Perry Ellis International, Inc. - PERY- Profile

Perry Ellis International, Inc.. The Group's principal activity is to design, source, market and license a broad line of high quality men's sportswear, including casual and dress casual shirts, golf sportswear, sweaters, dress casual pants and shorts, jeans wear, active wear and swimwear to all levels of retail distribution. It distribution channels include regional, national and international department stores, national and regional chain stores, mass merchants, green grass, specialty stores and corporate wear distributors throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. The customers of the Group include Wal-Mart Stores, J.C. Penney Company, Inc., Kohl's Corporation, Sears Roebuck and Co., Mervyn's, and K-Mart Corporation. It owns or licenses 23 leading brands. On 26-Feb-2005, the Group acquired certain assets and liabilities of Tropical Sportswear International Corporation. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, it acquired the worldwide intellectual. Products accounted for 97% of 2005 revenues and Licensing, 3%