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Genesco Inc.
Annual Report 2012

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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 accessories and wholesaler of branded footwear. It operates 2,387 footwear and headwear retail 

stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, principally under the names 
Journeys,® Journeys Kidz,® Shi by Journeys,® Underground by Journeys,® Schuh,® Johnston & Murphy, ® Lids,® and on Internet 
websites, www.journeys.com, www.journeyskidz.com, www.shibyjourneys.com, www.undergroundbyjourneys.com,  

www.schuh.co.uk, www.johnstonmurphy.com, www.lids.com, www.lids.ca, www.lidslockerroom.com, www.lidsteamsports.com,  

www.lidsclubhouse.com, www.dockersshoes.com and www.suregripfootwear.com. In addition, the Company’s 

Lids Sports Group operates the Lids Locker Room and other team sports fan shops and single team clubhouse stores, 

and the Lids Team Sports team dealer business. Genesco also designs, sources, markets and distributes footwear under 

its own Johnston & Murphy brand, the licensed Dockers brand, SureGrip, and other brands. Genesco relies primarily on 

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

Table of Contents

Business of Genesco ......................................................................................................... 1

Financial Highlights ........................................................................................................... 2

Securities Information ........................................................................................................ 2

Total Return to Shareholders  ............................................................................................. 3 

Shareholders’ Message  .................................................................................................... 4

Brand Profiles .................................................................................................................... 6

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial 

  Condition and Results of Operations ............................................................................ 18

Financial Summary  ......................................................................................................... 37

Management’s Responsibility for Financial Statements .................................................... 38

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Financial Statements ......... 39

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on 

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting ..................................................................... 40

Consolidated Balance Sheets .......................................................................................... 41

Consolidated Statements of Operations ........................................................................... 42

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows .......................................................................... 43

Consolidated Statements of Equity .................................................................................. 44

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements .................................................................... 45

Corporate Information ...................................................................................................... 81

Board of Directors ........................................................................................................... 82

Corporate Officers ........................................................................................................... 82

Genesco Retail Stores ..................................................................................................... 83 

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 

10-K for Fiscal 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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F I N A N C I A L   H I G H L I G H T S 

FOR THE FISCAL 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 

Equity  

Shares Outstanding 

Book Value Per Share 

Approximate Number of Common

  Shareholders of Record 

Ap pro xim ate nu mber  of commo n s hareh ol de rs  of rec ord:  3,000

S E C U R I T I E S   I N F O R M AT I O N 

C O M M O N   S T O C K :   N E W   Y O R K   A N D   C H I C A G O   S T O C K   E X C H A N G E S

2012  

2011 

% CHANGE

$  2,291,987,000 

$  1,789,839,000 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

82,984,000 

81,959,000 

3.48 

3.43 

$  290,850,000 

$ 

40,704,000 

$  717,610,000 

24,269,000 

$ 

29.27 

3,000 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

54,547,000 

53,211,000 

2.29 

2.24 

278,692,000 

-0- 

626,821,000 

23,674,000 

26.15 

3,150 

28 %

52 %

54 %

52 %

53 %

4 %

100 %

14 %

3 %

12 %

Quarter ended April 30 
Quarter ended July 30 
Quarter ended October 29 
Quarter ended January 28 

Fiscal 2012 

 Fiscal 2011 

Fiscal 2010

High  
44.75 
56.84 
62.51 
64.93 

Low 
35.76 
39.12 
39.41 
54.32 

High 
35.00 
34.07 
34.10 
41.20 

 Low 
21.00 
24.72 
24.49 
31.90 

 High 
23.26 
26.51 
29.69 
29.71 

Low
11.31
17.51
19.73
23.11

CREDITS: ©CHUN Y. LAI. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PERMISSION IS REQUIRED FOR ANY OTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION. SCHUH STOREFRONT, LIFESTYLE 

AND PRODUCT SHOTS PROVIDED BY GENESCO OPERATING DIVISIONS. PAGE 4 PHOTO: DANA THOMAS

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T O TA L   R E T U R N   T O   S H A R E H O L D E R S

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 1500 Footwear Index. The graph assumes the investment of $100 in the Company’s common stock, the S&P 

500 Index and the S&P 1500 Footwear Index at the market close on January 31, 2007 and the reinvestment monthly of all dividends.

C O M PA R I S O N   O F   C U M U L AT I V E   5   Y E A R   T O TA L   R E T U R N

GENESCO INC.

S&P 500 INDEX

S&P 1500 FOOTWEAR INDEX

2 5 0

2 0 0

15 0

10 0

5 0

0

FYE 07

FYE 08

FYE 09

FYE 10

FYE 11

FYE 12

Genesco Inc. 
S&P 500 Index 
S&P 1500 Footwear Index* 

Genesco Inc. 
S&P 500 Index 
S&P 1500 Footwear Index* 

 Annual Return Percentage
Years Ended

Jan 08  
-18.06 
-1.80 
16.58 

Jan 09  
-49.06 
-39.37 
-36.59 

Jan 10 
53.12 
33.14 
49.26 

Jan 11  
53.77 
21.26 
34.33 

Jan 12
69.91
5.33
24.35

Base 
Period 

 Jan 07  
$  100.00 
  100.00 
  100.00 

 Index Returns
Years Ended

$ 

Jan 08  
81.94 
98.20 
  116.58 

$ 

Jan 09  
41.74 
59.54 
73.92 

$ 

Jan 10 
63.92 
79.27 
110.34 

$ 

Jan 11  
98.29 
96.12 
148.22 

Jan 12
$  167.00
  101.24
  184.32

*The S&P 1500 Footwear Index consists of Crocs Inc., Deckers Outdoor Corp., K-Swiss Inc. –CL A, Madden Steven Ltd., Nike Inc. –CL B, Skechers U.S.A. Inc. and Wolverine World Wide.

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S H A R E H O L D E R S ’   M E S S A G E

TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS:

Fiscal  2012  was  another  excellent  year  for 

Genesco. Double digit sales and earnings gains, 

reflecting  healthy  organic  growth  across  the 

Company as well as strategic expansion, once 

again demonstrated the power of a portfolio of 

businesses  with  leadership  positions  in  their 

markets and competitive advantages that make 

them hard for potential challengers to replicate, 

run  by  talented  people  focused  on  operational 

excellence. We grew the portfolio with our June 

2011  acquisition  of  Schuh  Group  Limited,  a 

leading retailer of footwear for teens and young 

adults  in  the  U.K.  and  the  Republic  of  Ireland, 

which also contributed to our record operating 

performance for the year.

GENESCO  MANAGEMENT  COMMITTEE  FROM  LEFT:  BOB  DENNIS,  CHAIRMAN,  PRESIDENT 

AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GENESCO INC.; ANDY GILBERT, PRESIDENT, GENESCO LICENSED 

BRANDS;  ROGER  SISSON,  SENIOR  VICE  PRESIDENT,  CORPORATE  SECRETARY  AND  GENERAL 

COUNSEL; JIM ESTEPA, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER – GENESCO RETAIL 

GROUP; JON CAPLAN, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER – GENESCO BRANDED 

GROUP, PRESIDENT – JOHNSTON & MURPHY; JIM GULMI, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT – FINANCE 

On  a  consolidated  basis,  Genesco  achieved 

AND  CHIEF  FINANCIAL  OFFICER;  MIMI  VAUGHN,  SENIOR  VICE  PRESIDENT  –  STRATEGY  AND 

record  revenues  of  $2.3  billion,  driven  by 

SHARED SERVICES; KEN KOCHER, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT – LIDS SPORTS GROUP.

organic growth as well as the contribution of Schuh. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations increased 

to $3.48 in Fiscal 2012. Sales increased 28% and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were up 52% 

compared to the year prior. Our year-end cash position of $54 million was only slightly less than a year ago despite having 

spent approximately $93 million on acquisitions in Fiscal 2012. 

JOURNEYS GROUP

Favorable fashion trends and successful sales and merchandising strategies fueled exceptional growth in the Journeys Group 

in Fiscal 2012. With a 15% comparable store sales gain, the group was able to leverage expenses by 240 basis points and 

deliver an operating margin of 9%. Sales growth was even stronger on the web, as Journeys.com and other e-commerce sites 

in the Group posted a 32% increase, fueled by increased traffic and an improved merchandise selection. In total, the Journeys 

Group ended the year with 1,017 Journeys, Journeys Kidz and Shi by Journeys stores, including 13 stores in Canada, and 

accounted for 41% of Genesco’s sales in Fiscal 2012.

By the end of Fiscal 2012, our multi-year effort to manage the Underground Station chain down to a core group of profitable 

stores  had  left  us  with  137  Underground  Station  stores  accounting  for  4%  of  the  Company’s  sales.  Toward  the  end  of  the 

year, we determined that it made sense to integrate the Underground Station organization into the Journeys Group. As we 

implement the integration plan this year, we’ll rebrand a number of stores as “Underground by Journeys” which will target a 

slightly older demographic than Journeys, convert certain other doors into Journeys stores, and continue to close unprofitable 

locations. Much of the back office integration has already taken place with the rebranding and remerchandising underway and 

on schedule to be completed by the fourth quarter of this year. Among other benefits of the consolidation, we have been able 

to redeploy resources within the combined Group to focus on growth drivers and store productivity.

SCHUH GROUP

The Schuh acquisition in June was another highlight of the year. This business has performed exceptionally well despite 

a challenging retail environment in the U.K. and Republic of Ireland. By drawing on the strength of Journeys’ relationships 

with major vendors, we are finding ways to add even more breadth to Schuh’s merchandise offering and further differentiate 

the concept from the competition, and our retail management teams on both sides of the Atlantic are benefitting from fresh 

perspectives and shared learning opportunities. Schuh ended the year with 64 stand-alone locations and 14 concessions in 

a U.K. specialty chain, and with exciting plans for future new store openings. In just over seven months of operations after 

the acquisition, Schuh accounted for 9% of the Company’s sales for the year.

LIDS SPORTS GROUP

The Lids Sports Group continued to leverage its leadership position and scale in licensed sports-related headwear into the 

broader licensed sports retail and team sports markets. The combined merchandising capabilities, buying power and customer 

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relationships  created  by  our  ongoing  consolidation  strategy  are  driving  higher  productivity  and  better  efficiency  across  our 

base of Lids hat stores, Lids Locker Room stores and Lids Clubhouse stores. Meanwhile, Lids made progress integrating the 

team sports businesses it has acquired over the last several years as it works to become the dominant player in the highly 

fragmented team sports market. In total, the Lids Sports Group delivered 26% sales growth in Fiscal 2012, highlighted by a 

12% comparable sales gain which helped drive a 150 basis point improvement in operating margin, to approximately 11%. 

With 1,002 retail stores in operation at year end, Lids Sports Group accounted for 33% of the Company’s sales for Fiscal 2012.

JOHNSTON & MURPHY GROUP

Johnston & Murphy continued to benefit from a more diverse assortment of products and, by the end of Fiscal 2012, relatively 

newer  categories  including  men’s  casual  footwear,  women’s  footwear  and  non-footwear  collections  contributed  more  than 

50% of the brand’s overall sales. The brand’s geographic reach expanded, with a new Company-owned store and wholesale 

operations in Canada, a licensed store in Mexico, and with new distribution arrangements in India and Japan, laying a strong 

foundation for future international growth in Fiscal 2013 and beyond.  Johnston & Murphy had 153 retail locations at year-end, 

and the division represented 9% of total Genesco sales in Fiscal 2012.

LICENSED BRANDS

Licensed  Brands,  including  the  licensed  Dockers  Footwear  and  Chaps  Footwear  wholesale  businesses  and  another  small 

wholesale footwear line that leveraged the Group’s product development infrastructure, represented 4% of Genesco’s sales 

in Fiscal 2012. Despite a challenging market environment which affected sales for the group, its operating margin remained 

healthy at 10%.

In Genesco’s current five-year strategic plan, we are targeting annual sales of $3.1 billion and adjusted operating margins of 

9% by Fiscal 2016. These targets compare favorably to our previous five-year goals of annual sales of $2.3 billion and adjusted 

operating margins of 8% by Fiscal 2015, with the improved outlook coming from better than expected organic growth and the 

acquisition of Schuh in Fiscal 2012. 

We continue to be the “go to” retailer in each of our major business categories as our size and access to key brands and 

products make our concepts difficult for others to replicate. No less important to our success are the dedication, motivation 

and talent of the individuals that make Genesco a world-class organization, and we are confident that they will continue to be a 

primary catalyst for the Company’s progress. I thank the entire team for continuing to execute at such a high level and I share 

their justifiable pride in the company we’re working together to build. We hope you all share our enthusiasm for the exciting 

times that we believe lie ahead. 

Robert J. Dennis  

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer  

Genesco Inc.

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 2012 we exceeded 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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The  LIDS  Sports  Group  is  comprised  of  the  LIDS  retail  headwear  stores,  the  LIDS  Locker  Room 
specialty fan retail chain, the LIDS Team Sports wholesale team sports business, LIDS Clubhouse retail 
stores and its Internet businesses, www.lids.com, www.lidslockerroom.com, www.lidsclubhouse.com,  
www.lidsteamsports.com and www.lids.ca. Operating out of Indianapolis, Indiana, the retail businesses 
make  up  more  than  1,000  mall-based,  airport,  street  level  and  factory  outlet  locations  nationwide, 
and in Canada and Puerto Rico. LIDS retail stores offer officially licensed and branded headwear of 
collegiate  and  professional  sports  teams,  as  well  as  other  specialty  fashion  headwear  categories, 
all  in  the  latest  styles  and  colors.  LIDS  Locker  Room  is  a  mall-based  retailer  of  sports  headwear, 

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apparel, accessories, and novelties, which also operates under the Sports Fan-Attic 
and  Sports  Avenue  banners.  Most  LIDS  and  LIDS  Locker  Room  stores  also  offer 
custom embroidery capability. LIDS Clubhouse operates team-specific professional 
sports and university athletics retail stores and e-commerce sites under a variety of 
names. LIDS Team Sports is a full-service team uniform and apparel dealer, custom 
screen printer, embroidery and sporting goods distributor.

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Journeys is a leader in the teen specialty retail scene, with more than 800 stores in all 50 states, Puerto Rico 

and Canada. Journeys uses fashion savvy and merchandising science to keep in step with the fast-paced 

footwear and accessories market for 13- to 22-year-old guys and girls. Journeys offers a wide variety of 

trendy, relevant brands that cater to teens that seek the hottest new styles. The Journeys store is more 

than a retail environment; it’s an extension of the teen lifestyle – from the plasma TVs playing exclusive 

content  and  the  latest  music  videos,  to  visual  merchandising  strategy  and  promotions,  to  employees 

whose  image  and  style  reflect  our  customers’  lifestyle  and  attitude.  In  addition,  Journeys  reaches  its 

customers  through  www.journeys.com,  a  mobile  website,  catalog,  national  advertising,  strategic  

cross-promotions, social media and an annual music and action sports tour – the 

Journeys Backyard BBQ (journeysbbq.com). Journeys – An Attitude You Can Wear! 

In  June  2011,  Genesco  purchased  Schuh  Group  Limited,  a  leading  retailer  of  footwear  for  teens  and 
young adults in the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland and one of the U.K.’s largest online shoe websites, 
www.schuh.co.uk. Schuh operates 64 stores and 14 footwear concessions. Schuh’s core product selection 
consists of a broad range of branded casual and athletic footwear complemented by 
a meaningful private label offering targeted at its 15- to 30-year old core customer. 

In February 2012, the Underground Station mall-based specialty retail concept was integrated into the 

Journeys organization. Now named Underground by Journeys, the chain is a destination for footwear 

and  accessory  needs  of  connected  and  dynamic  young  men  and  women  who  desire  fast  fashion, 

driven by current trends and pop culture. Underground by Journeys reaches its target market through 

more than 135 retail stores, www.undergroundbyjourneys.com, social media, brand 

promotions, consumer contests and strategic partnerships.

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Launched  in  2001  as  an  extension  of  the  highly  successful  Journeys  footwear  retail  concept, 
Journeys Kidz is a unique branded kids’ footwear retailer, targeting customers 5- to 12-years old 
with trendy footwear styles and accessories. Whether it’s the skateboard-style footwear display, 
the  Playstation  2  terminals,  or  the  TVs  playing  cartoons  and  music,  Journeys  Kidz  has  a  visually 
exciting atmosphere that is both fun for kids and functional for parents. In addition to more than 150 
stores, Journeys Kidz reaches its customers through www.journeyskidz.com, its 
mobile website, brand promotions, consumer contests and strategic partnerships.

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Shi  by  Journeys  is  a  brand  extension  of  the  Company’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.  With  more  than  50  stores  across  the 
United  States,  this  specialty  store  features  fashionable  branded  and  private  label 
footwear and accessories relevant to the lifestyle of its customer. Shi by Journeys 
reaches  its  customers  through  www.shibyjourneys.com, 
national advertising and a mobile website.

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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, apparel, luggage, leather goods and accessories. In addition, 

Johnston & Murphy continues to expand its collection of women’s footwear, handbags, 

outerwear and accessories designed to appeal to stylish, affluent women. 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  is  sold  in  more  than  150  Johnston  &  Murphy  stores  in  better 

malls  and  airports  across  the  U.S.,  through  a  direct  mail  catalog,  on  the  Internet  at  

www.johnstonmurphy.com  and  through  premier  specialty  and  department  stores 

nationwide in the U.S., Canada and abroad.

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The Licensed Brands division is composed primarily of footwear marketed under the Dockers® Footwear 

name, for which Genesco has had the exclusive men’s footwear license in the U.S. since 1991. Designed with 

an emphasis on style and performance, Dockers Footwear has become a leader in men’s dress casual and 

casual shoes. Marketed under license from Levi Strauss & Co., Dockers remains one of the nation’s most 

recognized brand names. It is the quintessential source for casual, authentic and stylish 

apparel  and  footwear.  The  brand  has  evolved  into  a  full  lifestyle  resource  providing 

superior styling, quality and value. Dockers Footwear is available through many of the 

same national chains that carry Dockers apparel, and in shoe chains and shoe stores 

across the country. In addition to Dockers Footwear, the division also markets under the 

Chaps name and SureGrip® Footwear.

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GENESCO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

M A N A G E M E N T ’ S   D I S C U S S I O N   A N D   A N A LY S I S   O F   F I N A N C I A L   C O N D I T I O N   A N D   R E S U LT S   O F   O P E R AT I O N S

Forward-Looking Statements

This  discussion  and  the  notes  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  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, but are not limited to, the amount 

of required accruals related to the earn-out bonus potentially payable to Schuh management in four years based on 

the  achievement  of  certain  performance  objectives,  the  costs  of  responding  to  and  liability  in  connection  with  the 

network intrusion announced in December 2010, the timing and amount of non-cash asset impairments, weakness in 

the consumer economy, competition in the Company’s markets, inability of customers to obtain credit, fashion trends 

that  affect  the  sales  or  product  margins  of  the  Company’s  retail  product  offerings,  changes  in  buying  patterns  by 

significant wholesale customers, bankruptcies or deterioration in financial condition of significant wholesale customers, 

disruptions  in  product  supply  or  distribution,  unfavorable  trends  in  fuel  costs,  foreign  exchange  rates,  foreign  labor 

and  material  costs,  and  other  factors  affecting  the  cost  of  products,  the  Company’s  ability  to  continue  to  complete 

and integrate acquisitions, expand its business and diversify its product base and changes in the timing of holidays 

or in the onset of seasonal weather affecting period-to-period sales comparisons. Additional factors that could affect 

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

additional  retail  stores  and  to  renew  leases  in  existing  stores  and  maintain  reductions  in  occupancy  costs  achieved 

in  recent  lease  negotiations,  and  to  conduct  required  remodeling  or  refurbishment  on  schedule  and  at  expected 

expense levels, deterioration in the performance of individual businesses or of the Company’s market value relative to 

its book value, resulting in impairments of fixed assets or intangible assets or other adverse financial consequences, 

unexpected  changes  to  the  market  for  the  Company’s  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 1A, Risk Factors, in the Company’s Annual 

Report on Form 10-K.

Overview

D E S C R I P T I O N   O F   B U S I N E S S

The Company’s business includes the design and sourcing, marketing and distribution of footwear and accessories 

through retail stores, including Journeys,® Journeys Kidz,® Shi by Journeys,® Johnston  & Murphy,® and Underground 

Station® in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada and through the newly acquired Schuh® stores in the United Kingdom 

and  the  Republic  of  Ireland,  and  through  e-commerce  websites,  and  at  wholesale,  primarily  under  the  Company’s 

Johnston & Murphy brand and the Dockers® brand and other brands that the Company licenses for men’s footwear. The 

Company’s wholesale footwear brands are distributed to more than 970 retail accounts in the United States, including 

a number of leading department, discount, and specialty stores. The Company’s business also includes Lids Sports, 

which operates (i) headwear and accessory stores under the Lids® name and other names in the U.S., Puerto Rico and 

Canada, (ii) the Lids Locker Room business, consisting of sports-oriented fan shops featuring a broad array of licensed 

merchandise  such  as  apparel,  hats  and  accessories,  sports  decor  and  novelty  products,  (iii)  the  Lids  Clubhouse 

business,  consisting  of  single  team  fan  shops,  (iv)  e-commerce  business  and  (v)  an  athletic  team  dealer  business 

operating  as  Lids  Team  Sports.  Including  both  the  footwear  businesses  and  the  Lids  Sports  business,  at  January 

28,  2012,  the  Company  operated  2,387  retail  stores  in  the  U.S.,  Puerto  Rico,  Canada,  the  United  Kingdom  and  the  

Republic of Ireland.

During Fiscal 2012, the Company operated six reportable business segments (not including corporate): (i) Journeys 

Group, comprised of the Journeys, Journeys Kidz and Shi by Journeys retail footwear chains, catalog and e-commerce 

operations;  (ii)  Underground  Station  Group,  comprised  of  the  Underground  Station  retail  footwear  chain  and 

e-commerce operations; (iii) Schuh Group, acquired in June 2011, comprised of the Schuh retail footwear chain and 

e-commerce operations; (iv) Lids Sports Group, comprised as described in the preceding paragraph; (v) Johnston & 

Murphy Group, comprised of Johnston & Murphy retail operations, catalog and e-commerce operations and wholesale 

distribution;  and  (vi)  Licensed  Brands,  comprised  primarily  of  Dockers®  Footwear,  sourced  and  marketed  under  a 

license from Levi Strauss & Company.

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The  Journeys  retail  footwear  stores  sell  footwear  and  accessories  primarily  for  13-  to  22-year-old  men  and  women. 

The stores average approximately 1,950 square feet. The Journeys Kidz retail footwear stores sell footwear primarily 

for  younger  children,  ages  five  to  12.  These  stores  average  approximately  1,425  square  feet.  Shi  by  Journeys  retail 

footwear stores sell footwear and accessories to fashion-conscious women in their early 20s to mid 30s. These stores 

average approximately 2,150 square feet. The Journeys Group stores are primarily in malls and factory outlet centers 

throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. Journeys also sells footwear and accessories through direct-

to-consumer catalog and e-commerce operations.

The Underground Station retail footwear stores sell footwear and accessories primarily for men and women in the 20 

to  35  age  group  in  the  urban  market.  The  Underground  Station  Group  stores  average  approximately  1,825  square 

feet. Underground Station also sells footwear and accessories through an e-commerce operation. The Company has 

announced  the  integration  of  the  Underground  Station  operations  into  the  Journeys  Group  segment  during  Fiscal 

2013.  The  former  Underground  Station  stores  will  be  a  subset  of  Journeys  Group  under  the  brand  “Underground 

by  Journeys.”  Product  in  the  new  “Underground  by  Journeys”  stores  will  resemble  a  traditional  Journeys  store  with 

appropriate merchandise changes to reflect mall and store demographics, targeting a somewhat older customer base 

than Journeys stores. The Company plans to continue to close underperforming Underground by Journeys locations.

The Schuh retail footwear stores sell a broad range of branded casual and athletic footwear along with a meaningful 

private label offering primarily for 15- to 30-year-old men and women. The stores, which average approximately 4,575 

square  feet,  include  both  street-level  and  mall  locations  in  the  United  Kingdom  and  the  Republic  of  Ireland.  The 

Schuh  Group  also  operates  14  footwear  concessions  in  Republic  apparel  stores  in  the  United  Kingdom,  averaging 

approximately 1,200 square feet, and sells footwear through e-commerce operations.

The  Lids  Sports  Group  includes  stores  and  kiosks,  primarily  under  the  Lids  banner,  that  sell  licensed  and  branded 

headwear  to  men  and  women  primarily  in  the  early-teens  to  mid-20s  age  group.  The  Lids  store  locations  average 

approximately 825 square feet and are primarily in malls, airports, street-level stores and factory outlet centers throughout 

the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. The Group also operates Lids Locker Room and Lids Clubhouse stores 

under a number of trade names, selling licensed sports headwear, apparel and accessories to sports fans of all ages 

in locations, averaging approximately 2,850 square feet in malls and other locations primarily in the United States. The 

Lids Sports Group also sells headwear and accessories through e-commerce operations. In addition, the Lids Sports 

Group operates Lids Team Sports, an athletic team dealer business.

Johnston  &  Murphy retail shops sell a broad range of men’s footwear, luggage and accessories. Women’s footwear 

and accessories are sold in select Johnston & Murphy retail shops. Johnston & Murphy shops average approximately 

1,475  square  feet  and  are  located  primarily  in  better  malls  and  in  airports  throughout  the  United  States.  Johnston  & 

Murphy opened its first store in Canada during the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2012. The Company also sells Johnston & 

Murphy footwear and accessories in factory stores, averaging approximately 2,350 square feet, located in factory outlet 

malls, and through a direct-to-consumer catalog and e-commerce operation. In addition, Johnston & Murphy shoes are 

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

The Licensed Brands segment markets casual and dress casual footwear under the licensed Dockers® brand 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.  The  Company  entered  into  an  exclusive  license  with  Levi  Strauss  &  Co.  

to  market  men’s  footwear  in  the  United  States  under  the  Dockers  brand  name  in  1991.  Levi  Strauss  &  Co.  and  the 

Company  have  subsequently  added  additional  territories,  including  Canada  and  Mexico  and  in  certain  other  Latin 

American countries. The Dockers license agreement was renewed May 15, 2009. The Dockers license agreement, as 

amended, expires on December 31, 2012. 

S T R AT E G Y

The  Company’s  long-term  strategy  has  been  to  seek  organic  growth  by:  1)  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. Beginning in Fiscal 2010, the Company slowed the pace of new store openings and 

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focused  on  inventory  management  and  cash  flow  in  response  to  economic  conditions.  The  Company  also  focused 

on  opportunities  provided  by  the  economic  climate  to  negotiate  occupancy  cost  reductions,  especially  where  lease 

provisions triggered by sales shortfalls or declining occupancy of malls would permit the Company to terminate leases. 

The pace of the Company’s organic growth may be limited by saturation of its markets and by economic conditions. To 

address potential saturation of the U.S. market, certain of the Company’s retail businesses, other than the Lids Sports 

Group, have opened retail stores in Canada, beginning in Fiscal 2011.

To  further  supplement  its  organic  growth  potential,  the  Company  has  made  acquisitions  and  expects  to  consider 

acquisition  opportunities,  either  to  augment  its  existing  businesses  or  to  enter  new  businesses  that  it  considers 

compatible  with  its  existing  businesses,  core  expertise  and  strategic  profile.  Acquisitions  involve  a  number  of  risks, 

including, among others, inaccurate valuation of the acquired business, the assumption of undisclosed liabilities, the 

failure  to  integrate  the  acquired  business  appropriately,  and  distraction  of  management  from  existing  businesses. 

The  Company  seeks  to  mitigate  these  risks  by  applying  appropriate  financial  metrics  in  its  valuation  analysis  and 

developing and executing plans for due diligence and integration that are appropriate to each acquisition.

More  generally,  the  Company  attempts  to  develop  strategies  to  mitigate  the  risks  it  views  as  material,  including  those 

discussed  under  the  caption  “Forward-Looking  Statements,”  above,  and  those  discussed  in  Item  1A,  Risk  Factors,  in 

the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. 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 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 the current relatively high level of unemployment and any future economic 

contraction, 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 and importance in the industry segments in which it competes are important to its ability to mitigate 

risks associated with changing customer preferences and other changes in consumer demand.

S U M M A R Y   O F   R E S U LT S   O F   O P E R AT I O N S

The Company’s net sales increased 28.1% during Fiscal 2012 compared to Fiscal 2011. The increase reflected (i) the 

acquisition of the Schuh Group in the second quarter this year, which contributed $212.3 million in sales during Fiscal 

2012, (ii) a 26% increase in Lids Sports Group sales, (iii) a 15% increase in Journeys Group sales, (iv) a 9% increase 

in  Johnston  &  Murphy  Group  sales,  partially  offset  by  a  4%  decrease  in  Licensed  Brands  sales  and  a  2%  decrease 

in Underground Station Group sales. Gross margin as a percentage of sales was flat during Fiscal 2012. Selling and 

administrative  expenses  decreased  as  a  percentage  of  net  sales  during  Fiscal  2012,  reflecting  expense  decreases 

as a percentage of net sales in all of the Company’s business segments operated throughout Fiscal 2011 and Fiscal 

2012, except Licensed Brands. Earnings from operations increased as a percentage of net sales during Fiscal 2012, 

reflecting improved earnings from operations in all the Company’s business segments operated throughout Fiscal 2011 

and Fiscal 2012, except Licensed Brands.

Significant Developments

S C H U H   A C Q U I S I T I O N

On  June  23,  2011,  the  Company,  through  its  newly-formed,  wholly-owned  subsidiary  Genesco  (UK)  Limited  (“Genesco 

UK”), completed the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Schuh Group Ltd. (“Schuh”) for a total purchase price of 

approximately £100 million, less £29.5 million outstanding under existing Schuh credit facilities, which remain in place, less 

a £1.9 million working capital adjustment and plus £6.2 million net cash acquired, with £5.0 million withheld until satisfaction 

of  certain  closing  conditions.  The  Company  financed  the  acquisition  with  borrowings  under  its  existing  credit  facility  and 

the balance from cash on hand. The purchase agreement also provides for deferred purchase price payments totaling £25 

million, payable £15 million and £10 million on the third and fourth anniversaries of the closing, respectively, subject to the 

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payees’  not  having  terminated  their  employment  with  Schuh  under  certain  specified  circumstances.  This  amount  will  be 

recorded as compensation expense and not reported as a component of the cost of the acquisition. During the fiscal year 

ended January 28, 2012, compensation expense related to the Schuh acquisition deferred purchase price obligation was 

$7.2 million. This expense is included in operating income for the Schuh Group segment.

