Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) announced today that the Company has completed the sale of its Lids Sports Group to FanzzLids Holdings for $101 million, which is still subject to working capital and other adjustments and does not include a tax benefit estimated at $30 million.  FanzzLids Holdings is a holding company controlled and operated by affiliates of Ames Watson, LLC. The announcement follows the December 14, 2018 news release in which Genesco announced it had entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of this business.
About Genesco Inc. Â
Genesco Inc., a Nashville-based specialty retailer, sells footwear and accessories in more than 1,500 retail stores throughout the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Irelandand Germany, principally under the names Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, Schuh, Schuh Kids, Little Burgundy, Johnston & Murphy, and on internet websites www.journeys.com, www.journeyskidz.com, www.journeys.ca, www.shibyjourneys.com, www.schuh.co.uk, www.littleburgundyshoes.com, www.johnstonmurphy.com, 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, and other brands. For more information on Genesco and its operating divisions, please visit www.genesco.com.
