Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Oct. 28, 2023

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

The Company and its subsidiaries periodically enter into transactions with other entities or individuals that are considered related parties, including certain transactions with entities owned by, affiliated with, or for the respective benefit of, Paul Marciano, who is an executive and member of the Board of the Company, and Maurice Marciano, who is the brother of Paul Marciano and was a member of the Board until his retirement in September 2023, and certain of their children (the “Marciano Entities”).

Leases

The Company leases warehouse and administrative facilities, including the Company’s North American corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, California, from partnerships affiliated with the Marciano Entities and certain of their affiliates. There were four of these leases in effect as of October 28, 2023 with expiration or option exercise dates ranging from calendar years 2025 to 2030.

In August 2023, the Company (through a wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary) entered into a three-year lease extension through August 2026 with the related party landlord for the Company’s existing Canadian warehouse and administrative facility in Montreal, Quebec. All other material terms in the previously existing Canada lease (including base rent of approximately CAD$0.6 million (US$0.4 million) per year) remain the same.

Aggregate lease costs recorded under these four related party leases were approximately $6.8 million and $6.7 million for the nine months ended October 28, 2023 and October 29, 2022, respectively. The Company believes that the terms of the related party leases are no less favorable to the Company than would have been available from unaffiliated third parties. Refer to Note 2 for more information on lease commitments.

Aircraft Arrangements

The Company periodically charters aircraft owned by the Marciano Entities through informal arrangements with the Marciano Entities and independent third-party management companies contracted by such Marciano Entities to manage their aircraft. The Company believes that the terms of the charter arrangements are no less favorable to the Company than would have been available from unaffiliated third parties. The total fees paid under these arrangements for the nine months ended October 28, 2023 and October 29, 2022 were approximately $2.6 million and $2.1 million, respectively.

Minority Investment

The Company owns a 30% interest in a privately held men’s footwear company (the “Footwear Company”) in which the Marciano Entities own a 45% interest. In December 2020, the Company provided the Footwear Company with a $2.0 million revolving credit facility at an annual interest rate of 2.75% and a maturity date of November 30, 2023. In October 2023, the Company and the Footwear Company amended the revolving credit facility to extend the term by three years to November 30, 2026 and to adjust the interest rate, effective December 1, 2023, to a floating rate equal to the one month term SOFR plus 1.75% per annum. As of both October 28, 2023 and January 28, 2023, the Company had a note receivable of $0.4 million included in other assets in its condensed consolidated balance sheets related to outstanding borrowings by the Footwear Company under this revolving credit facility.

In May 2022, the Company entered into a Fulfillment Services Agreement with the Footwear Company under which the Company will provide certain fulfillment services for the Footwear Company’s U.S. wholesale and e-commerce businesses from the Company’s U.S distribution center on a cost-plus 5% basis. The Footwear Company also pays rent to the Company for the use of a small office space in the Company’s U.S. headquarters. In June 2022, the Company (through a wholly-owned Swiss subsidiary) entered into a Distributorship Agreement with the Footwear Company under which the Company was designated as the exclusive distributor (excluding e-commerce) for the Footwear Company in the European Union and other specified countries. The Distributorship Agreement provided for (i) the Company to receive a 35% discount from the Footwear Company’s wholesale prices, (ii) no minimum sales requirements or advertising spending requirements for the Company, (iii) an initial 15 month term with annual renewals thereafter and (iv) other standard terms and conditions for similar arrangements. In May 2023, the Distributorship Agreement was amended to (i) reflect a reduction in the amount of sales services to be performed by the Company, (ii) revise the wholesale discount to 22% and (iii) provide an annual 2% advertising commitment by the Company. During the nine months ended October 28, 2023, there were approximately $9,500 in fees received with respect to the U.S. fulfillment services, approximately $13,000 in fees received with respect to office rent and approximately $26,000 in amounts paid related to the distributorship arrangements. During the nine months ended October 29, 2022, there were no fees received with respect to the U.S. fulfillment services,

approximately $13,000 in fees received with respect to office rent and less than $5,000 in amounts paid related to the distributorship arrangements.

Vendor Purchases

The Company purchases faux fur products from a privately-held fashion accessories company (the “Fashion Company”). Mr. Maurice Marciano, Mr. Paul Marciano and Mr. Carlos Alberini own on a combined basis 20% of the outstanding common equity interests in the Fashion Company (with the Marcianos jointly owning 16% and Mr. Alberini owning 4%). The total payments made by the Company to the Fashion Company were approximately $3.0 million and $3.4 million for the nine months ended October 28, 2023 and October 29, 2022, respectively. The Company believes that the price paid by the Company for the Fashion Company’s products and the terms of the transactions between the Company and the Fashion Company have not been affected by this passive investment of Messrs. Marciano and Mr. Alberini in the Fashion Company.

Vendor Collaboration

During April 2023, the Company entered into a co-branding collaboration arrangement in connection with a large-scale music festival with a privately-held alcoholic beverage company (the “Beverage Company”) in which the Marciano Entities hold an approximately 15% ownership interest. The co-branding arrangement provided for (i) the Beverage Company to pay a $100,000 fee, provide certain beverage products, facilitate the acquisition of additional third-party sponsors for the event and co-brand its social media posts with the Company and (ii) the Company to engage social-media influencers to attend the event and promote both companies through social-media posts, and provide promotional travel, lodging, hospitality and other ancillary expenses for select attendees at the co-branded event.