Headquartered in Scotland, Schuh is a specialty retailer of casual and athletic footwear sold through 64 retail stores in the 

United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and 14 concessions in Republic apparel stores as of January 28, 2012. The 

Company believes the acquisition will enhance its strategic development and prospects for growth and provide the Company 

with an established retail presence in the United Kingdom and improved insight into global fashion trends. The results of 

Schuh’s operations for the fiscal year from the date of acquisition through January 28, 2012, including net sales of $212.3 

million and operating income of $11.7 million, have been included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for 

the fiscal year ended January 28, 2012. During the fiscal year ended January 28, 2012, the Company expensed $7.4 million 

in costs related to the acquisition. These costs were recorded as selling and administrative expenses on the Consolidated 

Statements of Operations. 

N E T W O R K   I N T R U S I O N

On December 10, 2010, the Company announced that it had suffered a criminal intrusion into the portion of its computer 

network that processes payments for transactions in certain of its retail stores. Visa, Inc. and MasterCard Worldwide have 

asserted claims against the Company’s acquiring banks, totaling approximately $15.4 million in connection with the intrusion, 

which amounts may be indemnifiable by the Company. The Company disputes the validity of these claims and intends to 

contest them vigorously. There can be no assurance that additional claims related to the intrusion will not be asserted by 

these or other parties in the future, but the Company does not currently expect additional claims, if any, to have a material 

effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

O T H E R   A C Q U I S I T I O N S

In  Fiscal  2011,  the  Company  completed  other  acquisitions  for  a  total  purchase  price  of  $75.5  million,  which  included 

$4.9  million  in  payments  during  Fiscal  2011  for  amounts  withheld  in  acquisitions  from  previous  years  for  certain  closing 

contingencies. The acquisitions consisted primarily of the assets of Brand Innovators Inc., a West Coast team dealer business 

and the assets of Anaconda Sports, Inc., a New York team dealer business, both as part of the Lids Sports Group, the stock 

of Keuka Footwear, Inc., an occupational footwear company for service based industries, to be operated within the Licensed 

Brands segment and the assets of Sports Avenue, a 48 store retail chain with 12 e-commerce sites, selling officially licensed 

NFL, NCAA, MLB, NBA, NHL and NASCAR headwear, apparel and accessories, to be operated within the Lids Sports Group.

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 pretax charge to earnings of $2.7 million in Fiscal 2012. The charge reflected in restructuring and 

other, net, included $1.1 million for retail store asset impairments, $0.9 million for other legal matters and $0.7 million for 

expenses related to the computer network intrusion.

The Company recorded a pretax charge to earnings of $8.6 million in Fiscal 2011. The charge reflected in restructuring and 

other, net, included $7.2 million for retail store asset impairments, $1.3 million for expenses related to the computer network 

intrusion and $0.1 million for other legal matters.

The Company recorded a pretax charge to earnings of $13.5 million in Fiscal 2010. The charge reflected in restructuring 

and  other,  net,  included  $13.3  million  for  retail  store  asset  impairments  and  $0.4  million  for  lease  terminations  offset  by 

$0.3 million for other legal matters. Also included in the charge was $0.1 million in excess markdowns related to the lease 

terminations, which is reflected in cost of sales on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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  $6.1  million  for  Fiscal  2012,  compared  to  an  expected  return  of  $7.8  million.  The 

discount rate used to measure benefit obligations decreased from 5.25% to 4.35% in Fiscal 2012. As a result of the decrease 

in discount rate and the short fall from expected return on plan assets, the pension liability reflected in the Consolidated 

Balance Sheets increased to $22.2 million compared to $11.9 million in Fiscal 2011. There was an increase in the pension 

liability adjustment of $4.7 million (net of tax) in accumulated other comprehensive loss in equity. Depending upon future 

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interest rates and returns on plan assets and other factors, there can be no assurance that additional adjustments in future 

periods will not be required.

D I S C O N T I N U E D   O P E R AT I O N S

In Fiscal 2012, the Company recorded an additional charge to earnings of $1.7 million ($1.0 million net of tax) reflected in 

discontinued operations, including $1.8 million primarily for anticipated costs of environmental remedial alternatives related 

to  former  facilities  operated  by  the  Company,  offset  by  a  $0.1  million  gain  for  excess  provisions  to  prior  discontinued 

operations. For additional information, see Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In Fiscal 2011, the Company recorded an additional charge to earnings of $2.2 million ($1.3 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  $0.7  million  gain  for  excess  provisions  to  prior  discontinued 

operations. For additional information, see Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In Fiscal 2010, the Company recorded an additional charge to earnings of $0.5 million ($0.3 million net of tax) reflected in 

discontinued operations, including $0.8 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 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

C O N V E R S I O N   O F   4   1 / 8 %   D E B E N T U R E S

On April 29, 2009, the Company entered into separate exchange agreements whereby it acquired and retired $56.4 million in 

aggregate principal amount ($51.3 million fair value) of its 4 1/8% Convertible Subordinated Debentures, (the “Debentures”) 

due June 15, 2023 in exchange for the issuance of 3,066,713 shares of its common stock, which include 2,811,575 shares 

that  were  reserved  for  conversion  of  the  Debentures  and  255,138  additional  inducement  shares,  and  a  cash  payment 

of  approximately  $0.9  million.  The  inducement  was  not  deductible  for  tax  purposes.  During  the  fourth  quarter  of  Fiscal 

2010, holders of an aggregate of $21.04 million principal amount of its 4 1/8% Convertible Subordinated Debentures were 

converted to 1,048,764 shares of common stock pursuant to separate conversion agreements which provided for payment 

of an aggregate of $0.3 million to induce conversion. On November 4, 2009, the Company issued a notice of redemption 

to the remaining holders of the $8.775 million outstanding 4 1/8% Convertible Subordinated Debentures. As permitted by 

the Indenture, holders of all except $1,000 in principal amount of the remaining Debentures converted their Debentures to 

437,347 shares of common stock prior to the redemption date of December 3, 2009. As a result of the exchange agreements 

and conversions, the Company recognized a loss on the early retirement of debt of $5.5 million in Fiscal 2010, reflected 

on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. After the exchanges and conversions, there was zero aggregate principal 

amount of Debentures outstanding. See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Critical Accounting Policies

I N V E N T O R Y   V A L U AT I O N

As discussed in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company values its inventories at the lower of cost or market.

In its footwear wholesale operations, its Schuh Group segment and its Lids Sports Group wholesale operations, except for the 

Anaconda Sports wholesale division, cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. Market value 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 value based on current selling prices or when the inventory is not turning and 

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

The Lids Sports Group retail segment and its Anaconda Sports wholesale division employ the moving average cost method 

for valuing inventories and apply 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.

In its retail operations, other than the Schuh Group and Lids Sports Group retail segments, the Company employs the retail 

inventory  method,  applying  average  cost-to-retail  ratios  to  the  retail  value  of  inventories.  Under  the  retail  inventory  method, 

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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.

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. A change of 10 percent from the recorded provisions for 

markdowns, shrinkage and damaged goods would have changed inventory by $1.0 million at January 28, 2012.

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 1 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.

The goodwill impairment test involves a two-step process. The first step is a comparison of the fair value and carrying 

value  of  the  business  unit  with  which  the  goodwill  is  associated.  The  Company  estimates  fair  value  using  the  best 

information available, and computes the fair value by an equal weighting of the results derived by a market approach 

and  an  income  approach  utilizing  discounted  cash  flow  projections.  The  income  approach  uses  a  projection  of  a 

business unit’s estimated operating results and cash flows that is discounted using a weighted-average cost of capital 

that  reflects  current  market  conditions.  The  projection  uses  management’s  best  estimates  of  economic  and  market 

conditions  over  the  projected  period  including  growth  rates  in  sales,  costs,  estimates  of  future  expected  changes  in 

operating margins and cash expenditures. Other significant estimates and assumptions include terminal value growth 

rates, future estimates of capital expenditures and changes in future working capital requirements.

If the carrying value of the business unit is higher than its fair value, there is an indication that impairment may exist and 

the second step must be performed to measure the amount of impairment loss. The amount of impairment is determined 

by comparing the implied fair value of business unit goodwill to the carrying value of the goodwill in the same manner 

as  if  the  business  unit  was  being  acquired  in  a  business  combination.  Specifically,  the  Company  would  allocate  the 

fair  value  to  all  of  the  assets  and  liabilities  of  the  business  unit,  including  any  unrecognized  intangible  assets,  in  a 

hypothetical analysis that would calculate the implied fair value of goodwill. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less 

than the recorded goodwill, the Company would record an impairment charge for the difference.

A key assumption in the Company’s fair value estimate is the weighted average cost of capital utilized for discounting its 

cash flow projections in its income approach. The Company believes the rate it used in its annual test, which is completed 

in the fourth quarter each year, was consistent with the risks inherent in its business and with industry discount rates. 

The Company performed sensitivity analyses on its estimated fair value using the income approach. Holding all other 

assumptions constant as of the measurement date, the Company noted that an increase in the weighted average cost 

of capital of 100 basis points would not result in impairment of its goodwill.

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 13 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company has made 

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pretax accruals for certain of these contingencies, including approximately $1.8 million reflected in Fiscal 2012, $2.9 

million  reflected  in  Fiscal  2011  and  $0.8  million  reflected  in  Fiscal  2010.  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  and  value-added 

taxes. Catalog and Internet sales are recorded at time of delivery to the customer and are net of estimated returns and 

exclude sales taxes. 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 increased in a period, the Company includes an expense within the tax provision in the 

Consolidated Statements of Operations. These deferred tax valuation allowances may be released in future years when 

management considers that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. 

In making such a determination, management will need to periodically evaluate whether or not all available evidence, 

such  as  future  taxable  income  and  reversal  of  temporary  differences,  tax  planning  strategies,  and  recent  results  of 

operations, provides sufficient positive evidence to offset any other potential negative evidence that may exist at such 

time. In the event the deferred tax valuation allowance is released, the Company would record an income tax benefit for 

the portion or all of the deferred tax valuation allowance released. At January 28, 2012, the Company had a deferred 

tax valuation allowance of $3.8 million. The Company recorded an effective income tax rate of 40.2% for Fiscal 2012 

compared  to  35.8%  for  Fiscal  2011.  This  year’s  rate  is  higher  due  to  transaction  costs  and  deferred  purchase  price 

related to the Schuh acquisition, which are considered permanent differences. The rate for Fiscal 2011 was unusually 

low reflecting the net reduction of the Company’s liability for uncertain tax positions of $1.3 million in Fiscal 2011.

Income  tax  reserves  are  determined  using  the  methodology  required  by  the  Income  Tax  Topic  of  the  Accounting 

Standards  Codification  (“Codification”).  This  methodology  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 

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resulting adjustments could be material to its future financial results. The Company believes it is reasonably possible 

that there will be an $8.0 million decrease in the gross tax liability for uncertain tax positions within the next 12 months 

based upon the expiration of statutes of limitation in various tax jurisdictions and potential settlements. See Note 9 to 

the Company’s 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

Full-time employees who had at least 1,000 hours of service in calendar year 2004, except employees in the Lids Sports 

Group  and  Schuh  Group  segments,  are  covered  by  a  defined  benefit  pension  plan.  The  Company  froze  the  defined 

benefit pension plan effective January 1, 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.

As required by the Compensation – Retirement Benefits Topic of the Codification, the Company is required to recognize 

the overfunded or underfunded status of postretirement benefit plans as an asset or liability in their 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.

The  Company  accounts  for  the  defined  benefit  pension  plans  using  the  Compensation-Retirement  Benefits  Topic  of 

the  Codification.  As  permitted  under  this  topic,  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.

LO N G -T E R M  R AT 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%. The Company has lowered its long-term rate of return assumption to 7.75% for Fiscal 2013. 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, 13% international equities, 35% U.S. fixed income securities and 2% cash equivalents. For Fiscal 2012, if 

the expected rate of return had been decreased by 1%, net pension expense would have increased by $1.0 million, and 

if the expected rate of return had been increased by 1%, net pension expense would have decreased by $1.0 million.

D I S C O U N T  R AT E  – Pension liability and future pension expense increase as the discount rate is reduced. The Company 

discounted  future  pension  obligations  using  a  rate  of  4.35%,  5.25%  and  5.625%  for  Fiscal  2012,  2011  and  2010, 

respectively. The discount rate at January 28, 2012 was determined based on a yield curve of high-quality corporate 

bonds  with  cash  flows  matching  the  Company’s  plans’  expected  benefit  payments.  For  Fiscal  2012,  if  the  discount 

rate had been increased by 0.5%, net pension expense would have decreased by $0.5 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  $5.3  million  and  the 

accumulated benefit obligation would have decreased by $5.3 million. If the discount rate had been decreased by 0.5%, 

the  projected  benefit  obligation  would  have  been  increased  by  $5.8  million  and  the  accumulated  benefit  obligation 

would have increased by $5.8 million.

A M O R T I Z AT I O N   O F   G A I N S   A N D   LO S S E S  – 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 2012, the 

Company had unrecognized actuarial losses of $48.9 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 approximately six 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.

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The Company recognized expense for its defined benefit pension plans of $2.8 million, $2.3 million and $0.2 million in 

Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company’s board of directors approved freezing the Company’s defined 

pension benefit plan effective January 1, 2005. The Company’s pension expense is expected to increase in Fiscal 2013 

by approximately $1.9 million due to a larger actuarial loss to be amortized and the change in the long-term rate of 

return assumption to 7.75% from 8.25%.

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.  The  Company  recognizes  compensation  expense  for  share-based  payments  based  on  the  fair  value  of 

the awards as required by the Compensation – Stock Compensation Topic of the Codification. For Fiscal 2012, 2011 

and 2010, share-based compensation expense was less than $1,000, $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively. The 

Company  did  not  issue  any  new  share-based  compensation  awards  in  Fiscal  2012,  2011  or  2010.  For  Fiscal  2012, 

2011 and 2010, restricted stock expense was $7.7 million, $7.8 million and $6.5 million, respectively. 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. 

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

Comparable Store Sales

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. Unless otherwise 

specified, e-commerce and catalog sales are excluded from comparable store sales calculations.

Results of Operations – Fiscal 2012 Compared to Fiscal 2011

The Company’s net sales for Fiscal 2012 increased 28.1% to $2.29 billion from $1.79 billion in Fiscal 2011. The increase 

in  net  sales  was  a  result  of  an  increase  in  comparable  store  sales  in  the  Lids  Sports  Group,  Journeys  Group  and 

Johnston & Murphy Group, combined with $274.2 million of sales from businesses acquired over the past 12 months, 

offset slightly by lower sales in Licensed Brands and Underground Station Group. Gross margin increased 28.0% to 

$1.15 billion in Fiscal 2012 from $901.8 million in Fiscal 2011 and was flat as a percentage of net sales at 50.4%. Selling 

and administrative expenses in Fiscal 2012 increased 24.8% from Fiscal 2011 but decreased as a percentage of net 

sales from 45.1% to 44.0%, primarily reflecting expense leverage in the Lids Sports Group, Journeys Group, Johnston & 

Murphy Group and Underground Station Group due to positive comparable store sales and increased wholesale sales 

in  the  Johnston  &  Murphy  Group.  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  from  continuing  operations  before  income  taxes  (“pretax  earnings”)  for  Fiscal  2012  were  $138.8  million, 

compared to $85.0 million for Fiscal 2011. Pretax earnings for Fiscal 2012 included restructuring and other charges of 

$2.7 million, including $1.1 million for retail store asset impairments, $0.9 million for other legal matters and $0.7 million 

for expenses related to the computer network intrusion announced in December 2010. Pretax earnings for Fiscal 2011 

included restructuring and other charges of $8.6 million, including $7.2 million for retail store asset impairments, $1.3 

million for expenses related to the computer network intrusion and $0.1 million for other legal matters.

Net earnings for Fiscal 2012 were $82.0 million ($3.43 diluted earnings per share) compared to $53.2 million ($2.24 

diluted earnings per share) for Fiscal 2011. Net earnings for Fiscal 2012 includes $1.0 million ($0.05 diluted loss per 

share) charge to earnings (net of tax), including $1.1 million primarily for anticipated costs of environmental remedial 

alternatives related to former facilities operated by the Company, offset by a $0.1 million gain for excess provisions to 

prior discontinued operations. Net earnings for Fiscal 2011 includes $1.3 million ($0.05 diluted loss per share) charge to 

earnings (net of tax), including $1.8 million primarily for anticipated costs of environmental remedial alternatives related 

to former facilities operated by the Company, offset by a $0.5 million gain for excess provisions to prior discontinued 

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operations. The Company recorded an effective federal income tax rate of 40.2% for Fiscal 2012 compared to 35.8% 

for Fiscal 2011. This year’s higher effective tax rate of 40.2% reflects transaction costs and deferred purchase price 

related to the Schuh acquisition, which are considered permanent differences. Last year’s lower effective tax rate of 

35.8% reflects the net reduction of the Company’s liability for uncertain tax positions of $1.3 million in Fiscal 2011. See 

Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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 

2 0 1 2  

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

8 . 9 %   

6 . 5 %

P E R C E N T

C H A N G E

1 5 . 4 %
5 7 . 3 %

Net sales from Journeys Group increased 15.4% to $927.7 million for Fiscal 2012 from $804.1 million for Fiscal 2011. 

The increase reflects primarily a 15% increase in comparable store sales. The comparable store sales increase reflected 

a 12% increase in footwear unit comparable sales and a 2% increase in the average price per pair of shoes. Total unit 

sales increased 13% during the same period. The store count for Journeys Group was 1,017 stores at the end of Fiscal 

2012,  including  152  Journeys  Kidz  stores,  53  Shi  by  Journeys  stores  and  13  Journeys  stores  in  Canada,  compared 

to  1,017  stores  at  the  end  of  Fiscal  2011,  including  149  Journeys  Kidz  stores,  55  Shi  by  Journeys  stores  and  three 

Journeys stores in Canada.

Journeys Group earnings from operations for Fiscal 2012 increased 57.3% to $82.8 million, compared to $52.6 million 

for  Fiscal  2011.  The  increase  in  earnings  from  operations  was  primarily  due  to  increased  net  sales  and  decreased 

expenses as a percentage of net sales, reflecting leveraging of occupancy costs, selling salaries and depreciation.

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   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 1 2  

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

( 3 3 3 )   $ 
( 0 . 4 )%   

( 2 , 9 9 7 )   
( 3 . 2 ) %

P E R C E N T

C H A N G E
( 2 . 1 ) %
8 8 . 9   %

Net  sales  from  the  Underground  Station  Group  decreased  2.1%  to  $92.4  million  for  Fiscal  2012  from  $94.4  million 

for  Fiscal  2011.  The  decrease  reflects  a  12%  decrease  in  average  Underground  Station  Group  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)  partially  offset  by  a  6%  increase  in  comparable  store  sales.  Comparable  footwear  unit 

sales increased 4% while the average price per pair of shoes decreased 1%, reflecting changes in product mix. Total 

unit  sales  for  the  Group  decreased  4%  for  Fiscal  2012.  Underground  Station  Group  operated  137  stores  at  the  end 

of  Fiscal  2012.  The  Company  had  operated  151  Underground  Station  Group  stores  at  the  end  of  Fiscal  2011.  The 

Company has announced the integration of Underground Station operations into the Journeys Group segment during 

Fiscal 2013. The former Underground Station stores will be a subset of Journeys Group under the brand “Underground 

by  Journeys.”  Product  in  the  new  “Underground  by  Journeys”  stores  will  resemble  a  traditional  Journeys  store  with 

appropriate merchandise changes to reflect mall and store demographics, targeting a somewhat older customer base 

than Journeys stores. The Company plans to continue to close underperforming Underground by Journeys locations.

The  Underground  Station  Group  loss  from  operations  for  Fiscal  2012  improved  to  $(0.3)  million  compared  to  $(3.0) 

million  for  the  same  period  last  year.  The  improvement  was  primarily  due  to  decreased  expenses  as  a  percentage 

of net sales, reflecting decreased occupancy costs, depreciation and compensation expenses resulting from strong 

comparable store sales and closing unprofitable stores.

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SCHUH 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 1 2  

$ 2 1 2 , 2 6 2   $ 
$  1 1 , 7 1 1   $ 
5 . 5 %    

2 0 1 1  
- 
     - 
-

C H A N G E
N M
N M

Net sales from the Schuh Group were $212.3 million for the initial reporting period ended January 28, 2012, beginning 

on June 20, 2011. Schuh Group operated 64 stores and 14 concessions at the end of Fiscal 2012.

Schuh Group earnings from operations were $11.7 million for Fiscal 2012. Earnings included $7.2 million in compensation 

expense related to a deferred purchase price obligation in connection with the acquisition, as discussed above. Such 

expense reduced operating margin for the segment by approximately 340 basis points. See Note 2 to the Consolidated 

Financial Statements for additional information related to the Schuh acquisition.

LIDS SPORTS 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 1 2  

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

1 0 . 8 %   

9 . 3 %

P E R C E N T

C H A N G E
2 5 . 9 %
4 7 . 0 %

Net sales from the Lids Sports Group increased 25.9% to $759.3 million for Fiscal 2012 from $603.3 million for Fiscal 

2011.  The  increase  primarily  reflects  a  12%  increase  in  comparable  store  sales  and  $59.8  million  of  sales  from 

businesses acquired over the past twelve months. The comparable store sales increase reflected a 10% increase in 

comparable store units sold, primarily reflecting demand which management believes is driven by style trends and a 

2% increase in average price per hat. Lids Sports Group operated 1,002 stores at the end of Fiscal 2012, including 82 

stores in Canada and 120 Lids Locker Room stores and Clubhouse stores, compared to 985 stores at the end of Fiscal 

2011, including 73 stores in Canada and 99 Lids Locker Room stores.

Lids Sports Group earnings from operations for Fiscal 2012 increased 47.0% to $82.3 million compared to $56.0 million 

for  Fiscal  2011.  The  increase  in  operating  income  was  primarily  due  to  increased  headwear  sales  and  decreased 

expenses as a percentage of net sales, primarily reflecting leverage in store related expenses from positive comparable 

store sales as well as for a change in sales mix in the Lids Sports Group. Wholesale sales accounted for 15% of the Lids 

Sports Group’s sales in Fiscal 2012 compared to 12% in Fiscal 2011. Wholesale sales normally involve lower expenses 

compared to retail stores.

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 

2 0 1 2  

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

4 . 1 %

P E R C E N T

C H A N G E
9 . 0 %
8 0 . 1 %

Johnston  &  Murphy  Group  net  sales  increased  9.0%  to  $201.7  million  for  Fiscal  2012  from  $185.0  million  for  Fiscal  

2011.  The  increase  reflected  primarily  a  10%  increase  in  comparable  store  sales  and  a  5%  increase  in  Johnston  & 

Murphy  wholesale  sales,  partially  offset  by  a  2%  decrease  in  average  stores  operated  for  Johnston  &  Murphy  retail 

operations.  Unit  sales  for  the  Johnston  &  Murphy  wholesale  business  increased  4%  in  Fiscal  2012  and  the  average 

price per pair of shoes increased 1% for the same period. The comparable store sales increase in Fiscal 2012 reflects 

a 3% increase in footwear unit comparable sales and a 3% increase in average price per pair of shoes, primarily due to 

changes in product mix. The comparable store sales increase also reflects increased sales of non-footwear categories. 

Retail operations accounted for 74.3% of Johnston & Murphy Group sales in Fiscal 2012, up from 73.3% in Fiscal 2011. 

The store  count for Johnston & Murphy retail operations at the end  of Fiscal 2012 included 153 Johnston & Murphy 

shops and factory stores compared to 156 Johnston & Murphy shops and factory stores at the end of Fiscal 2011.

Johnston  &  Murphy  earnings  from  operations  for  Fiscal  2011  increased  80.1%  to  $13.7  million  from  $7.6  million  for 

Fiscal 2011, primarily due to increased net sales, increased gross margin as a percentage of net sales and decreased 

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expenses as a percentage of net sales. Expenses reflected positive leverage in occupancy and depreciation from the 

increase in comparable store sales.

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 1 2  

2 0 1 1  

$  
$ 

  97,444  $    1 0 1 , 6 4 4 
1 2 , 3 5 9 

9 , 4 5 6   $ 
9 . 7 %   

1 2 . 2 %

C H A N G E
( 4 . 1 ) %
( 2 3 . 5 ) %

Licensed Brands’ net sales decreased 4.1% to $97.4 million for Fiscal 2012 from $101.6 million for Fiscal 2011. The 

sales  decrease  reflects  a  decrease  in  sales  of  Dockers  Footwear  which  management  attributes  in  part  to  retailers’ 

increasing  emphasis  on  their  private  label  brands,  offset  by  a  $4.9  million  increase  in  sales  from  the  Chaps  line  of 

footwear and Keuka Footwear business, which was acquired in the third quarter of Fiscal 2011. Unit sales for Dockers 

Footwear decreased 9% for Fiscal 2012, and the average price per pair of shoes decreased 1% for the same period.

Licensed Brands’ earnings from operations for Fiscal 2012 decreased 23.5%, from $12.4 million for Fiscal 2011 to $9.5 

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

expenses as a percentage of net sales, reflecting increased selling and advertising expenses and freight costs.

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 expense for Fiscal 2012 was $55.8 million compared to $39.5 million for Fiscal 2011. Corporate 

expense in Fiscal 2012 included $2.7 million in restructuring and other charges, primarily for retail store asset impairments, 

other legal matters, network intrusion expenses and $7.4 million in acquisition related expenses. Corporate expense 

in  Fiscal  2011  included  $8.6  million  in  restructuring  and  other  charges,  primarily  for  retail  store  asset  impairments, 

network intrusion expenses and other legal matters. Excluding the charges listed above, corporate and other expense 

increased primarily due to higher bonus accruals reflecting improved financial performance of the Company.

Interest expense increased 356.4% from $1.1 million in Fiscal 2011 to $5.2 million in Fiscal 2012, due to average revolver 

borrowings of $49.5 million in Fiscal 2012, primarily in connection with the Schuh acquisition, and acquired UK term loans 

totaling $35.7 million as of January 28, 2012, compared to average revolver borrowings of $7.0 million in Fiscal 2011.

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The Company’s net sales for Fiscal 2011 increased 13.7% to $1.79 billion from $1.57 billion in Fiscal 2010. The increase in 

net sales was a result of an increase in comparable store sales in the Lids Sports Group, Journeys Group and Johnston &  

Murphy  Group  and  higher  sales  in  Licensed  Brands  combined  with  $52.8  million  of  sales  from  businesses  acquired 

over the past twelve months. The higher sales were offset slightly by negative comparable store sales and lower sales, 

reflecting fewer stores in operation in the Underground Station Group. Gross margin increased 13.3% to $901.8 million in 

Fiscal 2011 from $795.9 million in Fiscal 2010 but decreased as a percentage of net sales from 50.6% to 50.4%. Selling 

and administrative expenses in Fiscal 2011 increased 11.8% from Fiscal 2010 but decreased as a percentage of net sales 

from 45.9% to 45.1%, primarily reflecting expense leverage in the Lids Sports Group, Journeys Group and Johnston & 

Murphy Group due to positive comparable store sales and increased wholesale sales in the Johnston & Murphy Group. 

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  from  continuing  operations  before  income  taxes  (“pretax  earnings”)  for  Fiscal  2011  were  $85.0  million, 

compared to $50.5 million for Fiscal 2010. Pretax earnings for Fiscal 2011 included restructuring and other charges of 

$8.6 million, including $7.2 million for retail store asset impairments, $1.3 million for expenses related to the computer 

network  intrusion  announced  in  December  2010,  and  $0.1  million  for  other  legal  matters.  Pretax  earnings  for  Fiscal 

2010 included restructuring and other charges of $13.5 million, including $13.3 million for retail store asset impairments 

and $0.4 million for lease terminations, offset by $0.3 million for other legal matters. Also included in pretax earnings 

was $0.1 million in excess markdowns related to the lease terminations, reflected in cost of sales on the Consolidated 

Statements of Operations. Pretax earnings for Fiscal 2010 also included a $5.5 million loss on early retirement of debt.

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Net earnings for Fiscal 2011 were $53.2 million ($2.24 diluted earnings per share) compared to $28.8 million ($1.30 

diluted earnings per share) for Fiscal 2010. Net earnings for Fiscal 2011 includes $1.3 million ($0.05 diluted loss per 

share) charge to earnings (net of tax), including $1.8 million primarily for anticipated costs of environmental remedial 

alternatives related to former facilities operated by the Company, offset by a $0.5 million gain for excess provisions to 

prior discontinued operations. Net earnings for Fiscal 2010 includes $0.3 million ($0.01 diluted loss per share) charge to 

earnings (net of tax), including $0.5 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. The Company recorded an effective federal income tax rate of 35.8% for Fiscal 2011 compared to 42.4% 

for Fiscal 2010. The lower effective tax rate for Fiscal 2011 of 35.8% reflects the net reduction of the Company’s liability 

for uncertain tax positions of $1.3 million in Fiscal 2011, as well as the non-deductibility in Fiscal 2010 of certain items 

incurred in connection with the inducement of conversion of the Debentures for common stock. The higher effective tax 

rate in Fiscal 2010 of 42.4% reflects the non-deductibility of certain items incurred in connection with the inducement 

of  the  conversion  of  the  Debentures  for  common  stock  in  Fiscal  2010.  See  Note  9  to  the  Consolidated  Financial 

Statements for additional information.

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 1 1 

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

6 . 5 %   

5 . 6 %

C H A N G E
7 . 3 %
2 5 . 1 %

Net sales from Journeys Group increased 7.3% to $804.1 million for Fiscal 2011 from $749.2 million for Fiscal 2010. 

The increase reflects primarily a 7% increase in comparable store sales, resulting from a 7% increase in footwear unit 

comparable sales with no change in the average price per pair of shoes. Total unit sales increased 8% during the same 

period. The store count for Journeys Group was 1,017 stores at the end of Fiscal 2011, including 149 Journeys Kidz 

stores, 55 Shi by Journeys stores and three Journeys stores in Canada, compared to 1,025 stores at the end of Fiscal 

2010, including 150 Journeys Kidz stores and 56 Shi by Journeys stores.

