.9 million relating to the issuance were capitalized and are being amortized over seven 

years and are included in other non-current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

the  indenture  pursuant  to  which  the  debentures  were  issued  does  not  restrict  the  incurrence  of  senior  debt  by  the 

Company or other indebtedness or liabilities by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

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o p e r aT I n G   l e a s e s

the Company leases its office space and all of its retail store locations and transportation equipment under various 

noncancelable operating leases. the leases have varying terms and expire at various dates through 2023. the store 

leases  typically  have  initial  terms  of  between  5  and  0  years.  generally,  most  of  the  leases  require  the  Company  to 

pay taxes, insurance, maintenance costs and contingent rentals based on sales. approximately 3% of the Company’s 

leases contain renewal options.

rental expense under operating leases of continuing operations was:

In THouSandS 
minimum rentals 
Contingent rentals 
Sublease rentals 
Total rental expense 

minimum rental commitments payable in future years are:

FISCaL YEaRS 
2009 
200 
20 
202 
203 
Later years 
Total minimum rental commitments 

2008  
$ 145,763 
4,221 
(806) 
$ 149,178 

2007 
$ 26,833 
5,320 
(744) 
$ 3,409 

2006
$ 0,028
4,668
(768)
$ 3,928

In THouSandS
   $  59,004
55,37
44,39
30,09
7,705
385,984
   $ ,092,348

For  leases  that  contain  predetermined  fixed  escalations  of  the  minimum  rentals,  the  related  rental  expense  is 

recognized on a straight-line basis and the cumulative expense recognized on the straight-line basis in excess of the 

cumulative payments is included in deferred rent and other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. 

the Company occasionally receives reimbursements from landlords to be used towards construction of the store the 

Company  intends  to  lease.  Leasehold  improvements  are  recorded  at  their  gross  costs  including  items  reimbursed 

by  landlords.  the  reimbursements  are  amortized  as  a  reduction  of  rent  expense  over  the  initial  lease  term.  tenant 

allowances of $25.5 million and $23.7 million for Fiscal 2008 and 2007, respectively, and deferred rent of $26.3 million 

and $22.3 million for Fiscal 2008 and 2007, respectively, are included in deferred rent and other long-term liabilities 

on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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n o n - r e d e e m a B l e   p r e F e r r e d   s T o c k  

Shares  

number of Shares  

amounts in thousands  Convertible  

no of

  Common

2008 

2007 

2006 

2008 

2007 

2006 

Ratio 

 votes 

Class (in order of preference) 
authorized 
Subordinated Serial Preferred (Cumulative)
aggregate 

3,000,000** 

- 

64,368  33,658 
40,449  12,326 
3,579 
53,764 
-0- 
800,000 

- 
36,045 
7,660 
9,84 
-0- 

- 

- 

36,295  $1,346 
1,233 
7,660 
358 
9,84 
-0- 
-0- 

- 
$,442 
,766 
98 
-0- 

- 
$,452 
,766 
98 
-0- 

n/a 
.83 
2. 
.52 

$2.30 Series  
$4.75 Series 3 
$4.75 Series 4 

  Series 6 
$.50 Subordinated 
  Cumulative Preferred 

5,000,000  30,017 
  79,580 

30,07 
92,906 

30,07 
93,56 

900 
3,837 

900 
5,026 

90 
5,037

employees’ Subordinated
  Convertible Preferred 
Stated value of issued Shares 
employees’ Preferred Stock Purchase accounts 
Total non-redeemable preferred stock 

5,000,000  54,825 

    *In order of preference for liquidation and dividends.

58,328 

6,403 

1,645 
5,482 
(144) 
  $5,338 

,750 
6,776 
(74) 
$6,602 

,842       .00*** 
6,879

(84) 
$6,695 

  **The Company’s charter permits the board of directors to issue Subordinated Serial Preferred Stock in as many series, each with as many shares and         

 such rights and preferences as the board may designate.

***Also convertible into one share of $1.50 Subordinated Cumulative Preferred Stock.

P R E F E R R E d   S T o C k   T R a n S a C T I o n S

In THouSandS 
Balance January 29, 2005 

Conversion of Series 4 

other 

Balance January 28, 2006 

other 

Balance February 3, 2007 

Conversion of Series 3 

Conversion of Series 4 

other 

non-redeemable 

Preferred Stock  

total

non-redeemable 

employees’ 

Purchase  

non-redeemable

Preferred Stock 
$5,772 

Preferred Stock 
$,89 

acounts  
$(89) 

Preferred Stock
$7,474

(723) 

(2) 

5,037 

() 

5,026 

(533) 

(56) 

(95) 

-0- 

(49) 

,842 

(92) 

,750 

-0- 

-0- 

(05) 

-0- 

5 

(84) 

0 

(74) 

-0- 

-0- 

30 

(723)

(56)

6,695

(93)

6,602

(533)

(56)

(70)

Balance February 2, 2008 

$3,837 

  $1,645 

$(144) 

$5,338

s u B o r d I n aT e d   s e r I a l   p r e F e r r e d   s T o c k   ( c u m u l aT I v e ) :

Stated  and  redemption  values  for  Series    are  $40  per  share  and  for  Series  3  and  4  are  each  $00  per  share  plus 

accumulated dividends; liquidation value for Series  is $40 per share plus accumulated dividends and for Series 3 and 

4 is $00 per share plus accumulated dividends.

the Company’s shareholders’ rights plan grants to common shareholders the right to purchase, at a specified exercise 

price,  a  fraction  of  a  share  of  subordinated  serial  preferred  stock,  Series  6,  in  the  event  of  an  acquisition  of,  or  an 

announced tender offer for, 5% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock. upon any such event, each 

right also entitles the holder (other than the person making such acquisition or tender offer) to purchase, at the exercise 

price, shares of common stock having a market value of twice the exercise price. in the event the Company is acquired 

in a transaction in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, each right would entitle its holder to purchase, 

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at the exercise price, shares of the acquiring company having a market value of twice the exercise price. the rights 

expire in august 200, are redeemable under certain circumstances for $.0 per right and are subject to exchange for 

one share of common stock or an equivalent amount of preferred stock at any time after the event which makes the 

rights exercisable and before a majority of the Company’s common stock is acquired.

$ 1 . 5 0   s u B o r d I n aT e d   c u m u l aT I v e   p r e F e r r e d   s T o c k :

Stated and liquidation values and redemption price are 88 times the average quarterly per share dividend paid on common 

stock for the previous eight quarters (if any), but in no event less than $30 per share plus accumulated dividends.

e m p lo y e e s ’   s u B o r d I n aT e d   c o n v e r T I B l e   p r e F e r r e d   s T o c k :

Stated  and  liquidation  values  are  88  times  the  average  quarterly  per  share  dividend  paid  on  common  stock  for  the 

previous eight quarters (if any), but in no event less than $30 per share.

c o m m o n   s T o c k :

Common stock - $ par value. authorized: 80,000,000 shares; issued: February 2, 2008 – 23,284,74 shares; February 

3,  2007–23,230,458  shares.  there  were  488,464  shares  held  in  treasury  at  February  2,  2008  and  February  3,  2007. 

each outstanding share is entitled to one vote. at February 2, 2008, common shares were reserved as follows:  4,244 

shares for conversion of preferred stock; ,49,83 shares for the 996 Stock incentive Plan; 970,969 shares for the 

2005 Stock incentive Plan; and 328,909 shares for the genesco employee Stock Purchase Plan.

For the year ended February 2, 2008, 32,75 shares of common stock were issued for the exercise of stock options at 

an average weighted market price of $7.83, for a total of $0.6 million; 3,547 shares of common stock were issued as 

restricted shares as part of the 2005 equity incentive Plan; 4,83 shares of common stock were issued for the purchase 

of shares under the employee Stock Purchase Plan at an average weighted market price of $43.82, for a total of $0.2 

million; 6,76 shares were issued to directors for no consideration; 9,397 shares were withheld for taxes on restricted 

stock vested in Fiscal 2008; 686 shares of restricted stock were forfeited in Fiscal 2008; and 26,494 shares were issued 

in miscellaneous conversions of Series , Series 3, Series 4, employees’ Subordinated Convertible Preferred Stock and 

debentures. the 32,75 options exercised were all fixed stock options (see note 2).

For the year ended February 3, 2007, 357,423 shares of common stock were issued for the exercise of stock options at 

an average weighted market price of $8.07, for a total of $6.5 million; 66,769 shares of common stock were issued 

as  restricted  shares  as  part  of  the  2005  equity  incentive  Plan;  9,787  shares  of  common  stock  were  issued  for  the 

purchase of shares under the employee Stock Purchase Plan at an average weighted market price of $32.75, for a total 

of $0.3 million; 9,422 shares were issued to directors for no consideration; 7,948 shares were withheld for taxes on 

restricted stock vested in Fiscal 2007; 4,0 shares of restricted stock were forfeited in Fiscal 2007; and 3,282 shares 

were issued in miscellaneous conversions of Series  and employees’ Subordinated Convertible Preferred Stock. the 

357,423 options exercised were all fixed stock options (see note 2). in addition, the Company repurchased and retired 

,062,400 shares of common stock at an average weighted market price of $30.20 for a total of $32. million.

For the year ended January 28, 2006, 547,350 shares of common stock were issued for the exercise of stock options at 

an average weighted market price of $6.6, for a total of $8.8 million; 228,594 shares of common stock were issued as 

restricted shares as part of the 2005 equity incentive Plan; 24,978 shares of common stock were issued for the purchase 

of shares under the employee Stock Purchase Plan at an average weighted market price of $20.34, for a total of $0.5 

million;  8,500  shares  were  issued  to  directors  for  no  consideration;  and  2,855  shares  were  issued  in  miscellaneous 

conversions  of  Series  ,  Series  4  and  employees’  Subordinated  Convertible  Preferred  Stock.  the  547,350  options 

exercised include 50,586 shares of fixed stock options and 36,764 shares of restricted stock (see note 2).

r e s T r I c T I o n s   o n   d I v I d e n d s   a n d   r e d e m p T I o n s   o F   c a p I Ta l   s T o c k :

the Company’s charter provides that no dividends may be paid and no shares of capital stock acquired for value if 

there are dividend or redemption arrearages on any senior or equally ranked stock. exchanges of subordinated serial 

preferred stock for common stock or other stock junior to such exchanged stock are permitted.

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the  Company’s  Credit  Facility  prohibits  the  payment  of  dividends  and  other  restricted  payments  unless  after  such 

dividend  or  restricted  payment  availability  under  the  Credit  Facility  exceeds  $50.0  million  or  if  availability  is  between 

$30.0 million and $50.0 million, the Company’s fixed charge coverage must be greater than .0 to .0. the Company’s 

management does not believe its availability under the Credit Facility will fall below $50.0 million during Fiscal 2009.

the June 24 and June 26, 2003 indentures, under which the Company’s 4 /8% convertible subordinated debentures 

due 2023 were issued, does not restrict the payment of preferred stock dividends.

dividends declared for Fiscal 2008 for the Company’s Subordinated Serial Preferred Stock, $2.30 Series , $4.75 Series 3 

and $4.75 Series 4, and the Company’s $.50 Subordinated Cumulative Preferred Stock were $27,000 in the aggregate.

C H a n g E S   I n   T H E   S H a R E S   o F   T H E   C o M Pa n Y ’ S   C a P I Ta L   S T o C k

issued at January 29, 2005 
exercise of options 
issue restricted stock 
issue shares–employee Stock Purchase Plan 
Conversion of Series 4 preferred stock 
other 
issued at January 28, 2006 
exercise of options 
issue restricted stock 
issue shares–employee Stock Purchase Plan 
Shares repurchased 
other 
issued at February 3, 2007 
exercise of options 
issue restricted stock 
issue shares–employee Stock Purchase Plan 
Conversion of Series 3 preferred stock 
Conversion of Series 4 preferred stock 
other 
issued at February 2, 2008 
Less shares repurchased and held in treasury 
outstanding at February 2, 2008 

Common 

Stock 
22,925,857 
547,350 
228,594 
24,978 
0,985 
0,370 
23,748,34 
357,423 
66,769 
9,787 
(,062,400) 
0,745 
23,230,458 
32,75 
3,547 
4,83 
,25 
8,59 
(6,598) 
23,284,74 
488,464 
22,796,277 

non-redeemable  

Preferred  

Stock  
00,709 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
(7,228) 
(325) 
93,56 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
(250) 
92,906 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
(5,334) 
(5,605) 
(2,387) 
79,580 
-0- 
79,580 

employees’

Preferred

Stock
63,03
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
(,628)
6,403
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
(3,075)
58,328
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
(3,503)
54,825
-0-
54,825

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in  June  2006,  the  FaSB  issued  Fin  48.  this  interpretation  clarifies  the  accounting  for  uncertainty  in  income  taxes 

recognized  in  the  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  SFaS  no.  09,  “accounting  for  income  taxes.”    this 

interpretation  prescribes  that  a  company  should  use  a  more-likely-than-not  recognition  threshold  based  on  the 

technical merits of the tax position taken. tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should 

be measured in order to determine the tax benefit to be recognized in the financial statements. Fin 48 is effective in 

fiscal years beginning after december 5, 2006.

effective  February  4,  2007,  the  Company  adopted  the  provisions  of  Fin  48.  as  a  result  of  the  adoption  of  Fin  48, 

the Company recognized a $4.3 million increase in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits which, as required, was 

accounted for as a reduction to the February 4, 2007 balance of retained earnings.

the following is a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits for the year.

I n   T H o u S a n d S 
unrecognized tax Benefit – February 4, 2007 
gross decreases – tax Positions in a Prior Period 
gross increases – tax Positions in a Current Period 
Settlements 
Lapse of Statutes of Limitations 
unrecognized Tax Benefit – February 2, 2008 

2008
$   8,175
(3,370)
414
(247)
(73)
$  4,899

in addition, the following information required by Fin 48 is provided:

• unrecognized tax benefits were approximately $4.9 million and $8.2 million as of February 2, 2008 and February 4, 

2007, respectively. included in the unrecognized tax benefit balance was $4.9 million of tax positions on both February 

2,  2008  and  February  4,  2007  which  if  recognized  would  impact  the  annual  effective  tax  rate.  the  decrease  in  the 

unrecognized tax benefit balance from February 4, 2007 to February 2, 2008, was due to the resolution of a state audit 

and the irS approving of the Company’s filing of an application for change in accounting method. upon approval, the 

Company reclassified approximately $3.4 million between unrecognized tax benefits and deferred taxes. the Company 

believes that it is reasonably possible that an increase of up to $0.4 million in unrecognized tax benefits related to state 

exposures may be necessary within the coming year. in addition, the Company believes that it is reasonably possible 

that  approximately  $0.3  million  of  its  currently  remaining  unrecognized  tax  positions,  each  of  which  are  individually 

insignificant, may be recognized by the end of Fiscal 2009 as a result of a lapse of the statute of limitations.

•  the  Company  recognizes  interest  expense  and  penalties  related  to  the  above  unrecognized  tax  benefits  within 

income tax expense on the Consolidated Statements of earnings. related to the uncertain tax benefits noted above, 

the Company accrued interest and penalties of approximately $0.5 million and $4,000, respectively, during Fiscal 2008. 

the Company recognized a liability for accrued interest and penalities of $.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively, as 

of February 2, 2008 included in deferred rent and other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

• the Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in federal and in many state and local jurisdictions as well 

as  foreign  jurisdictions.  with  a  few  exceptions,  the  Company’s  u.S.  federal  and  state  and  local  income  tax  returns  for 

tax years 2004 and beyond remain subject to examination. in addition, the Company has subsidiaries in various foreign 

jurisdictions that have statutes of limitation generally ranging from 3 to 6 years. 

