Donna Karan International - DK- Profile

Donna Karan International Inc. The Company is an international fashion design house which designs, contracts for the manufacture of markets, retails, and distributes collections of men's and women's clothing, sportswear, accessories and shoes. The company's three business segments are wholesale, licensing and retail. The wholesale business consists of three divisions: womenswear, menswear and accessories which sell products to department stores, specialty stores, boutiques and company owned and licensed free-standing stores under the brands Donna Karan New York and DKNY. The retail division operates outlet stores and full-price, domestic free-standing retail stores. The licensing division forms strategic alliances with companies through which it licenses the right to develop, market and sell products under the brand Donna Karan New York, DKNY, DKNY Jeans, DKNY Active and CITY DKNY brands on a royalty-free basis. Wholesale accounted for 74% of 2000 revenues; retail, 19% and licensing, 7%. Wholesale accounted for 74% of 2000 revenues; retail, 19% and licensing, 7%