Journeys Group earnings from operations for Fiscal 2011 increased 25.1% to $52.6 million, compared to $42.1 million 

for  Fiscal  2010.  The  increase  in  earnings  from  operations  was  primarily  due  to  increased  net  sales  and  decreased 

expenses  as  a  percentage  of  net  sales,  reflecting  store-related  occupancy  cost  leverage  from  positive  comparable 

store sales and lower depreciation expense.

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   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 1 1 
$  9 4 , 3 5 1 
$ 

( 2 , 9 9 7 )  $ 
( 3 . 2 ) %   

2 0 1 0 
$  9 9 , 4 5 8 
( 4 , 8 0 9 ) 

( 4 . 8 ) %

C H A N G E
( 5 . 1 ) %
3 7 . 7  %

Net  sales  from  the  Underground  Station  Group  decreased  5.1%  to  $94.4  million  for  Fiscal  2011  from  $99.5  million 

for  Fiscal  2010.  The  decrease  reflects  a  1%  decrease  in  comparable  store  sales  and  a  9%  decrease  in  average 

Underground Station Group stores operated. Comparable footwear unit sales increased 4% while the average price 

per pair of shoes decreased 4%, reflecting changes in product mix. Total unit sales for the Group were flat for Fiscal 

2011.  Underground  Station  Group  operated  151  stores  at  the  end  of  Fiscal  2011.  The  Company  had  operated  170 

Underground Station Group stores at the end of Fiscal 2010. The Company plans to close certain underperforming 

Underground Station stores as the opportunity presents itself, and attempt to secure rent relief on other locations while 

it assesses the future prospects for the chain.

The  Underground  Station  Group  loss  from  operations  for  Fiscal  2011  improved  to  $(3.0)  million  compared  to  $(4.8) 

million for the same period last year. The improvement was due to increased gross margin as a percentage of net sales, 

reflecting  decreased  markdowns,  decreased  expenses  as  a  percentage  of  net  sales  due  to  decreased  occupancy 

costs and depreciation and to earnings improvement resulting from closing underperforming stores.

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LIDS SPORTS 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 1 1 

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

9 . 3 %   

9 . 2 %

C H A N G E
2 9 . 5 %
3 1 . 2 %

Net sales from the Lids Sports Group increased 29.5% to $603.3 million for Fiscal 2011 from $465.8 million for Fiscal 2010. 

The increase reflects primarily a 9% increase in comparable store sales, a $46.7 million increase in sales from the Lids 

Team Sports business, primarily due to acquisitions, and a $36.0 million increase in sales from Lids Locker Room, including 

the Sports Avenue stores acquired during the third quarter of the year. The comparable store sales increase reflected a 

7% increase in comparable store headwear units sold, primarily reflecting demand which management believes is driven 

by style trends and a 2% increase in average price per hat. Lids Sports Group operated 985 stores at the end of Fiscal 

2011, including 73 stores in Canada and 99 Lids Locker Room stores, compared to 921 stores at the end of Fiscal 2010, 

including 60 stores in Canada and 37 Lids Locker Room stores.

Lids Sports Group earnings from operations for Fiscal 2011 increased 31.2% to $56.0 million compared to $42.7 million 

for Fiscal 2010. The increase in operating income was primarily due to increased net sales and decreased expenses as a 

percentage of net sales, primarily reflecting leverage from positive comparable store sales.

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 1 1 

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

7 , 5 9 5  $ 
4 . 1 %   

2 . 8 %

C H A N G E
1 1 . 4 %
6 0 . 7 %

Johnston & Murphy Group net sales increased 11.4% to $185.0 million for Fiscal 2011 from $166.1 million for Fiscal 

2010, reflecting primarily an 8% increase in comparable store sales and a 21% increase in Johnston & Murphy wholesale 

sales,  partially  offset  by  a  1%  decrease  in  average  stores  operated  for  Johnston  &  Murphy  retail  operations.  The 

comparable store sales increase in Fiscal 2011 reflects an 11% increase in footwear unit comparable sales offset by a 

5% decrease in average price per pair of shoes, primarily due to changes in product mix. Unit sales for the Johnston 

& Murphy wholesale business increased 14% in Fiscal 2011 and the average price per pair of shoes increased 6% for 

the same period. Retail operations accounted for 73.3% of Johnston & Murphy Group sales in Fiscal 2011, down from 

75.4% in Fiscal 2010. The store count for Johnston & Murphy retail operations at the end of Fiscal 2011 included 156 

Johnston  &  Murphy  shops  and  factory  stores  compared  to  160  Johnston  &  Murphy  shops  and  factory  stores  at  the 

end of Fiscal 2010.

Johnston & Murphy earnings from operations for Fiscal 2011 increased 60.7% to $7.6 million from $4.7 million for Fiscal 

2010, primarily due to increased net sales and decreased expenses as a percentage of net sales, reflecting positive 

leverage from the increase in comparable store sales and increased wholesale sales.

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

1 2 . 2 %   

1 2 . 8 %

C H A N G E
9 . 1 %
3.2 %

Licensed  Brands’  net  sales  increased  9.1%  to  $101.6  million  for  Fiscal  2011  from  $93.2  million  for  Fiscal  2010.  The 

sales increase reflects $9.1 million of increased sales from the Chaps line of footwear that the Company is sourcing 

with  limited  distribution  and  a  small  acquisition  made  in  the  third  quarter  of  Fiscal  2011,  while  sales  of  Dockers 

Footwear were flat. Unit sales for Dockers Footwear increased 1% for Fiscal 2011 while the average price per pair of 

shoes decreased 1% for the same period.

Licensed Brands’ earnings from operations for Fiscal 2011 increased 3.2%, from $12.0 million for Fiscal 2010 to $12.4 

million, primarily due to increased net sales.

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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 expense for Fiscal 2011 was $39.5 million compared to $41.8 million for Fiscal 2010. Corporate 

expense in Fiscal 2011 included $8.6 million in restructuring and other charges, primarily for retail store asset impairments, 

network  intrusion  expenses  and  other  legal  matters.  Corporate  expense  in  Fiscal  2010  included  $13.5  million  in 

restructuring and other charges, primarily for retail store asset impairments and lease terminations offset by other legal 

matters. Corporate expense for Fiscal 2010 also included $5.5 million for the loss on early retirement of debt. Corporate 

and other costs of sales for Fiscal 2010 included $0.1 million in excess markdowns related to lease terminations. Corporate 

expenses, excluding restructuring and other charges and the loss on early retirement of debt in Fiscal 2010, increased 

$8.1 million primarily due to higher bonus accruals reflecting improved financial performance of the Company.

Interest expense decreased 74.5% from $4.4 million in Fiscal 2010 to $1.1 million in Fiscal 2011, due to the conversion 

of all the Company’s 4 1/8% Debentures during Fiscal 2010.

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   ( i n c l u d e s   c u r r e n t   m a t u r i t i e s ) 

W O R K I N G   C A P I TA L

J A N .   2 8    

J A N .   2 9   

J A N .   3 0

2 0 1 2    
$  53.8 
$  290.9 
$  40.7 

2 0 1 1 
$ 
55.9 
$  278.7 
-0- 
$  

2 0 1 0 
$  8 2 . 1
$ 2 8 0 . 4 
-0-
$  

The Company’s business is 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  $145.0  million  in  Fiscal  2012  compared  to  $102.6  million  in  Fiscal  2011. 

The  $42.4  million  increase  in  cash  flow  from  operating  activities  from  last  year  reflects  improved  earnings  and  a 

change in other assets and liabilities and accounts receivable of $27.1 million and $15.1 million, respectively, offset 

by a decrease in cash flow from changes in other accrued liabilities and accounts payable of $32.6 million and $14.8 

million, respectively. The $27.1 million increase in cash flow from other assets and liabilities reflects an increase in the 

bonus bank liability, resulting from increased bonuses in Fiscal 2012, and deferred compensation due to the deferred 

purchase price and bonus earn-out accruals related to Schuh, partially offset by an increase in long-term receivables 

related  to  the  network  intrusion.  The  $15.1  million  increase  in  cash  flow  from  accounts  receivable  reflects  primarily 

decreased  wholesale  sales  in  Licensed  Brands  for  Fiscal  2012  and  the  increase  in  wholesale  sales,  including  the 

additional sales in Lids Team Sports, in Fiscal 2011 when compared to Fiscal 2010, which together, contribute to the 

increase in cash flow for Fiscal 2012. The $32.6 million decrease in cash flow from other accrued liabilities was due to 

a reduction in the growth of current bonus accruals and increased payments related to environmental liabilities. The 

$14.8 million decrease in cash flow from accounts payable reflected changes in buying patterns and payment terms 

negotiated with individual vendors.

The $42.3 million increase in inventories at January 28, 2012 from January 29, 2011 levels reflects primarily an increase 

in Lids retail inventory to support growth and increases in Lids Team Sports inventory to support growth and to improve 

customer fulfillment.

Accounts  receivable  at  January  28,  2012  decreased  $3.0  million  compared  to  January  29,  2011,  due  primarily  to 

decreased wholesale sales in Licensed Brands.

Cash  provided  by  operating  activities  was  $102.6  million  in  Fiscal  2011  compared  to  $142.1  million  in  Fiscal 

2010.  The  $39.5  million  decrease  from  operating  activities  from  Fiscal  2010  reflects  a  decrease  in  cash  flow  from 

changes in inventory and accounts receivable of $68.4 million and $9.8 million, respectively, offset by increases from 

improved earnings and changes in other accrued liabilities of $39.9 million. The $68.4 million decrease in cash flow 

from  inventory  reflected  the  decision  in  Fiscal  2011  to  accelerate  receipts  in  anticipation  of  potential  supply  chain 

disruptions  associated  with  the  Chinese  New  Year,  increased  purchases  to  support  sales  and  efforts  in  Fiscal  2010 

to reduce inventory in order to align inventory growth with sales growth, especially in the Johnston & Murphy Group.  

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The  $9.8  million  decrease  in  cash  flow  from  accounts  receivable  reflects  increased  wholesale  sales  including  the 

additional sales in Lids Team Sports related to recent acquisitions. The $39.9 million increase in cash flow from other 

accrued liabilities reflected increased bonus accruals and increased income tax accruals in Fiscal 2011 compared to 

Fiscal 2010, resulting from improved earnings.

The $44.3 million increase in inventories at January 29, 2011 from January 30, 2010 levels reflects the decision in Fiscal 

2011 to accelerate receipts in anticipation of potential supply chain disruptions associated with the Chinese New Year 

and increased purchases to support sales.

Accounts  receivable  at  January  29,  2011  increased  $12.1  million  compared  to  January  30,  2010,  due  primarily  to 

increased wholesale sales reflecting growth in Lids Team Sports and in the Johnston & Murphy wholesale business.

S O U R C E S   O F   L I Q U I D I T Y

The Company has three principal sources of liquidity: cash from operations, cash and cash equivalents on hand and 

the Credit Facility and UK Credit Facility discussed below. The Company believes that cash and cash equivalents on 

hand, cash from operations and availability under its Credit Facility and UK Credit Facility will be sufficient to cover its 

working capital and capital expenditures for the foreseeable future.

On  June  23,  2011,  the  Company  entered  into  a  First  Amendment  (the  “Amendment”)  to  the  Second  Amended  and 

Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Facility”) dated January 21, 2011, in the aggregate principal amount of $375.0 

million, with a $40.0 million swingline loan sublimit, a $70.0 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit 

and a Canadian sub-facility of up to $8.0 million, and has a five-year term, expiring in January 2016. The Amendment 

raised the aggregate principal amount on the Credit Facility to $375.0 million from $300.0 million. Any swingline loans 

and any letters of credit and borrowings under the Canadian facility 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  $75.0  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  Credit  Facility  shall  at  no  time  exceed 

the  lesser  of  the  facility  amount  ($375.0  million  or,  if  increased  at  the  Company’s  option,  subject  to  the  receipt  of 

commitments for the increased amount, up to $450.0 million) or the “Borrowing Base”, which generally is based on 90% 

of eligible inventory plus 85% of eligible wholesale receivables (50% of eligible wholesale receivables of the Lids Team 

Sports business) plus 90% of eligible credit card and debit card receivables less applicable reserves. For additional 

information on the Company’s Credit Facility, see Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8.

In connection with the Schuh acquisition, Schuh entered into an amended and restated Senior Term Facilities Agreement 

and  Working  Capital  Facility  Letter  (collectively,  the  “UK  Credit  Facility”)  which  provides  for  term  loans  of  up  to  £29.5 

million  (a  £15.5  million  A  term  loan  and  £14.0  million  B  term  loan)  and  a  working  capital  facility  of  £5.0  million.  The  A 

term loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.50% per annum. The B term loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 3.75% per annum. 

The  Company  is  not  required  to  make  any  payments  on  the  B  term  loan  until  it  expires  October  31,  2015,  unless  the 

Company’s Schuh Group segment has excess cash flow. The Company paid £4.5 million on the B term loan in the fourth 

quarter of Fiscal 2012. The working capital facility bears interest at the Base Rate (as defined) plus 2.25% per annum.

The UK Credit Facility contains certain covenants at the Schuh level including a minimum interest coverage covenant 

initially set at 4.25x and increasing to 4.50x in January 2012 and thereafter, a maximum leverage covenant initially set at 

2.75x declining over time at various rates to 2.25x beginning in July 2012 and a minimum cash flow coverage of 1.10x. 

The Company was in compliance with all the covenants at January 28, 2012.

The UK Credit Facility is secured by a pledge of all the assets of Schuh and its subsidiaries.

Revolving credit borrowings averaged $49.5 million during Fiscal 2012 and $7.0 million during Fiscal 2011, as cash on hand 

and  cash  generated  from  operations  primarily  funded  seasonal  working  capital  requirements  and  capital  expenditures  for 

Fiscal 2012 with revolver borrowings used during the second quarter of Fiscal 2012 for the purchase of Schuh Group Ltd.

There were $10.1 million of letters of credit outstanding, $5.0 million of revolver borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility 

and $35.7 million in UK term loans outstanding at January 28, 2012. The Company is not required to comply with any financial 

covenants  under  the  Credit  Facility  unless  Excess  Availability  (as  defined  in  the  First  Amendment  to  the  Second  Amended 

and Restated Credit Agreement) is less than the greater of $27.5 million or 12.5% of the Loan Cap. If and during such time as 

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Excess Availability is less than the greater of $27.5 million or 12.5% of the Loan Cap, the Credit Facility requires the Company 

to meet a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of (a) an amount equal to consolidated EBITDA less capital expenditures and 

taxes paid in cash, in each case for such period, to (b) fixed charges for such period, of not less than 1.0:1.0. Excess Availability 

was $272.4 million at January 28, 2012. Because Excess Availability exceeded $27.5 million or 12.5% of the Loan Cap, the 

Company was not required to comply with this financial covenant at January 28, 2012.

The  Company’s  Credit  Facility  prohibits  the  payment  of  dividends  and  other  restricted  payments  unless  as  of  the 

date of the making of any Restricted Payment or consummation of any Acquisition, (a) no Default or Event of Default 

exists  or  would  arise  after  giving  effect  to  such  Restricted  Payment  or  Acquisition,  and  (b)  either  (i)  the  Borrowers 

have  pro  forma  projected  Excess  Availability  for  the  following  six  month  period  equal  to  or  greater  than  50%  of  the 

Loan Cap, after giving pro forma effect to such Restricted Payment or Acquisition, or (ii) (A) the Borrowers have pro 

forma projected Excess Availability for the following six month period of less than 50% of the Loan Cap but equal to 

or greater than 20% of the Loan Cap, after giving pro forma effect to the Restricted Payment or Acquisition, and (B) 

the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, on a pro-forma basis for the twelve months preceding such Restricted Payment or 

Acquisition, will be equal to or greater than 1.0:1.0 and (c) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment or Acquisition, 

the  Borrowers  are  Solvent.  The  Company’s  management  does  not  expect  availability  under  the  Credit  Facility  to  fall 

below the requirements listed above during Fiscal 2013. The Company’s UK Credit Facility prohibits the payment of 

any dividends by Schuh or its subsidiaries to the Company.

The aggregate of annual dividend requirements on the Company’s Subordinated Serial Preferred Stock is $2.30 Series 1,  

$4.75 Series 3 and $4.75 Series 4, and on its $1.50 Subordinated Cumulative Preferred Stock is $0.2 million.

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 January 28, 2012.

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 
Capital Lease Obligations 
Long-Term Debt Obligations 
Operating Lease Obligations 
Purchase Obligations(1) 
Long-Term Obligations – Schuh(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 

T O TA L 

Y E A R S 

Y E A R S 

1  $ 

3  $  

15  $ 

Y E A R S
8
-0-
294,881
-0-
-0-
478
$ 1,707,395  $  707,895  $  401,169  $  302,964  $  295,367

40,704 
1,133,972 
494,690 
36,658 
1,356 

20,945 
274,424 
-0- 
7,241 
351 

10,986 
361,785 
-0- 
28,044 
351 

8,773 
202,882 
494,690 
1,373 
176 

3  $ 

I N   T H O U S A N D S 
Letters of Credit 
Total Commercial Commitments 

C O M M I T T E D 
$ 
$ 

10,138  $ 
10,138  $ 

(1) Open purchase orders for inventory.

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 

T O TA L   A M O U N T S  L E S S   T H A N   1 

1– 3 

3 – 5 

M O R E

T H A N   5

Y E A R S

Y E A R 

Y E A R S 

Y E A R S 

10,138  $ 
10,138  $ 

-0-  $ 
-0-  $ 

-0-  $ 
-0-  $ 

-0- 
-0-

(2) Includes deferred purchase price payments, earn-out bonus payments and retention note payments related to the Schuh acquisition and interest on the  
  UK term loans. For additional information, see Notes 2 and 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(3) Excludes unrecognized tax benefits of $21.9 million due to their uncertain nature in timing of payments, if any.

C A P I TA L   E X P E N D I T U R E S

Capital expenditures were $49.5 million, $29.3 million and $33.8 million for Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The 

$20.2 million increase in Fiscal 2012 capital expenditures as compared to Fiscal 2011 reflected an increase in retail store 

capital  expenditures  due  to  the  construction  of  70  new  stores  opened  in  Fiscal  2012,  compared  to  53  stores  in  Fiscal 

2011 and increased major and minor renovations due to lease renewals. The $4.5 million decrease in Fiscal 2011 capital 

expenditures as compared to Fiscal 2010 reflected a decrease in retail store capital expenditures due to the construction 

of 53 new stores opened in Fiscal 2011, compared to 61 stores in Fiscal 2010.

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Total  capital  expenditures  in  Fiscal  2013  are  expected  to  be  approximately  $85.6  million.  These  include  retail  capital 

expenditures  of  approximately  $77.5  million  to  open  approximately  27  Journeys  stores,  including  12  in  Canada,  seven 

Journeys Kidz stores, three Shi by Journeys stores, eight Schuh stores, 13 Johnston & Murphy shops and factory stores and 

42 Lids Sports Group stores including 25 Lids stores, with 10 stores in Canada, and 17 Lids Locker Room and Clubhouse 

stores,  with  two  Lids  Locker  Room  stores  in  Canada,  and  to  complete  approximately  161  major  store  renovations.  The 

planned amount of capital expenditures in Fiscal 2013 for wholesale operations and other purposes is approximately $8.1 

million, including approximately $4.3 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 and borrowings under its Credit Facility and 

UK Credit Facility will be sufficient to support seasonal working capital and capital expenditure requirements during Fiscal 

2013. The approximately $8.2 million of costs associated with discontinued operations that are expected to be paid during 

the next twelve months are expected to be funded from cash on hand, cash generated from operations and borrowings 

under the Credit Facility during Fiscal 2013. 

COMMON ST OCK  REPU R C H A S E S

The Company repurchased 85,000 shares at a cost of $2.0 million during Fiscal 2010. In the first quarter of Fiscal 2011, the board 

increased the total repurchase authorization to $35.0 million. The board restored the total repurchase authorization in the third 

quarter of Fiscal 2011 to $35.0 million. The Company repurchased 863,767 shares at a cost of $24.8 million during Fiscal 2011. 

All  of  the  $24.8  million  in  repurchases  for  Fiscal  2011,  except  $0.6  million,  were  repurchased  under  the  original  $35.0  million 

authorization made during the first quarter of Fiscal 2011. The Company did not repurchase any shares during Fiscal 2012.

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  13  to  the  Company’s  Consolidated  Financial  Statements.  The  Company  has  made 

pretax accruals for certain of these contingencies, including approximately $1.8 million reflected in Fiscal 2012, $2.9 million 

reflected  in  Fiscal  2011  and  $0.8  million  reflected  in  Fiscal  2010.  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.

O U T S TA N D I N G   D E B T   O F   T H E   C O M PA N Y   –  The  Company  has  $5.0  million  of  outstanding  revolver  borrowings  under 

its Credit Facility at a weighted average interest rate of 4.50% as of January 28, 2012. A 100 basis point adverse change 

in interest rates would increase interest expense by less than $0.1 million on the $5.0 million revolving credit debt. The 

Company has $35.7 million of outstanding UK term loans at a weighted average interest rate of 4.11% as of January 28, 

2012.  A  100  basis  point  adverse  change  in  interest  rates  would  increase  interest  expense  by  $0.4  million  on  the  $35.7 

million term loans.

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 January 28, 2012. As a result, the Company considers the interest rate market risk implicit 

in these investments at January 28, 2012 to be low.

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M A N A G E M E N T ’ S   D I S C U S S I O N   A N D   A N A LY S I S   O F   F I N A N C I A L   C O N D I T I O N   A N D   R E S U LT S   O F   O P E R AT I O N S

F O R E I G N  C U R R E N C Y  E X C H A N G E  R AT 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 was the Company’s practice to 

hedge its risks through the purchase of forward foreign exchange contracts when the purchases were material. At January 28,  

2012, the Company did not have any forward foreign exchange contracts for Euro outstanding.

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 January 28, 2012 is concentrated in two of 

its footwear wholesale businesses, which sell primarily to department stores and independent retailers across the United 

States and its Lids Team Sports wholesale business, which sells primarily to colleges and high school athletic teams and 

their fan bases. Including both footwear wholesale and Lids Team Sports wholesale business receivables, one customer 

accounted for 5% and no other customer accounted for more than 4% of the Company’s total trade receivables balance as 

of January 28, 2012. 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.

S U M M A R Y   – Based on the Company’s overall market interest rate and foreign currency rate exposure at January 28, 2012, 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 2013 would not be material.

New Accounting Principles

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05, an 

update to the FASB Codification Comprehensive Income Topic, which amends the existing accounting standards related 

to the presentation of comprehensive income in a company’s financial statements. This update requires that all non-owner 

changes in shareholders’ equity be presented in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two 

separate but consecutive statements. In the two statement approach, the first statement would present total net earnings 

and its components followed consecutively by a second statement that should present total other comprehensive income, 

the  components  of  other  comprehensive  income  and  the  total  of  comprehensive  income.  Under  either  presentation 

alternative,  reclassification  adjustments  and  the  effect  of  those  adjustments  on  net  earnings  and  other  comprehensive 

income  must  be  presented  in  the  respective  statement  or  statements,  as  applicable.  This  update  becomes  effective  in 

periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and is required to be adopted retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The 

Company is currently evaluating which of the two presentation alternatives it will adopt, but it is not expected to have a 

significant impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

In  September  2011,  the  FASB  issued  Accounting  Standards  Update  No.  2011-08,  an  update  to  FASB  Codification 

Intangibles  –  Goodwill  and  Other  Topic,  which  amends  the  existing  accounting  standards  related  to  the  method  of 

assessing  goodwill  for  potential  impairment.  Specifically,  this  update  limits  the  requirement  for  a  company  to  perform 

a quantitative goodwill impairment test to situations in which management believes it is more likely than not that the fair 

value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. This update becomes effective for annual and interim goodwill 

impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted. The Company 

will adopt this update in Fiscal 2013, which begins January 29, 2012. The Company does not expect the adoption of this 

update to have a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

In  December  2011,  the  FASB  issued  Accounting  Standards  Update  No.  2011-12,  an  update  to  the  FASB  Codification 

Comprehensive Income Topic, which defers the specific requirement to present items that are reclassified from accumulated 

other  comprehensive  income  to  net  earnings  separately  with  their  respective  components  of  net  earnings  and  other 

comprehensive  income.  The  update  does  not  defer  the  requirement  to  report  comprehensive  income  either  in  a  single 

continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive financial statements. This update becomes effective in periods 

beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company does not expect the adoption of this update to have a significant impact 

on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

Inflation

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 and amortization 
Earnings from operations 
Earnings from continuing operations  
  before income taxes 
Earnings from continuing operations 
Provision 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 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 

GENESCO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

2012 

2011 

2010 

2009 

2008

FISCAL YEAR END 

$  2,291,987  $  1,789,839  $  1,574,352  $  1,551,562  $  1,502,119 
45,114
41,821

53,737 
143,870 

46,833 
259,626 

47,462 
60,422 

47,738 
86,083 

$ 

$ 

138,778 
82,984 

84,961 
54,547 

50,488 
29,086 

250,714 
156,219 

29,920
6,774

(1,025) 
81,959  $ 

(1,336) 
53,211  $ 

(273) 
28,813  $ 

(5,463) 
150,756  $ 

(1,603)
5,171

3.56  $ 
3.48 

2.34  $ 
2.29 

1.35  $ 
1.31 

8.11  $ 
6.72 

(.04) 
(.05) 

3.52 
3.43 

(.06) 
(.05) 

2.28 
2.24 

(.02) 
(.01) 

1.33 
1.30 

(.28)   
(.23)   

7.83 
6.49 

.29 
.29

(.07) 
(.07)

.22
.22

$  1,237,265  $ 
40,704 
4,957 
710,404 
49,456 

961,082  $ 

863,652  $ 

-0- 
5,183 
619,135 
29,299 

-0- 
5,220 
577,093 
33,825 

816,063  $ 
113,735 
5,203 
444,552 
49,420 

801,685
147,271
5,338
420,778
80,662

as a percent of net sales 

6.3%  

4.8%   

3.8%   

16.7%   

2.8%

Book value per share (common equity 
  divided by common shares outstanding) 
Working capital (in 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 

$ 
$ 

29.27  $ 
290,850  $ 
2.0 
5.4%  

26.15  $ 
278,692  $ 
2.2 
0.0%   

23.97  $ 
280,415  $ 
2.7 
0.0%   

23.10  $ 
259,137  $ 
2.9 
20.2%   

18.46
238,093
2.6
25.7%

2,387 
21,475 

2,309 
15,200 

2,276 
13,925 

2,234 
13,775 

2,175
13,950

  * Includes 75 Schuh stores and concessions in Fiscal 2012 acquired June 23, 2011, 48 Sports Avenue stores in Fiscal 2011 acquired October 8, 2010, and 37  

 Sports Fan Attic stores in Fiscal 2010 acquired November 3, 2009. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 Reflected in earnings from continuing operations for Fiscal 2012 was $7.4 million in acquisition related expenses. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial  
 Statements for additional information.

 Reflected in earnings from continuing operations for Fiscal 2009 was a $204.1 million gain on the settlement of merger-related litigation.

 Reflected in earnings from continuing operations for Fiscal 2009 and 2008 were $8.0 million and $27.6 million, respectively, in merger-related costs and litigation  
 expenses. These expenses were deductible for tax purposes in Fiscal 2009.

 Reflected in earnings from continuing operations for Fiscal 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 were restructuring and other charges of $2.7 million, $8.6 million,  
 $13.4 million, $7.5 million and $9.7 million, respectively. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding these charges.

 Long-term debt includes current obligations. In January 2011, the Company entered into the second amended and restated credit agreement in the aggregate  
 principal amount of $300.0 million. In June 2011, the Company entered into a first amendment to the second amended and restated credit agreement to raise  
 the aggregate principal amount to $375.0 million. During Fiscal 2010, the Company entered into separate exchange agreements whereby it acquired and retired all  
 $86.2 million in aggregate principal amount of its Debentures due June 15, 2023 in exchange for the issuance of 4,552,824 shares of its common stock. As  
 a result of the exchange agreements and conversions, the Company recognized a loss on the early retirement of debt of $5.5 million reflected in earnings from  
 continuing operations. 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 – Sources of Liquidity” 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 CONSOLIDATED 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 

Chief Financial Officer 

Paul D. Williams

Vice President 

Chief Accounting Officer

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GENESCO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS

GENESCO INC.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Genesco Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as 

of January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, cash flows and equity 

for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended January 28, 2012. 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 January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, and the consolidated 

results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended January 28, 2012, 

in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. 

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 January 28, 2012, 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 28, 2012 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Nashville, Tennessee 

March 28, 2012

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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

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS

GENESCO INC. 

We have audited Genesco Inc. and Subsidiaries internal control over financial reporting as of January 28, 2012, 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 (1) 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.

As indicated in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, management’s 

assessment  of  and  conclusion  on  the  effectiveness  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  did  not  include  the 

internal controls of Schuh Group Limited, which is included in the January 28, 2012 consolidated financial statements 

of Genesco Inc. and constituted $251.3 million, or 20.3%, and $123.1 million, or 17.2%, of total assets and net assets, 

respectively,  as  of  January  28,  2012  and  $212.3  million,  or  9.3%,  and  $6.2  million,  or  7.5%,  of  net  sales  and  net 

earnings, respectively, for the year then ended. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of Genesco Inc. also 

did not include an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of Schuh Group Limited.

