- Renewal Extends License Agreement through the End of 2010
- Allows Joe Boxer to Expand into Sears Stores
NEW YORK, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Iconix Brand Group Inc.,
(Nasdaq: ICON) ("Iconix" or "the Company") today announced the renewal and
expansion of its Joe Boxer license agreement with Sears Holdings. The new
agreement will expand the term of the license for three additional years
through the end of 2010, restructure the financial guarantee from Sears
Holdings for the year 2007, and allow Sears Holdings to sell Joe Boxer
products in both its Kmart and Sears stores.
According to Neil Cole, Chairman and CEO of Iconix Brand Group, "We are
excited to expand our relationship with Sears Holdings. Their merchants have a
compelling vision to grow Joe Boxer going forward in both Sears and Kmart, and
I am confident that Iconix will be a powerful marketing partner for Sears
Holdings helping to drive young customers through their doors and expanding
Joe Boxer into an even more powerful lifestyle brand."
According to Peter Whitsett, Senior Vice President Merchandising for Sears
Holdings, "We are thrilled to be able to continue our relationship with Iconix
and Joe Boxer through 2010. This solidifies Joe Boxer as an important brand in
our Kmart stores and gives us the opportunity to launch Joe Boxer within
Sears. This is another step toward our mission of building lifetime
relationships with our customers."
About Iconix Brand Group:
Iconix Brand Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ICON - News) owns, licenses and markets a
growing portfolio of consumer brands including CANDIE'S (R), BONGO (R),
BADGLEY MISCHKA (R), JOE BOXER (R), RAMPAGE (R), MUDD (R) and LONDON FOG (R).
The Company has also entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the brand
MOSSIMO (R). The Company licenses it brands to a network of leading retailers
and manufacturers that touch every major segment of retail distribution from
the luxury market to the mass market. Iconix, through its in-house advertising
agency, advertises and markets its brands to continually increase consumer
awareness and loyalty.
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Contact:
David Conn
Executive Vice President
Iconix Brand Group
212.730.0030
Joseph Teklits
Integrated Corporate Relations
203.682.8200
SOURCE Iconix Brand Group Inc.
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/CONTACT: David Conn, Executive Vice President of Iconix Brand Group
Inc., +1-212-730-0030; or Joseph Teklits of Integrated Corporate Relations,
+1-203-682-8200/
/Web site: http://iconixbrand.com /
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