Levi Strauss & Co. and Perry Ellis International Announce License Agreement with Dockers(R) Outerwear
April 05 2006 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Perry Ellis International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PERY) announced today that
it had reached an agreement in principle with Levi Strauss &
Co. for the manufacture and distribution of Dockers(R) men's cloth
outerwear in the United States and Mexico. The line encompasses
men's jackets, coats and synthetic fleece. Perry Ellis will begin
delivery of product by June 2006 into select chain and specialty
stores. Perry Ellis anticipates that the agreement will have a
neutral impact on earnings for fiscal 2007, but will be accretive
to earnings in subsequent years. The parties have agreed in
principle to terms of distribution through December 2009, with a
potential renewal period until December 2012. "We are excited about
this platform to grow the outerwear business for one of the best
names in fashion and we are proud of our association with Levi
Strauss & Company. Dockers(R) is a great world class brand that
represents the American lifestyle," said Perry Ellis International
Chairman and CEO, George Feldenkreis. "We plan to take advantage of
synergies in production cycles and other functions with our
swimwear business, as the swimwear buyers often make purchases of
both categories." Perry Ellis International President and COO,
Oscar Feldenkreis remarked, "We plan to operate this group as a
separate business unit with an experienced group of designers in
Seattle, who fully understand the outerwear category and were able
to build a great outerwear company. We will leverage our core
competencies in sourcing, planning and sales management to maximize
this opportunity." About Perry Ellis International Perry Ellis
International, Inc. is a leading designer, distributor and licensor
of a broad line of high quality men's and women's apparel,
accessories, and fragrances, including dress and casual shirts,
golf sportswear, sweaters, dress and casual pants and shorts, jeans
wear, active wear and men's and women's swimwear to all major
levels of retail distribution. The company, through its wholly
owned subsidiaries, owns a portfolio of highly recognized brands
including Perry Ellis(R), Jantzen(R), Cubavera(R), Munsingwear(R),
Savane(R), Original Penguin(R), Grand Slam(R), Natural Issue(R),
Pro Player(R), the Havanera Co.(R), Axis(R), Tricots St.
Raphael(R), Gotcha(R), Girl Star(R) and MCD(R). The company also
licenses trademarks from third parties including Nike(R) for
swimwear, and PING(R) and PGA TOUR(R) for golf apparel. Additional
information on the company is available at http://www.pery.com.
Safe Harbor Statement Forward-looking statements (statements which
are not historical facts) in this release are made pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. The actual results of Perry Ellis could differ
materially from those expressed or indicated by forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such
differences include, but are not limited to, general economic
conditions, a significant decrease in business from or loss of any
of Perry Ellis' major customers, anticipated and unanticipated
trends and conditions in the apparel industry, including current or
future retail and wholesale consolidation, the effectiveness of
Perry Ellis' planned advertising, marketing and promotional
campaigns, the seasonality and performance of Perry Ellis' swimwear
business, the ability of Perry Ellis to contain costs, disruption
in the supply chain, Perry Ellis' future capital needs and ability
to obtain financing, the ability to integrate businesses,
trademarks, trade names and licenses, including the recently
completed Gotcha acquisition, the ability to predict consumer
preferences and changes in fashion trends and consumer acceptance
of both new designs and newly introduced products, changes in the
costs of raw materials, labor and advertising, the ability to carry
out growth strategies, the level of consumer spending for apparel
and other merchandise, the ability to compete, termination or
non-renewal of any material license agreements to which Perry Ellis
is a party, exposure to foreign currency and interest rate risk,
possible disruption in commercial activities due to terrorist
activity and armed conflict and other factors, including those set
forth in Perry Ellis' filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those risks
and uncertainties detailed in Perry Ellis' filings with the SEC.
Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the day hereof and
Perry Ellis disclaims any intent or obligation to update the same.
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