In  our  opinion,  Genesco  Inc.  and  Subsidiaries  maintained,  in  all  material  respects,  effective  internal  control  over 

financial reporting as of January 28, 2012, 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.  and  Subsidiaries  as  of  January  28,  2012  and  January  29, 

2011, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, cash flows, and equity for each of the three fiscal years in 

the period ended January 28, 2012 and our report dated March 28, 2012 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Nashville, Tennessee

March 28, 2012

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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 $6,900 at January 28, 2012

and $3,301 at January 29, 2011 

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, net of accumulated amortization of 2,246 at January 28, 2012

and $1,151 at January 29, 2011 

Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of

$13,645 at January 28, 2012 and $10,565 at January 29, 2011 

Other noncurrent assets 

Total Assets 

L I A B I L I T I E S   A N D   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 

Current portion – long-term debt 

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

Equity

  Non-redeemable preferred stock 

  Common equity:

Common stock, $1 par value: Authorized: 80,000,000 shares

Issued/Outstanding: January 28, 2012 – 24,757,826 / 24,269,362

January 29, 2011 – 24,162,634 / 23,674,170 

Additional paid-in capital 

Retained earnings  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss 

Treasury shares, at cost 

Total Genesco equity 

Noncontrolling interest – non-redeemable 

Total equity 

Total Liabilities and Equity 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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              A S   O F   F I S C A L   Y E A R   E N D

2012  

2 0 1 1

$ 

53,790 

  $    55,934

43,713 

435,113 

22,541 

40,155 

595,312 

6,118 

20,260 

116,920 

127,949 

7,158 

299,775 

578,180 

44,512

359,736

19,130

33,743

513,055

4,863

17,992

92,929

105,056

9,109

279,295

509,244

(350,491) 

(310,553)

227,689 

28,152 

259,759 

198,691

19,036

153,301

78,276 

52,486

14,808 

12,578

  33,269 

  11,935

$ 1,237,265 

$  961,082

$  138,938 

$  117,001

  53,029 

  38,188

26,293 

16,390 

8,773 

52,789 

8,250 

304,462 

31,931 

22,201 

156,794 

4,267 

519,655 

17,289

13,259

-0-

38,177

10,449

234,363

-0-

11,906

83,406

4,586

334,261

4,957 

5,183

24,758 

149,479 

586,990 

(32,966) 

(17,857) 

715,361 

2,249 

717,610 

24,163

131,910

505,224

(24,305)

(17,857)

624,318

2,503

626,821

$  1,237,265 

$  961,082

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FISCAL YEAR 

2011 

2012 

2010
  $  2,291,987  $  1,789,839  $  1,574,352 
778,482 
722,087
13,361 
60,422
5,518

1,137,938 
1,007,502 
2,677 
143,870 
-0- 

887,992 
807,197 
8,567 
86,083 
-0- 

5,157 

(65)   

5,092 
138,778 
55,794 
82,984 
(1,025)   
81,959  $ 

3.56  $ 
(.04)  $ 
3.52  $ 

3.48  $ 
   (.05)  $ 
3.43  $ 

  $  

  $ 
  $ 
  $ 

  $ 
  $ 
  $ 

1,130 
(8) 
1,122 
84,961 
30,414 
54,547 
(1,336) 
53,211  $ 

2.34  $ 
(.06)  $ 
2.28  $ 

2.29  $ 
(.05)  $ 
2.24  $ 

4,430 
    (14) 
4,416
50,488
21,402
29,086 
(273)
28,813

1.35
(.02)
1.33

1.31
(.01)
1.30

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   O P E R AT I O N S

IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS 
Net sales 
Cost of sales 
Selling and administrative expenses 
Restructuring and other, net 
Earnings from operations  
Loss on early retirement of debt 
Interest expense, net: 
Interest expense 
Interest income 

Total interest expense, net 
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes  
Income tax expense 
Earnings from continuing operations 
Provision for discontinued operations, net 
N e t   E a r n i n g s 
Basic earnings per common share: 
  Continuing operations 
  Discontinued operations 
  Net earnings 
Diluted earnings per common share:
  Continuing operations 
  Discontinued operations 
  Net earnings 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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IN THOUSANDS  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

Net earnings 

Tax benefit of stock options exercised 

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash 

  provided by operating activities:

  Depreciation and amortization 

  Amortization of deferred note expense and debt discount 

  Loss on early retirement of debt 

  Deferred income taxes 

  Provision for losses on accounts receivable 

Impairment of long-lived assets 

  Restricted Stock and share-based compensation 

  Provision for 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 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

  Capital expenditures 

  Acquisitions, net of cash acquired 

  Proceeds from asset sales 

Net cash used in investing activities 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

  Payments of long-term debt 

  Payments of capital leases 

  Borrowings under revolving credit facility 

  Payments on revolving credit facility 

Tax benefit of stock options and restricted stock 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 

  Other 

Net cash used in financing activities 

Effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on cash 

Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 

GENESCO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

FISCAL YEAR

2012  

2011 

2010

$ 

81,959  $ 

53,211  $ 

28,813

(4,744) 

(1,448) 

-0-

53,737 

47,738 

47,462

708 

-0- 

2,732 

2,004 

1,119 

7,660 

1,692 

1,005 

3,011 

(42,324) 

5,286 

(1,201) 

9,046 

23,270 

370 

-0- 

(11,866) 

1,081 

7,155 

8,006 

2,203 

1,328 

(12,085) 

(44,345) 

(167) 

13,641 

41,597 

2,022

5,518

3,680

415

13,314

6,969

452

1,650

(2,251)

24,027

3,154

11,441

1,661

(3,811) 

(6,231)

  144,960 

  102,608 

  142,096

(49,456) 

(92,985) 

27 

(29,299) 

(75,500) 

11 

(33,825)

(11,719)

13

  (142,414) 

  (104,788) 

(45,531)

(25,321) 

(22) 

(1,918) 

(104) 

(2,623)

(181)

  299,800 

  107,400 

  197,400

  (294,800) 

  (107,400) 

  (229,700)

4,744 

1,448 

-0- 

(26,851) 

2,931 

(193) 

9,820 

(939) 

4,160 

(197) 

2,343 

(2,915) 

-0-

-0-

3,102

(198)

499

(388)

(3,980) 

(24,034) 

(32,089)

(710) 

-0- 

(2,144) 

(26,214) 

55,934 

82,148 

-0-

64,476

17,672

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 

$ 

53,790  $ 

55,934  $ 

82,148

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                                                                                                    $     4,789    $ 

  748 

Income taxes 

  50,254 

  24,079 

$  1,596

  13,386

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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C O N S O L I D AT E D   S TAT E M E N T S   O F   E Q U I T Y

IN THOUSANDS 

Balance January 31, 2009 
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 stock issuance 
Restricted shares withheld for taxes 
Tax expense of stock options and
restricted stock exercised 

Shares repurchased 
Conversion of 4 1/8% debentures 
Loss on foreign currency forward contracts

(net of tax of $0.1 million) 

Pension liability adjustment

(net of tax of $0.6 million) 
Postretirement liability adjustment
(net of tax of $0.0 million) 

Foreign currency translation adjustment 
Other 
Comprehensive income 
Balance January 30, 2010 
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 stock issuance 
Restricted shares withheld for taxes 
Tax expense of stock options and
restricted stock exercised 

Shares repurchased 
Gain on foreign currency forward contracts

(net of tax of $0.1 million) 

Pension liability adjustment

(net of tax of $2.7 million) 
Postretirement liability adjustment
(net of tax of $0.1 million) 

Foreign currency translation adjustment 
Other 
Noncontrolling interest – non-redeemable 
Comprehensive income 
Balance January 29, 2011 
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 stock issuance 
Restricted shares withheld for taxes 
Tax expense of stock options and
restricted stock exercised 

Loss on foreign currency forward contracts

(net of tax of $0.0 million) 

Pension liability adjustment

(net of tax benefit of $3.1 million) 

Postretirement liability adjustment

(net of tax benefit of $0.1 million) 
Foreign currency translation adjustment 
Other 
Noncontrolling interest – earnings (loss) 
Comprehensive income 
Balance January 28, 2012 

TOTAL 

ADDITIONAL 

  ACCUMULATED 
  OTHER 

NON CONTROLLING

INTEREST 

NON-REDEEMABLE 

  COMMON 

PAID-IN 

RETAINED  COMPREHENSIVE 

TREASURY 

NON-  COMPREHENSIVE 

TOTAL

PREFERRED STOCK 
$  5,203 
-0- 

  STOCK 
$  19,732 
-0- 

CAPITAL 
$  49,780 
  -0- 

EARNINGS 
$  423,595 
28,813 

LOSS 

STOCK 

REDEEMABLE 

INCOME 

EQUITY
$  449,755
28,813

$  28,813 

-0- 
-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
17 

-0- 
  28 

4 

-0- 
-0- 
  405 
  (65) 

-0- 
  (85) 
  4,553 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
(9) 

  -0- 
 372 

  95 

 6,528 
 441 
 (405) 
 (1,156) 

 (658) 
  (1,942) 
 93,933 

  -0- 

  -0- 

  -0- 
  -0- 
  (7) 

(198) 
    -0- 

 -0- 

    -0- 
 -0- 
-0- 
-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
    -0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
-0- 

$  (30,698)  $  (17,857)  $ 

-0- 

 -0- 
 -0- 

 -0- 

 -0- 
 -0- 
-0- 
-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
 -0- 

(157)   

1,151 

14 
  886 
-0- 

  -0- 

  -0- 
  -0- 

  -0- 

  -0- 
  -0- 
 -0- 
  -0- 

  -0- 
-0- 
-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
  -0- 

  5,220 
-0- 

  24,563 
-0- 

  146,981   
  -0-   

  452,210 
53,211 

(28,804) 
-0- 

(17,857) 
  -0- 

-0- 
  118 

  -0-  

  2,105 

(197) 
    -0- 

4 

 116 

    -0- 

-0- 
 -0- 

 -0- 

 -0- 
 -0- 
-0- 
-0- 

 -0- 
-0- 

    -0- 
    -0- 
-0- 
-0- 

    -0- 
-0- 

-0- 

  166  

-0- 

  3,921 

-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 

 (131) 
543 
 -0- 
-0- 

-0- 
-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
  -0- 
  -0- 

-0- 
  -0-  

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
 -0- 

-0- 
-0- 
  423 
  (82) 

-0- 
 (864) 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
1 
-0- 

  7,796 
 210 
 (423) 
 (2,293) 

  1,342 
 (23,961) 

  -0- 

  -0- 

  -0- 
  -0- 
  37 
  -0- 

  131,910 

  5,183 
-0- 

  24,163 
-0- 

    505,224 
81,959 

  -0-   

-0- 
  390 

  -0-  

  9,297 

(193) 

-0-   

3 

130  

  -0- 

-0- 
-0- 
  304 
  (93) 

  7,659 
  1 
(304) 
(4,034) 

  -0- 
    -0- 
-0- 
-0- 

  4,585 

    -0- 

(24,305) 
-0- 

(17,857) 
  -0- 

-0- 
-0- 

 -0- 

 -0- 
 -0- 
-0- 
-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- 
  (226) 
-0- 

-0- 
-0- 

-0- 

-0-  
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
-0- 

(198)
400

99

6,528
441
-0-
(1,221)

(658)
(2,027)
98,486

  -0- 

(157) 

(157)

  -0- 

1,151 

1,151

  -0- 
  -0- 
  -0- 

-0- 
-0- 

-0- 
-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
  -0- 
-0- 
  -0- 

  -0- 
-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

14  
886  
-0-  
$  30,707 

$  53,211 

-0- 
-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 

-0- 
-0- 

14
886
1

582,313
53,211

(197)
2,223

120

7,796
210
-0-
(2,375)

1,342
(24,825)

166  

166

3,921 

3,921

  -0- 
-0- 
  -0- 
  2,503 

2,503 
-0- 

(131) 
543  
-0- 
-0- 
$  57,710 

$  81,959 

(131)
543
1
2,503

626,821
81,959

(193)
9,687

133

7,659
1
-0-
(4,127)

4,585

-0- 
-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
-0- 

  -0- 
  -0- 

-0- 

  -0- 
  -0- 
-0- 
  -0- 

  -0- 
  -0- 
  -0- 

-0- 
-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
  -0- 
-0- 
  -0- 

  -0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
(9) 
-0- 

  -0- 

  -0- 

  -0- 
  -0- 
235  
  -0- 

-0- 

  (35) 

-0  - 

-0- 

  (4,670) 

-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 

 (109) 
  (3,847) 
-0- 
-0- 

-0- 

-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
 -0- 

(35) 

(35)

(4,670) 

(4,670)

  -0- 
-0- 
  -0- 
 (254) 

(109) 
(3,847) 
-0- 
-0- 
$  73,298 

(109)
(3,847)
-0-
(254)

$  4,957 

$  24,758 

$ 149,479    $  586,990 

$ (32,966)  $  (17,857)  $ 

2,249 

$  717,610

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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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

Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 

N AT U R E   O F   O P E R AT I O N S

The Company’s business includes the design and sourcing, marketing and distribution of footwear and accessories 

through retail stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada primarily under the Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, 

Johnston  &  Murphy,  and  Underground  Station  banners  and  under  the  newly  acquired  Schuh  banner  in  the  United 

Kingdom  and  the  Republic  of  Ireland;  through  e-commerce  websites,  including:  journeys.com,  journeyskidz.com, 

shibyjourneys.com, undergroundstation.com, schuh.co.uk and johnstonmurphy.com, and at wholesale, primarily under 

the  Company’s  Johnston  &  Murphy  brand  and  the  Dockers  brand,  which  the  Company  licenses  for  men’s  footwear. 

The Company’s business also includes Lids Sports, which operates headwear and accessory stores in the U.S. and 

Canada  primarily  under  the  Lids,  Hat  World  and  Hat  Shack  banners;  the  Lids  Locker  Room  business,  consisting  of 

sports-oriented  fan  shops  featuring  a  broad  array  of  licensed  merchandise  such  as  apparel,  hats  and  accessories, 

sports  decor  and  novelty  products,  operating  primarily  under  the  Lids  Locker  Room,  Sports  Fan-Attic  and  Sports 

Avenue banners; certain e-commerce operations and an athletic team dealer business operating as Lids Team Sports. 

Including  both  the  footwear  businesses  and  the  Lids  Sports  business,  at  January  28,  2012,  the  Company  operated 

2,387 retail stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

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 31. As a result, each of Fiscal 2012, Fiscal 2011 and 

Fiscal 2010 was a 52-week year with 364 days. Fiscal 2012 ended on January 28, 2012, Fiscal 2011 ended on January 29,  

2011 and Fiscal 2010 ended on January 30, 2010.

F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T   R E C L A S S I F I C AT I O N S

Certain  expenses  previously  allocated  to  the  corporate  segment  have  been  reallocated  to  operating  segments 

beginning in Fiscal 2012. Segment operating income (loss) for Fiscal 2011 and 2010 have been restated by operating 

segment totaling $6.8 million and $4.9 million, respectively, with an offsetting increase to corporate and other operating 

income to conform to the current year presentation (see Note 14).

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 footwear wholesale operations, its Schuh Group segment and its Lids Sports Group wholesale operations, except 

for  the  Anaconda  Sports  wholesale  division,  cost  is  determined  using  the  first-in,  first-out  (“FIFO”)  method.  Market 

value 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 value based on current selling prices or 

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

The  Lids  Sports  Group  retail  segment  and  its  Anaconda  Sports  wholesale  division  employ  the  moving  average  cost 

method  for  valuing  inventories  and  apply  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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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

Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

In its retail operations, other than the Schuh Group and Lids Sports Group retail segments, 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.

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 also Notes 3 and 5.

The goodwill impairment test involves a two-step process. The first step is a comparison of the fair value and carrying 

value  of  the  reporting  unit  with  which  the  goodwill  is  associated.  The  Company  estimates  fair  value  using  the  best 

information available, and computes the fair value by an equal weighting of the results arrived by a market approach 

and  an  income  approach  utilizing  discounted  cash  flow  projections.  The  income  approach  uses  a  projection  of  a 

business unit’s estimated operating results and cash flows that is discounted using a weighted-average cost of capital 

that  reflects  current  market  conditions.  The  projection  uses  management’s  best  estimates  of  economic  and  market 

conditions over the projected period including growth rates in sales, costs, estimates of future expected changes in 

operating margins and cash expenditures. Other significant estimates and assumptions include terminal value growth 

rates, future estimates of capital expenditures and changes in future working capital requirements.

If the carrying value of the reporting unit is higher than its fair value, there is an indication that impairment may exist 

and  the  second  step  must  be  performed  to  measure  the  amount  of  impairment  loss.  The  amount  of  impairment  is 

determined by comparing the implied fair value of reporting unit goodwill to the carrying value of the goodwill in the 

same manner as if the reporting unit was being acquired in a business combination. Specifically, the Company would 

allocate  the  fair  value  to  all  of  the  assets  and  liabilities  of  the  reporting  unit,  including  any  unrecognized  intangible 

assets,  in  a  hypothetical  analysis  that  would  calculate  the  implied  fair  value  of  goodwill.  If  the  implied  fair  value  of 

goodwill is less than the recorded goodwill, the Company would record an impairment charge for the difference.

A key assumption in the Company’s fair value estimate is the weighted average cost of capital utilized for discounting 

its  cash  flow  projections  in  its  income  approach.  The  Company  believes  the  rate  it  used  in  its  annual  test,  which  is 

completed  in  the  fourth  quarter  each  year,  was  consistent  with  the  risks  inherent  in  its  business  and  with  industry 

discount rates.

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  13.  The  Company  has  made  pretax  accruals  for  certain  of  these  contingencies, 

including  approximately  $1.8  million  in  Fiscal  2012,  $2.9  million  in  Fiscal  2011  and  $0.8  million  in  Fiscal  2010,  

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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

Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

respectively. These charges are included in provision for discontinued operations, net in the Consolidated Statements 

of  Operations  (see  Note  3).  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 and value added taxes. 

Catalog and Internet sales are recorded at estimated time of delivery to the customer and are net of estimated returns 

and  exclude  sales  taxes.  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 increased in a period, the Company includes an expense within the tax provision in the 

Consolidated Statements of Operations. These deferred tax valuation allowances may be released in future years when 

management considers that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. 

In making such a determination, management will need to periodically evaluate whether or not all available evidence, 

such  as  future  taxable  income  and  reversal  of  temporary  differences,  tax  planning  strategies,  and  recent  results  of 

operations, provides sufficient positive evidence to offset any other potential negative evidence that may exist at such 

time. In the event the deferred tax valuation allowance is released, the Company would record an income tax benefit for 

the portion or all of the deferred tax valuation allowance released. At January 28, 2012, the Company had a deferred 

tax valuation allowance of $3.8 million. The Company recorded an effective income tax rate of 40.2% for Fiscal 2012 

compared  to  35.8%  for  Fiscal  2011.  This  year’s  rate  is  higher  due  to  transaction  costs  and  deferred  purchase  price 

related to the Schuh acquisition which are considered permanent differences. The rate for Fiscal 2011 was unusually 

low reflecting the net reduction of the Company’s liability for uncertain tax positions of $1.3 million in Fiscal 2011.

Income tax reserves are determined using the methodology required by the Income Tax Topic of the Codification. This 

methodology 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 

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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. The Company believes it is reasonably possible that there will be an $8.0 million decrease 

in the gross tax liability for uncertain tax positions within the next 12 months based upon the expiration of statutes of 

limitation in various tax jurisdictions and potential settlements.

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

Full-time  employees  who  had  at  least  1,000  hours  of  service  in  calendar  year  2004,  except  employees  in  the  Lids 

Sports  Group  and  Schuh  Group  segments,  are  covered  by  a  defined  benefit  pension  plan.  The  Company  froze  the 

defined  benefit  pension  plan  effective  January  1,  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.

As required by the Compensation – Retirement Benefits Topic of the Codification, the Company is required to recognize 

the  overfunded  or  underfunded  status  of  postretirement  benefit  plans  as  an  asset  or  liability  in  their  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.

The  Company  accounts  for  the  defined  benefit  pension  plans  using  the  Compensation-Retirement  Benefits  Topic  of 

the  Codification.  As  permitted  under  this  topic,  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.  The  Company  recognizes  compensation  expense  for  share-based  payments  based  on  the  fair  value  of 

the awards as required by the Compensation – Stock Compensation Topic of the Codification. For Fiscal 2012, 2011 

and 2010, share-based compensation expense was less than $1,000, $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively. The 

Company  did  not  issue  any  new  share-based  compensation  awards  in  Fiscal  2012,  2011  or  2010.  For  Fiscal  2012, 

2011 and 2010, restricted stock expense was $7.7 million, $7.8 million and $6.5 million, respectively. 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. 

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

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 January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011 are cash equivalents of $0.2 million 

and $29.8 million, respectively. Cash equivalents are highly-liquid financial instruments having an original maturity of 

three months or less. At January 28, 2012, substantially all of the Company’s domestic cash was invested in deposit 

accounts at FDIC-insured banks. All of the Company’s domestic deposit account balances are currently FDIC insured 

as  a  result  of  the  Dodd-Frank  Wall  Street  Reform  and  Consumer  Protection  Act.  The  majority  of  payments  due  from 

banks for domestic customer credit card transactions process within 24–48 hours and are accordingly classified as 

cash and cash equivalents.

At January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011 outstanding checks drawn on zero-balance accounts at certain domestic 

banks  exceeded  book  cash  balances  at  those  banks  by  approximately  $39.0  million  and  $36.1  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. The Company’s Lids 

Team Sports wholesale business sells primarily to colleges and high school athletic teams and their fan bases. Including 

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both footwear wholesale and Lids Team Sports wholesale business receivables, one customer accounted for 5% of the 

Company’s total trade receivables balance, while no other customer accounted for more than 4% of the Company’s total 

trade receivables balance as of January 28, 2012.

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 

3–10 YEARS

FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 

10 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 Operations.

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 deferred rent.

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 the Intangibles – Goodwill and Other Topic of the Codification, goodwill and intangible assets 

with indefinite lives are not amortized, but are tested at least annually, during the fourth quarter, for impairment. The 

Company will update the tests between annual tests if events or circumstances occur that would more likely than not 

reduce  the  fair  value  of  the  business  unit  with  which  the  goodwill  is  associated  below  its  carrying  amount.  It  is  also 

required that intangible assets with finite lives be amortized over their respective lives to their estimated residual values, 

and reviewed for impairment in accordance with the Property, Plant and Equipment Topic of the Codification.

Intangible  assets  of  the  Company  with  indefinite  lives  are  primarily  goodwill  and  identifiable  trademarks  acquired 

in  connection  with  the  acquisition  of  Schuh  Group  Ltd.  in  June  2011  and  Hat  World  Corporation  in  April  2004.  The 

Consolidated Balance Sheets include goodwill for the Lids Sports Group of $159.1 million, $99.9 million for the Schuh 

Group and $0.8 million for Licensed Brands at January 28, 2012 and for the Lids Sports Group of $152.5 million and 

$0.8 million for Licensed Brands at January 29, 2011. 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, projected future cash flows and observable market data. 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. The Company 

has not had an impairment charge for intangible assets.

Identifiable intangible assets of the Company with finite lives are primarily trademarks acquired in connection with the 

acquisition of Hat Shack, Inc. in January 2007, Impact Sports in November 2008, Great Plains Sports in September 2009, 

Sports Fan-Attic in November 2009, Brand Innovators in May 2010, Anaconda Sports in August 2010, Keuka Footwear 

in August 2010 and Sports Avenue in October 2010, customer lists, in-place leases, non-compete agreements and a 

vendor contract. 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,  

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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 January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011 are:

FAIR VALUES

I N   T H O U S A N D S 

R e v o l v e r   B o r r o w i n g s 
U K   Te r m   L o a n s 

J A N U A R Y   2 8 ,   2 0 1 2 

J A N U A R Y   2 9 ,   2 0 1 1  

C A R R Y I N G 
A M O U N T 

FA I R  
V A L U E  

C A R R Y I N G 
A M O U N T 

FA I R
V A L U E

$  5,000  $  5,021 
35,387 

35,704 

$ 

-0-  $ 
-0- 

-0-
-0-

Debt fair values were determined using the income approach which measures the value of an asset by the present value of 

its future economic benefits.

Carrying amounts reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets for cash, cash equivalents, receivables and accounts 

payable approximate fair value due to the short-term maturity of these instruments.

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 $9.2 million, $5.9 million and $4.8 million for Fiscal 2012, Fiscal 2011 and Fiscal 2010, respectively.

G I F T   C A R D S

The  Company  has  a  gift  card  program  that  began  in  calendar  1999  for  its  Lids  Sports  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.

Gift card breakage is recognized in revenues each period. Gift card breakage recognized as revenue was $0.6 million, 

$0.7 million and $0.7 million for Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Consolidated Balance Sheets include an 

accrued liability for gift cards of $10.4 million and $9.0 million at January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, 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 are included in the cost of inventory and are 

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.

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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 Operations.

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 the Property, Plant and Equipment Topic 

of the Codification, 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 Operations, 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 the Property, Plant 

and Equipment Topic of the Codification, 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 the Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations Topic of the Codification.

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 $42.5 million, $35.1 million and $33.8 

million for Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Direct response advertising costs for catalogs are capitalized in 

accordance with the Other Assets and Deferred Costs Topic for Capitalized Advertising Costs of the Codification. Such 

costs  are  amortized  over  the  estimated  future  period  as  revenues  realized  from  such  advertising,  not  to  exceed  six 

months. The Consolidated Balance Sheets include prepaid assets for direct response advertising costs of $1.1 million 

at both January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011.

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  the  Revenue  Recognition 

Topic for Customer Payments and Incentives of the Codification.

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Cooperative advertising costs recognized in selling and administrative expenses were $3.3 million, $3.2 million and $2.8 

million for Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. During Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, 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 specific 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 $3.0 million, $3.1 million and $3.6 million for Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. During Fiscal 

2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company’s cooperative advertising reimbursements received were not in excess of the costs 

incurred.

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 11).

O T H E R   C O M P R E H E N S I V E   I N C O M E

The  Comprehensive  Income  Topic  of  the  Codification  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  January  28,  2012  consisted  of  $29.6  million  of  cumulative  pension  liability  adjustments,  net 

of  tax,  a  cumulative  post  retirement  liability  adjustment  of  $0.3  million,  net  of  tax,  and  a  foreign  currency  translation 

adjustment of $3.1 million.

B U S I N E S S   S E G M E N T S

The Segment Reporting Topic of the Codification, requires that companies disclose “operating segments” based on 

the way management disaggregates the Company’s operations for making internal operating decisions (see Note 14).

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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

The Derivatives and Hedging Topic of the Codification requires 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. In prior periods, the Company entered into a small 

amount of foreign currency forward exchange contracts in order to reduce exposure to foreign currency exchange rate 

fluctuations in connection with inventory purchase commitments for its Johnston & Murphy Group.

There were no such contracts outstanding at January 28, 2012 or January 29, 2011. For the year ended January 28, 

2012,  the  Company  recorded  an  unrealized  loss  on  foreign  currency  forward  contracts  of  less  than  $0.1  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 losses related to forward exchange contracts will be reclassified 

from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings through higher cost of sales over the succeeding year. 

N E W   A C C O U N T I N G   P R I N C I P L E S

In  June  2011,  FASB  issued  Accounting  Standards  Update  No.  2011-05,  an  update  to  the  FASB  Codification 

Comprehensive  Income  Topic,  which  amends  the  existing  accounting  standards  related  to  the  presentation  of 

comprehensive  income  in  a  company’s  financial  statements.  This  update  requires  that  all  non-owner  changes  in 

shareholders’ equity be presented in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate 

but  consecutive  statements.  In  the  two  statement  approach,  the  first  statement  would  present  total  net  earnings 

and  its  components  followed  consecutively  by  a  second  statement  that  should  present  total  other  comprehensive 

income,  the  components  of  other  comprehensive  income  and  the  total  of  comprehensive  income.  Under  either 

presentation  alternative,  reclassification  adjustments  and  the  effect  of  those  adjustments  on  net  earnings  and  other 

comprehensive  income  must  be  presented  in  the  respective  statement  or  statements,  as  applicable.  This  update 

becomes  effective  in  periods  beginning  after  December  15,  2011  and  is  required  to  be  adopted  retrospectively. 

Early  adoption  is  permitted.  The  Company  is  currently  evaluating  which  of  the  two  presentation  alternatives  it  will 

adopt,  but  it  is  not  expected  to  have  a  significant  impact  on  the  Company’s  results  of  operations  or  financial  position.

In  September  2011,  the  FASB  issued  Accounting  Standards  Update  No.  2011-08,  an  update  to  FASB  Codification 

Intangibles  –  Goodwill  and  Other  Topic,  which  amends  the  existing  accounting  standards  related  to  the  method  of 

assessing  goodwill  for  potential  impairment.  Specifically,  this  update  limits  the  requirement  for  a  company  to  perform 

a  quantitative  goodwill  impairment  test  to  situations  in  which  management  believes  it  is  more  likely  than  not  that  the 

fair  value  of  a  reporting  unit  is  less  than  its  carrying  amount.  This  update  becomes  effective  for  annual  and  interim 

goodwill  impairment  tests  performed  for  fiscal  years  beginning  after  December  15,  2011.  Early  adoption  is  permitted. 

The  Company  will  adopt  this  update  in  Fiscal  2013  which  begins  January  29,  2012.  The  Company  does  not  expect 

the  adoption  of  this  update  to  have  a  significant  impact  on  the  Company’s  results  of  operations  or  financial  position.

In  December  2011,  the  FASB  issued  Accounting  Standards  Update  No.  2011-12,  an  update  to  the  FASB  Codification 

Comprehensive  Income  Topic,  which  defers  the  specific  requirement  to  present  items  that  are  reclassified  from 

accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  to  net  earnings  separately  with  their  respective  components  of  net 

earnings  and  other  comprehensive  income.  The  update  does  not  defer  the  requirement  to  report  comprehensive 

income  either  in  a  single  continuous  statement  or  in  two  separate  but  consecutive  financial  statements.  This 

update  becomes  effective  in  periods  beginning  after  December  15,  2011.  The  Company  does  not  expect  the 

adoption  of  this  update  to  have  a  significant  impact  on  the  Company’s  results  of  operations  or  financial  position.

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Note 2: Acquisitions and Intangible Assets

S C H U H   A C Q U I S I T I O N

On June 23, 2011, the Company, through its newly-formed, wholly-owned subsidiary Genesco (UK) Limited (“Genesco 

UK”),  completed  the  acquisition  of  all  the  outstanding  shares  of  Schuh  Group  Ltd.  (“Schuh”)  for  a  total  purchase 

price of approximately £100 million, less £29.5 million outstanding under existing Schuh credit facilities, which remain 

in  place,  less  a  £1.9  million  working  capital  adjustment  and  plus  £6.2  million  net  cash  acquired,  with  £5.0  million 

withheld until satisfaction of certain closing conditions. The Company financed the acquisition with borrowings under 

its  existing  credit  facility  and  the  balance  from  cash  on  hand.  The  purchase  agreement  also  provides  for  deferred 

purchase price payments totaling £25 million, payable £15 million and £10 million on the third and fourth anniversaries 

of the closing, respectively, subject to the payees’ not having terminated their employment with Schuh under certain 

specified circumstances. This amount will be recorded as compensation expense and not reported as a component of 

the cost of the acquisition. During the fiscal year ended January 28, 2012, compensation expense related to the Schuh 

acquisition deferred purchase price obligation was $7.2 million. This expense is included in operating income for the 

Schuh Group segment.