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income tax expense from continuing operations is comprised of the following:

I n   T H o u S a n d S    
Current
  u.S. federal 
  Foreign 
  State 
total Current income tax expense 
deferred
  u.S. federal 
  Foreign 
  State 
total deferred income tax Benefit 
Total Income Tax expense – continuing operations 

2 0 0 8    

2 0 0 7  

2 0 0 6

$  30,625 
1,351 
4,954 
36,930 

$  4,455 
,0 
6,435 
49,000 

(10,732) 
(230) 
(1,721) 
(12,683) 
$  24,247 

(4,865) 
(6) 
(,48) 
(6,29) 
$  42,87 

$  38,486
23
6,92
44,909

(4,429)
(57)
(579)
(5,065)
$  39,844

discontinued  operations  were  recorded  net  of  income  tax  expense  (benefit)  of  approximately  ($.0)  million,  ($0.4) 

million and $38,000 in Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

as a result of the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock during Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006, the Company 

realized an additional income tax benefit of approximately $0.7 million, $2.4 million and $3.9 million, respectively. these 

tax benefits are reflected as an adjustment to either additional paid-in capital or deferred tax asset.

in addition, during Fiscal 2006, the Company also realized a federal income tax benefit of $0.7 million related to stock 

options exercised as a result of the hat world acquisition. this benefit was accounted for as a decrease to current taxes 

payable and a reduction to goodwill.

deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following:

F E B R u a R Y   2 ,    

F e B r u a r Y   3 ,

I n   T H o u S a n d S  
identified intangibles 
Convertible bonds 
total deferred tax liabilities 
options 
deferred rent 
Pensions 
expense accruals 
uniform capitalization costs 
Book over tax depreciation 
Provisions for discontinued operations and restructurings 
inventory valuation 
tax net operating loss and credit carryforwards 
allowances for bad debts and notes 
other 
deferred tax assets 
n e t   d e f e r r e d   Ta x   a s s e t s  

2 0 0 8  
$ (20,575) 
(7,854) 
(28,429) 
1,568 
6,739 
1,078 
6,758 
4,006 
14,296 
401 
5,969 
1,446 
303 
7,208 
49,772 
$  21,343 

2 0 0 7

$  (2,064) 
(5,84)
(26,905)
82
7,656
4,545
6,409
2,89
6,090
636
2,4
,00
98
4,566
36,864
9,959

$ 

the deferred tax balances have been classified in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:

net current asset 
net non-current asset* 
n e t   d e f e r r e d   Ta x   a s s e t s  

F E B R u a R Y   2 ,    

F E B R u a R Y   3 ,

2 0 0 8  
$  18,702 
2,641 
$  21,343 

2 0 0 7
$  2,940
(2,98)
9,959

$ 

*Included in Deferred rent and other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets for Fiscal 2007.

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reconciliation of the united States federal statutory rate to the Company’s effective tax rate from continuing operations 
is as follows:

u.S. federal statutory rate of tax 
State taxes (net of federal tax benefit) 
transaction costs deductible in future periods 
other 
effective Tax rate 

2 0 0 8    
 35.00% 
6.05 
29.74 
3.28 
74.07% 

2 0 0 7  
35.00% 
3.09 
.00 
.49 
38.58% 

2 0 0 6
35.00%
3.56
.00
.32
38.88%

the  provision  for  income  taxes  resulted  in  an  effective  tax  rate  for  continuing  operations  of  74.%  for  Fiscal  2008, 

compared with an effective tax rate of 38.6% for Fiscal 2007. the increase in the effective tax rate for Fiscal 2008 was 

primarily attributable to non-deductible expenses in Fiscal 2008 incurred in connection with the now terminated merger 

with the Finish Line and related litigation and the accounting for uncertain tax positions (Fin 48). See notes 3 and 4 

for additional information.

as of February 2, 2008 and February 3, 2007, the Company had a Federal net operating loss carryforward of $.5 million for 

each period as a result of an acquisition. internal revenue Code Section 382 imposes limitations due to ownership changes.

as of February 2, 2008, February 3, 2007 and January 28, 2006, the Company had state net operating loss carryforwards 

of $5.8 million, $5.7 million and $6.4 million, respectively, expiring in tax years 200 through 2027.

as of February 2, 2008, February 3, 2007 and January 28, 2006, the Company had state tax credits of $0.0 million, $0.3 

million and $0.3 million, respectively. these credits expire in tax years 2006 through 202.

as  of  February  2,  2008  and  February  3,  2007,  the  Company  had  foreign  tax  credits  of  $0.7  million  and  $0.2  million, 

respectively. these credits will expire in tax year 207.

management believes a valuation allowance is not necessary because it is more likely than not that the Company will 

ultimately utilize the entire loss carryforwards, credits and other deferred tax assets based on existing carryback ability 

and expectations as to future taxable income in the jurisdictions in which it operates.

n o t e    0 :   d e f i n e d   B e n e f i t   Pe n s i o n   P l a n s   a n d   o t h e r   Po s t r e t i r e m e n t   B e n e f i t   P l a n s

d e F I n e d   B e n e F I T   p e n s I o n   p l a n s

the  Company  sponsored  a  non-contributory,  defined  benefit  pension  plan.  as  of  January  ,  996,  the  Company 

amended  the  plan  to  change  the  pension  benefit  formula  to  a  cash  balance  formula  from  the  then  existing  benefit 

calculation based upon years of service and final average pay. the benefits accrued under the old formula were frozen 

as  of  december  3,  995.  upon  retirement,  the  participant  will  receive  this  accrued  benefit  payable  as  an  annuity. 

in addition, the participant will receive as a lump sum (or annuity if desired) the amount credited to the participant’s 

cash balance account under the new formula. effective January , 2005, the Company froze the defined benefit cash 

balance plan which prevents any new entrants into the plan as of that date as well as effects the amounts credited to 

the participants’ accounts as discussed below.

under the cash balance formula, beginning January , 996, the Company credited each participants’ account annually 

with an amount equal to 4% of the participant’s compensation plus 4% of the participant’s compensation in excess of 

the Social Security taxable wage base. Beginning december 3, 996 and annually thereafter, the account balance of 

each active participant was credited with 7% interest calculated on the sum of the balance as of the beginning of the 

plan year and 50% of the amounts credited to the account, other than interest, for the plan year. the account balance 

of each participant who was inactive would be credited with interest at the lesser of 7% or the 30 year treasury rate. 

under the frozen plan, each participants’ cash balance plan account will be credited annually only with interest at the 

30 year treasury rate, not to exceed 7%, until the participant retires. the amount credited each year will be based on 

the rate at the end of the prior year.

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o T h e r   p o s T r e T I r e m e n T   B e n e F I T   p l a n s

the Company provides health care benefits for early retirees and life insurance benefits for certain retirees not covered 

by collective bargaining agreements. under the health care plan, early retirees are eligible for limited benefits until age 

65. employees who meet certain requirements are eligible for life insurance benefits upon retirement. the Company 

accrues such benefits during the period in which the employee renders service.

o B L I g aT I o n S   a n d   F u n d E d   S TaT u S

CHangE In BEnEFIT oBLIgaTIon

In THouSandS 
Benefit obligation at beginning of year 
Service cost 
interest cost 
Plan amendments 
Plan participants’ contributions 
Benefits paid 
actuarial (gain) or loss 
Benefit obligation at end of year 

CHangE In PLan aSSETS

In THouSandS 
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 
actual gain on plan assets 
employer contributions 
Plan participants’ contributions 
Benefits paid 
Fair value of plan assets at end of year 

Pension Benefits 

 other Benefits

2008 
$ 117,279 
250 
6,451 
-0- 
-0- 
(8,792) 
(1,198) 
$ 113,990 

2007 
$ 2,943 
250 
6,423 
5 
-0- 
(9,246) 
(2,42) 
$ 7,279 

2008 
$  3,951 
123 
159 
-0- 
144 
(339) 
(965) 
$  3,073 

2007
$  3,927
26
200
-0-
58
(35)
(99)
$  3,95

Pension Benefits 

 other Benefits

2008 
$ 102,973 
9,237 
4,000 
-0- 
(8,792) 
$ 107,418 

2007 
$  98,72 
9,498 
4,000 
-0- 
(9,246) 
$ 02,973 

2008 
-0- 
-0- 
195 
144 
(339) 
-0- 

$ 

$ 

2007
-0-
-0-
93
58
(35)
-0-

$ 

$ 

Funded status at end of ye a r  

$  6,572 

$  4,306 

$  3,073 

$  3,95

amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:

In THouSandS 
noncurrent assets 
Current liabilities 
noncurrent liabilities 
net amount recognized 

Pension Benefits 

 other Benefits

$ 

2008 
-0- 
-0- 
  6,572 
$  6,572 

$ 

2007 
-0- 
-0- 
  4,306 
$  4,306 

$ 

2008 
-0- 
291 
  2,782 
$  3,073 

$ 

2007
-0-
280
  3,67
$  3,95

amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income consist of:

In THouSandS 
Prior service cost 
net loss 
Total recognized in accumulated other 
  comprehensive (Income) loss 

Pension Benefits 

 other Benefits

2008 
$ 
42 
  27,549 

2007 
$ 
5 
  34,377 

$ 

2008 
-0- 
  259 

2007
$ 
-0-
  ,37

$  27,591 

$  34,428 

$  259 

$  ,37

PEnSIon BEnEFITS

In THouSandS 
Projected benefit obligation 
accumulated benefit obligation 
Fair value of plan assets 

2007 
$  113,990 
113,990 
107,418 

 december 31

2006
$  7,279
7,279
02,973

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n o t e    0 :   d e f i n e d   B e n e f i t   Pe n s i o n   P l a n s   a n d   o t h e r   Po s t r e t i r e m e n t   B e n e f i t   P l a n s   c o n t i n u e d

C o M P o n E n T S   o F   n E T   P E R I o d I C   B E n E F I T   C o S T

n e T   p e r I o d I c   B e n e F I T   c o s T

In THouSandS  
Service cost 
interest cost 
expected return on plan assets 
amortization:
  Prior service cost 
  Losses 
  net amortization 
net periodic Benefit cost 

Pension Benefits 

 other Benefits

2007  

2008  

2006 
$  250  $  250  $  250 
  6,639 
  6,423 
  6,451 
  (7,702) 
 (8,024)    (7,779) 

8 
-0- 
-0- 
  4,418 
  4,480 
  4,502 
  4,502 
  4,480 
  4,426 
$ 3,103  $  3,374  $ 3,689 

 2008 
$ 123 
159 

-0-   

 2007 
$  26 
200 
-0- 

-0-   
93 
93 
$ 375 

-0- 
87 
87 
$  503 

 2006
$  205
97
-0-

-0-
83
83
$  485

R E C o n C I L I aT I o n   o F   a C C u M u L aT E d   o T H E R   C o M P R E H E n S I v E   I n C o M E

In THouSandS 
net gain 
amortization of prior service cost (credit) 
amortization of net actuarial loss 
Total recognized in other comprehensive Income 

Total recognized in net periodic Benefit cost and
  other comprehensive Income 

Pension Benefits 

 other Benefits

2008 
$ (2,411) 
(8) 
 (4,418) 
$ (6,837) 

$ 

2008
(93)
-0-
  (965)
$ (1,058)

$ (3,734) 

$ 

(683)

the  estimated  net  loss  and  prior  service  cost  for  the  defined  benefit  pension  plans  that  will  be  amortized  from 

accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year are $3.3 million and 

$8,000,  respectively.  the  estimated  net  loss  for  the  other  postretirement  benefit  plans  that  will  be  amortized  from 

accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year is $0. million.

w E I g H T E d - a v E R a g E   a S S u M P T I o n S   u S E d   T o   d E T E R M I n E   B E n E F I T   o B L I g aT I o n S

discount rate 
rate of compensation increase 
measurement date 

 Pension Benefits 

   other Benefits

2008 
5.875% 
na 
12-31-2007 

2007 
5.75% 
na 
  2-3-2006 

2008 
5.875% 
- 

2007
5.75%

-

2-2-2008 

2-3-2007

w E I g H T E d - a v E R a g E   a S S u M P T I o n S   u S E d   T o   d E T E R M I n E   n E T   B E n E F I T   P E R I o d I C   C o S T S

discount rate 
expected long-term rate of return on
  plan assets 
rate of compensation increase 

Pension Benefits 

 other Benefits

2008  
5.75% 

2007  
5.50% 

2006 
5.75% 

 2008 
5.75%  

 2006

 2007 
5.50%   5.75% 

8.25% 
na 

8.25% 
na 

8.25% 
na 

- 
- 

- 
- 

-
-

the weighted average discount rate used to measure the benefit obligation for the pension plan increased from 5.75% 

to 5.875% from Fiscal 2007 to Fiscal 2008. the increase in the rate decreased the accumulated benefit obligation by 

$.3 million and decreased the projected benefit obligation by $.3 million. the weighted average discount rate used 

to measure the benefit obligation for the pension plan increased from 5.50% to 5.75% from Fiscal 2006 to Fiscal 2007. 

the  increase  in  the  rate  decreased  the  accumulated  benefit  obligation  by  $3.  million  and  decreased  the  projected 

benefit obligation by $3. million.

to  develop  the  expected  long-term  rate  of  return  on  assets  assumption,  the  Company  considered  historical  asset 

returns, the current asset allocation and future expectations. Considering this information, the Company selected an 

8.25% long-term rate of return on assets assumption.

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n o t e    0 :   d e f i n e d   B e n e f i t   Pe n s i o n   P l a n s   a n d   o t h e r   Po s t r e t i r e m e n t   B e n e f i t   P l a n s   c o n t i n u e d

a S S u M E d   H E a LT H   C a R E   C o S T   T R E n d   R aT E S   aT   d E C E M B E R   3 1

health care cost trend rate assumed for next year 
rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline

(the ultimate trend rate) 

Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate 

2008 

2007

9% 

5% 

9%

5%

2012 

20

the effect on disclosed information of one percentage point change in the assumed health care cost trend rate for 

each future year is shown below.

(In THouSandS) 
aggregated service and interest cost 
accumulated postretirement benefit obligation 

P L a n   a S S E T S

% increase 

% decrease

in rates 
$  48 
$  298 

in rates
$  3
$  25

the Company’s pension plan weighted average asset allocations as of december 3, 2007, and 2006, by asset 

category are as follows:

aSSET CaTEgoRY 
equity securities 
debt securities 
other 
total 

Plan assets

at december 31

2007 

63% 
36% 
1% 
100% 

2006
65%
34%
% 
00%

the investment strategy of the trust is to ensure over the long-term an asset pool, that when combined with company 

contributions,  will  support  benefit  obligations  to  participants,  retirees  and  beneficiaries.  investment  management 

responsibilities of plan assets are delegated to outside investment advisers and overseen by an investment Committee 

comprised of members of the Company’s senior management that is appointed by the Board of directors. the Company 

has an investment policy that provides direction on the implementation of this strategy.

the investment policy establishes a target allocation for each asset class and investment manager. the actual asset 

allocation versus the established target is reviewed at least quarterly and is maintained within a +/- 5% range of the 

target asset allocation. target allocations are 50% domestic equity, 3% international equity, 35% fixed income and 2% 

cash investments. 

all  investments  are  made  solely  in  the  interest  of  the  participants  and  beneficiaries  for  the  exclusive  purposes  of 

providing benefits to such participants and their beneficiaries and defraying the expenses related to administering the 

trust as determined by the investment Committee. all assets shall be properly diversified to reduce the potential of a 

single security or single sector of securities having a disproportionate impact on the portfolio. 

the Committee utilizes an outside investment consultant and a team of investment managers to implement its various investment 

strategies. Performance of the managers is reviewed quarterly and the investment objectives are consistently evaluated.

at February 2, 2008 and February 3, 2007, there were no Company related assets in the plan.

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n o t e    0 :   d e f i n e d   B e n e f i t   Pe n s i o n   P l a n s   a n d   o t h e r   Po s t r e t i r e m e n t   B e n e f i t   P l a n s   c o n t i n u e d

C a S H   F Lo w S

C o n t r i B u t i o n S

there  was  no  eriSa  cash  requirement  for  the  plan  in  2007  and  none  is  projected  to  be  required  in  2008.  however, 

the  Company’s  current  cash  policy  is  to  fund  the  cost  of  benefits  accruing  each  year  (the  “normal  cost”)  plus  an 

amortization of the unfunded accrued liability. the Company made a $4.0 million contribution in march 2008.

e S t i m at e d   F u t u r e   B e n e F i t   PaY m e n t S

expected benefit payments from the trust, including future service and pay, are as follows:

ESTIMaTEd FuTuRE PaYMEnTS 
2008 
2009 
200 
20 
202 
203–206 

s e c T I o n   4 0 1 ( k )   s a v I n G s   p l a n

Pension 

Benefits 

($ in millions) 
$0.0 
9.6 
9.2 
9. 
8.8 
4.6 

other

Benefits

($ in millions)
$  0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
.0

the Company has a Section 40(k) Savings Plan available to employees who have completed one full year of service 

and are age 2 or older.

