NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Genesco Inc. (NYSE:
GCO) announced today plans for its new corporate headquarters in
Nashville, Tenn. The Company's new
corporate offices will be located at 535 Marriott Drive in
Nashville and occupy approximately
two thirds of the facility's 310,000 square feet of space.
Relocation is targeted for a little more than a year from now.
In addition to the relocation, the Company announced it will
create new jobs and invest more than $30
million in Davidson County
over the next five years.
"For the past 95 years, Genesco has been a proud partner of the
Middle Tennessee community. We look forward to investing in our
tremendously talented and dedicated employees, and the community,
as we begin our next chapter of growth as a leading
footwear-focused company," said Mimi
Vaughn, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Genesco. "We would like to thank the State of Tennessee and TVA for their
commitment and support with our new headquarters and
expansion."
"It is an exciting time for Genesco and our new facility will be
a great place to work," Vaughn said. "Our new space will
allow our shared services and operating divisions, including
Journeys, Johnston & Murphy, and Genesco's Licensed
Brands—which include Levi's Footwear, Dockers Footwear
and Bass Footwear—to better serve our employees, vendors and
customers, and facilitate our next wave of growth."
The Company's corporate headquarters have been at 1415
Murfreesboro Road in Nashville
since 1965. There are more than 800 employees currently at
the corporate headquarters location.
About Genesco Inc.
Genesco Inc., a Nashville-based specialty retailer, sells
footwear and accessories in approximately 1,490 retail stores
throughout the U.S., Canada, the
United Kingdom and the
Republic of Ireland, principally
under the names Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Schuh, Schuh Kids, Little
Burgundy, Johnston & Murphy, and on internet websites
www.journeys.com, www.journeyskidz.com, www.journeys.ca,
www.schuh.co.uk, www.littleburgundyshoes.com,
www.johnstonmurphy.com, www.johnstonmurphy.ca, www.trask.com, and
www.dockersshoes.com. In addition, Genesco sells wholesale
footwear under its Johnston & Murphy brand, the Trask brand,
the licensed Dockers brand, the licensed Levi's brand, the licensed
Bass brand, and other brands. For more information on Genesco and
its operating divisions, please visit www.genesco.com.
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SOURCE Genesco Inc.