Headquartered in Scotland, Schuh is a specialty retailer of casual and athletic footwear sold through 64 retail stores 

in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and 14 concessions in Republic apparel stores as of January 28, 

2012.  The  Company  believes  the  acquisition  will  enhance  its  strategic  development  and  prospects  for  growth  and 

provide  the  Company  with  an  established  retail  presence  in  the  United  Kingdom  and  improved  insight  into  global 

fashion trends. The results of Schuh’s operations for the fiscal year from the date of acquisition through January 28, 

2012, including net sales of $212.3 million and operating income of $11.7 million, have been included in the Company’s 

Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2012. During the fiscal year ended January 28, 

2012, the Company expensed $7.4 million in costs related to the acquisition. These costs were recorded as selling and 

administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The  acquisition  has  been  accounted  for  using  the  purchase  method  in  accordance  with  the  amended  Business 

Combinations Topic of the Codification. Accordingly, the total purchase price has been allocated to the assets acquired 

and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at acquisition as follows (amounts in thousands):

At June 23, 2011

Cash 

Accounts Receivable 

Inventories 

Other current assets 

Property and equipment 

Other non-current assets 

Deferred taxes 

Trademarks 

Other intangibles 

Goodwill 

Accounts payable 

Other current liabilities 

Long-term debt (includes current portion) 

Other non-current liabilities 

Net Assets Acquired 

$  24,836

4,673

32,179

7,565

30,314

6,977

4,197

27,224

4,995

  102,907

(16,196)

(24,718)

(62,562)

(26,637)

$  115,754

The  trademarks  acquired  include  the  concept  names  and  are  deemed  to  have  an  indefinite  life.  Other  intangibles 

include a $1.7 million customer list, a $2.5 million asset to reflect the adjustment of acquired leases to market and a 

vendor contract of $0.8 million. The weighted average amortization period for the asset to adjust acquired leases to 

market is 2.7 years. The weighted average amortization period for customer lists is 4.6 years.

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Note 2: Acquisitions and Intangible Assets, Continued 

The  recorded  amounts  above  are  provisional  and  subject  to  change.  Specifically,  the  following  items  are  subject  to 

change:

-  Amounts  for  income  tax  assets,  receivables  and  liabilities  pending  further  review  of  Schuh’s  pre-acquisition  tax  

information, which may change certain estimates and assumptions used.

Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the net assets recognized and represents 

the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately 

recognized. Specifically, the goodwill recorded as part of the acquisition of Schuh includes the expected purchasing 

synergies and other benefits that result from combining the Schuh business with the Company, improved insight into 

global fashion trends, any intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition and an acquired assembled 

workforce. The goodwill related to the Schuh acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes.

The following pro forma information presents the results of operations of the Company as if the Schuh acquisition had 

taken  place  at  the  beginning  of  Fiscal  2011  or  January  31,  2010.  Pro  forma  adjustments  have  been  made  to  reflect 

additional  interest  expense  from  the  $89.0  million  in  debt  associated  with  the  acquisition,  interest  expense  on  the 

acquired debt, amortization of intangible assets and the related income tax effects. Pro forma earnings for the twelve 

months ended January 28, 2012 have been adjusted to exclude $7.4 million of costs related to the acquisition.

IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA 
Net sales 
Earnings from continuing operations 
Earnings per share:
  Basic 
  Diluted 

TWELVE MONTHS ENDED –  

TWELVE MONTHS ENDED –     

PRO FORMA 

JANUARY 28, 2012 
2,384,267 
$ 
86,378 

$ 
$ 

3.71 
3.62 

PRO FORMA

JANUARY 29, 2011
2,045,473
$ 
57,897

$ 
$ 

2.49
2.44

The pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of the 

results of operations that would have occurred had the Schuh acquisition occurred at the beginning of Fiscal 2011.

I N TA N G I B L E   A S S E T S

Other intangibles by major classes were as follows:

LEASES 

CUSTOMER LISTS 

OTHER* 

TOTAL

IN THOUSANDS 
Gross other intangibles 
Accumulated amortization 
Net Other Intangibles 

JAN. 29, 2011 

JAN. 28, 2012 

JAN. 28, 2012 
JAN. 29, 2011
$  12,390  $  9,837  $  14,062  $  12,206  $  2,001  $  1,100  $  28,453  $  23,143
(603) 
(10,565)
(13,645) 
497  $  14,808  $  12,578

(3,292) 
$  2,913  $  1,355  $  10,770  $  10,726  $  1,125  $ 

(9,477) 

(8,482) 

(1,480) 

JAN. 28, 2012 

JAN. 28, 2012 

(876) 

JAN. 29, 2011 

JAN. 29, 2011 

 *Includes non-compete agreements, vendor contract and backlog.

The amortization of intangibles was $4.2 million, $2.5 million and $0.9 million for Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. 

The amortization of intangibles will be $4.6 million, $4.1 million, $3.1 million, $2.1 million and $1.7 million for Fiscal 2013, 

2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively.

Note 3: Restructuring and Other Charges and Discontinued Operations

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 Operations.

The Company recorded a pretax charge to earnings of $2.7 million in Fiscal 2012. The charge reflected in restructuring 

and  other,  net,  included  $1.1  million  for  retail  store  asset  impairments,  $0.9  million  for  other  legal  matters  and  $0.7 

million  for  expenses  related  to  the  computer  network  intrusion.  For  additional  information  on  the  computer  network 

intrusion, see Note 13.

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Note 3: Restructuring and Other Charges and Discontinued Operations, Continued

The Company recorded a pretax charge to earnings of $8.6 million in Fiscal 2011. The charge reflected in restructuring 

and other, net, included $7.2 million for retail store asset impairments, $1.3 million for expenses related to the computer 

network intrusion and $0.1 million for other legal matters.

The Company recorded a pretax charge to earnings of $13.5 million in Fiscal 2010. The charge reflected in restructuring 

and other, net, included $13.3 million for retail store asset impairments and $0.4 million for lease terminations offset by 

$0.3 million for other legal matters. Also included in the charge was $0.1 million in excess markdowns related to the 

lease terminations which is reflected in cost of sales on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

D I S C O N T I N U E D   O P E R AT I O N S

In Fiscal 2012, the Company recorded an additional charge to earnings of $1.7 million ($1.0 million net of tax) reflected 

in discontinued operations, including $1.8 million primarily for anticipated costs of environmental remedial alternatives 

related  to  former  facilities  operated  by  the  Company,  offset  by  a  $0.1  million  gain  for  excess  provisions  to  prior 

discontinued operations (see Note 13).

In Fiscal 2011, the Company recorded an additional charge to earnings of $2.2 million ($1.3 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  $0.7  million  gain  for  excess  provisions  to  prior 

discontinued operations (see Note 13).

In Fiscal 2010, the Company recorded an additional charge to earnings of $0.5 million ($0.3 million net of tax) reflected 

in discontinued operations, including $0.8 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 13).

ACCRUED PROVISION FOR DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

IN THOUSANDS 
Balance January 30, 2010 
Additional provision Fiscal 2011 
Charges and adjustments, net 
Balance January 29, 2011 
Additional provision Fiscal 2012 
Charges and adjustments, net 
Balance January 28, 2012* 
Current provision for discontinued operations 
Total Noncurrent Provision for Discontinued Operations 
*Includes a $13.0 million environmental provision, including $8.8 million in current provision for discontinued operations.

FACILITY

SHUTDOWN 

COSTS
$  15,414
2,203
(2,582)
15,035
1,692
(4,210)
12,517
8,250
$  4,267

Note 4: Inventories

I N   T H O U S A N D S 
Raw materials 
Goods in process 
Wholesale finished goods 
Retail merchandise 
Total Inventories 

Note 5: Fair Value

J A N U A R Y   2 8 ,   

2 0 1 2 
$  30,636 
-0- 
53,453 
  351,024 
$  435,113 

J A N U A R Y  2 9 ,
2 0 1 1
$  11,952
338
47,866
  299,580
$ 359,736

The  Fair  Value  Measurements  and  Disclosures  Topic  of  the  Codification  defines  fair  value,  establishes  a  framework 

for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about 

fair value  measurements. This Topic defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or 

paid  to  transfer  a  liability  (an  exit  price)  in  the  principal  or  most  advantageous  market  for  the  asset  or  liability  in  an 

orderly  transaction  between  market  participants  on  the  measurement  date.  It  also  establishes  a  fair  value  hierarchy 

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Note 5: Fair Value, Continued

which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when 

measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value: 

L E V E L   1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

L E V E L   2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted 

prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market 

data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

L E V E L 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value 

of the assets or liabilities.

A  financial  asset  or  liability’s  classification  within  the  hierarchy  is  determined  based  on  the  lowest  level  input  that  is 

significant to the fair value measurement.

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of 

January 28, 2012 aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall (in thousands):

Measured as of April 30, 2011 

Measured as of July 30, 2011 

Measured as of October 29, 2011 

Measured as of January 28, 2012 

LO N G - L I V E D
A S S E T S 
H E L D   A N D   U S E D 

$  548 

$  189 

$ 

$ 

65 

6 

L E V E L   1 

L E V E L   2 

L E V E L   3 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

-  

-  

-  

-  

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

- 

- 

- 

- 

$  548 

$  189 

$ 

$ 

65 

6 

T O TA L
LO S S E S  

$  747

$  313

$ 

$ 

43

16

In accordance with the Property, Plant and Equipment Topic of the Codification, the Company recorded $1.1 million of 

impairment charges as a result of the fair value measurement of its long-lived assets held and used on a nonrecurring 

basis during the twelve months ended January 28, 2012. These charges are reflected in restructuring and other, net on 

the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company used a discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value of these long-lived assets at January 28,  

2012.  Discount  rate  and  growth  rate  assumptions  are  derived  from  current  economic  conditions,  expectations  of 

management  and  projected  trends  of  current  operating  results.  As  a  result,  the  Company  has  determined  that  the 

majority of the inputs used to value its long-lived assets held and used are unobservable inputs that fall within Level 3 

of the fair value hierarchy.

Note 6: Long-Term Debt

I N   T H O U S A N D S 

Revolver borrowings  
UK term loans 

Total long-term debt 
Current portion 

Total Noncurrent Portion of Long-Term Debt 

J A N U A R Y   2 8 ,   2 0 1 2 

J A N U A R Y   2 9 ,   2 0 1 1  

 $ 

5,000 
35,704 

40,704 
8,773 

$  31,931 

$ 

$ 

-0-
-0-

-0-
-0-

-0-

Long-term debt maturing during each of the next five years ending January is $8.8 million, $5.5 million, $5.5 million, 

$20.9 million and $0.0 million.

C R E D I T   A G R E E M E N T:

On  June  23,  2011,  the  Company  entered  into  a  First  Amendment  (the  “Amendment”)  to  the  Second  Amended  and 

Restated  Credit  Agreement  (the  “Credit  Facility”)  dated  January  21,  2011  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 and collateral agent. The Amendment raised the aggregate principal amount on the credit facility 

to $375.0 million from $300.0 million. The Credit Facility was amended to permit the Schuh acquisition (see Note 2). 

The Credit Facility expires January 21, 2016.

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Note 6: Long-Term Debt, Continued 

Deferred financing costs incurred of $3.0 million related to the Credit Facility were capitalized and are being amortized over 

five years. Deferred financing costs incurred of $0.7 million related to the Amendment were also capitalized and are being 

amortized over five years. These costs are included in other non-current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company had $5.0 million revolver borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility at January 28, 2012 and $35.7 

million in term loans outstanding under the U.K. Credit Facility (described below) at January 28, 2012. The Company 

had outstanding letters of credit of $10.1 million under the Credit Facility at January 28, 2012. These letters of credit 

support product purchases and lease and insurance indemnifications.

The material terms of the Credit Facility, as amended, are as follows:

A V A I L A B I L I T Y

The amended Credit Facility is a revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of $375.0 million, with a $40.0 

million swingline loan sublimit, a $70.0 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit and a Canadian sub-

facility of up to $8.0 million. The Company canceled its Tranche A-1 sublimit of up to $30.0 million as of December 27, 

2011. The facility has a five-year term. Any swingline loans and any letters of credit and borrowings under the Canadian 

facility  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  $75.0  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 Credit Facility shall at no time exceed the lesser of the facility amount ($375.0 million or, if increased 

at  the  Company’s  option,  subject  to  the  receipt  of  commitments  for  the  increased  amount,  up  to  $450.0  million)  or 

the “Borrowing Base”, which generally is based on 90% of eligible inventory plus 85% of eligible wholesale receivables 

(50% of eligible wholesale receivables of the Lids Team Sports business) plus 90% of eligible credit card and debit card 

receivables less applicable reserves.

C O L L AT E R A L

The  loans  and  other  obligations  under  the  Credit  Facility  are  secured  by  a  perfected  first  priority  lien  and  security 

interest  in  all  tangible  and  intangible  assets  and  excludes  real  estate  and  leaseholds  of  the  Company  and  certain 

subsidiaries of the Company. In addition, with the amendment to the Credit Facility, the Company pledged 65% of its 

interest in Genesco (UK) Limited. 

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:  

Domestic Facility

(a) LIBOR plus the applicable margin (as defined and based on average Excess Availability during the prior quarter or 

(b) the applicable margin plus the higher of (i) the Bank of America prime rate, (ii) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% or 

(iii) LIBOR for an interest period of thirty days plus 1.0%.

The initial applicable margin for base rate loans and U.S. Index rate loans is 1.25% and the initial applicable margin for 

LIBOR loans and BA equivalent loans is 2.25%. 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 Loan Cap (being the lesser of the total commitments and 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 U.S. Index rate loans and 

at the end of each interest rate period (but not less often than quarterly) for LIBOR loans and BA equivalent loans. 

The Company is also required to pay a commitment fee on the actual daily unused portions of the Credit Facility at a 

rate of (i) 0.50% per annum if less than 50% of the Credit Facility has been utilized on average during the immediately 

preceding fiscal quarter or (ii) 0.375% per annum if 50% or more of the Credit Facility has been utilized during such 

fiscal quarter.

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Note 6: Long-Term Debt, Continued

Canadian Sub-Facility

(a)  For  loans  made  in  Canadian  dollars,  the  bankers’  acceptances  (“BA”)  rate  plus  the  applicable  margin  or  (b)  the 

Canadian Prime Rate (defined as the highest of the (i) Bank of America Canadian Prime Rate, (ii) 0.50% plus the Bank 

of America (Canadian) overnight rate, and (iii) 1.0% plus the BA rate for a 30 day interest period) plus the applicable 

margin for loans made in U.S. dollars, LIBOR plus the applicable margin or the U.S. Index Rate (defined as the highest 

of the (i) Bank of America (Canada branch) U.S. dollar base rate, (ii) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, and (iii) LIBOR 

for an interest period of thirty days plus 1.0%) plus the applicable margin. 

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 Excess Availability is less than the greater 

of $27.5 million or 12.5% of the Loan Cap. If and during such time as Excess Availability is less than the greater of $27.5 

million or 12.5% of the Loan Cap, the Credit Facility requires the Company to meet a minimum fixed charge coverage 

ratio of (a) an amount equal to consolidated EBITDA less capital expenditures and taxes paid in cash, in each case 

for such period, to (b) fixed charges for such period, of not less than 1.0:1.0. Excess Availability was $272.4 million at 

January 28, 2012. Because Excess Availability exceeded $27.5 million or 12.5% of the Loan Cap, the Company was not 

required to comply with this financial covenant at January 28, 2012. 

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.  The  Amended  Credit  Facility  permits  the  Company  to 

incur up to $250.0 million of senior debt provided that certain terms and conditions are met. 

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 Excess Availability 

is less than the greater of $35.0 million or 15% of the Loan Cap 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  and  to  agreements  which  would  have  a  material  adverse  effect  if  breached,  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. 

U. K .   C R E D I T   FA C I L I T Y 

In connection with the Schuh acquisition, Schuh entered into an amended and restated Senior Term Facilities Agreement 

and Working Capital Facility Letter (collectively, the “UK Credit Facility”) which provides for term loans of up to £29.5 

million  (a  £15.5  million  A  term  loan  and  £14.0  million  B  term  loan)  and  a  working  capital  facility  of  £5.0  million.  The 

A term loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.50% per annum. The B term loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 3.75% per 

annum. The Company is not required to make any payments on the B term loan until it expires October 31, 2015, unless 

the Company’s Schuh Group segment has excess cash flow. The Company paid £4.5 million on the B term loan in the 

fourth quarter of Fiscal 2012. The working capital facility bears interest at the Base Rate (as defined) plus 2.25% per 

annum.

The UK Credit Facility contains certain covenants at the Schuh level including a minimum interest coverage covenant 

initially set at 4.25x and increasing to 4.50x in January 2012 and thereafter, a maximum leverage covenant initially set at 

2.75x declining over time at various rates to 2.25x beginning in July 2012 and a minimum cash flow coverage of 1.10x. 

The Company was in compliance with all the covenants at January 28, 2012.

The UK Credit Facility is secured by a pledge of all the assets of Schuh and its subsidiaries.

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Note 6: Long-Term Debt, Continued

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 1/8% Convertible Subordinated 

Debentures  (the  “Debentures”)  due  June  15,  2023.  The  Debentures  were  convertible  at  the  option  of  the  holders  into 

shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share: (1) in any quarter in which the price of its common 

stock issuable upon conversion of a Debenture reached 120% or more of the conversion price ($24.07 or more) for 10 

of the last 30 trading days of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, (2) if specified corporate transactions occurred 

or (3) if the trading price for the Debentures fell below certain thresholds. Upon conversion, the Company would 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 $1,000 principal amount of Debentures was convertible into 49.8462 shares (equivalent 

to a conversion price of $20.06 per share of common stock) subject to adjustment. There were $30,000 of debentures 

converted to 1,356 shares of common stock during Fiscal 2008.

On  April  29,  2009,  the  Company  entered  into  separate  exchange  agreements  whereby  it  acquired  and  retired  $56.4 

million in aggregate principal amount ($51.3 million fair value) of its Debentures due June 15, 2023 in exchange for the 

issuance of 3,066,713 shares of its common stock, which include 2,811,575 shares that were reserved for conversion 

of the Debentures and 255,138 additional inducement shares, and a cash payment of approximately $0.9 million. The 

inducement  was  not  deductible  for  tax  purposes.  During  the  fourth  quarter  of  Fiscal  2010,  holders  of  an  aggregate  of 

$21.04 million principal amount of its 4 1/8% Convertible Subordinated Debentures were converted to 1,048,764 shares 

of  common  stock  pursuant  to  separate  conversion  agreements  which  provided  for  payment  of  an  aggregate  of  $0.3 

million to induce conversion. On November 4, 2009, the Company issued a notice of redemption to the remaining holders 

of the $8.775 million outstanding 4 1/8% Convertible Subordinated Debentures. As permitted by the Indenture, holders 

of  all  except  $1,000  in  principal  amount  of  the  remaining  Debentures  converted  their  Debentures  to  437,347  shares 

of  common  stock  prior  to  the  redemption  date  of  December  3,  2009.  As  a  result  of  the  exchange  agreements  and 

conversions, the Company recognized a loss on the early retirement of debt of $5.5 million in Fiscal 2010, reflected on 

the  Consolidated  Statements  of  Operations.  After  the  exchanges  and  conversions  there  was  zero  aggregate  principal 

amount of Debentures outstanding.

Deferred financing costs of $2.9 million relating to the issuance were initially capitalized and being amortized over seven 

years. As a result of adoption of the FASB’s Debt with Conversion and Other Options Sub-Topic of the Codification, $0.7 

million was reclassified from deferred note expense to additional paid-in capital. Due to the exchanges and conversions, 

deferred financing costs of $0.3 million were written off and included in loss on early retirement of debt in the Consolidated 

Statements of Operations for Fiscal 2010.

Note 7: Commitments Under Long-Term Leases

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 2031. The store 

leases in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada typically have initial terms of between 5 and 10 years. The stores 

leases  in  the  United  Kingdom  and  the  Republic  of  Ireland  typically  have  initial  terms  of  between  10  and  35  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 

2012  
$ 192,175 
12,918 
(686) 
$ 204,407 

2011 
$ 167,558 
5,827 
(642) 
$ 172,743 

2010
$ 159,553
4,780
(652)
$ 163,681 

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Note 7: Commitments Under Long-Term Leases, Continued

Minimum rental commitments payable in future years are:

FISCAL YEARS 
2013 
2014 
2015 
2016 
2017 
Later years 
Total Minimum Rental Commitments 

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IN THOUSANDS
   $  202,882
189,333
172,452
150,368
124,056
 294,881 
   $ 1,133,972

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 $17.6 

million and $18.4 million for Fiscal 2012 and 2011, respectively, and deferred rent of $35.2 million and $33.0 million for 

Fiscal  2012  and  2011,  respectively,  are  included  in  deferred  rent  and  other  long-term  liabilities  on  the  Consolidated 

Balance Sheets.

Note 8: Equity

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

2012 

2011 

2010 

2012 

2011 

2010   

RATIO 

 VOTES 

CLASS (IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE)* 
AUTHORIZED 
Subordinated Serial Preferred (Cumulative)
Aggregate 

3,000,000** 

- 

64,368  30,368 
40,449  11,643 
3,397 
53,764 
-0- 
800,000 

- 
33,497 
12,163 
3,579 
-0- 

- 

- 

33,497  $1,215 
1,164 
12,326 
340 
3,579 
-0- 
-0- 

- 
$1,340 
1,216 
358 
-0- 

- 

$1,340 
1,233 
358 
-0- 

N/A 
.83 
2.11 
1.52 

$2.30 Series 1 
$4.75 Series 3 
$4.75 Series 4 

  Series 6 
$1.50 Subordinated 
  Cumulative Preferred 

N/A
1
2
1
100

1

5,000,000  30,067 
  75,475 

30,067 
79,306 

30,067 
79,469 

902 
3,621 

902 
3,816 

902 
3,833

Employees’ Subordinated
  Convertible Preferred 
Stated Value of Issued Shares 
Employees’ Preferred Stock Purchase Accounts 
Total Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock 

5,000,000  47,922 

       *In order of preference for liquidation and dividends.

49,192 

50,350 

1,437 
5,058 
(101) 
  $4,957 

1,476 
5,292 
(109) 
$5,183 

1,510 
5,343

(123) 
$5,220 

1.00*** 

1

     **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 31, 2009 

Other 

Balance January 30, 2010 

Other 

Balance January 29, 2011 

Other 
Balance January 28, 2012 

NON-REDEEMABLE 

EMPLOYEES’  

TOTAL

NON-REDEEMABLE 

EMPLOYEES’ 

PREFERRED STOCK  

NON-REDEEMABLE

PREFERRED STOCK 
$ 3,833 

PREFERRED STOCK 
$ 1,502 

PURCHASE ACCOUNTS  
$ (132) 

PREFERRED STOCK
$  5,203

-0- 

3,833 

(17) 

3,816 

(195) 
 $3,621 

$ 

61

8 

1,510 

(34) 

1,476 

(39) 
1,437 

9 

(123) 

14 

(109) 

8 
$(101) 

17

5,220

(37)

5,183

(226)
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Note 8: Equity, Continued

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  1  are  $40  per  share  and  for  Series  3  and  4  are  each  $100  per  share  plus 

accumulated dividends; liquidation value for Series 1 is $40 per share plus accumulated dividends and for Series 3 and 

4 is $100 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, 15% 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, 

at the exercise price, shares of the acquiring company having a market value of twice the exercise price. The rights 

expire in March 2020, are redeemable under certain circumstances for $.01 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 – $1 par value. Authorized: 80,000,000 shares; issued: January 28, 2012 – 24,757,826 shares; January 29, 2011 –  

24,162,634 shares. There were 488,464 shares held in treasury at January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011. Each outstanding 

share is entitled to one vote. At January 28, 2012, common shares were reserved as follows: 102,886 shares for conversion of 

preferred stock; 394,627 shares for the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan; 92,146 shares for the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan; 1,953,346 

shares  for  the  2009  Amended  and  Restated  Stock  Incentive  Plan;  and  315,901  shares  for  the  Genesco  Employee  Stock 

Purchase Plan.

For the year ended January 28, 2012, 390,357 shares of common stock were issued for the exercise of stock options at an 

average weighted exercise price of $24.82, for a total of $9.7 million; 289,407 shares of common stock were issued as restricted 

shares as part of the 2009 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan; 2,717 shares of common stock were issued for the 

purchase of shares under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan at an average weighted market price of $48.95, for a total of 

$0.1 million; 14,643 shares were issued to directors for no consideration; 93,089 shares were withheld for taxes on restricted 

stock vested in Fiscal 2012; 14,081 shares of restricted stock were forfeited in Fiscal 2012; and 5,238 shares were issued in 

miscellaneous conversions of Series 1, 3, 4 and Employees’ Subordinated Convertible Preferred Stock. The 390,357 options 

exercised were all fixed stock options (see Note 12).

For the year ended January 29, 2011, 118,450 shares of common stock were issued for the exercise of stock options 

at  an  average  weighted  exercise  price  of  $18.77,  for  a  total  of  $2.2  million;  404,995  shares  of  common  stock  were 

issued as restricted shares as part of the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan; 4,230 shares of common stock were issued for the 

purchase of shares under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan at an average weighted market price of $28.39, for a total 

of $0.1 million; 17,838 shares were issued to directors for no consideration; 81,731 shares were withheld for taxes on 

restricted stock vested in Fiscal 2011; 1,575 shares of restricted stock were forfeited in Fiscal 2011; and 1,501 shares 

were issued in miscellaneous conversions of Series 3 and Employees’ Subordinated Convertible Preferred Stock. The 

118,450 options exercised were all fixed stock options (see Note 12). In addition, the Company repurchased and retired 

863,767 shares of common stock at an average weighted market price of $28.74 for a total of $24.8 million.

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Note 8: Equity, Continued

For the year ended January 30, 2010, 28,500 shares of common stock were issued for the exercise of stock options 

at  an  average  weighted  exercise  price  of  $14.04,  for  a  total  of  $0.4  million;  383,745  shares  of  common  stock  were 

issued as restricted shares as part of the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan; 4,350 shares of common stock were issued for 

the purchase of shares under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan at an average weighted market price of $22.87, for a 

total of $0.1 million; 21,204 shares were issued to directors for no consideration; 65,299 shares were withheld for taxes 

on  restricted  stock  vested  in  Fiscal  2010;  11,951  shares  of  restricted  stock  were  forfeited  in  Fiscal  2010;  4,552,824 

shares of common stock were issued in conversions of the Debentures; and 2,341 shares were issued in miscellaneous 

conversions of Series 1 and Employees’ Subordinated Convertible Preferred Stock. The 28,500 options exercised were 

all  fixed  stock  options  (see  Note  12).  In  addition,  the  Company  repurchased  and  retired  85,000  shares  of  common 

stock at an average weighted market price of $23.84 for a total of $2.0 million.

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.

The Company’s Credit Facility prohibits the payment of dividends and other restricted payments unless as of the date of 

the making of any Restricted Payment or consummation of any Acquisition, (a) no Default or Event of Default exists or 

would arise after giving effect to such Restricted Payment or Acquisition, and (b) either (i) the Borrowers have pro forma 

projected Excess Availability for the following six month period equal to or greater than 50% of the Loan Cap, after giving 

pro forma effect to such Restricted Payment or Acquisition, or (ii) (A) the Borrowers have pro forma projected Excess 

Availability for the following six month period of less than 50% of the Loan Cap but equal to or greater than 20% of the 

Loan Cap, after giving pro forma effect to the Restricted Payment or Acquisition, and (B) the Fixed Charge Coverage 

Ratio, on a pro-forma basis for the twelve months preceding such Restricted Payment or Acquisition, will be equal to 

or greater than 1.0:1.0 and (c) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment or Acquisition, the Borrowers are Solvent. 

The Company’s management does not expect availability under the Credit Facility to fall below the requirements listed 

above  during  Fiscal  2013.  The  Company’s  UK  Credit  Facility  prohibits  the  payment  of  any  dividends  by  Schuh  or  its 

subsidiaries to the Company.

Dividends declared for Fiscal 2012 for the Company’s Subordinated Serial Preferred Stock, $2.30 Series 1, $4.75 Series 3 

and $4.75 Series 4, and the Company’s $1.50 Subordinated Cumulative Preferred Stock were $0.2 million in the aggregate. 

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Note 8: Equity, Continued

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 31, 2009 
Exercise of options 
Issue restricted stock 
Issue shares – Employee Stock Purchase Plan 
Conversion of 4 1/8% Debentures 
Shares repurchased 
Other 
Issued at January 30, 2010 
Exercise of options 
Issue restricted stock 
Issue shares – Employee Stock Purchase Plan 
Shares repurchased 
Other 
Issued at January 29, 2011 
Exercise of options 
Issue restricted stock 
Issue shares – Employee Stock Purchase Plan 
Other 
Issued at January 28, 2012 
Less shares repurchased and held in treasury 
Outstanding at January 28, 2012 

Note 9: Income Taxes

NON-REDEEMABLE  

COMMON 

PREFERRED  

EMPLOYEES’

PREFERRED

STOCK 
19,731,979 
28,500 
404,949 
4,350 
4,552,824 
(85,000) 
(74,909) 
24,562,693 
118,450 
422,833 
4,230 
(863,767) 
(81,805) 
24,162,634 
390,357 
304,050 
2,717 
(101,932) 
24,757,826 
488,464 
24,269,362 

STOCK  
79,460 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
9 
79,469 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
(163) 
79,306 
-0- 
-0- 
-0- 
(3,831) 
75,475 
-0- 
75,475 

STOCK
50,079
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
271
50,350
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
(1,158)
49,192
-0-
-0-
-0-
(1,270)
47,922
-0-
47,922

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 
International 

  State 
Total Current Income Tax Expense 
Deferred
  U.S. federal 
International 

  State 
Total Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) 
Total Income Tax Expense – Continuing Operations 

2 0 1 2    

2 0 1 1 

2 0 1 0

$  42,103 
2,007 
8,952 
53,062 

$  35,103 
1,474 
5,703 
42,280 

(175) 
4,370 
(1,463) 
2,732 
$  55,794  

(8,165) 
-0- 
(3,701) 
(11,866) 
$  30,414 

$  14,261
1,680
1,781
  17,722

4,943
-0-
(1,263)
3,680
$ 21,402

Discontinued  operations  were  recorded  net  of  income  tax  benefit  of  approximately  ($0.7)  million,  ($0.9)  million  and 

($0.2) million in Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

As  a  result  of  the  exercise  of  stock  options  and  vesting  of  restricted  stock  during  Fiscal  2012,  2011  and  2010,  the 

Company  realized  an  additional  income  tax  benefit  (expense)  of  approximately  $4.6  million,  $1.3  million  and  ($0.7) 

million, respectively. These tax benefits (expenses) are reflected as an adjustment to additional paid-in capital.

