As of May 3, 2008, the Company operated 43 stores including five stores opened in fiscal year 2008 across 17 states, averaging approximately 2,850 square feet per store. All of the Company’s stores are leased and are primarily located in malls, including lifestyle centers, with one street location on Halsted Street in Chicago.
The Company’s merchandise assortment consists of lifestyle-inspired men’s and women’s premium apparel, accessories and gifts from a variety of vendors that tend to have limited distribution in malls. The Company’s men’s and women’s product categories include:
• Men’s Apparel: Premium denim, tee shirts, woven shirts, knits, outerwear, sweaters, shorts and pants;
• Women’s Apparel: Premium denim, tee shirts, woven/knit tops, dresses, outerwear, sweaters, shorts, pants and skirts.
• Accessories and Gifts: Handbags, jewelry, hats, belts, watches, sunglasses, magazines, collectibles and seasonal gift items.
During fiscal year 2007, the Company carried over 300 brands, some of which included:
• Men’s: Acrylic, Affliction, Aqua VI, BC Ethic, Cardboard Robot, Christian Audigier, English Laundry, Ed Hardy, Exact Science, Howe, MEK, Monarchy, Obey, Rock & Republic, Stussy, Triple Five Soul, True Religion and 7 Diamonds;
• Women’s: Aqua VI, Christian Audigier, Crash & Burn, Ed Hardy, Eight Sixty, Frankie B, Gentle Fawn, Industry, Matty M, MEK, Miss Me, Monarchy, Rock & Republic, Tokidoki, Triple Five Soul, Obey, Sinful and True Religion.
• Accessories and Gifts: Betseyville, Betsey Johnson, Bula, Ed Hardy, Goorin, Kid Robot, Le Sportsac, Loop/Disney, Noir, Obey, Tarina Tarantino, Tokidoki and Triple Five Soul.