Concurrent with the January , 996 amendment to the pension plan (discussed previously), the Company amended 

the 40(k) savings plan to make matching contributions equal to 50% of each employee’s contribution of up to 5% of 

salary.  Concurrent  with  freezing  the  defined  benefit  pension  plan  effective  January  ,  2005,  the  Company  amended 

the 40(k) savings plan to make matching contributions. Beginning January , 2005, the Company will match 00% of 

each employee’s contribution of up to 3% of salary and 50% of the next 2% of salary. in addition, for those employees 

hired  before  december  3,  2004,  who  were  eligible  for  the  Company’s  cash  balance  retirement  plan  before  it  was 

frozen, the Company will make an additional contribution of 2 /2 % of salary to each employee’s account. Company 

funds  contributed  prior  to  2002  are  not  vested  until  a  participant  has  completed  five  years  of  service.  For  matching 

contributions made in calendar 2002-2004, participants are vested in the matching contribution of their accounts on 

a graduated basis of 25% a year beginning after two years of service. Full vesting occurs after five years of service. in 

calendar 2005 and future years, participants are vested immediately in the matching contribution of their accounts. the 

contribution expense to the Company for the matching program was approximately $3.0 million for Fiscal 2008 and $3.6 

million for both Fiscal 2007 and Fiscal 2006.

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n o t e     :   e a r n i n g s   p e r   S h a r e

For the Year Ended  

February 2, 2008  

For the Year ended  

February 3, 2007 

For the Year ended

 January 28, 2006

in thouSandS, 

Income 

 Shares 

 Per-Share 

income  

Shares 

Per-Share  

income  

Shares  

Per-Share

exCePt Per Share amountS 

(numerator) (denominator)  amount  

(numerator)  (denominator)  amount  

(numerator)  (denominator)  amount

earnings from

continuing operations 

$8,488 

  $68,247 

  $62,626

Less: Preferred 

stock dividends 

(217) 

(256) 

(273) 

BaSIC EPS

income available to

common shareholders 

8,271 

22,441 

$0.37  67,99 

22,646  $3.00 

62,353 

22,804  $2.73

eFFecT oF dIluTIve securITIes

  options 

  Convertible 

preferred stock() 
4 /8% Convertible 

  Subordinated
  debentures(2) 

  employees’ 

  preferred stock(3) 

dILuTEd EPS

income available to common

shareholders plus assumed

486 

396 

463 

-0- 

-0- 

67 

67 

84 

37 

-0- 

-0- 

2,45 

3,899 

2,467 

3,899 

57 

60 

62 

conversions 

$8,271 

22,984 

$0.36  $70,573 

27,068  $2.6  $64,904 

27,265  $2.38

(1) The amount of the dividend on the convertible preferred stock per common share obtainable on conversion of the convertible preferred stock is higher than 
basic earnings per share for Series 4 for all periods presented, Series 3 for Fiscal 2008 and Series 1 for Fiscal 2006 and 2008. Therefore, conversion of Series 
4 convertible preferred stock is not reflected in diluted earnings per share for all periods presented, Series 3 in Fiscal 2008 and Series 1 in Fiscal 2006 and 
2008, because it would have been antidilutive. The amount of the dividend on Series 3 convertible preferred stock per common share obtainable on conversion 
of the convertible preferred stock was less than basic earnings per share for Fiscal 2006 and 2007. Therefore, conversion of Series 3 preferred shares were  
included  in  diluted  earnings  per  share  for  Fiscal  2006  and  2007.  The  amount  of  the  dividend  on  Series  1  convertible  preferred  stock  per  common  share  
obtainable on conversion of the convertible preferred stock was less than basic earnings per share for Fiscal 2007. Therefore, conversion of Series 1 preferred 
shares were included in diluted earnings per share for Fiscal 2007. The shares convertible to common stock for Series 1, 3 and 4 preferred stock would have  
been 28,047 and 25,949 and 5,423, respectively, as of February 2, 2008.

(2) The  amount  of  the  interest  on  the  convertible  subordinated  debentures  for  Fiscal  2008  per  common  share  obtainable  on  conversion  is  higher  than  basic 

earnings per share, therefore the convertible debentures are not reflected in diluted earnings per share because it is antidilutive.

(3) The  Company’s  Employees’  Subordinated  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  is  convertible  one  for  one  to  the  Company’s  common  stock.  Because  there  are  no 

dividends paid on this stock, these shares are assumed to be converted.

options to purchase 74,98 shares of common stock at $36.40 per share, 2,378 shares of common stock at $40.05 

per share, 08,509 shares of common stock at $38.4 per share, 95 shares of common stock at $37.4 per share and 

2,35 shares of common stock at $42.82 per share were outstanding at the end of Fiscal 2008 but were not included 

in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average 

market price of the common shares.

options to purchase 75,459 shares of common stock at $36.40 per share, 2,378 shares of common stock at $40.05 per 

share, 09,68 shares of common stock at $38.4 per share and 95 shares of common stock at $37.4 per share were 

outstanding at the end of Fiscal 2007 but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because 

the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares.

options to purchase 2,378 shares of common stock at $40.05 per share were outstanding at the end of Fiscal 2006 

but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the options’ exercise price was greater 

than the average market price of the common shares.

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the  weighted  shares  outstanding  reflects  the  effect  of  stock  buy  back  programs.  in  a  series  of  authorizations  from 

Fiscal  999-2003,  the  Company’s  board  of  directors  authorized  the  repurchase  of  up  to  7.5  million  shares.  in  June 

2006,  the  board  authorized  an  additional  $20.0  million  in  stock  repurchases.  in  august  2006,  the  board  authorized 

an  additional  $30.0  million  in  stock  repurchases.  the  Company  repurchased  ,062,400  shares  at  a  cost  of  $32. 

million during Fiscal 2007. the Company did not repurchase any shares during Fiscal 2008. in total, the Company has 

repurchased 8.2 million shares at a cost of $03.4 million from all authorizations as of February 2, 2008. in march 2008, 

the board authorized up to $00.0 million in stock repurchases primarily funded with the after-tax cash proceeds of the 

settlement of merger-related litigation with the Finish Line and its investment bankers (see notes 3 and 4).

n o t e    2 :   S h a r e d - B a s e d   C o m p e n s a t i o n   P l a n s

the Company’s stock-based compensation plans, as of February 2, 2008, are described below. Prior to January 29, 

2006,  the  Company  accounted  for  these  plans  under  the  recognition  and  measurement  provisions  of  aPB  no.  25, 

“accounting for Stock issued to employees,” and related interpretations, as permitted by SFaS no. 23.

effective  January  29,  2006,  the  Company  adopted  SFaS  no.  23(r),  using  the  modified  prospective  transition 

method. under the modified prospective transition method, compensation cost recognized for Fiscal 2007 includes (i) 

compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 29, 2006, based 

on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFaS no. 23; and (ii) compensation cost 

for  all  share-based  payments  granted  on  or  after  January  29,  2006,  based  on  the  grant  date  fair  value  estimated  in 

accordance with SFaS no. 23(r). in accordance with the modified prospective method, the Company has not restated 

prior period results.

s T o c k   I n c e n T I v e   p l a n s

the Company has two fixed stock incentive plans. under the 2005 equity incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”), effective as 

of June 23, 2005, the Company may grant options, restricted shares and other stock-based awards to its employees 

and  consultants  as  well  as  directors  for  up  to  .0  million  shares  of  common  stock.  under  the  996  Stock  incentive 

Plan (the “996 Plan”), the Company could grant options to its officers and other key employees of and consultants to 

the Company as well as directors for up to 4.4 million shares of common stock. there will be no future awards under 

the  996  Stock  incentive  Plan.  under  both  plans,  the  exercise  price  of  each  option  equals  the  market  price  of  the 

Company’s stock on the date of grant and an option’s maximum term is 0 years. options granted under both plans 

vest 25% per year.

For Fiscal 2008 and 2007, the Company recognized share-based compensation cost of $3.2 million and $4. million, 

respectively,  for  its  fixed  stock  incentive  plans  included  in  selling  and  administrative  expenses  in  the  accompanying 

Consolidated  Statements  of  earnings.  the  Company  also  recognized  a  total  income  tax  benefit  for  share-based 

compensation arrangements of $0.7 million and $2.4 million for Fiscal 2008 and 2007, respectively. the Company did 

not capitalize any share-based compensation cost.

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the following table illustrates the effect on net earnings per common share as if the Company had applied the fair value 

recognition provisions of SFaS no. 23 for Fiscal 2006:

I n   T H o u S a n d S ,    

E x C E P T   P E R   S H a R E   a M o u n T    
net earnings, as reported 
add:  
  Stock-based employee compensation expense

included in reported net earnings, net of related tax effects 

deduct: 

total stock-based employee compensation expense

  determined under fair value based method for all awards,

net of related tax effects 

Pro forma net earnings 
earnings per share:
  Basic–as reported 
  Basic–pro forma 
  diluted–as reported 
  diluted–pro forma 

 F i s c a l   Ye a r

2 0 0 6
$  62,686

648

(3,699)

$  59,635

$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 

2.74
2.60
2.38
2.27

Prior  to  adopting  SFaS  no.  23(r),  the  Company  presented  the  tax  benefit  of  stock  option  exercises  as  operating 

cash flows. SFaS no. 23(r) requires that the cash flows resulting from tax benefits for tax deductions in excess of the 

compensation cost recognized for those options (excess tax benefit) be classified as financing cash flows. accordingly, 

the  Company  classified  excess  tax  benefits  of  $0.7  million  and  $2.4  million  as  financing  cash  inflows  rather  than  as 

operating cash inflows on its Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for Fiscal 2008 and 2007, respectively.

SFaS no. 23(r) also requires companies to calculate an initial “pool” of excess tax benefits available at the adoption 

date to absorb any unused deferred tax assets that may be recognized under SFaS no. 23(r). the Company elected 

to  calculate  the  pool  of  excess  tax  benefits  under  the  alternative  transition  method  described  in  FaSB  Staff  Position 

(“FSP”)  no.  23(r)-3,  “transition  election  related  to  accounting  for  tax  effects  of  Share-Based  Payment  awards,” 

which also specifies the method the Company must use to calculate excess tax benefits reported on the Consolidated 

Statements of Cash Flows.

the Company granted 2,35 shares, 0,632 shares and 80,973 shares of fixed stock options in Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 

2006, respectively. For Fiscal 2008, the Company estimated the fair value of each option award on the date of grant 

using  a  Black-Scholes  option  pricing  model.  the  Company  based  expected  volatility  on  historical  term  structures. 

the Company based the risk free rate on an interest rate for a bond with a maturity commensurate with the expected 

term  estimate.  the  Company  estimated  the  expected  term  of  stock  options  using  historical  exercise  and  employee 

termination  experience.  the  Company  does  not  currently  pay  a  dividend.  the  following  table  shows  the  weighted 

average assumptions used to develop the fair value estimates for Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006:

volatility 
risk Free rate 
expected term (years) 
dividend Yields 

F i s c a l   Ye a r s

2008  
35.3% 
4.7% 
4.7 
0.0% 

2007 
42.4% 
4.6% 
4.8 
0.0% 

2006
4.5%
4.4%
5.2
0.0%

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a summary of fixed stock option activity and changes for Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006 is presented below:

Genesco Inc. and SuBSidiarieS

outstanding, January 29, 2005 

granted 

exercised 

Forfeited 

outstanding at January 28, 2006 

granted 

exercised 

Forfeited 
outstanding, February 3, 2007 
granted 
Exercised 
Forfeited 

outstanding, February 2, 2008 

exercisable, February 2, 2008 

Shares  
,894,099 

80,973 

(50,586) 

-0- 

,464,486 

0,632 

(357,423) 

(56,909) 
,60,786 
2,351 
(32,751) 
(712) 

1,129,674 

880,425 

weighted-average 

Remaining 

value (in

weighted-average 

aggregate Intrinsic

Exercise Price  
$  8.70

Contractual Term  

thousands)(1) 

  36.5

  5.36

-

$  20.84

  38.3

  8.07

  22.68
$  23.25
  42.82
  17.83
  38.14

$  23.44 

$  21.26 

6.09 

5.67 

$  12,104

$  11,001

(1) Based upon the difference between the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the last trading day of the year and the grant price 
of in-the-money options.

the total intrinsic value, which represents the difference between the underlying stock’s market price and the option’s exercise 

price, of options exercised during Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006 was $0.9 million, $7.3 million and $0. million, respectively.

a summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested shares of its fixed stock incentive plans as of February 2, 2008, 

are presented below:

n o n v E S T E d   S H a R E S  
nonvested at February 3, 2007 
granted 
vested 
Forfeited 
nonvested at February 2, 2008 

we i g h t e d - a v e r a g e

g r a n t - d a t e       

 F a i r   va l u e
$  4.38
  6.28
  3.4
  3.69
$  5.45

S h a r e s    
520,474 
2,35 
(272,864) 
(72) 
249,249 

as  of  February  2,  2008  there  were  $2.4  million  of  total  unrecognized  compensation  costs  related  to  nonvested  

share-based  compensation  arrangements  granted  under  the  stock  incentive  plans  discussed  above.  that  cost  is 

expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of .26 years.

Cash  received  from  option  exercises  under  all  share-based  payment  arrangements  for  Fiscal  2008,  2007  and  2006 

was $0.6 million, $6.5 million and $7.8 million, respectively. the actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from 

option exercise of the share-based payment arrangements totaled $0.7 million, $2.4 million and $3.9 million for Fiscal 

2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

r e s T r I c T e d   s T o c k   I n c e n T I v e   p l a n s

d i r e C t o r   r e S t r i C t e d   S t o C k

the 996 Plan provided for an automatic grant of restricted stock to non-employee directors on the date of the annual 

meeting of shareholders at which an outside director is first elected. the outside director restricted stock so granted 

was to vest with respect to one-third of the shares each year as long as the director is still serving as a director. once 

the  shares  have  vested,  the  director  is  restricted  from  selling,  transferring,  pledging  or  assigning  the  shares  for  an 

additional two years. the 2005 Plan includes no automatic grant provisions, but permits the board of directors to make 

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awards to non-employee directors. the board granted restricted stock pursuant to the terms of the 2005 Plan to two 

new non-employee directors in Fiscal 2006 on substantially the same terms as the automatic awards under the 996 

Plan, except that transfer restrictions are to lapse after three years. there were no shares issued in Fiscal 2008 and 

2007. there were ,370 shares of restricted stock issued to directors for Fiscal 2006. 

in addition, under the 996 Plan an outside director could elect irrevocably to receive all or a specified portion of his 

annual retainers for board membership and any committee chairmanship for the following fiscal year in a number of 

shares of restricted stock (the “retainer Stock”). Shares of the retainer Stock were granted as of the first business day 

of the fiscal year as to which the election is effective, subject to forfeiture to the extent not earned upon the outside 

director’s ceasing to serve as a director or committee chairman during such fiscal year. once the shares were earned, 

the  director  was  restricted  from  selling,  transferring,  pledging  or  assigning  the  shares  for  an  additional  four  years. 

under the 2005 Plan, retainer Stock awards were made during Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006 on substantially the same 

terms as the grants under the 996 Plan, except that transfer restrictions are to lapse three years from the date of grant. 

For Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006, the Company issued 6,76 shares, 3,022 shares and 2,465 shares, respectively, of 

retainer Stock.

also pursuant to the 996 Plan, annually on the date of the annual meeting of shareholders, beginning in Fiscal 2004, 

each outside director received restricted stock valued at $44,000 based on the average of stock prices for the first five 

days  in  the  month  of  the  annual  meeting  of  shareholders.  For  Fiscal  2007,  each  outside  director  received  restricted 

stock pursuant to the terms of the 2005 Plan valued at $60,000 based on the average of stock prices for the first five 

days in the month of the annual meeting of shareholders. the outside director restricted stock vests with respect to one-

third of the shares each year as long as the director is still serving as a director. once the shares vest, the director is 

restricted from selling, transferring, pledging or assigning the shares for an additional two years. there were no shares 

of director restricted stock issued for Fiscal 2008. For Fiscal 2007 and 2006, the Company issued 6,400 shares and 

8,855 shares, respectively, of director restricted stock.

For Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006, the Company recognized $0.6 million, $0.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively, of 

director restricted stock related share-based compensation in selling and administrative expenses in the accompanying 

Consolidated Statements of earnings.

e m P Lo Y e e   r e S t r i C t e d   S t o C k

on april 24, 2002, the Company issued 36,764 shares of restricted stock to the President and Ceo of the Company 

under the 996 Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the grant, these shares vested on april 23, 2005, provided that on such 

date the grantee remained continuously employed by the Company since the date of the agreement. Compensation 

cost recognized in selling and administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of earnings for 

these shares was $0. million for Fiscal 2006. the 36,764 shares were issued in april 2005. 

under  the  2005  Plan,  the  Company  issued  3,547  shares  and  66,769  shares  of  employee  restricted  stock  in  Fiscal 

2008 and 2007, respectively. these shares vest 25% per year over four years, provided that on such date the grantee 

has remained continuously employed by the Company since the date of grant. the Company issued 228,594 shares of 

employee restricted stock in Fiscal 2006. of the restricted shares issued in Fiscal 2006, 06,445 shares vest at the end 

of three years and the remaining shares vest 25% per year over four years, provided that on such date the grantee has 

remained continuously employed by the Company since the date of grant. the fair value of employee restricted stock 

is charged against income as compensation cost over the vesting period. Compensation cost recognized in selling and 

administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of earnings for these shares was $4.0 million, 

$2.9 million and $0.6 million for Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. a summary of the status of the Company’s 

nonvested shares of its employee restricted stock as of February 2, 2008 are presented below:

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n o n v E S T E d   S H a R E S  
nonvested at January 29, 2005 
granted 
vested 
withheld for federal taxes 
Forfeited 
nonvested at January 28, 2006 
granted 
vested 
withheld for federal taxes 
Forfeited 
nonvested at February 3, 2007 
granted 
vested 
withheld for federal taxes 
Forfeited 
nonvested at February 2, 2008 

e m p lo y e e   s T o c k   p u r c h a s e   p l a n

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we i g h t e d - a v e r a g e

g r a n t - d a t e     

  F a i r   va l u e

-

$  36.46

-
-
- 
36.46
38.3
36.5
  36.5
36.40
37.23
  42.82
  37.46
  37.47
  38.14
$  37.23

S h a r e s    
- 
228,594 
- 
- 
- 
228,594 
66,769 
(2,607) 
(7,948) 
(4,0) 
36,797 
3,547 
(51,720) 
(19,397) 
(976) 
293,251 

under  the  employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan,  the  Company  is  authorized  to  issue  up  to  .0  million  shares  of  common 

stock to qualifying full-time employees whose total annual base salary is less than $90,000, effective october , 2002. 

Prior to october , 2002, the total annual base salary was limited to $00,000. under the terms of the Plan, employees 

could  choose  each  year  to  have  up  to  5%  of  their  annual  base  earnings  or  $8,500,  whichever  is  lower,  withheld  to 

purchase the Company’s common stock. the purchase price of the stock was 85% of the closing market price of the 

stock on either the exercise date or the grant date, whichever was less. the Company’s board of directors amended 

the  Company’s  employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan  effective  october  ,  2005  to  provide  that  participants  may  acquire 

shares under the Plan at a 5% discount from fair market value on the last day of the Plan year. employees can choose 

each  year  to  have  up  to  5%  of  their  annual  base  earnings  or  $9,500,  whichever  is  lower,  withheld  to  purchase  the 

Company’s common stock. under SFaS no. 23(r), shares issued under the Plan as amended are non-compensatory. 

no participant contributions were accepted by the Company under the Plan after September 28, 2007 as a result of 

the now terminated merger agreement. the merger agreement was terminated in march 2008. a new “short” plan year 

began april , 2008. under the Plan, the Company sold 4,83 shares, 9,787 shares and 24,978 shares to employees in 

Fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

s T o c k   p u r c h a s e   p l a n s

Stock  purchase  accounts  arising  out  of  sales  to  employees  prior  to  972  under  certain  employee  stock  purchase 

plans amounted to $44,000 and $74,000 at February 2, 2008 and February 3, 2007, respectively, and were secured 

at  February  2,  2008,  by  7,895  employees’  preferred  shares.  Payments  on  stock  purchase  accounts  under  the  stock 

purchase plans have been indefinitely deferred. no further sales under these plans are contemplated.

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the  Company  announced  in  June  2007  that  the  boards  of  directors  of  both  genesco  and  the  Finish  Line,  inc.  had 

unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which the Finish Line would acquire all of the outstanding 

common shares of genesco at $54.50 per share in cash (the “Proposed merger”). the Finish Line breached the merger 

agreement and litigation ensued. the Proposed merger was terminated in march 2008 in connection with an agreement 

to  settle  the  litigation  with  the  Finish  Line  and  its  investment  bankers  for  a  cash  payment  of  $75.0  million  to  the 

Company and a 2% equity stake in the Finish Line, which the Company has received. the Company will distribute 

to its shareholders 6,58,97 shares of Class a Common Stock of the Finish Line, inc. the Company is required to 

distribute  the  shares  to  its  shareholders  as  soon  as  practicable  once  Finish  Line  registers  the  shares  with  the  SeC 

and lists them on naSdaQ. the Company expects to set the record date for the distribution soon after the registration 

and listing process is complete. during Fiscal 2008, the Company expensed $27.6 million in merger-related costs and 

litigation expenses. as of march 25, 2008, the Company had expensed an additional $6. million of such costs and 

expenses  in  the  first  quarter  of  Fiscal  2009.  the  Company  believes  that  most  of  the  $27.6  million  in  merger-related 

costs and litigation expenses will be tax deductible in Fiscal 2009. For additional information, see the “merger-related 

Litigation” section in note 4.

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e n v I r o n m e n Ta l   m aT T e r s

n e w   Y o r k   S tat e   e n v i r o n m e n ta L   m at t e r S

in august 997, the new York State department of environmental Conservation (“nYSdeC”) and the Company entered 

into  a  consent  order  whereby  the  Company  assumed  responsibility  for  conducting  a  remedial  investigation  and 

feasibility study (“riFS”) and implementing an interim remediate measure (“irm”) with regard to the site of a knitting 

mill operated by a former subsidiary of the Company from 965 to 969. the Company undertook the irm and riFS 

voluntarily, without admitting liability or accepting responsibility for any future remediation of the site. the Company has 

concluded the irm and the riFS. in the course of preparing the riFS, the Company identified remedial alternatives with 

estimated undiscounted costs ranging from $-0- to $24.0 million, excluding amounts previously expended or provided 

for by the Company, as described in this footnote. the united States environmental Protection agency (“ePa”), which 

has assumed primary regulatory responsibility for the site from nYSdeC, issued a record of decision in September 

2007. the record of decision requires a remedy of a combination of groundwater extraction and treatment and in-site 

chemical oxidation at an estimated present worth cost of approximately $0.7 million.

the village of garden City, new York, has asserted that the Company is liable for the costs associated with enhanced 

treatment required by the impact of the groundwater plume from the site on two public water supply wells, including 

historical  costs  ranging  from  approximately  $.8  million  to  in  excess  of  $2.5  million,  and  future  operation  and 

maintenance  costs  which  the  village  estimates  at  $26,400  annually  while  the  enhanced  treatment  continues.  on 

december 4, 2007, the village filed a complaint against the Company and the owner of the property under provisions 

of  various  federal  environmental  statutes  in  the  u.S.  district  Court  for  the  eastern  district  of  new  York,  seeking  an 

injunction  requiring  the  defendants  to  remediate  contamination  from  the  site  and  to  establish  their  liability  for  future 

costs that may be incurred in connection with it, which the complaint alleges could exceed $4 million over a 70-year 

period.  the  Company  has  not  verified  the  estimates  of  either  historic  or  future  costs  asserted  by  the  village,  but 

believes that an estimate of future costs based on a 70-year remediation period is unreasonable given the expected 

remedial period reflected in the ePa’s record of decision.

Because  of  uncertainty  about  when  the  contamination  occurred,  the  short  duration  of  the  Company’s  operations  at 

the site, and the activities of at least one unrelated business operation at the site, among other reasons, the Company 

has not ascertained what responsibility, if any, it has for any contamination in connection with the facility or what other 

parties may be liable in that connection and is unable to predict the extent of its liability, if any. the Company’s voluntary 

assumption of certain responsibility to date was based upon its judgment that such action was preferable to litigation 

to determine its liability, if any for contamination related to the site. the Company intends to continue to evaluate the 

costs of further voluntary remediation and compromise of the claims asserted by the village of garden City compared 

to the costs and uncertainty of litigation.

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in december 2005, the ePa notified the Company that it considers the Company a potentially responsible party (“PrP”) 

with respect to contamination at two Superfund sites in upstate new York. the sites were used as landfills for process 

wastes  generated  by  a  glue  manufacturer,  which  acquired  tannery  wastes  from  several  tanners,  allegedly  including 

the Company’s whitehall tannery, for use as raw materials in the gluemaking process. the Company has no records 

indicating that it ever provided raw materials to the gluemaking operation and has not been able to establish whether 

ePa’s  substantive  allegations  are  accurate.  the  Company,  together  with  other  tannery  PrP’s,  has  entered  into  cost 

sharing agreements and Consent decrees with ePa with respect to both sites. Based upon the current estimates of the 

cost of remediation, the Company’s share is expected to be less than $50,000 in total for the two sites. while there is 

no assurance that the Company’s share of the actual cost of remediation will not exceed the estimate, the Company 

does  not  presently  expect  that  its  aggregate  exposure  with  respect  to  these  two  landfill  sites  will  have  a  material 

adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

w h i t e h a L L   e n v i r o n m e n ta L   m at t e r S

the  Company  has  performed  sampling  and  analysis  of  soil,  sediments,  surface  water,  groundwater  and  waste 

management areas at the Company’s former volunteer Leather Company facility in whitehall, michigan.

the Company has submitted to the michigan department of environmental Quality (“mdeQ”) and provided for certain 

costs associated with a remedial action plan (the “Plan”) designed to bring the property into compliance with regulatory 

standards for non-industrial uses and has subsequently engaged in negotiations regarding the scope of the Plan. the 

Company  estimates  that  the  costs  of  resolving  environmental  contingencies  related  to  the  whitehall  property  range 

from  $4.2  million  to  $4.8  million,  and  considers  the  cost  of  implementing  the  Plan,  as  it  is  modified  in  the  course 

of  negotiations  with  mdeQ,  to  be  the  most  likely  cost  within  that  range.  until  the  Plan  is  finally  approved  by  mdeQ, 

management cannot provide assurances that no further remediation will be required or that its estimate of the range of 

possible costs or of the most likely cost of remediation will prove accurate.

a C C r u a L   F o r   e n v i r o n m e n ta L   C o n t i n g e n C e S

related to all outstanding environmental contingencies, the Company had accrued $7.8 million as of February 2, 2008 

and  $5.8  million  as  of  February  3,  2007.  all  such  provisions  reflect  the  Company’s  estimates  of  the  most  likely  cost 

(undiscounted,  including  both  current  and  noncurrent  portions)  of  resolving  the  contingencies,  based  on  facts  and 

circumstances  as  of  the  time  they  were  made.  there  is  no  assurance  that  relevant  facts  and  circumstances  will  not 

change, necessitating future changes to the provisions. Such contingent liabilities are included in the liability arising 

from provision for discontinued operations on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

m e r G e r - r e l aT e d   l I T I G aT I o n

g e n e S C o   i n C .   v.   t h e   F i n i S h   L i n e ,   e t   a L .

u B S   S e C u r i t i e S   L L C   a n d   u B S   Lo a n   F i n a n C e   L L C   v.   g e n e S C o   i n C . , et aL.

on June 8, 2007, the Company announced that the boards of directors of genesco and the Finish Line had unanimously 

approved  a  definitive  merger  agreement  under  which  the  Finish  Line  would  acquire  all  of  the  outstanding  common 

shares of genesco at $54.50 per share in cash. on September 2, 2007, the Company filed suit against the Finish 

Line, inc. in Chancery Court in nashville, tennessee seeking a court order requiring the Finish Line to consummate 

the merger with the Company (the “tennessee action”). on September 28, 2007, the Finish Line filed an answer and 

counterclaim seeking a declaratory judgment as to whether a “Company material adverse effect” had occurred under 

the  merger  agreement.  the  Finish  Line  also  filed  a  third-party  claim  against  uBS  Securities  LLC  and  uBS  Finance 

LLC (collectively, “uBS”), who provided the Finish Line with a commitment letter with respect to the financing for the 

merger transaction. on october 0, 2007, the Finish Line voluntarily dismissed its claims against uBS, and uBS filed a 

motion to intervene as a defendant in the case and an answer to the Company’s complaint. on november 3, 2007, the 

Company amended its complaint to add an alternative claim for damages. on november 5, 2007, the Finish Line 

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filed an answer to the amended complaint asserting that a Company material adverse effect had occurred under the 

merger agreement and asserting a counterclaim against the Company for intentional or negligent misrepresentation in 

connection with the merger agreement. 

on november 5, 2007, uBS filed an answer to the amended complaint and a counterclaim asserting fraud against the 

Company. that same day, uBS also filed a separate lawsuit in the united States district Court for the Southern district 

of new York (the “new York action”), naming the Company and the Finish Line as defendants. in the new York action, 

uBS sought a declaration that its commitment to provide the Finish Line with financing for the merger transaction was 

void and/or could be terminated by uBS because the Finish Line would not be able to provide, prior to the expiration 

of the financing commitment on april 30, 2008, a valid solvency certificate attesting to the solvency of the combined 

entities  resulting  from  the  merger,  which  certificate  was  a  condition  precedent  to  the  closing  of  the  financing.  the 

Company was named in the new York action as an interested party.

trial of the tennessee action began on december 0, 2007 and concluded on december 8, 2007. on december 27, 

2007, the Chancery Court ordered the Finish Line to specifically perform the terms of the merger agreement. in its order, 

the  Court  rejected  uBS’s  and  Finish  Line’s  claims  of  fraud  and  misrepresentation  and  declared  that  all  conditions  to 

the  merger  agreement  had  been  met.  the  Court  also  declared  that  Finish  Line  had  breached  the  merger  agreement 

by  not  closing  the  merger.  the  Court  ordered  Finish  Line  to  close  the  merger  pursuant  to  section  .2  of  the  merger 

agreement, to use its reasonable best efforts to take all actions to consummate the merger as required by section 6.4(d) 

of the merger agreement, and to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain financing as per section 6.8(a) of the merger 

agreement. the Court excluded from its order any ruling on the issue of the solvency of the combined company, finding 

that the issue of solvency was reserved for determination by the new York Court in the new York action filed by uBS. 

on  January  8,  2008,  the  Finish  Line  and  uBS  each  filed  a  notice  of  appeal  and  a  motion  For  Permission  For 

interlocutory appeal of the Chancery Court’s december 27, 2007 order requiring the Finish Line to specifically perform 

the  terms  of  the  merger  agreement.  on  February  3,  2008,  the  tennessee  Court  of  appeals  dismissed  the  notices 

of appeal filed by the Finish Line and uBS on the ground that the order of the Chancery Court was not a final order. 