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Note 9: Income Taxes, Continued

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following:

                                                      J A N U A R Y   2 8 , 

J A N U A R Y   2 9 ,

GENESCO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

I N   T H O U S A N D S 
Identified intangibles 
Prepaids 
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 
Deferred compensation and restricted stock 
Other 
Gross deferred tax assets 
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 
Deferred tax asset net of valuation allowance 
Net Deferred Tax Assets 

2 0 1 2 
$  (28,125) 
(2,814) 
(3,001) 
(33,940) 
1,289 
7,043 
8,936 
17,146 
9,893 
11,756 
5,201 
2,397 
8,306 
1,641 
5,174 
5,460 
84,242 
(3,790) 
80,452 
$  46,512 

The deferred tax balances have been classified in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:

Net current asset 
Net non-current asset 
Net non-current liability 
Net Deferred Tax Assets 

2 0 1 2 
$  22,5 41 
28,152 
(4,181) 

$  46,512 

                  2 0 1 1
$ (20,392)
(2,814)
(3,001)
(26,207)
1,999
8,961
4,701
4,738
9,204
12,629
6,215
3,232
1,581
894
5,047
5,172
64,373
-0-
64,373
$  38,166

2 0 1 1
$  19,130
19,036
-0-
$  38,166

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) 
Bond costs 
Foreign rate differential 
Change in valuation allowance 
Permanent items 
Other 
Effective Tax Rate 

2 0 1 2  
35.00% 
3.53 
– 

(1.92) 
.71 
2.35 
.53 
40.20% 

2 0 1 1 
35.00% 
2.59 
– 
– 
– 
(.83) 
(.96) 
35.80% 

2 0 1 0
35.00%
1.05
4.70
–
–
.75
.89
42.39%

The  provision  for  income  taxes  resulted  in  an  effective  tax  rate  for  continuing  operations  of  40.20%  for  Fiscal  2012, 

compared with  an effective tax rate of 35.80%  for  Fiscal 2011.  The increase in the effective tax rate for Fiscal 2012 

was primarily attributable to transaction costs and deferred purchase price related to the Schuh acquisition which are 

considered permanent differences.

As of January 28, 2012, the Company had a federal net operating loss carryforward, which was assumed in one of the 

prior year acquisitions, of $1.6 million which expires in fiscal years 2025 through 2030.

As of January 28, 2012, January 29, 2011 and January 31, 2010, the Company had state net operating loss carryforwards 

of $0.1 million, $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively, which expire in fiscal years 2016 through 2031.

As of January 28, 2012, January 29, 2011 and January 30, 2010, the Company had state tax credits of $0.6 million, $0.5 

million and $0.1 million, respectively.  These credits expire in fiscal years 2014 through 2019.

As of January 28, 2012, January 29, 2011 and January 30, 2010, the Company had foreign tax credits of $0.1 million, 

$0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively.  These credits will expire in fiscal year 2022.

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Note 9: Income Taxes, Continued

As of January 28, 2012, the Company had foreign net operating losses of $7.2 million, which have no expiration.

As  of  January  28,  2012,  as  part  of  the  Schuh  acquisition,  the  Company  has  provided  a  valuation  allowance  of 

approximately  $3.8  million  on  deferred  tax  assets  associated  primarily  with  foreign  net  operating  losses  and  foreign 

fixed  assets  for  which  management  has  determined  it  is  more  likely  than  not  that  the  deferred  tax  assets  will  not  be 

realized.  The $0.9 million net increase in the valuation allowance during Fiscal 2012 from the $2.9 million provided for 

on the opening balance sheet determined in accordance with the Income Tax Topic of the Codification relate to foreign 

net operating losses arising in Fiscal 2012 and increases in fixed asset-related deferred tax assets that will more likely 

than not never be realized.  Management believes that it is more likely than not that the remaining deferred tax assets 

will be fully realized.

As  of  January  28,  2012,  the  Company  has  not  provided  for  withholding  or  United  States  federal  income  taxes  on 

approximately  $27.1  million  of  accumulated  undistributed  earnings  of  its  foreign  subsidiaries  as  they  are  considered 

by management to be permanently reinvested.  If these undistributed earnings were not considered to be permanently 

reinvested, the related U.S. tax liability may be reduced by foreign income taxes paid on those earnings.  Because of 

the complexities involved with the hypothetical tax calculation, a determination of the unrecognized deferred tax liability 

related to these undistributed earnings is not practicable.

The methodology in the Income Tax Topic of the Codification 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.

The following is a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits for Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010.

I N   T H O U S A N D S 
Unrecognized Tax Benefit – Beginning of Period 
Gross Increases (Decreases) – Tax Positions

in a Prior Period 

Gross Increases – Tax Positions in a Current Period 
Settlements 
Lapse of Statues of Limitations 

2 0 1 2 
$  14,167 

(29) 
6,986 
(533) 
(124) 

2 0 1 1 
$ 17,004 

(517) 
473 
(2,605) 
(188) 

2 0 1 0 
$ 13,456

4,306
327
(445)
(640)

Unrecognized Tax Benefit – End of Period 

$  20,467 

$ 14,167 

$ 17,004

Unrecognized  tax  benefits  were  approximately  $20.5  million,  $14.2  million  and  $17.0  million  as  of  January  28,  2012, 

January 29, 2011 and January 30, 2010, respectively.  The amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of January 28, 2012, 

January 29, 2011 and January 30, 2010 which would impact the annual effective rate if recognized were $12.6 million, 

$13.1 million and $13.9 million, respectively.  The Company believes it is reasonably possible that there will be an $8.0 

million decrease in the gross tax liability for uncertain tax positions within the next 12 months based upon the expiration 

of statutes of limitation in various tax jurisdictions and potential settlements.

The Company recognizes interest expense and penalties related to the above unrecognized tax benefits within income 

tax  expense  on  the  Consolidated  Statements  of  Operations.    Related  to  the  uncertain  tax  benefits  noted  above,  the 

Company recorded interest and penalties of approximately $0.5 million expense and $0.0 million, respectively, during 

Fiscal 2012, ($0.5) million income and ($0.2) million income, respectively, during Fiscal 2011 and $0.8 million expense 

and ($0.1) million income, respectively, during Fiscal 2010.  The Company recognized a liability for accrued interest 

and penalties of $2.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, as of January 28, 2012 and $1.8 million and $0.2 million, 

respectively,  as  of  January  29,  2011,  included  in  deferred  rent  and  other  long-term  liabilities  on  the  Consolidated 

Balance Sheets.

Income tax reserves are determined using the methodology required by the Income Tax Topic of the Codification.

The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in federal and in many state and local jurisdictions as well 

as  foreign  jurisdictions.    Primarily  as  a  result  of  filing  amended  tax  returns,  which  were  generated  by  the  closing  of 

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Note 9: Income Taxes, Continued 

the  Internal  Revenue  Service  (“IRS”)  examination  during  Fiscal  2011,  the  Company  is  still  open  to  state  and  local 

audits dating back to fiscal year ended January 2006.  In addition, the Company has subsidiaries in various foreign 

jurisdictions that have statutes of limitation generally ranging from two to six years.

Note 10: Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans 

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  1,  1996,  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 31, 1995. 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 1, 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 affects the amounts credited to 

the participants’ accounts as discussed below.

Under the cash balance formula, beginning January 1, 1996, 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 31, 1996 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.

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 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 participants’ contributions 
Benefits paid 
Actuarial 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

2012 
$ 110,793 
250 
5,597 
-0- 
(8,805) 
10,809 
   $ 118,644 

2011 
$ 109,771 
250 
5,897 
-0- 
(8,723) 
3,598 
   $ 110,793 

2012 
$ 3,480 
166 
174 
71 
(242) 
259 
      $  3,908 

2011
$  3,226
144
170
110
(445)
275
      $  3,480

PENSION BENEFITS 

 OTHER BENEFITS

2012 
$  98,887 
6,111 
250 
-0- 
(8,805) 
$  96,443 

2011 
$  89,369 
14,041 
4,200 
-0- 
(8,723) 
$  98,887 

2012 
-0- 
-0- 
171 
71 
(242) 
-0- 

$ 

$ 

2011
-0-
-0-
335
110
(445)
-0-

$ 

$ 

Funded Status at End of Year 

$  (22,201) 

$  (11,906) 

$ (3,908) 

$ (3,480)

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Note 10: Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Continued 

Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:

IN THOUSANDS 
Noncurrent assets 
Current liabilities 
Noncurrent liabilities 
Net Amount Recognized 

PENSION BENEFITS 

 OTHER BENEFITS

$ 

2012 
-0- 
-0- 
(22,201) 
$  (22,201) 

$ 

2011 
-0- 
-0- 
(11,906) 
$  (11,906) 

$ 

2012 
-0- 
(160) 
  (3,748) 
$  (3,908) 

$ 

2011
-0-
(315)
  (3,165)
$  (3,480)

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income consist of:

IN THOUSANDS 
Prior service cost 
Net loss 
Total Recognized in Accumulated Other 
  Comprehensive Loss 

PENSION BENEFITS 

 OTHER BENEFITS

2012 
$ 
4 
  48,906 

2011 
$ 
8 
  41,129 

$ 

2012 
-0- 
  437 

$ 

2011
-0-
257

$  48,910 

$  41,137 

$ 

437 

$ 

257

PENSION BENEFITS

IN THOUSANDS 
Projected benefit obligation 
Accumulated benefit obligation 
Fair value of plan assets 

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 

JANUARY 28,     

JANUARY 29,

      2012 
$ 118,644 
    118,644 
96,443 

2011
$ 110,793
110,793
98,887

$ 

 OTHER BENEFITS
 2011 
$  144 
170 
-0- 

 2010
$  120
170
-0-

 2012 
166 
174 
-0- 

PENSION BENEFITS 
2011  

2012  

2010 
$  250  $  250  $  250 
  6,562 
  5,597 
  5,897 
  (8,354) 
  (7,807)    (8,089) 

4 
4 
4 
  1,751 
  4,235 
  4,728 
  4,732 
  1,755 
  4,239 
$ 2,772  $  2,297  $  213 

-0- 
79 
79 
$  419 

-0- 
59 
59 
$  373 

-0-
50
50
$  340

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 loss (gain) 
Amortization of prior service cost 
Amortization of net actuarial (loss) gain 

PENSION BENEFITS 
2012 
$ 12,505 
(4) 
 (4,728) 

 OTHER BENEFITS
2012
$  (79)
-0-
259

Total Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income 

$  7,773 

$  180

Total Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost and
  Other Comprehensive Income 

$ 10,545 

$  599

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 $6.4 million and 

$4,000,  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 $0.1 million.

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Note 10: Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Continued 

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 

PENSION BENEFITS 

OTHER BENEFITS

2012 
4.35% 
NA 

2011 
5.25% 
NA 

2012 
4.17% 
- 

2011
5.25%
-

For Fiscal 2012 and 2011, the discount rate was based on a yield curve of high quality corporate bonds with cash flows 

matching the Company’s plans’ expected benefit payments.

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   P E R I O D I C   B E N E F I T   C O S T S

Discount rate 
Expected long-term rate of return on
  plan assets 
Rate of compensation increase 

PENSION BENEFITS 
2011  

2012  
5.25%  5.625% 

2010 
6.875% 

OTHER BENEFITS
 2011 
5.50%  6.375%

 2010

 2012 
5.25% 

8.25% 
NA 

8.25% 
NA 

8.25% 
NA 

- 
- 

- 
- 

-
-

The weighted average discount rate used to measure the benefit obligation for the pension plan decreased from 5.25% 

to 4.35% from Fiscal 2011 to Fiscal 2012. The decrease in the rate increased the accumulated benefit obligation by 

$10.4 million and increased the projected benefit obligation by $10.4 million. The weighted average discount rate used 

to measure the benefit obligation for the pension plan decreased from 5.625% to 5.25% from Fiscal 2010 to Fiscal 2011. 

The  decrease  in  the  rate  increased  the  accumulated  benefit  obligation  by  $4.1  million  and  increased  the  projected 

benefit obligation by $4.1 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.

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

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 

2012 
7.5% 

5% 

2017 

2011

8%

5%

2017

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

1% Increase 

1% Decrease

in Rates 
$  59 
$  616 

in Rates
$  48
$  502

The Company’s pension plan weighted average asset allocations as of January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, by asset  

category are as follows:

ASSET CATEGORY 
Equity securities 
Debt securities 
Other 
  Total 

PLAN ASSETS

JANUARY 28, 
2012 
63% 
37% 
0% 
100% 

JANUARY 29,
2011
66%
33%
1% 
100%

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.

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Note 10: Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Continued 

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, 13% 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 January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, there were no Company related assets in the plan.

Generally, quoted market prices are used to value pension plan assets.  Equities, some fixed income securities, publicly 

traded investment funds and U.S. government obligations are valued at the closing price reported on the active market 

on which the individual security is traded.

The following table presents the pension plan assets by level within the fair value hierarchy as of January 28, 2012.

IN THOUSANDS 
Equity Securities:
  Europacific Growth Fund 
  Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund 
  Harbor Small Cap Growth Fund 
  Munder Veracity Small Cap Value Fund 
  Vanguard Inst Index Fund 
  Vanguard Russell 1000 Value Index Fund 
Debt Securities:
  Pimco Long Duration Total Return Fund 
  Pimco Total Return Fund 
Other:
  Cash Equivalents 
  Other (includes receivables and payables) 
Total Pension Plan Assets 

C A S H   F LO W S

R E T U R N   O F   A S S E T S

LEVEL 1 

LEVEL 2 

LEVEL 3 

TOTAL

$  11,754 
12,129 
6,279 
6,574 
11,946 
12,393 

15,845 
19,319 

267 
(63) 
$ 96,443 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 
–   

$11,754
 12,129
  6,279
  6,574
 11,946
 12,393

15,845
 19,319

  267
(63)
$ 96,443

There was no return of assets from the plan to the Company in Fiscal year 2012 and no plan assets are projected to be 

returned to the Company in Fiscal 2013.

C O N T R I B U T I O N S

There  was  no  ERISA  cash  requirement  for  the  plan  in  2011  and  none  is  projected  to  be  required  in  2012.    It  is  the 

Company’s policy to contribute enough cash to maintain at least an 80% funding level.

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Note 10: Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Continued 

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:

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ESTIMATED FUTURE PAYMENTS 
2012 
2013 
2014 
2015 
2016 
2017–2021 

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) 
$   8.6 
8.5 
8.5 
8.4 
8.2 
38.8 

Other
Benefits
($ in millions)
$   0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
1.2

The Company has a Section 401(k) Savings Plan available to employees who have completed one full year of service 

and are age 21 or older.

Concurrent with the January 1, 1996 amendment to the pension plan (discussed previously), the Company amended the 

401(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 1, 2005, the Company amended the 401(k) 

savings  plan  to  change  the  formula  for  matching  contributions.    Since  January  1,  2005,  the  Company  has  matched 

100% 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 31, 2004, who were eligible for the Company’s cash balance retirement plan before it 

was frozen, the Company annually makes an additional contribution of 2 1/2 % of salary to each employee’s account.  In 

calendar 2005 and future years, participants are immediately vested in their contributions and the Company’s matching 

contribution  plus  actual  earnings  thereon.    The  contribution  expense  to  the  Company  for  the  matching  program  was 

approximately $4.2 million for Fiscal 2012, $3.8 million for Fiscal 2011 and $3.2 million for Fiscal 2010.

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Note 11: Earnings Per Share

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

FOR THE YEAR ENDED  

JANUARY 28, 2012  

FOR THE YEAR ENDED  

JANUARY 29, 2011 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

 JANUARY 30, 2010

Earnings from

continuing operations 

$82,984 

 $54,547 

  $29,086

Less: Preferred 

stock dividends 

(193) 

(197) 

(198) 

BASIC EPS

Income available to

common shareholders 

82,791 

23,234  $3.56 

54,350 

23,209  $2.34 

28,888 

21,471 

$1.35

EFFECT OF DILUTIVE SECURITIES

  Options and restricted stock 

511 

431 

210 

  Convertible 

preferred stock(1) 
4 1/8% Convertible 

  Subordinated
  Debentures (2) 

  Employees’ 

  preferred stock(3) 

DILUTED EPS

Income available to common

shareholders plus assumed

141 

55 

58 

26 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

1,911 

1,768 

48 

50 

51 

conversions 

$82,932 

23,848  $3.48  $54,408 

23,716  $2.29  $30,799 

23,500  $1.31

(1)  The amount of the dividend on the convertible preferred stock per common share obtainable on conversion of the convertible preferred stock was less than 
basic  earnings  per  share  for  Series  1,  3  and  4  preferred  stocks  for  Fiscal  2012.  Therefore,  conversion  of  these  convertible  preferred  stocks  were  included  in 
diluted earnings per share for Fiscal 2012. 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 for Fiscal 2011. Therefore, conversion of Series 3 preferred shares were included in diluted earnings per 
share for Fiscal 2011. The amount of the dividend on Series 1 and Series 4 convertible preferred stock per common share obtainable on conversion of the preferred 
stock was higher than basic earnings for Fiscal 2011. Therefore, conversion of Series 1 and Series 4 preferred shares were not reflected in diluted earnings per 
share for Fiscal 2011 because it would have been antidilutive. 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 1, Series 3 and Series 4 for Fiscal 2010. Therefore, conversion of 
Series 1, Series 3 and Series 4 convertible preferred stock is not reflected in diluted earnings per share for Fiscal 2010, because it would have been antidilutive.  
The shares convertible to common stock for Series 1, 3 and 4 preferred stock would have been 25,306 and 24,512 and 5,147, respectively, as of January 28, 2012.

(2)  The Company converted the 4 1/8% Convertible Subordinated Debentures to common stock during Fiscal 2010, therefore the convertible debentures are not 
reflected in diluted earnings per share for Fiscal 2012 or 2011.

(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.

All outstanding options to purchase shares of common stock at the end of Fiscal 2012 were included in the computation 

of  diluted  earnings  per  share  because  the  options’  exercise  prices  were  less  than  the  average  market  price  of  the 

common shares.

Options to purchase 12,000 shares of common stock at $32.65 per share, 71,428 shares of common stock at $36.40 

per share, 1,945 shares of common stock at $40.05 per share, 103,474 shares of common stock at $38.14 per share, 

951  shares  of  common  stock  at  $37.41  per  share  and  2,351  shares  of  common  stock  at  $42.82  per  share  were 

outstanding at the end of Fiscal 2011 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 12,000 shares of common stock at $32.65 per share, 12,000 shares of common stock at $23.97 

per share, 60,752 shares of common stock at $23.54 per share, 325,982 shares of common stock at $24.90 per share, 

71,428  shares  of  common  stock  at  $36.40  per  share,  1,945  shares  of  common  stock  at  $40.05  per  share,  103,474 

shares of common stock at $38.14 per share, 951 shares of common stock at $37.41 per share and 2,351 shares of 

common stock at $42.82 per share were outstanding at the end of Fiscal 2010 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.

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Note 11: Earnings Per Share, Continued

The weighted shares outstanding reflects the effect of stock buy back programs.  The Company repurchased 85,000 

shares at a cost of $2.0 million during Fiscal 2010, which was not paid at the end of Fiscal 2010 but included in other 

accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  During the first quarter of Fiscal 2011, the board increased 

the total repurchase authorization under its common stock repurchase plan to $35.0 million.  The board restored the 

total repurchase authorization in the third quarter of Fiscal 2011 to $35.0 million.  The Company repurchased 863,767 

shares at a cost of $24.8 million during Fiscal 2011.  All of the $24.8 million in repurchases for Fiscal 2011, except $0.6 

million,  were  repurchased  under  the  original  $35.0  million  authorization  made  during  the  first  quarter  of  Fiscal  2011.  

The Company did not repurchase any shares during Fiscal 2012.

Note 12: Shared-Based Compensation Plans

The  Company’s  stock-based  compensation  plans,  as  of  January  28,  2012,  are  described  below.    The  Company 

recognizes compensation expense for share-based payments based on the fair value of the awards as required by the 

Compensation – Stock Compensation Topic of the Codification.

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 2009 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan (the 

“2009 Plan”), effective as of June 22, 2011, the Company may grant options, restricted shares, performance awards 

and other stock-based awards to its employees, consultants and directors for up to 2.5 million shares of common 

stock.  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 2.5 million shares of common stock. There will be no future awards under the 2005 Equity 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 10 years. Options granted under both plans vest 25% per year over four years.

For  Fiscal  2012,  2011  and  2010,  the  Company  recognized  share-based  compensation  cost  of  less  than  $1,000, 

$0.2  million  and  $0.4  million,  respectively,  for  its  fixed  stock  incentive  plans  included  in  selling  and  administrative 

expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company did not capitalize any share-

based compensation cost.

The Compensation – Stock Compensation Topic of the Codification 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 $4.7 million, $1.4 and 

$0.0 million as financing cash inflows rather than as operating cash inflows on its Consolidated Statement of Cash 

Flows for Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The Company did not grant any shares of fixed stock options in Fiscal 2012, 2011 or 2010.

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A summary of fixed stock option activity and changes for Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 is presented below:

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE 

REMAINING 

SHARES  

EXERCISE PRICE  

CONTRACTUAL TERM  

VALUE (IN

THOUSANDS)(1) 

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE 

AGGREGATE INTRINSIC

Outstanding, January 31, 2009 
Granted 
Exercised 
Forfeited 

Outstanding, January 30, 2010 
Granted 
Exercised 
Forfeited 

Outstanding, January 29, 2011 
Granted 
Exercised 
Forfeited 
Outstanding, January 28, 2012 
Exercisable, January 28, 2012 

1,043,759 
-0- 
(28,500) 
(19,679) 

995,580 
-0- 
(118,450) 
-0- 

877,130 
-0- 
(390,357) 
-0- 
486,773 
486,773 

$  23.90
-
14.04
31.16

$  24.04
-
18.77
-

$  24.75
-
24.82
-

$  24.70   
$  24.70   

2.51 
2.51 

$ 17,965
$ 17,965

(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 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $10.3 million, $2.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested shares of its fixed stock incentive plans as of January 28, 2012, 

is presented below:

N O N V E S T E D   F I X E D   S T O C K   O P T I O N S 
Nonvested at January 29, 2011 
Granted 
Vested 
Forfeited 
Nonvested at January 28, 2012 

W E I G H T E D - A V E R A G E

G R A N T- D AT E      

  FA I R   V A L U E
$  16.28
 -
  16.28
-
$  0.00

S H A R E S   
587 
-0- 
(587) 
-0- 
-0- 

As of January 28, 2012 there was no unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested share-based compensation 

arrangements granted under the stock incentive plans discussed above.

Cash received from option exercises under all share-based payment arrangements for Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 was 

$9.7 million, $2.2 million and $0.4 million, 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 2009 and 2005 Plans permit the board of directors to grant restricted stock to non-employee directors on the date of the 

annual  meeting  of  shareholders  at  which  an  outside  director  is  first  elected  (“New  Director  Grants”).    The  outside  director 

restricted stock so granted is 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.  There were no shares issued in New Director Grants in Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010.   

In addition, the 2009 and 2005 Plans permit an outside director to 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 are 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 are earned, the director is restricted from selling, transferring, 

pledging or assigning the shares for an additional three years.  There were no retainer shares issued in Fiscal 2012, 2011 or 2010.

Also pursuant to the 2005 Plan, annually on the date of the annual meeting of shareholders, beginning in Fiscal 2007, each 

outside director received restricted stock valued at $60,000 based on the average of stock prices for the first five days in the 

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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.  Under the 2009 Plan, director stock awards were 

made during Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 on substantially the same terms as grants under the 2005 Plan except for Fiscal 2012, 

the restricted stock was valued at $70,000 and the vesting period was changed to one year.  For Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, 

the Company issued 14,643 shares, 17,838 shares and 21,204 shares, respectively, of director restricted stock. 

For  Fiscal  2012,  2011  and  2010,  the  Company  recognized  $0.8  million,  $0.5  million  and  $0.4  million,  respectively,  of 

director restricted stock related share-based compensation in selling and administrative expenses in the accompanying 

Consolidated Statements of Operations.

E M P LO Y E E   R E S T R I C T E D   S T O C K

Under the 2009 Plan, the Company issued 289,407 shares, 404,995 shares and 383,745 shares of employee restricted 

stock in Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Of the 383,745 shares issued in Fiscal 2010, 359,096 shares and the 

shares issued in Fiscal 2011 and 2012 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 additional 24,649 shares issued in Fiscal 

2010 vest one-third per year over three years.  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 Operations for these shares was $6.9 million, $7.3 million and $6.2 million for 

Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested shares of its employee 

restricted stock as of January 28, 2012 is presented below:  

N O N V E S T E D   R E S T R I C T E D   S H A R E S 
  Nonvested at January 31, 2009 
  Granted 
  Vested 
  Withheld for federal taxes 
  Forfeited 
  Nonvested at January 30, 2010 
  Granted 
  Vested 
  Withheld for federal taxes 
  Forfeited 
  Nonvested at January 29, 2011 
  Granted 
  Vested 
  Withheld for federal taxes 
  Forfeited 
  Nonvested at January 28, 2012 

S H A R E S   
508,333 
383,745 
(138,714) 
(65,299) 
(11,951) 
676,114 
404,995 
(179,684) 
(81,731) 
(1,575) 
818,119 
289,407 
(227,691) 
(93,089) 
(14,081) 
772,665 

W E I G H T E D - A V E R A G E
G R A N T- D AT E    

  FA I R   V A L U E
$  24.60
  19.25
  26.70
26.32
25.97
  20.94
28.41
  23.09
  23.15
  19.40
  23.95
  45.14
  22.58
  22.42
  27.38
$  32.41

As of January 28, 2012 there was $20.2 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested share-

based compensation arrangements for restricted stock discussed above.  That cost is expected to be recognized over 

a weighted average period of 1.87 years.

E M P LO Y E E   S T O C K   P U R C H A S E   P L A N

Under  the  Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan,  the  Company  is  authorized  to  issue  up  to  1.0  million  shares  of  common 

stock to qualifying full-time employees whose total annual base salary is less than $90,000, effective October 1, 2002.  

Prior to October 1, 2002, the total annual base salary was limited to $100,000.  Under the terms of the Plan, employees 

could  choose  each  year  to  have  up  to  15%  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 1, 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 15% of their annual base earnings or $9,500, whichever is lower, withheld to purchase the Company’s 

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common stock.  Under the Compensation – Stock Compensation Topic of the Codification, shares issued under the Plan 

as amended are non-compensatory.  Under the Plan, the Company sold 2,717 shares, 4,230 shares and 4,350 shares 

to employees in Fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, 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  1972  under  certain  employee  stock  purchase 

plans amounted to $101,000 and $109,000 at January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, respectively, and were secured 

at January 28, 2012, by 5,625 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.

Note 13: Legal Proceedings

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 1997, 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 remedial measure (“IRM”) with regard to the site of a knitting mill operated by a former 

subsidiary of the Company from 1965 to 1969. The Company undertook the IRM and RIFS voluntarily, without admitting liability 

or accepting responsibility for any future remediation of the site. The Company has completed 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. 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 cost of approximately $10.7 million.

In  July  2009,  the  Company  agreed  to  a  Consent  Order  with  the  EPA  requiring  the  Company  to  perform  certain 

remediation  actions,  operations,  maintenance  and  monitoring  at  the  site.  In  September  2009,  a  Consent  Judgment 

embodying the Consent Order was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

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 $1.8 million to in excess of $2.5 million, and future operation and maintenance 

costs which the Village estimates at $126,400 annually while the enhanced treatment continues.  On December 14, 2007, 

the  Village  filed  a  complaint  against  the  Company  and  the  owner  of  the  property  under  the  Resource  Conservation  and 

Recovery Act (“RCRA”), the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and 

Liability Act (“CERCLA”) as well as a number of state law theories 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 $41 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.  On May 23, 2008, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the Village’s complaint 

on grounds including applicable statutes of limitation and preemption of certain claims by the NYSDEC’s and the EPA’s 

diligent prosecution of remediation. On January 27, 2009, the Court granted the motion to dismiss all counts of the plaintiff’s 

complaint except for the CERCLA claim and a state law claim for indemnity for costs incurred after November 27, 2000.  On 

September 23, 2009, on a motion for reconsideration by the Village, the Court reinstated the claims for injunctive relief under 

RCRA and for equitable relief under certain of the state law theories.  The Company intends to continue to defend the action.

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  the EPA’s substantive allegations are accurate.  The 

Company, together with other tannery PRPs, has entered into cost sharing agreements and Consent Decrees with the EPA with 

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Note 13: Legal Proceedings, Continued

respect to both sites. Based upon the current estimates of the cost of remediation, the Company’s share is expected to 

be less than $250,000 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.

In  October  2010,  the  Company  and  the  Michigan  Department  of  Natural  Resources  and  Environment  entered  into  a 

Consent Decree providing for implementation of a remedial Work Plan for the facility site designed to bring the site into 

compliance  with  applicable  regulatory  standards.  The  Work  Plan’s  implementation  is  substantially  complete  and  the 

Company expects, based on its present understanding of the condition of the site, that its future obligations with respect 

to the site will be limited to periodic monitoring and that future costs related to the site should not have a material effect 

on its financial condition or results of operations.

