Lanier Apparel Exit	12 Months Ended
Jan. 28, 2023
Lanier Apparel Exit
Lanier Apparel Exit	Note 11. Lanier Apparel Exit In Fiscal 2021, we exited our Lanier Apparel business, which had been focused on moderately priced tailored clothing and related products. The Lanier Apparel exit aligns with our stated business strategy of developing and marketing compelling lifestyle brands. It also took into consideration the increased macroeconomic challenges faced by the Lanier Apparel business, many of which were magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic. In connection with the Fiscal 2020 decision to exit the Lanier Apparel business, we recorded pre-tax charges of $13 million in the Lanier Apparel operating group during Fiscal 2020. These charges consisted of (1) $6 million of estimated inventory markdown charges, the substantial majority of which were reversed in Corporate and Other as part of LIFO accounting as the inventory had not been sold as of January 30, 2021, (2) $3 million of employee charges, including severance and employee retention costs, (3) $3 million of operating lease asset impairment charges for leased office space, (4) $1 million of non-cash fixed asset impairment charges, primarily related to leasehold improvements, and (5) $1 million of charges related to our Merida manufacturing facility, which ceased operations in Fiscal 2020. During Fiscal 2021, we recognized in the Lanier Apparel operating group a benefit of $2 million related to the Lanier Apparel exit primarily consisting of (1) $4 million of reductions in inventory markdowns previously recognized, of which the substantial majority of this amount was reversed in Corporate and Other as part of LIFO accounting and (2) a $3 million gain on the sale of Lanier Apparel’s Toccoa, Georgia distribution center. These items were partially offset by (1) $2 million of severance and employee retention costs, (2) $2 million of termination charges related to certain license agreements and (3) $1 million of additional charges related to the Merida manufacturing facility. For each of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, the estimated inventory markdown charges and manufacturing facility charges are included in cost of goods sold in Lanier Apparel, while the charges for operating lease asset impairments, employee charges, and fixed asset impairments are included in SG&A in Lanier Apparel. The gain on sale of the Toccoa, Georgia distribution center in Fiscal 2021 is included in royalties and other income in Lanier Apparel. We do not expect to incur any additional Lanier Apparel exit charges. Substantially all of the cumulative accrued employee charges, termination charges related to contractual commitments and charges related to the Merida manufacturing facility have been paid. As of January 28, 2023, future lease amounts totaling $2 million related to the Lanier Apparel office leases that were previously impaired and vacated are expected to be paid through 2024 over the remaining terms of the respective leases, with no other anticipated significant future cash requirements related to the Lanier Apparel business.

Lanier Apparel Exit

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2023

Note 11. Lanier Apparel Exit

In Fiscal 2021, we exited our Lanier Apparel business, which had been focused on moderately priced tailored clothing and related products. The Lanier Apparel exit aligns with our stated business strategy of developing and marketing compelling lifestyle brands. It also took into consideration the increased macroeconomic challenges faced by the Lanier Apparel business, many of which were magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In connection with the Fiscal 2020 decision to exit the Lanier Apparel business, we recorded pre-tax charges of $13 million in the Lanier Apparel operating group during Fiscal 2020. These charges consisted of (1) $6 million of estimated inventory markdown charges, the substantial majority of which were reversed in Corporate and Other as part of LIFO accounting as the inventory had not been sold as of January 30, 2021, (2) $3 million of employee charges, including severance and employee retention costs, (3) $3 million of operating lease asset impairment charges for leased office space, (4) $1 million of non-cash fixed asset impairment charges, primarily related to leasehold improvements, and (5) $1 million of charges related to our Merida manufacturing facility, which ceased operations in Fiscal 2020.

During Fiscal 2021, we recognized in the Lanier Apparel operating group a benefit of $2 million related to the Lanier Apparel exit primarily consisting of (1) $4 million of reductions in inventory markdowns previously recognized, of which the substantial majority of this amount was reversed in Corporate and Other as part of LIFO accounting and (2) a $3 million gain on the sale of Lanier Apparel’s Toccoa, Georgia distribution center. These items were partially offset by (1) $2 million of severance and employee retention costs, (2) $2 million of termination charges related to certain license agreements and (3) $1 million of additional charges related to the Merida manufacturing facility.

For each of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, the estimated inventory markdown charges and manufacturing facility charges are included in cost of goods sold in Lanier Apparel, while the charges for operating lease asset impairments, employee charges, and fixed asset impairments are included in SG&A in Lanier Apparel. The gain on sale of the Toccoa, Georgia distribution center in Fiscal 2021 is included in royalties and other income in Lanier Apparel.

We do not expect to incur any additional Lanier Apparel exit charges. Substantially all of the cumulative accrued employee charges, termination charges related to contractual commitments and charges related to the Merida

manufacturing facility have been paid. As of January 28, 2023, future lease amounts totaling $2 million related to the Lanier Apparel office leases that were previously impaired and vacated are expected to be paid through 2024 over the remaining terms of the respective leases, with no other anticipated significant future cash requirements related to the Lanier Apparel business.