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(the "Company") is a retailer of medium to better-priced casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for fashion-conscious young men and women.
−Removed: As of January 28, 2023, the Company operated 441 retail stores in 42 states throughout the United States under the names "Buckle" and "Buckle Youth." The Company markets a wide selection of mostly brand name casual apparel including denims, other casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories, and footwear.
+Added: As of February 3, 2024, the Company operated 444 retail stores in 42 states throughout the United States under the names "Buckle" and "Buckle Youth." The Company markets a wide selection of mostly brand name casual apparel including denims, other casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories, and footwear.
The Company emphasizes personalized attention to its customers and provides customer services such as free hemming, free gift-packaging, easy layaways, the Buckle private label credit card, and a guest loyalty program.
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on April 23, 1991 and has experienced significant growth since that time, operating 444 stores in 42 states at the end of fiscal 2023.
−Removed: All references herein to fiscal 2022 refer to the 52-week period ended January 28, 2023.
+Added: All references herein to fiscal 2023 refer to the 53-week period ended February 3, 2024.
Fiscal 2022 refers to the 52-week period ended January 28, 2023 and fiscal 2021 refers to the 52-week period ended January 29, 2022.
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Fiscal Years Ended
−Removed: Merchandise Group January 28,
+Added: Merchandise Group February 3,
2024 January 28,
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The remaining balance is comprised of private label merchandise from exclusive brands including BKE, Buckle Black, Salvage, Red by BKE, Daytrip, Gimmicks, Gilded Intent, FITZ + EDDI, Willow & Root, Outpost Makers, Departwest, Sterling & Stitch, Reclaim, BKE Vintage, Nova Industries, J.B.
−Removed: Holt, Modish Rebel, and Veece.
+Added: Holt, Modish Rebel, Maven Co-op, and Veece.
The Company's merchandisers continually work with manufacturers and vendors to produce brand name merchandise, the majority of which they believe is exclusive in terms of color, style, and fit.
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Martens, Very G, Birkenstock, Bed Stu, Palladium, Mia, K-Swiss, Myra, STS, and G-Shock.
−Removed: The Company expects that brand name merchandise will continue to constitute the majority of sales.
Management believes the Company provides a unique store environment by maintaining a high level of personalized service and by offering a wide selection of fashionable, quality merchandise.
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The Company also offers programs to build and strengthen its relationship with loyal guests.
−Removed: In October 2020, the Company combined its multi-tender loyalty program (Buckle Guest Loyalty) and private label credit card rewards program (B-Rewards) into one, all-inclusive program (Buckle Rewards).
The Buckle Rewards incentive program rewards loyal guests and cardholders with real-time rewards after 300 points have been earned.
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During fiscal 2010, the Company completed construction of a 240,000 square foot distribution center in Kearney, Nebraska, which currently serves as the Company’s only store distribution center.
−Removed: The Company also owns two additional facilities as part of its home office campus in Kearney, Nebraska (one of which was completed during the first quarter of fiscal 2015).
+Added: The Company also owns two additional facilities as part of its home office campus in Kearney, Nebraska (one of which was completed during fiscal 2015).
These facilities serve as the Company's corporate headquarters and house its online fulfillment and customer service center.
Store Locations and Expansion Strategies
−Removed: As of January 28, 2023, the Company operated 441 stores in 42 states.
+Added: As of February 3, 2024, the Company operated 444 stores in 42 states.
The existing stores are in 3 downtown locations, 69 strip centers, 57 lifestyle centers, and 315 shopping malls.
The Company anticipates opening 8 new stores in fiscal 2024.
−Removed: The following table lists the location of existing stores as of January 28, 2023:
+Added: The following table lists the location of existing stores as of February 3, 2024:
Location of Stores
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The Company anticipates opening 8 new stores during fiscal 2024 and expects to complete approximately 15-19 full remodels.
−Removed: Year-to-date through March 28, 2023, the Company has closed 3 stores in fiscal 2023, with no other specific store closings currently planned for the remainder of the year.