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 I E S

Related  to  all  outstanding  environmental  contingencies,  the  Company  had  accrued  $13.0  million  as  of  January  28, 

2012,  $15.5  million  as  of  January  29,  2011  and  $15.9  million  as  of  January  30,  2010.  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. The Company has made pretax accruals for certain of these contingencies, including approximately $1.8 million 

reflected in Fiscal 2012, $2.9 million in Fiscal 2011 and $0.8 million in Fiscal 2010. These charges are included in provision 

for discontinued operations, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

C A L I F O R N I A   A C T I O N S

On March 3, 2011, there was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California a putative class action 

styled Fraser v. Genesco Inc. On March 4, 2011, there was filed in the Superior Court of California for the County of San 

Francisco a putative class action styled Pabst v. Genesco Inc. et al. The Pabst action was removed to the U.S. District 

Court  for  the  Northern  District  of  California  on  April  1,  2011.  Both  complaints  allege  that  the  Company’s  retail  stores 

in  California  violated  the  California  Song-Beverly  Credit  Card  Act  of  1971  and  other  California  law  through  customer 

information  collection  practices,  and  both  seek  civil  penalties,  damages,  restitution,  injunctive  and  declaratory  relief, 

attorneys’ fees, and other relief. The Company and plaintiffs’ counsel have reached an agreement in principle to settle 

both actions, subject to documentation and court approval. The Company expects that the proposed settlement will not 

have a material effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

On June 22, 2011, the Company removed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California Overton v. Hat World, 

Inc., a putative class action against its subsidiary, Hat World, Inc., alleging various violations of the California Labor Code, 

including  failure  to  comply  with  certain  itemized  wage  statement  requirements,  failure  to  reimburse  expenses,  forced 

patronization, and failure to provide adequate seats to employees. The Company and plaintiff’s counsel have reached an 

agreement in principle to settle the action, subject to definitive documentation and court approval. The Company expects 

that the proposed settlement will not have a material effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

O T H E R   M AT T E R S

On December 10, 2010, the Company announced that it had suffered a criminal intrusion into the portion of its computer 

network  that  processes  payments  for  transactions  in  certain  of  its  retail  stores.  Visa,  Inc.  and  MasterCard  Worldwide 

have  asserted  claims  against  the  Company’s  acquiring  banks  totaling  approximately  $15.4  million  in  connection  with 

the intrusion, which amounts may be indemnifiable by the Company.  The Company disputes the validity of these claims 

and intends to contest them vigorously.  There can be no assurance that additional claims related to the intrusion will  

not be asserted by these or other parties in the future, but the Company does not currently expect additional claims, if any, 

to have a material effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

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Note 13: Legal Proceedings, Continued

On January 5, 2012, a patent infringement action against the Company and numerous other defendants was filed in the 

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, GeoTag, Inc. v. Circle K Store, Inc., et al., alleging that features of certain 

of  the  Company’s  e-commerce  websites  infringe  U.S.  Patent  No.  5,930,474,  entitled  “Internet  Organizer  for  Accessing 

Geographically and Topically Based Information.” The plaintiff seeks relief including damages for the alleged infringement, 

costs, expenses and pre- and post-judgement interest and injunctive relief. The Company intends to defend the matter.

In addition to the matters specifically described in this footnote, the Company is a party to other legal and regulatory 

proceedings  and  claims  arising  in  the  ordinary  course  of  its  business.  While  management  does  not  believe  that  the 

Company’s liability with respect to any of these other matters is likely to have a material effect on its financial position 

or results of operations, legal proceedings are subject to inherent uncertainties and unfavorable rulings could have a 

material adverse impact on the Company’s business and results of operations.

Note 14: Business Segment Information 

During  Fiscal  2012  the  Company  operated  six  reportable  business  segments  (not  including  corporate):  (i)  Journeys 

Group, comprised of the Journeys, Journeys Kidz and Shi by Journeys retail footwear chains, catalog and e-commerce 

operations;  (ii)  Underground  Station  Group,  comprised  of  the  Underground  Station  retail  footwear  chain  and 

e-commerce operations; (iii) Schuh Group, acquired in June 2011, comprised of the Schuh retail footwear chain and 

e-commerce  operations;  (iv)  Lids  Sports  Group,  comprised  primarily  of  the  Lids,  Hat  World  and  Hat  Shack  retail 

headwear stores, the Lids Locker Room and Lids Clubhouse fan shops (operated under various trade names), the Lids 

Team Sports business and certain e-commerce operations; (v) Johnston & Murphy Group, comprised of Johnston & 

Murphy  retail  operations,  catalog  and  e-commerce  operations  and  wholesale  distribution;  and  (vi)  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, Schuh Group and Lids Sports 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,  prepaid  rent  expense,  prepaid  income  taxes,  deferred  income  taxes,  deferred  note 

expense and corporate fixed assets. The Company charges allocated retail costs of distribution to each segment. The 

Company does not allocate certain costs to each segment in order to make decisions and assess performance. These 

costs  include  corporate  overhead,  interest  expense,  interest  income,  restructuring  charges  and  other,  including  major 

litigation and the loss on early retirement of debt.

Fiscal 2012 

IN THOUSANDS 

Sales 

Intercompany sales 

UNDERGROUND 

JOHNSTON 

JOURNEYS 

STATION 

SCHUH 

LIDS SPORTS  & MURPHY 

LICENSED 

CORPORATE 

GROUP 

GROUP 

GROUP 

GROUP 

GROUP 

BRANDS 

& OTHER  CONSOLIDATED

$  927,743  $  92,373  $ 212,262  $  759,671  $ 201,725  $ 97,721  $  1,116  $  2,292,611

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

(347)  

-0-   

(277) 

-0-   

(624)

Net sales to external customers 

$  927,743  $  92,373  $ 212,262  $  759,324  $ 201,725  $ 97,444  $  1,116  $  2,291,987

Segment operating income (loss) 

$  82,785  $ 

(333)  $  11,711  $  82,349  $  13,682  $ 9,456 

$ (53,103)  $  146,547

Restructuring and other* 

Earnings from operations 

Interest expense 

Interest income 

Earnings from continuing

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0- 

(2,677)   

(2,677)

82,785 

(333)    11,711 

82,349    13,682    9,456 

  (55,780)   

143,870

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0- 

-0- 

(5,157)   

(5,157)

65 

65

operations before income taxes 

$  82,785  $ 

(333)  $  11,711  $  82,349  $  13,682  $ 9,456 

$ (60,872)  $  138,778

Total assets** 

$  234,129  $  25,202  $ 205,313  $  489,512  $  79,321  $ 34,974  $ 168,814  $  1,237,265

Depreciation and amortization 

Capital expenditures 

18,965 

10,885 

1,777 

240 

4,602 

7,406 

22,541   

3,538   

24,497   

1,894   

285 

718 

2,029 

3,816 

53,737

49,456

  *Restructuring and other includes a $1.1 million charge for asset impairments, of which $0.5 million is in the Journeys Group, $0.3 million in the Lids  
  Sports Group, $0.2 million in the Johnston & Murphy Group and $0.1 million in the Underground Station Group.

  **Total assets for the Lids Sports Group, Schuh Group and Licensed Brands include $159.1 million, $99.9 million and $0.8 million of goodwill, respectively.  
   Goodwill for Lids Sports Group includes $6.5 million of additions in Fiscal 2012 resulting from small acquisitions and the Schuh Group goodwill is due to  
the  acquisition  of  Schuh  in  the  second  quarter  of  Fiscal  2012  of  $102.9  million  which  has  been  decreased  by  $3.0  million  due  to  foreign  currency  
translation adjustment.

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Note 14: Business Segment Information, Continued 

Fiscal 2011 

IN THOUSANDS 

Sales 

Intercompany sales 

 UNDERGROUND 

JOHNSTON 

 JOURNEYS 

STATION 

LIDS SPORTS 

& MURPHY 

LICENSED  CORPORATE 

GROUP 

GROUP 

GROUP 

GROUP 

BRANDS 

& OTHER 

CONSOLIDATED

$  804,149  $ 

94,351  $  603,533  $  185,012  $  101,839  $  1,339  $ 1,790,223

-0-   

-0-   

(188)   

(1)   

(195)   

-0- 

(384)

Net sales to external customers 

$  804,149  $ 

94,351  $  603,345  $  185,011  $  101,644  $  1,339  $ 1,789,839

Segment operating income (loss) 

$ 

52,639  $ 

(2,997)  $ 

56,026  $ 

7,595  $  12,359  $ (30,972)  $ 

94,650

Restructuring and other* 

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

(8,567) 

Earnings (loss) from operations 

52,639 

(2,997)   

56,026 

7,595 

12,359    (39,539) 

Interest expense 

Interest income 

Earnings (loss) from continuing

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

-0-   

(1,130) 

-0-   

8 

(8,567)

86,083

(1,130)

8

operations before income taxes 

$ 

52,639  $ 

(2,997)  $ 

56,026  $ 

7,595  $  12,359  $ (40,661)  $ 

84,961

Total assets** 

Depreciation and amortization 

Capital expenditures 

$  240,567  $ 

27,768  $  435,016  $  72,393  $  38,152  $ 147,186  $  961,082

20,835 

6,422 

2,170 

1,332 

18,627 

17,908 

3,754 

1,687 

217 

  2,135 

27 

  1,923 

47,738

29,299

  *Restructuring and other includes a $7.2 million charge for asset impairments, of which $4.8 million is in the Journeys Group, $1.0 million in the Lids    
  Sports Group, $0.7 million in the Johnston & Murphy Group and $0.7 million in the Underground Station Group.

  **Total assets for Lids Sports Group include $152.5 million goodwill which includes $33.5 million of additions in Fiscal 2011 resulting from acquisitions. 
   Total assets for Licensed Brands include $0.8 million goodwill due to the Keuka Footwear acquisition. 

Fiscal 2010 

IN THOUSANDS 

Sales 

Intercompany sales 

 UNDERGROUND 

JOHNSTON 

 JOURNEYS 

STATION 

LIDS SPORTS 

& MURPHY 

LICENSED 

CORPORATE 

GROUP 

GROUP 

GROUP 

GROUP 

BRANDS 

& OTHER  CONSOLIDATED

$  749,202  $  99,458  $  465,878  $  166,081  $  93,291  $ 

643  $  1,574,553

-0- 

-0- 

(102) 

(2) 

(97) 

-0-   

(201)

Net sales to external customers 

$  749,202  $  99,458  $  465,776  $  166,079  $  93,194  $ 

643  $  1,574,352

Segment operating income (loss) 

$  42,090  $ 

(4,809)  $  42,708  $ 

4,725  $  11,974  $  (22,905)  $ 

73,783

Restructuring and other* 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

(13,361)   

(13,361)

Earnings (loss) from operations 

42,090 

(4,809) 

42,708 

4,725 

  11,974 

(36,266)   

60,422

Loss early retirement of debt 

Interest expense 

Interest income 

Earnings (loss) from continuing

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

-0- 

(5,518)   

(4,430)   

14 

(5,518)

(4,430)

14 

operations before income taxes 

$  42,090  $ 

(4,809)  $  42,708  $ 

4,725  $  11,974  $  (46,200)  $ 

50,488

Total assets** 

Depreciation and amortization 

Capital expenditures 

$  246,000  $  28,497  $  333,634  $  67,705  $  27,293  $ 160,523  $  863,652

23,839 

14,664 

2,669 

158 

14,732 

13,959 

3,891 

3,633 

174 

64 

2,157 

1,347 

47,462

33,825

  *Restructuring and other includes a $13.3 million charge for asset impairments, of which $9.5 million is in the Journeys Group, $2.1 million in the Lids   
    Sports Group, $0.9 million in the Johnston & Murphy Group and $0.8 million in the Underground Station Group.

  **Total assets for Lids Sports Group include $119.0 million goodwill. 

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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

Note 15: Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

( 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 

Gross margin 

Earnings (loss) from 

  continuing operations  

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 

2 0 1 2   

2 0 1 1 

  2 0 1 2   

2 0 1 1 

2 0 1 2 

2 0 1 1   

  4 T H   Q U A R T E R 
2 0 1 2   

2 0 1 1   

F I S C A L   Y E A R

2 0 1 2   

2 0 1 1

$481,502  $400,853  $470,591  $363,654  $616,525  $464,838  $723,369  $560,494  $2,291,987  $1,789,839

247,542 

208,071  237,284 

184,044  312,152 

236,741  357,071 

272,991  1,154,049 

901,847

  before income taxes 

25,011(1) 

14,316(3) 

570(4) 

(3,649)(6)  44,043(8) 

26,373(10)  69,154(11)  47,921(12)  138,778 

84,961

Earnings (loss) from

  continuing operations 

14,975 

     8,563 

350 

(2,396)  26,161 

16,967 

41,498 

31,413 

82,984 

Net earnings (loss) 

14,793(2) 

8,616 

(392)(5) 

(3,183)(7)  26,088(9) 

16,917 

41,470 

30,861(13) 

81,959 

54,547

53,211

Diluted earnings (loss)

  per common share: 

  Continuing operations 

  Net earnings (loss) 

.63 

.63 

.36 

.36 

.01 

(.02) 

(.10) 

(.14) 

1.09 

1.09 

.72 

.72 

1.72 

1.72 

1.34 

1.31 

3.48 

3.43 

2.29

2.24

(1) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 
(5) 
(6) 
(7) 
(8) 
(9) 
(10) 
(11) 
(12) 
(13) 

Includes a net restructuring and other charge of $1.2 million (see Note 3).
Includes a loss of $0.2 million, net of tax, from discontinued operations (see Note 3).
Includes a net restructuring and other charge of $2.4 million (see Note 3).
Includes a net restructuring and other charge of $0.4 million (see Note 3).
Includes a loss of $0.7 million, net of tax, from discontinued operations (see Note 3).
Includes a net restructuring and other charge of $2.0 million (see Note 3).
Includes a loss of $0.8 million, net of tax, from discontinued operations (see Note 3).
Includes a net restructuring and other charge of $0.3 million (see Note 3).
Includes a loss of $0.1 million, net of tax, from discontinued operations (see Note 3).
Includes a net restructuring and other charge of $2.2 million (see Note 3).
Includes a net restructuring and other charge of $0.8 million (see Note 3).
Includes a net restructuring and other charge of $2.0 million (see Note 3).
Includes a loss of $0.5 million, net of tax, from discontinued operations (see Note 3).

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A N N U A L   M E E T I N G   O F   S H A R E H O L D E R S

O T H E R   I N F O R M AT I O N 

The annual meeting of shareholders will be held Wednesday, 

Certifications by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief 

June 27, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. CDT, at the corporate headquarters 

Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Section 302 

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

1415 Murfreesboro Road – P.O. Box 731

Nashville, TN  37202-0731

I N D E P E N D E N T   A U D I T O R S

Ernst & Young LLP

150 Fourth Avenue North

Suite 1400

Nashville, Tennessee  37219

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

exhibits  of  the  Company’s  2012  Annual  Report  on  Form 

10-K. The Chief Executive Officer has submitted to the New 

York Stock Exchange (NYSE) the annual CEO certification 

for fiscal 2012 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 10-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 

Communications concerning stock transfer, preferred stock 

shareholder publication should send a request to:

dividends, consolidating accounts, change of address and 

  Claire S. McCall 

lost  or  stolen  stock  certificates  should  be  directed  to  the 

  Director, Corporate Relations 

transfer agent. When corresponding with the transfer agent, 

  Genesco Park, Suite 490 – P.O. Box 731 

shareholders should state the exact name(s) in which the 

  Nashville, Tennessee  37202-0731 

stock  is  registered  and  certificate  number,  as  well  as  old 

(615) 367-8283

and new information about the account.

Computershare Phone #: 781-575-2879  

Address:   Computershare 

P. O. Box 43078 

C O M M O N   S T O C K   L I S T I N G

New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange 

Symbol: GCO

Providence, Rhode Island   02940-3078

C O R P O R AT E   W E B S I T E

Private Couriers/Registered Mail:

Genesco’s corporate website may be accessed at 

www.genesco.com 

Computershare 

250 Royall Street 

Canton, Massachusetts 02021

Questions & Inquiries via Website: 

http://www.computershare.com/investor

Hearing Impaired #: TDD: 1-800-952-9245

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 731

Nashville, Tennessee 37202-0731

(615) 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

R O B E R T   J .   D E N N I S

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Genesco Inc.

M AT T H E W   C .   D I A M O N D

Member of the audit and finance committees

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

L E O N A R D   L .   B E R R Y

Distinguished Professor of Marketing, 

Alloy, Inc.

New York, New York

M.B. Zale Chair in Retailing and Marketing Studies,

Chairman of the compensation committee, 

Department of Marketing, Mays Business School, 

member of the finance committee

Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas

Member of the compensation and 

nominating and 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

Chairman of the audit committee, 

member of the finance committee

J A M E S   W.   B R A D F O R D

M A R T Y   G .   D I C K E N S

Retired President

AT&T – Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Member of the compensation and the 

nominating and governance committees

B E N   T.   H A R R I S

Former Chairman 

Genesco Inc.

Member of the finance committee

Dean, Owen Graduate School of Management

T H U R G O O D   M A R S H A L L ,   J R .

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

Partner

Bingham McCutchen, LLP

Chairman of the finance committee and member 

Washington, D.C. 

of the nominating and governance committee

K AT H L E E N   M A S O N

R O B E R T   V.   D A L E

Consultant

Nashville, Tennessee

President and Chief Executive Officer

Tuesday Morning Inc.

Dallas, Texas

Chairman of the nominating and governance 

Member of the audit and compensation committees

committee and member of the audit committee 

C O R P O R AT E   O F F I C E R S

R O B E R T   J .   D E N N I S

R O G E R   G .   S I S S O N

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary 

8 years with Genesco

J A M E S   S .   G U L M I

and General Counsel

18 years with Genesco

Senior Vice President – Finance and

M I M I   E .   V A U G H N

Chief Financial Officer

40 years with Genesco

J O N AT H A N   D.   C A P L A N

Senior Vice President – Strategy and Shared Services

9 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

19 years with Genesco

J A M E S   C .   E S T E PA

35 years with Genesco

M AT T H E W   N .   J O H N S O N

Senior Vice President – Genesco Retail

Treasurer

27 years with Genesco 

K E N N E T H   J .   KO C H E R

Senior Vice President – Lids Sports Group

8 years with Genesco

19 years with Genesco

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ALASKA

ANCHORAGE LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2)

FAIRBANKS LIDS, JOURNEYS

ALABAMA

AUBURN LIDS, JOURNEYS, LIDS CLUBHOUSE

BAKERSFIELD LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

SAN FRANCISCO LIDS (4), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

AVENTURA LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

BREA LIDS, JOURNEYS

BURBANK LIDS, JOURNEYS

CABAZON JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

SAN JOSE LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2)

JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

SAN LEANDRO LIDS

SAN MATEO LIDS, JOURNEYS

SAN YSIDRO JOURNEYS

BOCA RATON LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

JOURNEYS

BOYNTON BEACH LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

CAMARILLO LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

SANTA ANA LIDS, JOURNEYS, LIDS CLUBHOUSE

UNDERGROUND STATION

BIRMINGHAM LIDS (3), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

CANOGA PARK LIDS, JOURNEYS, LIDS CLUBHOUSE

SANTA CLARA LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

BRADENTON JOURNEYS

CAPITOLA LIDS, JOURNEYS

JOURNEYS KIDZ

BRANDON LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI,

CARLSBAD LIDS (2), JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET,

SANTA MONICA LIDS, JOURNEYS

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

SANTA ROSA LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

CLEARWATER LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

JOURNEYS

DOTHAN LIDS, JOURNEYS

FAIRFIELD UNDERGROUND STATION

FLORENCE LIDS, JOURNEYS

FOLEY LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

GADSDEN LIDS 

HOMEWOOD JOURNEYS

HOOVER JOURNEYS, SHI

HUNTSVILLE, LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2),

UNDERGROUND STATION

UNDERGROUND STATION

CERRITOS LIDS, JOURNEYS

CHICO LIDS, JOURNEYS

CHULA VISTA LIDS

CITRUS HEIGHTS LIDS, JOURNEYS

CITY OF INDUSTRY LIDS, JOURNEYS

COMMERCE LIDS, JOURNEYS

CONCORD LIDS, JOURNEYS

MOBILE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ,

COSTA MESA JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

UNDERGROUND STATION, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

JOURNEYS

MONTGOMERY LIDS, JOURNEYS

OXFORD LIDS

SPANISH FORT JOURNEYS

TUSCALOOSA LIDS, JOURNEYS

ALBERTA

CALGARY LIDS

EDMONTON LIDS (5)

MEDICINE HAT LIDS

RED DEER LIDS

ARKANSAS

CULVER CITY LIDS

DALY CITY JOURNEYS

DOWNEY LIDS, JOURNEYS

EL CAJON LIDS,  JOURNEYS

EL CENTRO LIDS, JOURNEYS

ESCONDIDO LIDS, JOURNEYS

EUREKA LIDS, JOURNEYS

FAIRFIELD JOURNEYS, LIDS, UNDERGROUND STATION

FOLSOM LIDS

FRESNO LIDS, JOURNEYS

GILROY LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

FAYETTEVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

GLENDALE LIDS

FORT SMITH LIDS, JOURNEYS

HOT SPRINGS JOURNEYS

JONESBORO LIDS, JOURNEYS

LITTLE ROCK LIDS

HANFORD LIDS, JOURNEYS

HAYWARD LIDS

HOLLYWOOD LIDS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

IRVINE LIDS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

NORTH LITTLE ROCK LIDS, JOURNEYS (2),

LAKE ELSINORE LIDS

UNDERGROUND STATION

LAKEWOOD LIDS, JOURNEYS 

LONG BEACH LIDS 

LOS ANGELES LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

LIDS CLUBHOUSE, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

MILPITAS LIDS, JOURNEYS

MISSION VIEGO LIDS

MODESTO LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

MONTCLAIR LIDS, JOURNEYS

MONTEBELLO LIDS, JOURNEYS

MONTEREY LIDS

MORENO VALLEY LIDS, JOURNEYS

SHERMAN OAKS LIDS

SIMI VALLEY JOURNEYS

STOCKTON LIDS, JOURNEYS

TEMECULA JOURNEYS

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

CORAL SPRINGS LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

UNDERGROUND STATION, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

DAYTONA BEACH LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

THOUSAND OAKS LIDS, JOURNEYS

DESTIN LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET,  

TORRANCE LIDS

TRACY LIDS

TULARE JOURNEYS

UNIVERSAL CITY LIDS

VALENCIA LIDS, JOURNEYS

VENTURA LIDS, JOURNEYS

VICTORVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS

VISALIA LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

WEST COVINA LIDS, JOURNEYS

WESTMINSTER 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, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP (2),

JOURNEYS (3)

FT. COLLINS LIDS, JOURNEYS

GRAND JUNCTION LIDS, JOURNEYS

GREELEY JOURNEYS

LAKEWOOD LIDS, JOURNEYS

LITTLETON LIDS, JOURNEYS (2)

LONETREE LIDS

LOVELAND LIDS, JOURNEYS

PUEBLO LIDS, JOURNEYS

SILVERTHORNE LIDS, JOURNEYS

CONNECTICUT

JOURNEYS (2)

ELLENTON LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

JOURNEYS

ESTERO LIDS, JOURNEYS (2), 

JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

FT. LAUDERDALE JOURNEYS

FT. MYERS LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2), LIDS LOCKER ROOM,

UNDERGROUND STATION

GAINESVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS

HIALEAH LIDS

JACKSONVILLE LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2),

JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP,  

UNDERGROUND STATION (2)

JENSEN BEACH JOURNEYS

KISSIMMEE LIDS, JOURNEYS

LAKE WALES LIDS, JOURNEYS

LAKELAND LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

MADEIRA BEACH LIDS LOCKER ROOM

MARY ESTHER LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

JOURNEYS KIDZ

MELBOURNE LIDS, JOURNEYS

MERRITT ISLAND LIDS, JOURNEYS

MIAMI LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2), JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

LIDS LOCKER ROOM, UNDERGROUND STATION (3),

SHI, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

MIAMI BEACH JOURNEYS

NAPLES LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

OCALA LIDS

OCOEE LIDS, JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION, 

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

ORANGE PARK LIDS, JOURNEYS

CLINTON JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

ORLANDO LIDS (6), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

NATIONAL CITY LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

DANBURY LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, JOURNEYS (5), 

UNDERGROUND STATION

NEWARK LIDS, JOURNEYS

NORTHRIDGE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

MERIDEN LIDS, JOURNEYS

MANCHESTER LIDS, JOURNEYS

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

OVIEDO JOURNEYS

FARMINGTON LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

JOURNEYS KIDZ (2), UNDERGROUND STATION, 

UNDERGROUND STATION

MILFORD LIDS, JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION

PALM BEACH GARDENS JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

ONTARIO LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

STAMFORD JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, JOURNEYS

JOURNEYS

ORANGE LIDS

PALM DESERT LIDS, JOURNEYS

PALMDALE LIDS, JOURNEYS

PISMO BEACH JOURNEYS

PLEASANTON LIDS, JOURNEYS

RANCHO CUCAMONGA JOURNEYS

REDDING JOURNEYS

REDONDO BEACH LIDS

RICHMOND LIDS

RIVERSIDE LIDS, JOURNEYS

ROSEVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

SACRAMENTO LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2)

SALINAS LIDS, JOURNEYS

SAN BERNADINO LIDS, JOURNEYS

SAN BRUNO JOURNEYS

TRUMBULL LIDS, JOURNEYS

PANAMA CITY LIDS, JOURNEYS

WATERBURY LIDS, JOURNEYS

PANAMA CITY BEACH LIDS, JOURNEYS

WATERFORD LIDS, JOURNEYS

PEMBROKE PINES LIDS, JOURNEYS,  

WESTBROOK  LIDS

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

WESTPORT JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

PENSACOLA LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

DELAWARE

DOVER LIDS, JOURNEYS

NEWARK LIDS, JOURNEYS

REHOBOTH BEACH LIDS, JOURNEYS

WILMINGTON LIDS, JOURNEYS

UNDERGROUND STATION, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

PLANTATION LIDS, JOURNEYS

PORT CHARLOTTE JOURNEYS

PORT RICHEY LIDS, JOURNEYS

ST. AUGUSTINE LIDS, JOURNEYS

ST. PETERSBURG JOURNEYS, LIDS, 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

LIDS LOCKER ROOM, UNDERGROUND STATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP (4)

SANFORD LIDS, JOURNEYS

SARASOTA LIDS, JOURNEYS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

SUNRISE LIDS, JOURNEYS

TALLAHASSEE LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2), 

LIDS LOCKER ROOM, UNDERGROUND STATION

FLORIDA

SAN DIEGO LIDS (3), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS LIDS, JOURNEYS,  

JOURNEYS (3)

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

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ROGERS LIDS, JOURNEYS

ARIZONA

CHANDLER JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

FLAGSTAFF LIDS, JOURNEYS

GILBERT JOURNEYS

GLENDALE LIDS, JOURNEYS

MESA JOURNEYS (2), JOURNEYS KIDZ, LIDS (2)

PHOENIX LIDS (3), JOURNEYS (4), JOURNEYS KIDZ,  

UNDERGROUND STATION

PRESCOTT JOURNEYS

SCOTTSDALE LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

SIERRA VISTA LIDS

TEMPE LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2), JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

LIDS CLUBHOUSE

TUCSON LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2), JOURNEYS KIDZ,  

SHI, UNDERGROUND STATION

YUMA JOURNEYS

BRITISH COLUMBIA

BURNABY LIDS (3)

KELOWNA LIDS

LANGLEY LIDS

NANAIMO LIDS

SURREY LIDS

VANCOUVER LIDS

VICTORIA LIDS

WHISTLER LIDS

CALIFORNIA

ANTIOCH LIDS, JOURNEYS

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TAMPA LIDS (4), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS LIDS, JOURNEYS,

BOWLING GREEN LIDS, JOURNEYS

BROCKTON LIDS

JOURNEYS (4), JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

JOURNEYS KIDZ, LIDS CLUBHOUSE

FLORENCE LIDS (2), JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

BURLINGTON LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

LIDS LOCKER ROOM (3), UNDERGROUND STATION

FORSYTH JOURNEYS

FORT CAMPBELL LIDS

JOURNEYS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

VERO BEACH JOURNEYS

GURNEE LIDS, JOURNEYS, SHI, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

LEXINGTON LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

CAMBRIDGE LIDS, JOURNEYS

WELLINGTON JOURNEYS, LIDS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

JOLIET LIDS, JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION

LOUISVILLE LIDS (2), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

CHESTNUT HILL JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

WEST PALM BEACH JOURNEYS 

LINCOLNWOOD LIDS, UNDERGROUND STATION

JOURNEYS (2), JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

DARTMOUTH LIDS, JOURNEYS

UNDERGROUND STATION (2)

DEDHAM JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

GEORGIA

ALBANY LIDS, JOURNEYS

ALPHARETTA LIDS (2), JOURNEYS

ATHENS LIDS, JOURNEYS

ATLANTA LIDS (5), JARMAN SHOE STORE, 

JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP (2), 

JOURNEYS (3), LIDS LOCKER ROOM, 

UNDERGROUND STATION (3)

AUGUSTA LIDS (2), JOURNEYS, 

LOMBARD LIDS, JOURNEYS

MATTESON LIDS

MOLINE LIDS, JOURNEYS

NORRIDGE LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

UNDERGROUND STATION

NORTH RIVERSIDE LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

UNDERGROUND STATION

NORTHBROOK JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

OAKBROOK JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

ORLAND PARK LIDS (2), JOURNEYS, 

LIDS LOCKER ROOM, UNDERGROUND STATION

JOURNEYS KIDZ

BRUNSWICK JOURNEYS

BUFORD LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

CENTERVILLE JOURNEYS

COLUMBUS LIDS, JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION

COMMERCE LIDS, JOURNEYS

DALTON JOURNEYS

DAWSONVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

PEORIA LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

ROCKFORD LIDS, JOURNEYS

SCHAUMBURG LIDS, LIDS CLUBHOUSE,  

JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, JOURNEYS

SPRINGFIELD LIDS, JOURNEYS

VERNON HILLS LIDS, JOURNEYS

WEST DUNDEE LIDS, JOURNEYS

DECATUR LIDS, JARMAN SHOE STORE

INDIANA

NEWPORT JOURNEYS

OWENSBORO JOURNEYS

PADUCAH LIDS, JOURNEYS

LOUISIANA

ALEXANDRIA LIDS

BATON ROUGE LIDS (2), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP,  

JOURNEYS (2), JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

UNDERGROUND STATION

BOSSIER CITY LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

UNDERGROUND STATION, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

GONZALES LIDS

GRETNA LIDS, JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION

HOUMA JOURNEYS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

KENNER LIDS, JARMAN SHOE STORE, 

JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

LAFAYETTE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ,

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

LAKE CHARLES LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

EAST BOSTON JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP (2)

