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.