Genesco was founded by James Franklin Jarman and William Hatch Wemyss in 1924 as the Jarman Shoe Company. The company changed its name to General Shoe Company in the 1930’s before going public in 1939.
The company was chosen to be one of the original members of the S&P 500 in 1937, and two years later changed its name to Genesco.
Today Genesco sells dress and casual footwear and sports apparel in over 2,500 stores in the United States Puerto Rico, as well as international locations in Canada, the UK, and Ireland. The company’s fastest-growing division is the Lids Sports division, which operates the Lids Locker Room website and retail chain.
Genesco trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GCO, is a member of the S&P 600, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #802 in the Fortune 1000, has 9,200 employees, and had $2.76 billion in revenue in 2014.
Genesco
Genesco was founded by James Franklin Jarman and William Hatch Wemyss in 1924 as the Jarman Shoe Company. The company changed its name to General Shoe Company in the 1930’s before going public in 1939.
The company was chosen to be one of the original members of the S&P 500 in 1937, and two years later changed its name to Genesco.
Today Genesco sells dress and casual footwear and sports apparel in over 2,500 stores in the United States Puerto Rico, as well as international locations in Canada, the UK, and Ireland. The company’s fastest-growing division is the Lids Sports division, which operates the Lids Locker Room website and retail chain.
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Genesco trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GCO, is a member of the S&P 600, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #802 in the Fortune 1000, has 9,200 employees, and had $2.76 billion in revenue in 2014.
Yesterday I took my daughter shopping for shoes. As I traveled through the mall, I was a bit disappointed with the lack of customer service in several stores. Seems that most stores are hiring young adults in which many are not taking their roles seriously. As a military retiree, I take it seriously when you have a dereliction of duties especially when receiving a pay check. I even spoke to a young lady at one particular store who was listening to ear buds and watching Facebook without even acknowledging me or trying to sell any of the products.
Well, as I was leaving in disappointment, I stumbled across Journey’s in Douglasville, GA at Arbor Place Mall (Store #1078 – Trans# 73653). A young lady named Danae was running that store with enthusiasm and the best customer service I had ever seen. Along with a young man named Donald, they took special care with each customer acknowledging each and every one. Even though it was extremely busy, they both kept smiles, were very polite, and answered each of our questions. Danae not only attending to the customers, she also helped to train the new manager trainee Donald at the same time. I was extremely impressed to say the least. Danae needs to be in some sort of management program. You don’t find employees like her every day. I have my own business and I wanted to hire her on the spot. Unfortunately, I start law school this year so will be closing my business. In the end, due to the customer service I received from Danae and Donald, I ended up buying three pairs of shoes and will become a repeat customer. Bravo to Journey’s for hiring only the BEST!