FOXBORO JOURNEYS

HANOVER LIDS, JOURNEYS

HOLYOKE LIDS (2), JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ , SHI

HYANNIS LIDS, JOURNEYS

KINGSTON LIDS, JOURNEYS

LANESBORO JOURNEYS

LEE JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

LEOMINSTER LIDS, JOURNEYS

MARLBORO LIDS, JOURNEYS

NATICK LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, SHI

NORTH ATTLEBORO LIDS, JOURNEYS

PEABODY LIDS, JOURNEYS

SAUGUS LIDS, JOURNEYS

SPRINGFIELD JOURNEYS

SWANSEA LIDS

TAUNTON LIDS, JOURNEYS

WRENTHAM LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

JOURNEYS

MICHIGAN

BALTIMORE LIDS (3), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP (2), 

LIVONIA JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

DOUGLASVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

BLOOMINGTON LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

UNDERGROUND STATION

DULUTH LIDS, JOURNEYS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM,  

CLARKSVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS

METAIRIE JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

UNDERGROUND STATION

KENNESAW LIDS (2), JOURNEYS, 

EDINBURGH LIDS

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

EVANSVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

MONROE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

ANN ARBOR LIDS, JOURNEYS

JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

FT. WAYNE LIDS (2), JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

UNDERGROUND STATION

AUBURN HILLS LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

LAWRENCEVILLE JOURNEYS 

GREENWOOD LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

NEW ORLEANS LIDS LOCKER ROOM (3)

JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

LITHONIA LIDS, JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION

INDIANAPOLIS LIDS (4), JOURNEYS (2),

SHREVEPORT JOURNEYS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

MACON LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2), 

UNDERGROUND STATION

JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP (2), SHI, 

SLIDELL JOURNEYS

UNDERGROUND STATION (2), LIDS LOCKER ROOM

MORROW LIDS (2),UNDERGROUND STATION

KOKOMO JOURNEYS

ROME LIDS, JOURNEYS

LAFAYETTE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

SAVANNAH LIDS, JOURNEYS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM,  

MERRILLVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND  

MAINE

BANGOR LIDS, JOURNEYS

FREEPORT LIDS

KITTERY JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

SOUTH PORTLAND LIDS, JOURNEYS

MANITOBA

WINNIPEG LIDS (2)

MARYLAND

ANNAPOLIS LIDS (2), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

STATION

MICHIGAN CITY LIDS

MISHAWAKA LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

MUNCIE LIDS, JOURNEYS

PLAINFIELD LIDS, JOURNEYS

RICHMOND JOURNEYS

TERRE HAUTE LIDS, JOURNEYS

WEST LAFAYETTE LIDS CLUBHOUSE

IOWA

JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

AMES JOURNEYS, LIDS CLUBHOUSE

UNDERGROUND STATION

CEDAR FALLS LIDS, JOURNEYS

BEL AIR LIDS, JOURNEYS

CORALVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, LIDS CLUBHOUSE

BETHESDA LIDS, JOURNEYS 

COUNCIL BLUFFS JOURNEYS

COLUMBIA LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

DAVENPORT LIDS, JOURNEYS

JOURNEYS

DES MOINES JOURNEYS (2)

FREDERICK LIDS, JOURNEYS

SIOUX CITY JOURNEYS

WATERLOO JOURNEYS

GAITHERSBURG LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

GLEN BURNIE LIDS, JOURNEYS

UNDERGROUND STATION

VALDOSTA JOURNEYS

HAWAII

AIEA LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ,

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

HILO LIDS, JOURNEYS

HONOLULU LIDS (4), JOURNEYS

KAHULUI LIDS, JOURNEYS

KANEOHE LIDS, JOURNEYS

LIHUE LIDS

WAIKOLOA LIDS

IDAHO

BOISE JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

IDAHO FALLS JOURNEYS

TWIN FALLS JOURNEYS

ILLINOIS

BATTLE CREEK LIDS, JOURNEYS

BIRCH RUN JOURNEYS

CLINTON TOWNSHIP SHI

DEARBORN LIDS, JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION

FLINT LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

FORT GRATIOT JOURNEYS

GRAND RAPIDS LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

JOURNEYS

GRANDVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, SHI

GREEN OAK TOWNSHIP JOURNEYS

HARPER WOODS LIDS, UNDERGROUND STATION

HOWELL LIDS, JOURNEYS

JACKSON LIDS

LANSING LIDS, JOURNEYS

MIDLAND LIDS, JOURNEYS

MUSKEGON LIDS, JOURNEYS

NOVI LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, JOURNEYS, 

JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

OKEMOS LIDS, JOURNEYS

PORTAGE LIDS, JOURNEYS

ROSEVILLE LIDS, UNDERGROUND STATION

SAGINAW LIDS, JOURNEYS

SOUTHFIELD LIDS, UNDERGROUND STATION

STERLING HEIGHTS LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION

TAYLOR LIDS, JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION

AURORA LIDS (2), JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

JOURNEYS (2), UNDERGROUND STATION

WEST DES MOINES JOURNEYS (2)

HAGERSTOWN LIDS (2), JOURNEYS,

WILLIAMSBURG LIDS LOCKER ROOM

JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

BLOOMINGDALE LIDS, JOURNEYS

BLOOMINGTON LIDS, JOURNEYS

BOLINGBROOK JOURNEYS

CALUMET CITY LIDS, UNDERGROUND STATION

KANSAS

LAWRENCE LIDS, LIDS CLUBHOUSE

MANHATTAN LIDS, JOURNEYS

OLATHE JOURNEYS

CARBONDALE JOURNEYS

CHAMPAIGN LIDS, JOURNEYS

CHICAGO LIDS (4), JOURNEYS,

JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

UNDERGROUND STATION, LIDS CLUBHOUSE

CHICAGO RIDGE LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

UNDERGROUND STATION

EVERGREEN PARK LIDS

OVERLAND PARK LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

JOURNEYS, LIDS CLUBHOUSE

SALINA JOURNEYS

TOPEKA LIDS, JOURNEYS

WICHITA LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2), 

UNDERGROUND STATION

KENTUCKY

ASHLAND LIDS, JOURNEYS

HANOVER LIDS, JOURNEYS

HYATTSVILLE LIDS, UNDERGROUND STATION

TRAVERSE CITY LIDS, JOURNEYS

OCEAN CITY LIDS

TROY LIDS, JOURNEYS (2), UNDERGROUND STATION

QUEENSTOWN JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

WESTLAND LIDS, JOURNEYS 

SALISBURY LIDS, JOURNEYS

TOWSON JOURNEYS

WALDORF LIDS, UNDERGROUND STATION

WESTMINSTER JOURNEYS

MINNESOTA

ALBERTVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS

BLAINE LIDS, JOURNEYS

WHEATON LIDS, JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION

BLOOMINGTON LIDS (4), JOURNEYS (2),

MASSACHUSETTS

AUBURN LIDS, JOURNEYS

BOSTON LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP (2)

BRAINTREE LIDS, JOURNEYS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP,  LIDS LOCKER ROOM, 

SHI, UNDERGROUND STATION

BURNSVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

DULUTH LIDS, JOURNEYS

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EDEN PRAIRIE JOURNEYS

MANKATO JOURNEYS, LIDS

MAPLE GROVE JOURNEYS

MAPLEWOOD JOURNEYS

MINNETONKA LIDS, JOURNEYS

ROCHESTER LIDS

ROSEVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, SHI

ST. CLOUD LIDS, JOURNEYS

ST. PAUL LIDS (2), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

JOURNEYS KIDZ, GREAT PLAINS

WOODBURY JOURNEYS

MISSISSIPPI

NASHUA LIDS, JOURNEYS

MIDDLETOWN LIDS, JOURNEYS

BEAVERCREEK  LIDS, JOURNEYS (2), JOURNEYS KIDZ

NEWINGTON LIDS, JOURNEYS

NEW HARTFORD LIDS, JOURNEYS

CANTON LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

NORTH CONWAY LIDS, JOURNEYS

NEW YORK LIDS (9), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP (2), 

CINCINNATI LIDS (4), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

SALEM LIDS, JOURNEYS

NEW JERSEY

BRIDGEWATER LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

JOURNEYS

CHERRY HILL LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION, 

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

DEPTFORD LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

EAST BRUNSWICK LIDS, JOURNEYS

JOURNEYS (3), LIDS CLUBHOUSE (8)

JOURNEYS (4), JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

NIAGARA FALLS LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

UNDERGROUND STATION (2)

JOURNEYS

CLEVELAND LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

PLATTSBURGH LIDS, JOURNEYS

UNDERGROUND STATION

POUGHKEEPSIE LIDS, JOURNEYS

COLUMBUS LIDS (4), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

RIVERHEAD LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

JOURNEYS (2), JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI,

JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

LIDS LOCKER ROOM, UNDERGROUND STATION,

ROCHESTER LIDS (2), JOURNEYS, 

LIDS CLUBHOUSE (4)

UNDERGROUND STATION

DAYTON LIDS (2), JOURNEYS, SHI

SARATOGA SPRINGS LIDS

DUBLIN LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

BILOXI LIDS, JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION

EATONTOWN LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

GREENVILLE JOURNEYS

GULFPORT LIDS

EDISON LIDS

ELIZABETH LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

STATEN ISLAND LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

ELYRIA LIDS, JOURNEYS

UNDERGROUND STATION

FINDLAY JOURNEYS

SYRACUSE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

HEATH JOURNEYS

HATTIESBURG LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

FREEHOLD LIDS, JOURNEYS

JACKSON LIDS, UNDERGROUND STATION

JACKSON JOURNEYS

MERIDIAN LIDS, JOURNEYS

JERSEY CITY LIDS, JOURNEYS, SHI

RIDGELAND LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ,

LAWRENCEVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

SOUTHAVEN JOURNEYS

TUPELO LIDS, JOURNEYS

UNDERGROUND STATION

LIVINGSTON LIDS, JOURNEYS

MARLTON JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

UNIVERSITY LIDS CLUBHOUSE

MAYS LANDING LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

VALLEY STREAM LIDS, JOURNEYS

JEFFERSONVILLE JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

VICTOR LIDS, JOURNEYS

JOURNEYS

WATERLOO LIDS, JOURNEYS

LANCASTER LIDS, JOURNEYS

WATERTOWN LIDS, JOURNEYS

LIMA LIDS, JOURNEYS

WEST NYACK  LIDS, JOURNEYS, SHI

MANSFIELD LIDS, JOURNEYS

WHITE PLAINS LIDS (2), JOURNEYS 

MAUMEE JOURNEYS

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS JOURNEYS

MENTOR LIDS, JOURNEYS

MISSOURI

BRANSON LIDS, JOURNEYS, LIDS CLUBHOUSE

CAPE GIRARDEAU LIDS, JOURNEYS

CHESTERFIELD LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

COLUMBIA LIDS, JOURNEYS, LIDS CLUBHOUSE

DES PERES JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

FLORISSANT UNDERGROUND STATION

HAZELWOOD LIDS, JOURNEYS, LIDS CLUBHOUSE

INDEPENDENCE LIDS, JOURNEYS,

 JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI, LIDS CLUBHOUSE

JOPLIN LIDS, JOURNEYS

MOORESTOWN LIDS, JOURNEYS

NORTH CAROLINA

NEWARK JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

ASHEVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION

PARAMUS LIDS (2), JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

BURLINGTON JOURNEYS

UNDERGROUND STATION

CARY LIDS (2), JOURNEYS

ROCKAWAY LIDS, JOURNEYS, SHI

CHARLOTTE LIDS (2), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP (3), 

SHORT HILLS JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

JOURNEYS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM, LIDS CLUBHOUSE,

TINTON FALLS LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET,

UNDERGROUND STATION 

JOURNEYS

CONCORD LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2)

TOMS RIVER LIDS, JOURNEYS

DURHAM LIDS (2), JOURNEYS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM, 

WAYNE LIDS, JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION

UNDERGROUND STATION

WOODBRIDGE LIDS (2), JOURNEYS, 

FAYETTEVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

UNDERGROUND STATION

KANSAS CITY LIDS, JOURNEYS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

NEW MEXICO

OSAGE BEACH LIDS, JOURNEYS,

ALBUQUERQUE LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2), 

JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

JOURNEYS KIDZ (2), UNDERGROUND STATION (2), SHI

SPRINGFIELD LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ,

CLOVIS JOURNEYS

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

FARMINGTON JOURNEYS

ST. JOSEPH LIDS, JOURNEYS

GALLUP JOURNEYS

ST. LOUIS LIDS (4), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP (2), 

LAS CRUCES JOURNEYS

JOURNEYS (2), JOURNEYS KIDZ, LIDS CLUBHOUSE (4),

SANTA FE JOURNEYS

GASTONIA LIDS, JOURNEYS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

GOLDSBORO JOURNEYS

GREENSBORO LIDS (2), JARMAN SHOE STORE, 

JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, JOURNEYS, 

JOURNEYS KIDZ, LIDS LOCKER ROOM,

UNDERGROUND STATION

MONROE LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

NILES LIDS, JOURNEYS

NORTH OLMSTED LIDS, JOURNEYS

PARMA LIDS, JOURNEYS

RICHMOND HEIGHTS UNDERGROUND STATION

SANDUSKY LIDS, JOURNEYS

SPRINGFIELD JOURNEYS

ST. CLAIRSVILLE LIDS

STRONGSVILLE LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

TOLEDO LIDS, JOURNEYS, SHI, UNDERGROUND STATION

WESTLAKE JOURNEYS

YOUNGSTOWN LIDS, JOURNEYS

ZANESVILLE LIDS

OKLAHOMA

BARTLESVILLE JOURNEYS

LAWTON LIDS, JOURNEYS

NORMAN LIDS, JOURNEYS

GREENVILLE UNDERGROUND STATION

OKLAHOMA CITY LIDS (4), JOURNEYS (4), 

HICKORY LIDS, JOURNEYS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM 

JOURNEYS KIDZ (2), JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

JACKSONVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

SHAWNEE JOURNEYS

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

ST. PETERS LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI,

LIDS LOCKER ROOM, LIDS CLUBHOUSE

NEW YORK

UNDERGROUND STATION

TULSA LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2), JOURNEYS KIDZ,  

ALBANY LIDS (3), JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ,

MEBANE JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

UNDERGROUND STATION, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

MONTANA

AMHERST LIDS, JOURNEYS

PINEVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

BILLINGS LIDS, JOURNEYS

BAY SHORE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

RALEIGH LIDS (2), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

UNDERGROUND STATION, SHI

MOORESVILLE LIDS CLUBHOUSE

BOZEMAN LIDS

MISSOULA JOURNEYS

NEBRASKA

LINCOLN LIDS, JOURNEYS 

OMAHA LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2)

NEVADA

BRONX LIDS

JOURNEYS (2), JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

BROOKLYN LIDS (2), JOURNEYS,  

ROCKY MOUNT LIDS, UNDERGROUND STATION

UNDERGROUND STATION

BUFFALO LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2), 

UNDERGROUND STATION

CENTRAL VALLEY LIDS,

SMITHFIELD JOURNEYS

WILMINGTON LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

WINSTON-SALEM LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

HENDERSON LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

CLAY JOURNEYS

LAS VEGAS LIDS (9), JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

DEER PARK LIDS, JOURNEYS

JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, JOURNEYS (7),  

ELMHURST LIDS, JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION

JOURNEYS KIDZ, LIDS LOCKER ROOM (6)

GARDEN CITY LIDS (2), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

NORTH DAKOTA

BISMARCK LIDS, JOURNEYS

FARGO LIDS, JOURNEYS

PRIMM JOURNEYS

RENO LIDS, JOURNEYS

NEW BRUNSWICK

DIEPPE LIDS

FREDERICTON LIDS

ST. JOHN LIDS

NEW HAMPSHIRE

CONCORD LIDS, JOURNEYS

MANCHESTER LIDS, JOURNEYS

JOURNEYS, LIDS CLUBHOUSE

GREECE JOURNEYS

HICKSVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS

HORSEHEADS LIDS, JOURNEYS

NOVA SCOTIA

DARTMOUTH LIDS

HUNTINGTON STATION JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

HALIFAX LIDS

JOHNSON CITY LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

KINGSTON JOURNEYS

LAKE GROVE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

LAKEWOOD LIDS

MASSAPEQUA LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

OHIO

AKRON LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2)

AURORA JOURNEYS

BEACHWOOD JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

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BELLEVILLE LIDS

BRAMPTON LIDS, JOURNEYS

BRANTFORD LIDS 

BURLINGTON LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

CAMBRIDGE LIDS

GUELPH LIDS

HAMILTON LIDS (2), JOURNEYS

KINGSTON LIDS, JOURNEYS

KITCHNER LIDS, JOURNEYS

LONDON LIDS (2), JOURNEYS

NIAGARA FALLS LIDS

NORTH BAY LIDS

OSHAWA LIDS, JOURNEYS

OTTAWA LIDS (3)

OWEN SOUND LIDS

PETERBOROUGH LIDS, JOURNEYS

PICKERING LIDS

SARNIA LIDS

GRAND FORKS LIDS, JOURNEYS

MISSISSAUGA  LIDS (3), JOURNEYS (2)

MINOT JOURNEYS

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CAROLINA LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

GOODLETTSVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

MERCEDES LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

ST. CATHARINES LIDS

SUDBURY LIDS

THORNHILL LIDS

TIMMINS LIDS

TORONTO LIDS (6), JOURNEYS

VAUGHN LIDS

WATERLOO LIDS

WINDSOR LIDS (2)

OREGON

EUGENE LIDS, JOURNEYS

MEDFORD LIDS, JOURNEYS

PORTLAND LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2)

SALEM LIDS (2), JOURNEYS

TIGARD LIDS, JOURNEYS

WOODBURN LIDS, JOURNEYS

PENNSYLVANIA

ALTOONA LIDS, JOURNEYS

BENSALEM LIDS, JOURNEYS

CAMP HILL LIDS, JOURNEYS

CENTER VALLEY LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

JOURNEYS

DICKSON CITY JOURNEYS

ERIE LIDS, JOURNEYS

EXTON LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

GREENSBURG LIDS, JOURNEYS

GROVE CITY JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

JOURNEYS, LIDS

HARRISBURG LIDS, JOURNEYS (2)

HOMESTEAD JOURNEYS

JOHNSTOWN LIDS

UNDERGROUND STATION, SHI

UNDERGROUND STATION

JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

FAJARDO JOURNEYS

GUAYAMA JOURNEYS

HATILLO LIDS, JOURNEYS

HATO REY JOURNEYS

HUMACAO LIDS, JOURNEYS

ISABELA JOURNEYS

MAYAGUEZ LIDS, JOURNEYS (2), JOURNEYS KIDZ

PONCE LIDS, JOURNEYS

SAN JUAN LIDS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

SIERRA BAYAMON JOURNEYS

VEGA ALTA LIDS, JOURNEYS

QUEBEC 

ANJOU LIDS 

CHICOUTIMI LIDS 

FAIRVIEW POINTE-CLAIRE LIDS LOCKER ROOM

JOLIETTE LIDS 

LASALLE LIDS

LAVAL LIDS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

MONTREAL LIDS (2)

QUEBEC CITY LIDS (2)

REPENTIGNY LIDS

ROSEMERE LIDS 

SHERBROOKE LIDS

SAINT-BRUNO-DE-MONTARVILLE 

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

SAINT HYACINTHE LIDS

JACKSON LIDS, JOURNEYS

MESQUITE LIDS (2), JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

JOHNSON CITY LIDS, JOURNEYS

UNDERGROUND STATION

KNOXVILLE LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (3), JOURNEYS KIDZ

MIDLAND LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

MEMPHIS JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP,   

ODESSA LIDS, JOURNEYS

JOURNEYS (2), JOURNEYS KIDZ,  

UNDERGROUND STATION 

MORRISTOWN JOURNEYS

MURFREESBORO LIDS, JOURNEYS

NASHVILLE JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP (2)

PASADENA JOURNEYS

PEARLAND LIDS, JOURNEYS

PLANO LIDS (2), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

JOURNEYS

PORT ARTHUR JOURNEYS

ROUND ROCK LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

SEVIERVILLE LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

JOURNEYS

JOURNEYS

TEXAS

ABILENE LIDS, JOURNEYS

ALLEN JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET 

SAN ANGELO LIDS, JOURNEYS

SAN ANTONIO LIDS (6), JOURNEYS (6), 

JOURNEYS KIDZ (3), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP (2),  

UNDERGROUND STATION, SHI, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

SAN MARCOS LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

AMARILLO LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

ARLINGTON LIDS (2), JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ,  

JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI, 

LIDS LOCKER ROOM

SHI, UNDERGROUND STATION, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

SHERMAN JOURNEYS

AUSTIN LIDS (3), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

SPRING LIDS

JOURNEYS (2) 

BAYTOWN JOURNEYS

SUGARLAND LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

TEMPLE JOURNEYS

BEAUMONT LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

TEXARKANA LIDS, JOURNEYS

UNDERGROUND STATION

THE WOODLANDS JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

BROWNSVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

TYLER LIDS, JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION

UNDERGROUND STATION

CANUTILLO JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, JOURNEYS

VICTORIA JOURNEYS

WACO LIDS, JOURNEYS

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

CEDAR PARK LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

WICHITA FALLS LIDS, JOURNEYS

CORK SCHUH

DUBLIN SCHUH (5)

KING OF PRUSSIA LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

GALWAY SCHUH

JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

LIMERICK SCHUH

LANCASTER LIDS (2), JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

JOURNEYS

LANGHORNE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

MEDIA LIDS, JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION

MONACA LIDS, JOURNEYS

RHODE ISLAND

PROVIDENCE LIDS, JOURNEYS

SOUTH CAROLINA

ANDERSON LIDS, JOURNEYS

MONROEVILLE LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

BLUFFTON JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

JOURNEYS

JOURNEYS

NORTH WALES LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

CHARLESTON LIDS (3), JOURNEYS 

PHILADELPHIA LIDS (4), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

COLUMBIA LIDS (3), JOURNEYS (3), 

UNDERGROUND STATION (2)

PITTSBURGH LIDS (4), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP (3), 

JOURNEYS (3), JOURNEYS KIDZ 

PLYMOUTH MEETING JOURNEYS

POTTSTOWN JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, LIDS

SCRANTON LIDS (2), JOURNEYS

SELINSGROVE LIDS

SPRINGFIELD LIDS, JOURNEYS

STATE COLLEGE LIDS, JOURNEYS

STROUDSBURG JOURNEYS

TANNERSVILLE LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

JOURNEYS

TARENTUM LIDS, JOURNEYS

UNIONTOWN LIDS

WASHINGTON LIDS, JOURNEYS

WEST MIFFLIN LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

WHITEHALL LIDS, JOURNEYS

WILKES-BARRE LIDS, JOURNEYS

WILLOW GROVE LIDS, JOURNEYS, SHI

WYOMISSING LIDS, JOURNEYS

YORK JOURNEYS

PUERTO RICO

AGUADILLA JOURNEYS

LIDS LOCKER ROOM, UNDERGROUND STATION

FLORENCE LIDS, JOURNEYS

GAFFNEY JOURNEYS

GREENVILLE LIDS (2), JARMAN SHOE STORE, 

 JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

MYRTLE BEACH LIDS (4), JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

JOURNEYS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

NORTH CHARLESTON JOURNEYS (2), 

UNDERGROUND STATION, 

JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH LIDS

SPARTANBURG LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

UNDERGROUND STATION

SOUTH DAKOTA

RAPID CITY LIDS, JOURNEYS

SIOUX FALLS LIDS, JOURNEYS

TENNESSEE

ANTIOCH LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

UNDERGROUND STATION

BARTLETT LIDS

CHATTANOOGA LIDS (2), JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

CLARKSVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

BARCELONETA LIDS, JOURNEYS

COLLIERVILLE JOURNEYS

BAYAMON LIDS, JOURNEYS (2), JOURNEYS KIDZ

FRANKLIN LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

CAGUAS LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2), JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

CANOVANAS LIDS, JOURNEYS

GATLINBURG LIDS

COLLEGE STATION LIDS, JOURNEYS

CONROE LIDS

CORPUS CHRISTI LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

SHI

CYPRESS JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, LIDS

DALLAS LIDS (3), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP (3), 

JOURNEYS (3), JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

UNDERGROUND STATION (2)

DENTON LIDS, JOURNEYS

EAGLE PASS JOURNEYS

EL PASO LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (3), 

JOURNEYS KIDZ (2), SHI, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

FORT WORTH LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2),  

UNDERGROUND STATION

FRIENDSWOOD LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

FRISCO LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

GARLAND JOURNEYS

GRAPEVINE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

HARLINGEN JOURNEYS

HOUSTON LIDS (8), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP (2), 

JOURNEYS (8), JOURNEYS KIDZ (2), 

LIDS LOCKER ROOM (2), UNDERGROUND STATION (5)

HUMBLE LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI,

LIDS LOCKER ROOM, UNDERGROUND STATION 

HURST LIDS, JOURNEYS

IRVING LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

UNDERGROUND STATION

KATY LIDS, JOURNEYS

KILLEEN LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

LAKE JACKSON LIDS, JOURNEYS

LAREDO LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

UNDERGROUND STATION

LEWISVILLE JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

LONGVIEW LIDS, JOURNEYS

LUBBOCK LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ,

 LIDS CLUBHOUSE

LUFKIN JOURNEYS

MCALLEN LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, 

UNDERGROUND STATION

UNITED KINGDOM

ABERDEEN SCHUH

BASINGSTOKE SCHUH 

BELFAST SCHUH 

BIRMINGHAM SCHUH

BLACKBURN SCHUH 

BOURNEMOUTH SCHUH

BRIGHTON SCHUH 

BRISTOL SCHUH

CAMBRIDGE SCHUH 

CAMBRIDGESHIRE SCHUH

CARDIFF SCHUH

CARLISLE SCHUH

CHELTENHAM SCHUH

CHESTER SCHUH

CRAWLEY SCHUH

DERBY SCHUH

DONCASTER SCHUH

DUNDEE SCHUH

EDINBURGH SCHUH (2)

ESSEX SCHUH

EXETER SCHUH

GATESHEAD SCHUH 

GLASGOW SCHUH (3)

GLASGOW FORT SCHUH

GLOUCESTER SCHUH

GUILDFORD SCHUH

HANLEY SCHUH

HERTFORDSHIRE SCHUH

HULL SCHUH

INVERNESS SCHUH

KENT SCHUH

LEEDS SCHUH (2)

LEICESTER SCHUH

LEITH SCHUH

LIVERPOOL SCHUH

LIVINGSTON SCHUH

LONDON SCHUH (3)

LONDONDERRY SCHUH

LUTON SCHUH 

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MAIDSTONE SCHUH

MANCHESTER SCHUH (2)

MIDDLESBROUGH SCHUH

MILTON KEYNES SCHUH

NEWCASTLE SCHUH

NORWICH SCHUH (2)

NOTTINGHAM SCHUH

NUNEATON SCHUH

OXFORD SCHUH

PETERBOROUGH SCHUH

PLYMOUTH SCHUH

PORTSMOUTH SCHUH

READING, BERKSHIRE SCHUH

SHEFFIELD SCHUH (2)

SOUTHHAMPTON SCHUH

STIRLING SCHUH

SUNDERLAND SCHUH

SWANSEA SCHUH

SWINDON SCHUH

WEST MIDLANDS SCHUH

WIGAN SCHUH

WOLVERHAMPTON SCHUH

UTAH

LAYTON JOURNEYS

LOGAN JOURNEYS

MURRAY LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

OGDEN LIDS, JOURNEYS

OREM LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

PARK CITY JOURNEYS, LIDS LOCKER ROOM

PROVO JOURNEYS

SALT LAKE CITY LIDS, JOURNEYS

SANDY JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ, SHI

ST. GEORGE JOURNEYS

WEST VALLEY CITY JOURNEYS

VERMONT

BURLINGTON JOURNEYS

MANCHESTER JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

SOUTH BURLINGTON LIDS, JOURNEYS

VIRGINIA

WOODBRIDGE LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

WASHINGTON

AUBURN JOURNEYS

BELLEVUE LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

BELLINGHAM LIDS, JOURNEYS

BURLINGTON JOURNEYS

KENNEWICK LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

KENT JOURNEYS

LYNNWOOD LIDS, JOURNEYS

OLYMPIA LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

PUYALLUP LIDS, JOURNEYS

SEATTLE LIDS, JOURNEYS (2), JOURNEYS KIDZ,  

LIDS CLUBHOUSE

SILVERDALE LIDS, JOURNEYS

SPOKANE LIDS, JOURNEYS (2)

TACOMA LIDS, JOURNEYS

TUKWILA LIDS

TULALIP LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET,

JOURNEYS

UNION GAP JOURNEYS

VANCOUVER LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

WEST VIRGINIA

BARBOURSVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS

BRIDGEPORT LIDS, JOURNEYS

CHARLESTON LIDS, JOURNEYS, JOURNEYS KIDZ

MORGANTOWN LIDS, JOURNEYS

PARKERSBURG LIDS, JOURNEYS

WISCONSIN

APPLETON LIDS, JOURNEYS

BARABOO LIDS, JOURNEYS

BROOKFIELD LIDS, JOURNEYS, LIDS CLUBHOUSE

GLENDALE LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

GREEN BAY LIDS, JOURNEYS

GREENDALE LIDS, JOURNEYS

JANESVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS

LACROSSE JOURNEYS

MADISON LIDS (3), JOURNEYS (2)

ARLINGTON LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

MILWAUKEE UNDERGROUND STATION

JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION

PLEASANT PRAIRIE JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET, 

JOURNEYS

RACINE LIDS, JOURNEYS

WAUWATOSA LIDS, JOURNEYS

WYOMING

CASPER JOURNEYS

CHEYENNE JOURNEYS

CHARLOTTESVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS

CHESAPEAKE LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2)

CHRISTIANSBURG LIDS, JOURNEYS

COLONIAL HEIGHTS LIDS, UNDERGROUND STATION

DANVILLE LIDS, JOURNEYS

DULLES LIDS, JOURNEYS

FAIRFAX LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

JOURNEYS

FREDERICKSBURG LIDS, JOURNEYS

GLEN ALLEN LIDS, JOURNEYS

HAMPTON JOURNEYS

HARRISONBURG LIDS, JOURNEYS

LEESBURG JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET

LYNCHBURG LIDS, JOURNEYS

MANASSAS LIDS, JOURNEYS

MCLEAN LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, JOURNEYS

NEWPORT NEWS LIDS, JOURNEYS, 

UNDERGROUND STATION

NORFOLK LIDS (2), JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP, 

JOURNEYS, UNDERGROUND STATION (2)

RICHMOND LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (3)

ROANOKE LIDS, JOURNEYS

SPRINGFIELD JOURNEYS

VIRGINIA BEACH LIDS (2), JOURNEYS (2),  

JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOP

WILLIAMSBURG LIDS, JOHNSTON & MURPHY OUTLET,  

JOURNEYS (2)

WINCHESTER LIDS, JOURNEYS

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