Subsequently,  on  February  28,  2008,  the  Court  of  appeals  also  denied  the  Finish  Line’s  and  uBS’s  motions  For 

Permission For interlocutory appeal.

on February 25, 2008, the Company filed a motion with the Chancery Court for permission to file a second amended 

complaint alleging claims directly against uBS for procurement of a breach of contract under tennessee law.

on march 3, 2008, the Company, the Finish Line, and uBS entered into a definitive agreement for the termination of 

the merger agreement with the Finish Line and the settlement of all related litigation among the Finish Line and the 

Company and uBS, including the tennessee action and the new York action. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, 

the  parties  agreed  that:  ()  the  merger  agreement  between  the  Company  and  the  Finish  Line  would  be  terminated; 

(2) the financing commitment from uBS to the Finish Line would be terminated; (3) on or before march 7, 2008, uBS 

and the Finish Line would pay to the Company an aggregate of $75 million in cash; (4) on or before march 7, 2008, 

the Finish Line would transfer to the Company a number of Class a shares of the Finish Line common stock equal to 

2.0% of the total post-issuance outstanding shares of the Finish Line common stock; (5) the Company and the Finish 

Line would be subject to a mutual standstill agreement; and (6) the parties would execute customary mutual releases. 

the cash payment and the Class a shares of the Finish Line common stock have been received by the Company in 

accordance with the settlement agreement. a Stipulation of dismissal with Prejudice was filed in the new York action 

on march 4, 2008. the parties will also file a Stipulation of dismissal in the tennessee action.

i n v e S t i g at i o n   BY   t h e   o F F i C e   o F   t h e   u. S .   at t o r n e Y   F o r   t h e   S o u t h e r n   d i S t r i C t   o F   n e w   Y o r k

on november 2, 2007, the Company received a grand jury subpoena from the office of the u.S. attorney for the Southern 

district of new York for documents relating to the Company’s negotiations and merger agreement with the Finish Line. 

the subpoena states that the documents are sought in connection with alleged violations of federal fraud statutes. the 

Company is cooperating fully with the u.S. attorney’s office and producing documents pursuant to the subpoena. 

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r o e g L i n   v.   g e n e S C o   i n C . ,   e t   a L .

on  december  5,  2007,  a  class  action  complaint  alleging  violations  of  the  federal  securities  laws  on  behalf  of  all 

purchasers  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  between  april  20,  2007  and  november  26,  2007  was  filed  against  the 

Company and four of its officers in the u.S. district Court for the middle district of tennessee. the complaint alleges 

that the defendants violated federal securities laws by making false and misleading statements about the Company’s 

business during that period. it seeks unspecified damages and interest, costs and attorneys’ fees and other relief. the 

Company does not believe there is any merit to the allegations and intends to defend these claims vigorously. 

ko S h t i   v.   g e n e S C o   i n C . ,   e t   a L .

on december 3, 2007, a second class action complaint alleging violations of the federal securities laws on behalf of 

all purchasers of the Company’s common stock between april 20, 2007 and november 26, 2007 was filed against the 

Company and three of its officers in the u.S. district Court for the middle district of tennessee. the Complaint alleges 

that the defendants violated federal securities laws by failing to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s 

financial  well  being  and  prospects  during  the  class  period.  the  complaint  seeks  unspecified  damages  and  interest, 

costs  and  attorneys’  fees  and  other  relief.  the  Company  does  not  believe  there  is  any  merit  to  the  allegations  and 

intends to defend these claims vigorously. on January 22, 2008, the u.S. district Court entered a stipulation and order 

consolidating the koshti case with the roeglin case.

Fa L Z o n e     v.   g e n e S C o   i n C . ,   e t   a L .

on  december  ,  2007,  a  class  action  complaint  alleging  violations  of  the  federal  securities  laws  on  behalf  of  all 

purchasers  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  between  may  3,  2007  and  november  6,  2007  was  filed  against  the 

Company and one of its officers in the u.S. district Court for the Southern district of new York. the complaint alleged 

that the defendants violated federal securities laws by making false and misleading statements about the Company’s 

business during that period. it sought unspecified damages and interest, costs and attorneys’ fees and other relief. on 

February 5, 2008, the plaintiff filed a Stipulation and order of discontinuance without Prejudice dismissing the case in 

light of the earlier filed cases in tennessee.

P h i L L i P S   v.   g e n e S C o   i n C . ,   e t   a L .

on  april  24,  2007,  a  putative  class  action,  maxine  Phillips,  on  Behalf  of  herself  and  all  others  Similarly  Situated  vs. 

genesco inc., et al., was filed in the tennessee Chancery Court in nashville. the original complaint alleged, among 

other things, that the individual defendants (officers and directors of the Company) refused to consider properly the 

proposal  by  Foot  Locker,  inc.  to  acquire  the  Company.  the  complaint  sought  class  certification,  a  declaration  that 

defendants have breached their fiduciary and other duties, an order requiring defendants to implement a process to 

obtain the highest possible price for shareholders’ shares, and an award of costs and attorney’s fees. the defendants 

have not filed a response to the complaint as of the date of this report. Following the execution of the merger agreement 

with the Finish Line, inc., the plaintiff filed an amended complaint alleging breach of fiduciary duties by the individual 

defendants in connection with the board of directors’ approval of the merger agreement and the disclosures made in 

the preliminary proxy statement related to the merger and seeking injunctive relief. the Company and the individual 

defendants  reached  an  agreement  with  plaintiff  under  which  the  Company  agreed  to  include  certain  additional 

disclosures  in  its  definitive  proxy  statement  related  to  the  merger  that  was  filed  on  august  3,  2007.  the  parties 

executed a memorandum of understanding to formalize the settlement on September 0, 2007. under the terms of the 

memorandum, the Company agreed to pay $450,000 in attorneys’ fees and expenses if the settlement and payment 

of fees were approved by the Court and certain other conditions, including the consummation of the merger with the 

Finish Line, were to occur.

c a l I F o r n I a   e m p lo y m e n T   m aT T e r

on november 4, 2005, a former employee gave notice to the California Labor work Force development agency (“Lwda”) 

of a claim against the Company for allegedly failing to provide a payroll check that is negotiable and payable in cash, 

on  demand,  without  discount,  at  an  established  place  of  business  in  California,  as  required  by  the  California  Labor 

Code. on may 8, 2006, the same claimant filed a putative class, representative and private attorney general 

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action  alleging  the  same  violations  of  the  Labor  Code  in  the  Superior  Court  of  California,  alameda  County,  seeking 

statutory penalties, damages, restitution, and injunctive relief. on February 2, 2007, the court granted leave for the 

plaintiff to file an amended complaint adding the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, hat world, inc., as a defendant. 

the Company disputes the material allegations of the complaint. the parties have agreed to third-party mediation of 

the claims in the litigation. if the mediation does not resolve the issues in the litigation, we will continue to defend the 

matter vigorously. 

paT e n T   a c T I o n

the Company is named as a defendant in Paul Ware and Financial Systems Innovation, L.L.C. v. Abercrombie & Fitch 

Stores,  Inc.,  et  al.,  filed  on  June  9,  2007,  in  the  united  States  district  Court  for  the  northern  district  of  georgia, 

against  more  than  00  retailers.  the  suit  alleges  that  the  defendants  have  infringed  u.S.  Patent  no.  4,707,592  by 

using  a  feature  of  their  retail  point  of  sale  registers  to  generate  transaction  numbers  for  credit  card  purchases.  the 

complaint  seeks  treble  damages  in  an  unspecified  amount  and  attorneys’  fees.  the  Company  has  filed  an  answer 

denying the substantive allegations in the complaint and asserting certain affirmative defenses. on december 4, 2007, 

the  Company  filed  a  third-party  complaint  against  datavantage  Corporation  and  miCroS  Systems,  inc.,  its  vendor 

for  the  technology  at  issue  in  the  case,  seeking  indemnification  and  defense  against  the  infringement  allegations 

in  the  complaint.  on  december  27,  2007,  the  court  stayed  proceedings  in  the  litigation  pending  the  outcome  of  a 

reexamination of the patent by the u. S. Patent and trademark office.

T e n n e s s e e   d e pa r T m e n T   o F   e n v I r o n m e n T   a n d   c o n s e r v aT I o n   I n q u I r y

the Company has received an inquiry from the tennessee department of environment and Conservation concerning 

waste  disposal  on  the  premises  of  a  manufacturing  facility  operated  by  the  Company  more  than  25  years  ago.  the 

letter of inquiry did not disclose the reason for the inquiry. the Company is gathering information for its response to 

the inquiry, which is due may , 2008.

n o t e    5 :   B u s i n e s s   S e g m e n t   i n f o r m a t i o n

the Company operates five reportable business segments (not including corporate): Journeys group, comprised of the 

Journeys, Journeys kidz and Shi by Journeys retail footwear chains, catalog and e-commerce operations; underground 

Station group, comprised of the underground Station and Jarman retail footwear chains and e-commerce operations; 

hat world group, comprised of the hat world, Lids, hat Shack, hat Zone, head Quarters, Cap Connection and Lids 

kids retail headwear chains and e-commerce operations; Johnston & murphy group, comprised of Johnston & murphy 

retail  operations,  catalog  and  e-commerce  operations  and  wholesale  distribution;  and  Licensed  Brands,  comprised 

primarily of dockers® Footwear sourced and marketed under a license from Levi Strauss & Company.

the  accounting  policies  of  the  segments  are  the  same  as  those  described  in  the  summary  of  significant 

accounting policies.

the  Company’s  reportable  segments  are  based  on  the  way  management  organizes  the  segments  in  order  to  make 

operating  decisions  and  assess  performance  along  types  of  products  sold.  Journeys  group,  underground  Station 

group and hat world group sell primarily branded products from other companies while Johnston & murphy group 

and Licensed Brands sell primarily the Company’s owned and licensed brands.

Corporate  assets  include  cash,  deferred  income  taxes,  deferred  note  expense  and  corporate  fixed  assets.  the 

Company charges allocated retail costs of distribution to each segment and unallocated retail costs of distribution to 

the corporate segment. the Company does not allocate certain costs to each segment in order to make decisions and 

assess performance. these costs include corporate overhead, stock compensation, interest expense, interest income, 

restructuring charges and other, including litigation.

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FIscal 2008

In THouSandS 

Sales 

intercompany sales 

  underground 

Johnston 

  Journeys 

  group 

Station 

group 

Hat world 

& Murphy 

Licensed  Corporate 

group 

group 

Brands 

& other 

Consolidated

$  713,366  $  124,002  $  378,913  $ 192,487  $  93,064  $ 

645  $ 1,502,477

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

(358)   

-0-   

(358)

net sales to external customers 

$  713,366  $  124,002  $  378,913  $ 192,487  $  92,706  $ 

645  $ 1,502,119

Segment operating income (loss) 

$  51,097  $ 

(7,710)  $  31,987  $  19,807  $  10,976  $ (51,294)  $ 

54,863

restructuring and other 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0-   

(9,702)   

(9,702)

earnings (loss) from operations 

51,097 

(7,710) 

31,987 

  19,807 

  10,976 

  (60,996)   

45,161

interest expense 

interest income 

earnings (loss) before income taxes

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0-    (12,570)   

(12,570)

-0-   

144 

144

from continuing operations 

$  51,097  $ 

(7,710)  $  31,987  $  19,807  $  10,976  $ (73,422)  $ 

32,735

total assets* 

depreciation 

Capital expenditures 

$  257,327  $  45,734  $  299,820  $  71,574  $  24,774  $ 105,327  $  804,556

18,985 

41,635 

4,017 

1,701 

13,277 

27,121 

3,270 

6,376 

80 

106 

5,485 

3,723 

45,114

80,662

*Total assets for Hat World Group include $107.6 million goodwill.

FiSCaL 2007

in thouSandS 

Sales 

intercompany sales 

  underground 

  Journeys 

group 

Station 

group 

hat world 

group 

Johnston 

& murphy 

Licensed  Corporate 

group 

Brands 

& other 

Consolidated

$  696,889  $  55,069  $  342,64  $  86,979  $  79,58  $ 

478  $  ,46,24

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

(736) 

-0-   

(736)

net sales to external customers 

$  696,889  $  55,069  $  342,64  $  86,979  $  78,422  $ 

478  $  ,460,478

Segment operating income (loss) 

$  83,835  $ 

3,844  $  4,359  $  5,337  $  6,777  $  (29,002)  $  22,50

restructuring and other 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

(,05)   

(,05)

Earnings (loss) from operations 

83,835 

3,844 

4,359 

5,337 

6,777 

(30,07)   

2,045

interest expense 

interest income 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

(0,488)   

(0,488)

56 

56

from continuing operations 

$  83,835  $ 

3,844  $  4,359  $  5,337  $  6,777  $  (40,034)  $  ,8

total assets 

depreciation 

Capital expenditures 

FiSCaL 2006

in thouSandS 

Sales 

intercompany sales 

$  204,28  $  56,385  $  282,989  $  67,732  $  22,290  $  95,759  $  729,373

6,294 

33,250 

4,604 

4,723 

0,705 

23,722 

2,957 

6,255 

62 

85 

5,684 

5,252 

40,306

73,287

  underground 

  Journeys 

group 

Station 

group 

hat world 

group 

Johnston 

& murphy 

Licensed  Corporate 

group 

Brands 

& other 

Consolidated

$  593,56  $  64,054  $  297,27  $  70,05  $  59,94  $ 

290  $  ,284,340

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

(464) 

-0-   

(464)

net sales to external customers 

$  593,56  $  64,054  $  297,27  $  70,05  $  58,730  $ 

290  $  ,283,876

Segment operating income (loss) 

$  73,346  $  0,890  $  40,33  $  0,396  $  4,67  $  (23,852)  $  5,080

restructuring and other 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

(2,253)   

(2,253)

Earnings (loss) from operations 

73,346 

0,890 

40,33 

0,396 

4,67 

(26,05)   

2,827

interest expense 

interest income 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

(,482)   

(,482)

,25 

,25

from continuing operations 

$  73,346  $  0,890  $  40,33  $  0,396  $  4,67  $  (36,462)  $  02,470

total assets 

depreciation 

Capital expenditures 

$  66,890  $  57,80  $  244,86  $  60,978  $  23,207  $ 33,677  $  686,8

3,23 

24,292 

4,057 

6,93 

9,73 

2,26 

2,833 

2,443 

47 

32 

5,299 

2,040 

34,622

56,946

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n o t e    6 :   Q u a r t e r l y   F i n a n c i a l   i n f o r m a t i o n   ( u n a u d i t e d )

( I n   T H o u S a n d S ,   E x C E P T   

1 s t   q u a r t e r    

2 n d   q u a r t e r    

3 r d   q u a r t e r    

4 t h   q u a r t e r  

F i s c a l   Ye a r

P E R   S H a R E   a M o u n T S )  

2 0 0 8    

2 0 0 7  

  2 0 0 8    

2 0 0 7  

2 0 0 8  

2 0 0 7    

2 0 0 8    

2 0 0 7    

2 0 0 8    

2 0 0 7

net sales 

gross margin 

$334,651  $35,08  $327,977  $304,30  $372,496  $364,298  $466,995  $476,86  $1,502,119  $,460,478

171,844 

6,369  163,619  53,390  188,051 

8,454 

227,70 

234,622 

751,215 

730,835

earnings (loss) before income taxes 

from continuing operations 

3,774(1)  7,480(2)  (5,598)(4)  0,3(6)  10,297(7) 

26,43(8)  24,262(10)  57,076(2)  32,735 

,8

earnings (loss) from

  continuing operations 

2,203 

0,666 

(2,940) 

5,944 

5,610 

5,975 

3,615 

35,662 

8,488 

net earnings (loss) 

2,203 

0,477(3) 

(4,165)(5) 

5,944 

5,600 

5,877(9) 

3,247(11)  35,348(3) 

6,885 

68,247

67,646

diluted earnings (loss)

  per common share: 

  Continuing operations 

  net earnings (loss) 

.10 

.10 

.4 

.40 

(.13) 

(.19) 

.24 

.24 

.23 

.23 

.62 

.62 

.16 

.14 

.36 

.35 

.36 

.29 

2.6

2.59

  (1) Includes a net restructuring and other charge of $6.6 million (see Note 3) and a $0.1 million 

 charge for merger-related expenses (see Notes 13 and 14). 

