| Guess?, Inc. designs, markets, distributes, and licenses lifestyle collections of apparel and accessories for men, women, and children. The companys products include collections of denim and cotton clothing, such as jeans, pants, overalls, skirts, dresses, shorts, blouses, shirts, jackets, and knitwear. It also grants licenses to manufacture and distribute a range of products, which comprise eyewear, watches, handbags, footwear, kids' and infants' apparel, leather apparel, swimwear, fragrance, jewelry, and other fashion accessories. The company markets its apparel under various trademarks, including GUESS, GUESS?, GUESS U.S.A., GUESS Jeans, GUESS? and Triangle Design, Question Mark and Triangle Design, a stylized G, GUESS Kids, Baby GUESS, YES, G by GUESS, GUESS by MARCIANO, and MARCIANO. It offers its products through retail, wholesale, e-commerce, and licensing distribution channels. As of January 31, 2009, the company operated 425 stores in the United States and Canada, which include 92 GUESS? retail stores, 104 GUESS? factory outlet stores, 52 GUESS by MARCIANO stores, 43 G by GUESS stores, and 34 GUESS? Accessories stores. It also operated 61 stores in Europe, 24 stores in Asia, and 11 stores in Mexico. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. |