+Added: Year-to-date through April 1, 2024, the Company has closed 3 stores in fiscal 2024, with one additional store closing currently planned for the remainder of the year.
The construction costs for a full remodel are comparable to those of a new store.
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Teammate Demographics.
−Removed: As of January 28, 2023, the Company had approximately 9,100 teammates, of which approximately 3,100 were full-time.
+Added: As of February 3, 2024, the Company had approximately 8,000 teammates, of which approximately 2,800 were full-time.
Of the total number of teammates, approximately 700 were employed at the corporate offices and in the distribution center.
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For fiscal years 2023, 2022, and 2021, the holiday and back-to-school seasons accounted for approximately 35% of the Company's fiscal year net sales.
−Removed: “BUCKLE”, “THE BUCKLE”, “BUCKLE BLACK”, “BKE”, “BKE BOUTIQUE”, “BKE SOLE”, “DAYTRIP”, “RECLAIM”, “B BELIEVES”, “GIMMICKS”, "BKE RED", "BEST BRANDS.
−Removed: FAVORITE JEANS.", "BKE SPORT", "BKE RESERVE", "BUCKLE BELIEVES", "FADE BY BKE", "SOLELY BLACK BY BKE", "FITZ + EDDI", "BUCKLE SELECT", "IN THESE BLUES", "POETIC REBEL", "UNTAMED SOUL", "WILLOW & ROOT", "TWINE & STARK", "INDIE SPIRIT DESIGNS", "BKE CORE", "GILDED INTENT", "#BUCKLEDOUT", "QUINN & COPPER", "LEGACY COLLECTION BY BKE", "SWEET HARMONY BY BUCKLE", "DAYTRIP REFINED", "WHEREVER YOU WANDER BY BUCKLE", "RED BY BKE", "#INTHESEBLUES", "J.B.
−Removed: HOLT", "OUTPOST MAKERS", "DEPARTWEST", "STONE REFINERY", "stylized G", "DEPARTWEST logo", "GREHY", "NOVA INDUSTRIES", "SAY YOU WILL", "BRILL BOUTIQUE", "BUCKLE B", "BUCKLE REWARDS", "BKE ESSENTIALS" and “B” icon are federally registered trademarks of the Company.
+Added: “BUCKLE”, “BUCKLE BLACK”, “BKE”, “BKE BOUTIQUE”, “BKE SOLE”, “DAYTRIP”, “RECLAIM”, “B BELIEVES”, “GIMMICKS”, "BKE RED", "BKE RESERVE", "BUCKLE BELIEVES", "FADE BY BKE", "SOLELY BLACK BY BKE", "FITZ + EDDI", "BUCKLE SELECT", "WILLOW & ROOT", "TWINE & STARK", "INDIE SPIRIT DESIGNS", "BKE CORE", "GILDED INTENT", "QUINN & COPPER", "LEGACY COLLECTION BY BKE", "DAYTRIP REFINED", "RED BY BKE", "#INTHESEBLUES", "J.B.
+Added: HOLT", "OUTPOST MAKERS", "DEPARTWEST", "STONE REFINERY", "stylized G", "DEPARTWEST logo", "GREHY", "NOVA INDUSTRIES", "SAY YOU WILL", "BRILL BOUTIQUE", "BUCKLE B", "BUCKLE REWARDS", "BKE ESSENTIALS", “BOUTIQUE BY BKE”, and “B” icon are federally registered trademarks of the Company.
The Company also owns trademarks for certain product designs.
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including salesperson, Store Manager, District Manager, and Regional Manager.
−Removed: Molczyk, age 44.
−Removed: Molczyk is Senior Vice President of Women's Merchandising.
−Removed: She was appointed to this position on February 22, 2022, after having served as Vice President of Women's Merchandising since December 2014.
−Removed: Molczyk has been employed by the Company since 1999 and has served in various roles on the women's merchandising team since that time, including Divisional Merchandise Manager.
Fritz, age 44.
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Compared sentence by sentence after normalising whitespace, quotation marks, case and digits, so re-formatting and restated figures do not read as changed language. Wording changes appear as one removal and one addition. The current filing and the prior one are authoritative.