  (2) Includes a net restructuring and other charge of $0.1 million (see Note 3).
  (3) Includes a loss of $0.2 million, net of tax, from discontinued operations (see Note 3).
  (4) Includes a net restructuring and other charge of $0.2 million (see Note 3) and a $5.4 million

 charge for merger-related expenses (see Notes 13 and 14).

  (5) Includes a loss of $1.2 million, net of tax, from discontinued operations (see Note 3).
  (6) Includes a net restructuring and other charge of $0.5 million (see Note 3).
  (7) Includes a net restructuring and other charge of $0.1 million (see Note 3) and a $6.1 million

 charge for merger-related expenses (see Notes 13 and 14).

  (8) Includes a net restructuring and other charge of $1.1 million (see Note 3).
  (9) Includes a loss of $0.1 million, net of tax, from discontinued operations (see Note 3).
(10) Includes a net restructuring and other charge of $2.9 million (see Note 3) and a $16.0 million

 charge for merger-related expenses (see Notes 13 and 14).

(11) Includes a loss of $0.4 million, net of tax, from discontinued operations (see Note 3).
(12) Includes a net restructuring and other credit of $0.6 million (see Note 3).
(13) Includes a loss of $0.3 million, net of tax, from discontinued operations (see Note 3).
  (a) 14 week period in Fiscal 2007 and 13 week period in Fiscal 2008.
  (b) 53 week period in Fiscal 2007 and 52 week period in Fiscal 2008.

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o T h e r   I n F o r m aT I o n  

the  annual  meeting  of  shareholders  will  be  held 

Certifications by the Chief executive officer and the Chief 

wednesday, June 8, 2008, at 0:00 a.m. Cdt, at the corporate 

Financial officer of the Company pursuant to Section 302 

headquarters in genesco Park, nashville, tennessee.

of  the  Sarbanes-oxley  act  of  2002  have  been  filed  as 

c o r p o r aT e   h e a d q u a r T e r s

genesco Park 

45 murfreesboro road – P.o. Box 73 

nashville, tn  37202-073

I n d e p e n d e n T   a u d I T o r s

ernst & Young LLP 

50 Fourth avenue north 

Suite 400 

nashville, tennessee  3729

T r a n s F e r   a G e n T   a n d   r e G I s T r a r

Communications concerning stock transfer, preferred stock 

dividends,  consolidating  accounts,  change  of  address   

and lost or stolen stock certificates should be directed to 

the  transfer  agent.  when  corresponding  with  the  transfer 

agent,  shareholders  should  state  the  exact  name(s)  in 

which  the  stock  is  registered  and  certificate  number,  as 

exhibits  of  the  Company’s  2008  annual  report  on  Form 

0-k. the Chief executive officer has submitted to the new 

York Stock exchange (nYSe) the annual Ceo certification 

for fiscal 2008 regarding the Company’s compliance with 

the nYSe’s corporate governance listing standards.

F o r m   1 0 - k

each year genesco files with the Securities and exchange 

Commission  a  Form  0-k  which  contains  more  detailed 

information.  any  shareholder  who  would  like  to  receive, 

without  charge,  a  single  copy  (without  exhibits),  or 

who  would  like  to  receive  extra  copies  of  any  genesco 

shareholder publication should send a request to:

  Claire S. mcCall 

  director, Corporate relations 

  genesco Park, Suite 490 – P.o. Box 73 

  nashville, tennessee  37202-073 

(65) 367-8283

well as old and new information about the account.

c o m m o n   s T o c k   l I s T I n G

Computershare Phone #: 78-575-2879 

new  York  Stock  exchange,  Chicago  Stock  exchange 

Symbol:  gCo

s h a r e h o l d e r   I n F o r m aT I o n

Shareholder 

information  may  be  accessed  at  

www.genesco.com.

address:   Computershare 

P. o. Box 43078 

Providence, rhode island   02940-3078

Private Couriers/registered mail:

Computershare 

250 royall Street 

Canton, massachusetts 0202

Questions & inquiries via our website: 

http://www.computershare.com

hearing impaired #: tdd: -800-952-9245

I n v e s T o r   r e l aT I o n s

Security analysts, portfolio managers or other investment 

community representatives should contact:

  James S. gulmi, Senior vice President – Finance 

     and Chief Financial officer 

  genesco Park, Suite 490 – P.o. Box 73 

  nashville, tennessee 37202-073 

(65) 367-8325

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B o a r d   o F   d I r e c T o r s

J a m e S   S .   B e a r d

retired President, Caterpillar Financial

Services Corporation

nashville, tennessee

m at t h e w   C .   d i a m o n d

Chairman and Chief executive officer

alloy, inc.

new York, new York

member of the audit and finance committees

Chairman of the compensation committee, member 

L e o n a r d   L .   B e r r Y

of the finance committee

distinguished Professor of marketing and Professor of 

m a r t Y   g .   d i C k e n S

humanities in medicine

texas a&m university

College Station, texas

retired President

at&t–tennessee

nashville, tennessee

member of the compensation and nominating and 

Chairman of the finance committee, member of 

governance committees

w i L L i a m   F.   B L a u F u S S ,   J r .

Consultant, Certified Public accountant

nashville, tennessee

member of the audit and finance committees

J a m e S   w.   B r a d F o r d

dean, owen School of management

vanderbilt university

nashville, tennessee

the nominating and governance committee

B e n   t.   h a r r i S

Former Chairman 

genesco inc.

k at h L e e n   m a S o n

President and Chief executive officer

tuesday morning inc.

dallas, texas

member of the audit and compensation committees

member of the finance and nominating and

h a L   n .   P e n n i n g t o n

governance committees

r o B e r t   v.   d a L e

Consultant

nashville, tennessee

Chairman of the audit and nominating and 

governance committees

r o B e r t   J .   d e n n i S

President and Chief operating officer

genesco inc.

Chairman and Chief executive officer

genesco inc.

w i L L i a m   a .   w i L L i a m S o n ,   J r .

Private investor

montgomery, alabama

member of the compensation and nominating and 

governance committees

c o r p o r aT e   o F F I c e r s

h a L   n .   P e n n i n g t o n

J o h n   w.   C L i n a r d

Chairman and Chief executive officer

Senior vice President–administration and human resources

46 years with genesco

r o B e r t   J .   d e n n i S

36 years with genesco

r o g e r   g .   S i S S o n

President and Chief operating officer

Senior vice President, Secretary and general Counsel

4 years with genesco

J a m e S   S .   g u L m i

4 years with genesco

m i m i   e .   v a u g h n

Senior vice President–Finance and Chief Financial officer

Senior vice President–Strategy and Business development

36 years with genesco

J a m e S   C .   e S t e Pa

5 years with genesco

m at t h e w   n .   J o h n S o n

Senior vice President–genesco retail

vice President and treasurer

23 years with genesco

J o n at h a n   d.   C a P L a n

5 years with genesco

Pa u L   d.   w i L L i a m S

Senior vice President–genesco Branded

vice President and Chief accounting officer

5 years with genesco

k e n n e t h   J .   ko C h e r

Senior vice President–hat world/Lids

4 years with genesco

3 years with genesco

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aLaSka

anCHoRagE LidS (2), JourneYS (2)

FaIRBankS LidS, JourneYS

aLaBaMa

auBuRn hat ShaCk, JourneYS

anTIoCH LidS, JourneYS

aRCadIa LidS, JourneYS

San BERnadIno LidS, JourneYS

San BRuno JourneYS

dISTRICT oF CoLuMBIa

waSHIngTon, d.C. LidS, JohnSton & murPhY 

BakERSFIELd LidS, JourneYS, 

San dIEgo LidS (3), JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS kidZ, Shi

BREa JourneYS

BuEna PaRk LidS

JourneYS (3)

San FRanCISCo LidS (3), JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

San JoSE LidS (2), JourneYS (2), JourneYS kidZ 

ShoP (4)

FLoRIda

aLTaMonTE SPRIngS LidS, JourneYS

avEnTuRa LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS

BoCa RaTon LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS

BoYnTon BEaCH LidS, JourneYS, 

underground Station

BRadEnTon JourneYS, LidS

BRandon LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, Shi

CLEaRwaTER hat ShaCk, LidS, JourneYS, Shi

CoRaL SPRIngS hat ShaCk, JourneYS, 

underground Station

daYTona BEaCH LidS, JourneYS

dESTIn LidS, JohnSton & murPhY outLet, JourneYS

ELLEnTon JourneYS, JohnSton & murPhY outLet

ESTERo LidS, JourneYS (2), JohnSton & murPhY 

outLet

FT. LaudERdaLE JourneYS

FT. MYERS LidS (3), JourneYS (2), 

underground Station

gaInESvILLE hat ShaCk, LidS, JourneYS

HIaLEaH hat ShaCk

JaCkSonvILLE hat ShaCk, LidS (2), JourneYS (2), 

underground Station (2)

JEnSEn BEaCH JourneYS

kISSIMMEE LidS, JourneYS

LakE waLES JourneYS

LakELand hat worLd, JourneYS

MaRY ESTHER hat ShaCk, JourneYS

MELBouRnE hat ShaCk, JourneYS

MERRITT ISLand JourneYS, LidS

MIaMI hat ShaCk, LidS, JourneYS (2), JourneYS kidZ, 

underground Station (4), Shi

MIaMI BEaCH JourneYS

naPLES LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

oCoEE LidS, JourneYS, underground Station

oRangE PaRk LidS, JourneYS

oRLando hat ShaCk, LidS (4), JohnSton & 

murPhY outLet, JourneYS (5), 

JourneYS kidZ (2), underground Station (2)

ovIEdo JourneYS

PaLM BEaCH gaRdEnS JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS

PanaMa CITY LidS, JourneYS

PEMBRokE PInES LidS, JourneYS

PEnSaCoLa LidS, JourneYS, 

underground Station

PLanTaTIon JourneYS, LidS

PoRT CHaRLoTTE JourneYS, LidS

PoRT RICHEY hat ShaCk, JourneYS

ST. PETERSBuRg JourneYS, LidS, 

BIRMIngHaM hat ShaCk, hat worLd, LidS,

BuRBank LidS, JourneYS

JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, JourneYS (2),

CaBazon JohnSton & murPhY outLet

underground Station

CaMaRILLo JohnSton & murPhY outLet

doTHan hat worLd, JourneYS

FaIRFIELd underground Station

FLoREnCE JourneYS, LidS

Canoga PaRk LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS

CaPIToLa LidS, JourneYS

San LEandRo LidS

San MaTEo LidS, JourneYS

San RaFaEL JourneYS

San YSIdRo JourneYS

SanTa ana LidS, JourneYS

SanTa CLaRa hat worLd, JourneYS, 

FoLEY LidS, JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

CaRLSBad LidS (2), JohnSton & murPhY outLet,

JourneYS kidZ, LidS kidS

JourneYS

gadSdEn hat ShaCk

HoMEwood JourneYS

HoovER JourneYS, Shi

HunTSvILLE hat ShaCk, LidS, JourneYS (2),

underground Station

MoBILE hat ShaCk, JourneYS, 

underground Station

MonTgoMERY hat ShaCk, 

underground Station

oxFoRd hat ShaCk, underground Station

SPanISH FoRT JourneYS

TuSCaLooSa hat ShaCk, JourneYS

aLBERTa

CaLgaRY LidS

EdMonTon CaP ConneCtion (2), LidS,

head QuarterS (2)

REd dEER LidS

aRkanSaS

JourneYS, underground Station

SanTa MonICa LidS, JourneYS

CERRIToS LidS, JourneYS

CHICo LidS, JourneYS

CHuLa vISTa hat worLd, JourneYS (2), LidS

CITRuS HEIgHTS JourneYS

CITY oF InduSTRY JourneYS

CoMMERCE LidS, JourneYS

ConCoRd LidS, JourneYS

CoSTa MESa JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS

CuLvER CITY LidS

daLY CITY JourneYS

downEY LidS, JourneYS

EL CaJon LidS,  JourneYS

EL CEnTRo LidS, JourneYS

ESCondIdo LidS, JourneYS

EuREka hat worLd, JourneYS

SanTa RoSa LidS, JourneYS

SHERMan oakS JourneYS

SIERRa vISTa LidS

SIMI vaLLEY JourneYS

SToCkTon JourneYS, LidS

TEMECuLa JourneYS

THouSand oakS JourneYS

TRaCY hat worLd, JourneYS

TuLaRE JourneYS

TuSTIn LidS

vaLEnCIa JourneYS, LidS

vEnTuRa hat worLd, JourneYS

vICToRvILLE LidS

vISaLIa LidS, JourneYS

wEST CovIna LidS, JourneYS,

 underground Station

FaIRFIELd JourneYS, LidS, underground Station

wESTMInSTER LidS, JourneYS

FoLSoM LidS

FRESno LidS, Jarman Shoe Store

FaYETTEvILLE hat worLd, JourneYS, 

gILRoY LidS, JohnSton & murPhY outLet

JourneYS kidZ

gLEndaLE LidS

FoRT SMITH hat worLd, JourneYS

HanFoRd LidS, JourneYS

HoT SPRIngS JourneYS

HaYwaRd underground Station

JonESBoRo LidS, JourneYS

IRvInE LidS

LITTLE RoCk LidS

LakEwood LidS, JourneYS, 

noRTH LITTLE RoCk JourneYS (2), hat worLd,

underground Station

underground Station

Long BEaCH LidS

PInE BLuFF hat worLd, JourneYS

LoS angELES LidS (4), JohnSton & murPhY 

RogERS LidS, JourneYS

ShoP, underground Station

MILPITaS LidS, JourneYS

ModESTo LidS, Jarman Shoe Store, JourneYS, 

JourneYS kidZ, Shi

MonTCLaIR JourneYS, LidS, 

MonTEBELLo LidS, JourneYS

MonTEREY LidS

MoREno vaLLEY LidS, JourneYS

YuBa CITY LidS, JourneYS

CoLoRado

auRoRa LidS (2), JourneYS (2), 

underground Station

BRooMFIELd LidS, JourneYS

CaSTLE RoCk LidS, JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

JourneYS

CoLoRado SPRIngS LidS(2), JourneYS, 

underground Station

dEnvER LidS, JourneYS (3)

FT. CoLLInS JourneYS

gRand JunCTIon LidS, JourneYS

gREELEY JourneYS

LakEwood LidS, JourneYS

LITTLETon hat worLd, JourneYS (2)

LongMonT JourneYS

LovELand LidS, JourneYS

PuEBLo LidS, JourneYS

SILvERTHoRnE JourneYS

aRIzona

CHandLER JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

FLagSTaFF JourneYS, LidS

gILBERT JourneYS

gLEndaLE LidS, JourneYS

MESa JourneYS (2), JourneYS kidZ, LidS (2), 

underground Station

PHoEnIx hat worLd, LidS (2), Jarman Shoe Store, 

JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, JourneYS(4), 

JourneYS kidZ, underground Station (2)

PRESCoTT JourneYS

SCoTTSdaLE JohnSton & murPhY ShoP,

JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

TEMPE LidS (2), JourneYS (2), JourneYS kidZ

TuCSon hat worLd, LidS (2), JourneYS (2), 

JourneYS kidZ, Shi, underground Station

YuMa JourneYS

BRITISH CoLuMBIa

BuRnaBY LidS

kELowna head QuarterS

LangLEY head QuarterS

nanaIMo LidS

SuRREY LidS

vICToRIa head QuarterS

CaLIFoRnIa

aLPInE JourneYS

naTIonaL CITY LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, 

underground Station

nEwaRk LidS, JourneYS

wESTMInSTER LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, 

underground Station

noRTHRIdgE LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, 

ConnECTICuT

underground Station

CLInTon JohnSton & murPhY outLet

onTaRIo LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

danBuRY LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

oRangE LidS

FaRMIngTon LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

underground Station

PaLM dESERT LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

ManCHESTER LidS, JourneYS

JourneYS

PaLMdaLE LidS, JourneYS

PanoRaMa CITY LidS

PISMo BEaCH JourneYS

PLEaSanTon JourneYS

MERIdEn LidS, JourneYS

MILFoRd LidS, JourneYS, underground Station

SunRISE hat ShaCk, LidS, JourneYS, 

STaMFoRd JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, JourneYS

underground Station

SanFoRd hat ShaCk, JourneYS

SaRaSoTa LidS, JourneYS

TRuMBuLL LidS, JourneYS

waTERBuRY LidS, JourneYS

TaLLaHaSSEE hat ShaCk, hat worLd, LidS, 

JourneYS (2), underground Station

TaMPa hat ShaCk, LidS (3), JohnSton & 

RanCHo CuCaMonga JourneYS

waTERFoRd LidS, JourneYS

REddIng JourneYS

wESTPoRT JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

murPhY ShoP (2), JourneYS (3), JourneYS kidZ, 

REdondo BEaCH LidS, JourneYS

RICHMond LidS, underground Station

RIvERSIdE LidS, JourneYS

RoSEvILLE JourneYS

dELawaRE

dovER hat worLd, JourneYS

nEwaRk LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS

SaCRaMEnTo LidS (3), JourneYS (2)

