Published: March 09, 2010
CORRECTING and REPLACING Perry Ellis International Announces Agreement to Distribute TOP-FLITE Golf Apparel at Kmart
MIAMI - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Please replace the release dated March 8, 2010 with the following
corrected version due to multiple revisions.
The corrected release reads:
PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO DISTRIBUTE
TOP-FLITE GOLF APPAREL AT KMART
Perry Ellis International (NASDAQ:PERY) announced today that it has
reached an agreement with Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) to
distribute a full collection of golf apparel under the TOP-FLITE brand
at Kmart stores in the United States. The TOP-FLITE brand is property of
Callaway Golf (NASDAQ:ELY) and is licensed for apparel to Perry Ellis
International.
"Perry Ellis International's unparalleled expertise in golf apparel has
opened a new avenue of growth with a great retail partner, Kmart. We are
thrilled about the new opportunities that this relationship brings to
both companies," Oscar Feldenkreis, President and COO of Perry Ellis
International, commented.
TOP-FLITE golf apparel will be available as a men's collection, and will
be based on performance fabrications in synthetic fibers. The collection
will include knit polos, shorts, pants, long sleeve knits, wind wear,
and fleece. It will be distributed initially at 800 Kmart doors with
initial shipments starting in March of 2010.
"Golf has been identified as one of our key growth categories going
forward, and we are extremely excited about the opportunities that lay
ahead in partnering with Perry Ellis International," commented John
Goodman, EVP of Apparel & Home for Sears Holdings Corporation.
About Perry Ellis International
Perry Ellis International, Inc. is a leading designer, distributor and
licensor of a broad line of high quality men's and women's apparel,
accessories, and fragrances. The Company's collection of dress and
casual shirts, golf sportswear, sweaters, dress and casual pants and
shorts, jeans wear, active wear and men's and women's swimwear is
available through all major levels of retail distribution. The Company,
through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns a portfolio of nationally
and internationally recognized brands including Perry Ellis, Jantzen®,
Laundry by Shelli Segal, C&C California®, Cubavera®, Munsingwear®,
Savane, Original Penguin by Munsingwear®, Grand Slam®, Natural Issue®,
Pro Player, the Havanera Co.®, Axis®, Tricots St. Raphael®, Gotcha®,
Girl Star, MCD John Henry®, Mondo di Marco®, Redsand®, Manhattan®,
Axist and Farah. The Company enhances its roster of brands by
licensing trademarks from third parties including Pierre Cardin for
men's sportswear, Nike and Jag for swimwear, and Callaway, and PGA
TOUR for golf apparel. Additional information on the Company is
available at http://www.pery.com.
About TOP-FLITE
The TOP-FLITE brand traces its roots to 1895 as part of the golf
business of A.G. Spalding & Bros., and has evolved into a major division
of Callaway Golf, the largest golf company in the world. Spalding, which
later became known as Top-Flite, was a technological pioneer in the
golfing industry, with innovations beginning more than 100 years ago
with the release of the Wizard, America's first golf ball. The Wizard
featured a rubber core with a crack-resistant cover that incorporated a
distinctive bramble raised-dot pattern. Since then, Top-Flite has been
responsible for nearly every major innovation of the modern rubber-core
golf ball, including the first ball with dimples, the first ball to use
compression ratings as a means of determining ball hardness, the first
wound ball with a liquid center, and the first ball with a tungsten
energy core. Top-Flite also produces a line of matched club sets for
adult and youth players.
About Kmart
Kmart, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:
SHLD), is a mass merchandising company that offers customers quality
products through a portfolio of exclusive brands that include Jaclyn
Smith, Joe Boxer, County Living and Route 66. For more information visit
the company's website at www.kmart.com
or the Sears Holdings Corporation website at www.searsholdings.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
We caution readers that the forward-looking statements (statements which
are not historical facts) in this release are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations
rather than historical facts and they are indicated by words or phrases
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"should," "estimate," "expect," "project," "believe," "plan,"
"envision," "continue," "intend," "target," "contemplate," or "will" and
similar words or phrases or comparable terminology. We have based such
forward-looking statements on our current expectations, assumptions,
estimates and projections. While we believe these expectations,
assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such
forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual
results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements, many of which are beyond our control. These
factors include: general economic conditions, a significant decrease in
business from or loss of any of our major customers or programs,
anticipated and unanticipated trends and conditions in our industry,
including the impact of recent or future retail and wholesale
consolidation, the effectiveness of our planned advertising, marketing
and promotional campaigns, our ability to contain costs, disruptions in
the supply chain, our future capital needs and our ability to obtain
financing, our ability to integrate acquired businesses, trademarks,
trade names and licenses, our ability to predict consumer preferences
and changes in fashion trends and consumer acceptance of both new
designs and newly introduced products, the termination or non-renewal of
any material license agreements to which we are a party, changes in the
costs of raw materials, labor and advertising, our ability to carry out
growth strategies including expansion in international and direct to
consumer retail markets, the level of consumer spending for apparel and
other merchandise, our ability to compete, exposure to foreign currency
risk and interest rate risk, possible disruption in commercial
activities due to terrorist activity and armed conflict, and other
factors set forth in Perry Ellis International's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are cautioned that all
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including
those risks and uncertainties detailed in Perry Ellis' filings with the
SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which are valid only as of the date they
were made. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements to reflect new information or the occurrence
of unanticipated events or otherwise.

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