REHoBoTH BEaCH LidS, JourneYS

SaLInaS LidS, JourneYS

wILMIngTon JourneYS

underground Station

vERo BEaCH LidS, JourneYS

wELLIngTon JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

 JourneYS, LidS

wEST PaLM BEaCH Jarman Shoe Store, 

JourneYS (2), underground Station

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gEoRgIa

aLBanY JourneYS, LidS

aLPHaRETTa hat ShaCk, LidS, JourneYS

aTHEnS hat ShaCk, JourneYS

aTLanTa hat ShaCk (3), LidS (2), Jarman Shoe Store, 

JohnSton & murPhY ShoP (3), 

JourneYS (3), underground Station (3)

auguSTa LidS, JourneYS, hat ShaCk, 

underground Station

BRunSwICk JourneYS

BuFoRd hat ShaCk, LidS, JourneYS, 

JourneYS kidZ

CEnTERvILLE JourneYS

guRnEE LidS, JourneYS, Shi

JoLIET LidS, underground Station

LInCoLnwood LidS, underground Station

LoMBaRd LidS, JourneYS

MaTTESon hat worLd

MoLInE hat worLd, JourneYS

noRRIdgE LidS, JourneYS, 

underground Station

noRTH RIvERSIdE LidS, JourneYS, 

underground Station

noRTHBRook JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

oakBRook JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

oRLand PaRk LidS, LidS kidS, JourneYS, 

CoLuMBuS hat ShaCk, LidS, JourneYS, 

JourneYS kidZ

PEoRIa LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

PERu LidS

RoCkFoRd LidS, JourneYS

SCHauMBuRg LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS

SPRIngFIELd LidS, JourneYS

vERnon HILLS JourneYS, LidS

wEST dundEE JourneYS, LidS

IndIana

kEnTuCkY

aSHLand JourneYS, LidS

BowLIng gREEn LidS, JourneYS

FLoREnCE hat worLd, JourneYS

HEBRon JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

LExIngTon hat worLd, LidS, JourneYS, 

JourneYS kidZ, Shi

BRaInTREE LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS, underground Station

BRoCkTon underground Station

BuRLIngTon LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS

CaMBRIdgE LidS, JourneYS

CHESTnuT HILL JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

LouISvILLE LidS (3), JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

daRTMouTH LidS, JourneYS

JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, 

underground Station (2)

nEwPoRT JourneYS

owEnSBoRo JourneYS

PaduCaH hat worLd, JourneYS

LouISIana

aLExandRIa LidS, underground Station

BaTon RougE hat ShaCk, LidS (2), 

JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, JourneYS (2), 

JourneYS kidZ, underground Station

BoSSIER CITY hat worLd, JourneYS, 

underground Station

EaST BoSTon LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

HadLEY LidS

HanovER LidS, JourneYS

HoLYokE LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ , 

LidS kidS, Shi

HYannIS LidS, JourneYS

kIngSTon LidS, JourneYS

LanESBoRo LidS, JourneYS

LEE JohnSton & murPhY outLet

LEoMInSTER LidS, JourneYS

MaRLBoRo LidS, JourneYS

naTICk LidS, JourneYS, LidS kidS, 

JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, Shi

gRETna JourneYS, LidS, underground Station

noRTH aTTLEBoRo LidS, JourneYS, 

HouMa JourneYS

kEnnER hat ShaCk, Jarman Shoe Store, 

BLooMIngTon LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

CaRMEL LidS

CLaRkSvILLE hat worLd, JourneYS

EdInBuRgH LidS

ELkHaRT hat worLd

EvanSvILLE LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

FT. waYnE hat worLd, JourneYS, 

JourneYS kidZ, LidS kidS Shi

gREEnwood LidS, JourneYS, LidS kidS, Shi

IndIanaPoLIS hat worLd (3), LidS (2), 

JohnSton & murPhY ShoP (2), JourneYS (2), 

LidS kidS, underground Station (2)

LaFaYETTE LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

LakE CHaRLES LidS, JourneYS, 

underground Station

METaIRIE JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

MonRoE LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, 

underground Station

SHREvEPoRT JourneYS

SLIdELL JourneYS

MaInE

BangoR LidS, JourneYS

kokoMo LidS, JourneYS

LaFaYETTE hat worLd, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

kITTERY JohnSton & murPhY outLet

SouTH PoRTLand LidS, JourneYS

MERRILLvILLE LidS, JourneYS, 

underground Station

MICHIgan CITY LidS

MISHawaka LidS, LidS kidS, JourneYS, 

ManIToBa

wInnIPEg LidS (2)

MaRYLand

underground Station

PEaBodY LidS, JourneYS

SauguS LidS (2), JourneYS, 

underground Station

SPRIngFIELd JourneYS

SwanSEa LidS

TaunTon LidS, JourneYS

waTERTown underground Station

wREnTHaM LidS, JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

JourneYS

MICHIgan

ann aRBoR LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS

auBuRn HILLS LidS, JourneYS, 

JourneYS kidZ, Shi

BaTTLE CREEk hat worLd, JourneYS

BIRCH Run JourneYS

CLInTon TownSHIP Shi

dEaRBoRn LidS, JourneYS, underground Station,

JourneYS kidZ, Shi

MunCIE LidS, JourneYS

PLaInFIELd LidS, JourneYS

RICHMond JourneYS

TERRE HauTE LidS, JourneYS

Iowa

aMES JourneYS

CEdaR FaLLS hat worLd

CEdaR RaPIdS JourneYS

CoRaLvILLE hat worLd, JourneYS

CounCIL BLuFFS JourneYS

davEnPoRT hat worLd, JourneYS

dES MoInES JourneYS (2)

SIoux CITY JourneYS

waTERLoo JourneYS

wEST dES MoInES JourneYS (2)

kanSaS

LawREnCE LidS

ManHaTTan hat worLd, JourneYS

oLaTHE LidS, JourneYS

annaPoLIS LidS (2), JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JohnSton &  murPhY ShoP 

JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

FLInT LidS, JourneYS

BaLTIMoRE LidS (2), Jarman Shoe Store, 

FoRT gRaTIoT LidS, JourneYS

JohnSton & murPhY ShoP (2), JourneYS, 

gRand RaPIdS LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS kidZ, hat worLd, 

JourneYS

underground Station

BEL aIR LidS, JourneYS

BETHESda LidS, JourneYS 

CoLuMBIa LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS

FREdERICk hat worLd, JourneYS

gaITHERSBuRg LidS, JourneYS, 

underground Station

gLEn BuRnIE LidS, JourneYS

gRandvILLE hat worLd, JourneYS, Shi

gREEn oak TownSHIP JourneYS

HaRPER woodS LidS, underground Station

HowELL LidS, JourneYS

JaCkSon hat worLd

LanSIng LidS, JourneYS

LIvonIa JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

MIdLand hat worLd, JourneYS

MuSkEgon JourneYS, LidS

HagERSTown hat worLd, JourneYS

novI LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, JourneYS, 

JohnSton & murPhY outLet

JourneYS kidZ, Shi

HanovER LidS, Jarman Shoe Store, JourneYS

okEMoS hat worLd, JourneYS

HYaTTSvILLE LidS, underground Station

PoRTagE LidS, JourneYS

owIngS MILLS underground Station

RoSEvILLE LidS, underground Station

quEEnSTown JohnSton & murPhY outLet

SagInaw hat worLd, JourneYS

SaLISBuRY hat worLd, JourneYS

SouTHFIELd hat Zone, underground Station

ovERLand PaRk LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

TowSon JourneYS

STERLIng HEIgHTS LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

underground Station

CoMMERCE LidS, JourneYS

daLTon JourneYS

daRIEn JohnSton & murPhY outLet

dawSonvILLE LidS, JourneYS, 

JohnSton & murPhY outLet

dECaTuR LidS, Jarman Shoe Store

dougLaSvILLE hat ShaCk, JourneYS, 

JourneYS kidZ

duLuTH hat ShaCk, LidS, JourneYS, 

underground Station

kEnnESaw hat ShaCk, LidS, JourneYS, 

JourneYS kidZ, Shi

LawREnCEvILLE JourneYS, 

LITHonIa hat ShaCk, JourneYS, 

underground Station

MaCon hat ShaCk, JourneYS, 

underground Station

MoRRow LidS (2),underground Station

RoME LidS, JourneYS

SavannaH LidS (2), JourneYS (2),

 underground Station

unIon CITY LidS, underground Station

vaLdoSTa JourneYS

HawaII

aIEa LidS, JourneYS

HILo LidS, JourneYS

HonoLuLu LidS (4), JourneYS, hat ShaCk

kaHuLuI LidS, JourneYS

kaILua-kona LidS

kanEoHE LidS, JourneYS

LaHaIna LidS

LIHuE LidS

waIkoLoa LidS

IdaHo

BoISE JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

IdaHo FaLLS JourneYS

TwIn FaLLS JourneYS

ILLInoIS

auRoRa LidS (2), JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

JourneYS (2), underground Station

BLooMIngdaLE hat worLd, JourneYS

BLooMIngTon hat worLd, JourneYS

BoLIngBRook JourneYS

CaLuMET CITY LidS, underground Station

CaRBondaLE JourneYS

CHaMPaIgn LidS, JourneYS

CHICago LidS (4), JourneYS, Jarman Shoe Store, 

JohnSton & murPhY ShoP (2), 

underground Station

CHICago RIdgE LidS, JourneYS, 

underground Station

JourneYS

SaLIna JourneYS

ToPEka LidS, JourneYS

wICHITa LidS (2), JourneYS (2), 

EvERgREEn PaRk LidS, underground Station

underground Station

FaIRvIEw HEIgHTS JourneYS, LidS, LidS kidS

FoRSYTH JourneYS

waLdoRF hat worLd, underground Station

JourneYS, underground Station

wESTMInSTER JourneYS

wHEaTon hat ShaCk, LidS, JourneYS, 

underground Station

MaSSaCHuSETTS

auBuRn LidS, JourneYS

BoSTon LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP (2)

TaYLoR LidS, JourneYS, underground Station

TRavERSE CITY LidS, JourneYS

TRoY LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS (2), underground Station

wESTLand LidS, JourneYS, 

underground Station

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HunTIngTon STaTIon JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

BEaCHwood JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

JoHnSon CITY LidS, JourneYS

BEavERCREEk JourneYS kidZ, hat worLd, 

kIngSTon LidS, JourneYS

JourneYS (2)

LakE gRovE LidS, JourneYS, 

CanTon LidS, JourneYS

JourneYS kidZ, LidS kidS

CInCInnaTI hat worLd, hat Zone, LidS (2),  

LakEwood LidS

MaSSaPEqua LidS, JourneYS

MIddLETown LidS, JourneYS

nEw HaRTFoRd LidS, JourneYS

JourneYS (4), JourneYS kidZ, 

underground Station (2), LidS kidS

CLEvELand LidS (2), JohnSton & murPhY ShoP (2), 

Shi, underground Station

nEw YoRk LidS (6), JohnSton & murPhY ShoP (2), 

CoLuMBuS hat worLd, LidS (2), JohnSton & 

JourneYS (3)

murPhY ShoP, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, Shi,

nIagaRa FaLLS LidS, JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

underground Station

PLaTTSBuRgH LidS, JourneYS

PougHkEEPSIE LidS, JourneYS

RIvERHEad LidS, JourneYS

RoCHESTER LidS (2), JourneYS, 

underground Station

RoTTERdaM JourneYS

daYTon LidS (2), JourneYS, Shi

duBLIn hat Zone, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, Shi

ELYRIa LidS, JourneYS

FIndLaY JourneYS

HEaTH JourneYS

JEFFERSonvILLE JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

JourneYS

SaRaToga SPRIngS hat worLd, JourneYS

LanCaSTER hat worLd, JourneYS

SCHEnECTadY LidS

LIMa LidS, JourneYS

STaTEn ISLand LidS, JourneYS, 

ManSFIELd hat worLd, JourneYS

underground Station

SYRaCuSE LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

MauMEE JourneYS, LidS

MEnToR LidS, JourneYS

vaLLEY STREaM LidS, underground Station

nILES JourneYS, hat worLd

vICToR LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, JourneYS

noRTH oLMSTEd LidS, JourneYS

waTERLoo LidS, JourneYS

waTERTown LidS

wEST nYaCk JourneYS, LidS, 

underground Station, Shi

wHITE PLaInS LidS (2), JourneYS, 

underground Station

wILLIaMSvILLE JourneYS

PaRMa LidS, JourneYS

RICHMond HEIgHTS underground Station

SanduSkY LidS, JourneYS

SPRIngFIELd LidS, JourneYS

ST. CLaIRSvILLE hat worLd

STRongSvILLE LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

YoRkTown HEIgHTS LidS, JourneYS

ToLEdo LidS, JourneYS, Shi, underground Station

CHERRY HILL LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS

G e n e s c o   r e Ta I l   s T o r e s   a S   o F   2 / 2 / 0 8

MInnESoTa

nEw HaMPSHIRE

aLBERTvILLE LidS, JourneYS

ConCoRd LidS, JourneYS

BLaInE LidS, JourneYS

ManCHESTER LidS, JourneYS

BLooMIngTon hat worLd, LidS (4), 

naSHua LidS, JourneYS

JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, JourneYS, 

nEwIngTon LidS, JourneYS

JourneYS kidZ, Shi, underground Station

noRTH ConwaY LidS, JourneYS

BRookLYn CEnTER JourneYS

SaLEM LidS, JourneYS

BuRnSvILLE LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

duLuTH LidS, JourneYS

EdEn PRaIRIE JourneYS

MankaTo JourneYS

MaPLE gRovE JourneYS

MaPLEwood JourneYS

MInnETonka LidS, JourneYS

RoCHESTER LidS, JourneYS

RoSEvILLE hat worLd, JourneYS, Shi

ST. CLoud hat worLd, JourneYS

ST. PauL LidS (2), JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

woodBuRY JourneYS

MISSISSIPPI

nEw JERSEY

BRIdgEwaTER LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS

BuRLIngTon underground Station

JourneYS, underground Station

dEPTFoRd LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

EaST BRunSwICk LidS, JourneYS

EaTonTown LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ,

underground Station, Shi

EdISon LidS

ELIzaBETH hat ShaCk, LidS, JourneYS, 

JourneYS kidZ

BILoxI hat ShaCk, JourneYS, 

FREEHoLd hat worLd, JourneYS

underground Station

JaCkSon JourneYS

gREEnvILLE JourneYS

JERSEY CITY LidS, JourneYS, 

HaTTIESBuRg hat ShaCk, JourneYS, 

underground Station, Shi

JourneYS kidZ

LawREnCEvILLE LidS, JourneYS, 

JaCkSon hat worLd, underground Station

underground Station

MERIdIan hat ShaCk

LIvIngSTon LidS, JourneYS

RIdgELand hat worLd, JourneYS

MaRLTon JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

MaYS LandIng LidS, JourneYS

MooRESTown LidS, JourneYS

nEwaRk hat worLd, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

PaRaMuS LidS (3), JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, 

underground Station, Shi

RoCkawaY LidS, JourneYS, Shi

SHoRT HILLS JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

ToMS RIvER LidS, JourneYS

SouTHavEn JourneYS

TuPELo LidS

MISSouRI

BRanSon LidS, JourneYS

CaPE gIRaRdEau LidS, JourneYS

CHESTERFIELd LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

CoLuMBIa LidS, JourneYS

dES PERES JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, Shi

FLoRISSanT underground Station

HazELwood LidS, JourneYS

IndEPEndEnCE LidS, JourneYS,

noRTH CaRoLIna

aSHEvILLE LidS, JourneYS, underground Station

wESTLakE JourneYS

YoungSTown LidS, JourneYS

zanESvILLE hat worLd

okLaHoMa

waYnE LidS, JourneYS, underground Station

woodBRIdgE LidS (2), JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, 

BuRLIngTon JourneYS

CaRY hat ShaCk, LidS, JourneYS

Shi, underground Station

nEw MExICo

CHaRLoTTE LidS (5), JohnSton & murPhY ShoP (3), 

BaRTLESvILLE JourneYS

JourneYS (2), underground Station (2)

ConCoRd hat ShaCk, LidS, JourneYS (2)

LawTon LidS, JourneYS

noRMan LidS, JourneYS

 JourneYS kidZ, Shi

aLBuquERquE LidS (2), JourneYS (2), 

JoPLIn hat worLd, JourneYS

JourneYS kidZ (2), underground Station (2)

duRHaM LidS, JourneYS, underground Station

okLaHoMa CITY hat worLd (2), LidS,

FaYETTEvILLE LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, 

JourneYS (3), JourneYS kidZ (2)

kanSaS CITY LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

CLovIS JourneYS

JourneYS

FaRMIngTon JourneYS

oSagE BEaCH LidS, JourneYS,

gaLLuP JourneYS

JohnSton & murPhY outLet

LaS CRuCES JourneYS

SPRIngFIELd LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

SanTa FE JohnSton & murPhY outLet, JourneYS

ST. ann hat Zone, JourneYS, 

underground Station

ST. JoSEPH LidS, JourneYS

ST. LouIS LidS (4), JohnSton & murPhY ShoP (2), 

JourneYS (3), JourneYS kidZ, 

underground Station

ST. PETERS JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, Shi

nEw YoRk

aLBanY LidS (3), JourneYS, 

underground Station, Shi

aMHERST hat worLd, JourneYS

auBuRn JourneYS

BaY SHoRE LidS, JourneYS

BRonx LidS

underground Station

gaSTonIa hat worLd, JourneYS

goLdSBoRo JourneYS

SHawnEE JourneYS

TuLSa LidS (2), JourneYS (2), JourneYS kidZ, 

underground Station

gREEnSBoRo hat ShaCk, LidS, Jarman Shoe Store, 

onTaRIo

JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, JourneYS, 

underground Station

gREEnvILLE underground Station

HICkoRY hat ShaCk, JourneYS

HIgH PoInT hat worLd

JaCkSonvILLE LidS, JourneYS, 

underground Station

PInEvILLE hat ShaCk, JourneYS, 

BaRRIE CaP ConneCtion

BRaMPTon LidS

CaMBRIdgE head QuarterS

guELPH LidS

HaMILTon head QuarterS

kIngSTon LidS

kITCHnER LidS

London LidS (2)

MonTana

BRookLYn LidS (2), underground Station

RaLEIgH hat ShaCk, LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

MISSISSauga  LidS (2), head QuarterS

BILLIngS LidS, JourneYS

BuFFaLo LidS, JourneYS (2), 

BozEMan LidS

MISSouLa JourneYS

nEBRaSka

LInCoLn LidS, JourneYS (2)

oMaHa hat worLd, LidS (2), JourneYS (2)

nEvada

underground Station, LidS kidS

CEnTRaL vaLLEY LidS, JourneYS,

JohnSton & murPhY outLet

CLaY JourneYS

dEwITT JourneYS

ELMHuRST LidS, JourneYS, 

underground Station, LidS kidS

JourneYS (2), JourneYS kidZ, Shi

RoCkY MounT LidS, underground Station

SMITHFIELd JourneYS

wILMIngTon LidS, JourneYS

wInSTon-SaLEM LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

noRTH dakoTa

BISMaRCk LidS, JourneYS

FaRgo JourneYS

nEwMaRkET head QuarterS

noRTH BaY CaP ConneCtion

SCaRBoRougH head QuarterS

SudBuRY LidS

ToRonTo head QuarterS

vaugHn head QuarterS

wIndSoR head QuarterS

oREgon

HEndERSon LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

FLuSHIng LidS

gRand FoRkS LidS, JourneYS

EugEnE LidS, JourneYS

LaS vEgaS LidS (6), JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

gaRdEn CITY LidS (2), JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, JourneYS (7),  

JourneYS

JourneYS kidZ, underground Station

gREECE JourneYS

PRIMM JourneYS

REno JourneYS (2), LidS

HICkSvILLE LidS, JourneYS

HoRSEHEadS LidS, JourneYS

MInoT JourneYS

oHIo

akRon LidS (2), JourneYS (2)

auRoRa JourneYS

MEdFoRd hat worLd, JourneYS

PoRTLand LidS (2), JourneYS (2)

SaLEM LidS, JourneYS

TIgaRd LidS, JourneYS

woodBuRn LidS, JourneYS

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aLToona LidS, JourneYS

SouTH CaRoLIna

aIkEn LidS

daLLaS hat worLd, LidS (3), 

ogdEn LidS, JourneYS

JohnSton & murPhY ShoP (3), JourneYS (3), 

oREM LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

BEnSaLEM LidS, JourneYS

andERSon hat worLd, JourneYS

CaMP HILL hat worLd, JourneYS

BLuFFTon JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

CaRoLIna Shi

JourneYS

CEnTER vaLLEY LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

CHaRLESTon hat ShaCk, LidS, JourneYS,  

JourneYS kidZ, underground Station (2)

PaRk CITY JourneYS

dEnTon hat worLd, JourneYS

PRovo JourneYS

EagLE PaSS JourneYS

SaLT LakE CITY LidS, JourneYS

EL PaSo hat Zone (2), JourneYS (3),  

SandY LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

hat worLd

JourneYS kidZ (2)

ST. gEoRgE JourneYS

CoLuMBIa hat worLd (2), LidS, JourneYS (3), 

FoRT woRTH hat worLd, LidS, Jarman Shoe Store, 

vaLLEY CITY Jarman Shoe Store

JourneYS

dICkSon CITY JourneYS

ERIE LidS, JourneYS

ExTon LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

FLoREnCE hat worLd, JourneYS

underground Station

JourneYS (2), underground Station

FRIEndSwood LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS 

gREEnSBuRg hat worLd, JourneYS

gaFFnEY JourneYS

kidZ, Shi

wEST vaLLEY CITY JourneYS

vERMonT

gRovE CITY JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

gREEnvILLE LidS, LidS kidS, Jarman Shoe Store, 

FRISCo hat worLd, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, Shi

BuRLIngTon LidS, JourneYS

JourneYS

HaRRISBuRg JourneYS (2)

HoMESTEad JourneYS

 JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

MYRTLE BEaCH LidS (3), JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

JourneYS (2)

gaRLand LidS, JourneYS

gRaPEvInE LidS, JourneYS

HaRLIngEn LidS, JourneYS

kIng oF PRuSSIa LidS, JohnSton & murPhY 

noRTH CHaRLESTon JourneYS (2), 

HouSTon LidS (8), JohnSton & murPhY ShoP (2), 

ShoP, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

underground Station

LanCaSTER LidS (2), JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

noRTH MYRTLE BEaCH LidS

JourneYS (2)

SPaRTanBuRg LidS, JourneYS, 

JourneYS (8), JourneYS kidZ (2), 

underground Station (5)

ManCHESTER JohnSton & murPhY outLet

SouTH BuRLIngTon LidS, JourneYS

vIRgInIa

aRLIngTon hat Zone, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

underground Station

HuMBLE LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, 

CHaRLoTTESvILLE hat worLd, JourneYS

LangHoRn LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

underground Station

underground Station, Shi

CHESaPEakE hat worLd (2), JourneYS (2), 

MEdIa LidS, JourneYS, underground Station

MonaCa hat worLd, JourneYS

MonRoEvILLE LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS

MooSIC LidS, JourneYS

SouTH dakoTa

RaPId CITY LidS, JourneYS

SIoux FaLLS hat worLd, JourneYS

TEnnESSEE

noRTH waLES LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

anTIoCH LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, 

PHILadELPHIa LidS (3), JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

underground Station (2)

underground Station

BaRTLETT LidS

HuRST LidS, JourneYS

underground Station (2)

IRvIng LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, 

CHRISTIanSBuRg hat worLd, JourneYS

underground Station

kaTY LidS, JourneYS

kILLEEn hat worLd, JourneYS

LakE JaCkSon LidS, JourneYS

LaREdo JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, 

underground Station

CoLonIaL HEIgHTS hat worLd, 

underground Station

danvILLE hat ShaCk, JourneYS

duLLES LidS, JourneYS

FaIRFax LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

PITTSBuRgH LidS (4), JohnSton & murPhY ShoP (2), 

CHaTTanooga LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

LEwISvILLE LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

JourneYS

JourneYS (3), hat worLd

PLYMouTH MEETIng JourneYS

CLaRkSvILLE hat worLd, JourneYS

CoLLIERSvILLE LidS, JourneYS

PoTTSTown JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, LidS

FRankLIn hat worLd, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

SCRanTon LidS (2), JourneYS

SELInSgRovE hat worLd

SPRIngFIELd LidS, JourneYS

STaTE CoLLEgE hat worLd, JourneYS

STRoudSBuRg LidS, JourneYS

TannERSvILLE JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

JourneYS

TaREnTuM LidS, JourneYS

unIonTown hat worLd

uPPER daRBY LidS

waSHIngTon hat worLd

wEST MIFFLIn LidS (2), JourneYS

wHITEHaLL LidS

wILkES-BaRRE hat worLd, JourneYS

wILLow gRovE hat worLd, JourneYS, Shi

wYoMISSIng LidS, JourneYS

YoRk JourneYS

PuERTo RICo

aguadILLa JourneYS

BaRCELonETa LidS, JourneYS

BaYaMon LidS (2), JourneYS (2)

CaguaS LidS (3), JourneYS (2)

CanovanaS LidS, JourneYS

FaJaRdo JourneYS

guaYaMa JourneYS, LidS

HaTILLo LidS, JourneYS

HaTo REY JourneYS

HuMaCao LidS, JourneYS

ISaBELa LidS, JourneYS

MaYaguEz LidS, JourneYS (2)

PonCE LidS, JourneYS

San Juan LidS

SIERRa BaYaMon JourneYS

vEga aLTa LidS, JourneYS

RHodE ISLand

PRovIdEnCE LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS

JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, Shi

gaTLInBuRg LidS

goodLETTSvILLE LidS, JourneYS, 

underground Station

JaCkSon hat worLd, JourneYS

JoHnSon CITY LidS, JourneYS

knoxvILLE hat worLd, LidS, JourneYS (3)

MEMPHIS JohnSton & murPhY ShoP,   

JourneYS (2), JourneYS kidZ,  

underground Station (2)

MoRRISTown JourneYS

MuRFREESBoRo hat worLd, LidS, JourneYS

naSHvILLE LidS, JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, JourneYS,  

JourneYS kidZ, Shi

SEvIERvILLE LidS, JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

JourneYS

TExaS

LongvIEw LidS, JourneYS

FREdERICkSBuRg hat worLd, JourneYS

LuBBoCk hat worLd, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ,

 underground Station

LuFkIn JourneYS

MCaLLEn LidS, Jarman Shoe Store, JourneYS, 

JourneYS kidZ, underground Station

gLEn aLLEn LidS, JourneYS,

 underground Station

HaRRISonBuRg LidS, JourneYS

LEESBuRg JohnSton & murPhY outLet

MERCEdES JourneYS, JohnSton & murPhY outLet

LYnCHBuRg hat worLd, JourneYS

MESquITE LidS (2), JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, 

ManaSSaS LidS, JourneYS

underground Station

MCLEan LidS, JourneYS

MIdLand LidS, JourneYS

odESSa LidS, JourneYS

PaSadEna JourneYS

PLano LidS (2), JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS

PoRT aRTHuR JourneYS

nEwPoRT nEwS hat worLd, JourneYS, 

underground Station

noRFoLk LidS (2), JohnSton & murPhY ShoP, 

JourneYS, underground Station (2)

RICHMond hat worLd, LidS, JourneYS (3)

Round RoCk LidS, JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

JourneYS

JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

RoanokE LidS, JourneYS

San angELo hat worLd, JourneYS

SPRIngFIELd LidS, JourneYS

San anTonIo LidS (7), Jarman Shoe Store, 

vIRgInIa BEaCH LidS (2), JourneYS (2),  

JohnSton & murPhY ShoP (2), JourneYS (6), 

JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

JourneYS kidZ (2), underground Station (2),  

wILLIaMSBuRg JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

Shi

JourneYS

aBILEnE hat worLd, JourneYS

San MaRCoS LidS, JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

aMaRILLo LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

aRLIngTon LidS (2), JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ,  

SHERMan JourneYS

Shi, underground Station

SPRIng LidS

JourneYS (3), underground Station

TEMPLE JourneYS

BaYTown JourneYS

TExaRkana LidS, JourneYS

BEauMonT LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, 

THE woodLandS JourneYS

underground Station

TYLER LidS, JourneYS, underground Station

BRownSvILLE LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, 

vICToRIa JourneYS

wInCHESTER LidS, JourneYS

woodBRIdgE LidS, JourneYS

waSHIngTon

auBuRn LidS, JourneYS

BELLEvuE LidS, JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

BELLIngHaM LidS, JourneYS

BuRLIngTon JourneYS

EvERETT LidS, JourneYS

underground Station

waCo LidS, JourneYS

kEnnEwICk LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

CanuTILLo JohnSton & murPhY outLet,  

wICHITa FaLLS LidS, JourneYS

kEnT JourneYS

JourneYS

CEdaR PaRk hat worLd, JourneYS,  

JourneYS kidZ

CoLLEgE STaTIon hat worLd, JourneYS

ConRoE LidS

CoRPuS CHRISTI LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ, 

Shi, underground Station

woodLandS JourneYS kidZ

u.S. vIRgIn ISLandS

ST. THoMaS LidS, JourneYS

uTaH

LaYTon JourneYS

Logan JourneYS

MuRRaY LidS, JourneYS, JourneYS kidZ

LYnnwood LidS, JourneYS

oLYMPIa LidS, JourneYS

PuYaLLuP JourneYS

REdMond JourneYS

SEaTTLE LidS, JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

JourneYS (2)

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auSTIn LidS (3), JohnSton & murPhY ShoP (2), 

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SILvERdaLE LidS, JourneYS

SPokanE LidS, JourneYS (2)

TaCoMa LidS, JourneYS

TukwILa LidS

TuLaLIP LidS, JourneYS

unIon gaP JourneYS

vanCouvER LidS, JourneYS

wEST vIRgInIa

BaRBouRSvILLE hat worLd, JourneYS,  

JourneYS kidZ

BRIdgEPoRT hat worLd. JourneYS

CHaRLESTon LidS, JourneYS

MoRganTown hat worLd, JourneYS

PaRkERSBuRg hat worLd

wISConSIn

aPPLETon LidS, JourneYS

BaRaBoo LidS, JourneYS

BRookFIELd LidS

Eau CLaIRE JourneYS

gLEndaLE LidS, JourneYS, 

JohnSton & murPhY ShoP

gREEn BaY LidS, JourneYS

gREEndaLE LidS, JourneYS

JanESvILLE LidS, JourneYS

LaCRoSSE JourneYS

MadISon LidS (3), JourneYS (2)

MILwaukEE LidS, underground Station

oSHkoSH JourneYS

PLEaSanT PRaIRIE JohnSton & murPhY outLet, 

JourneYS

RaCInE LidS, JourneYS

wauwaToSa hat worLd, JourneYS

wYoMIng

CaSPER JourneYS

CHEYEnnE JourneYS

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