Company History - Founded in 1924 by James Franklin Jarman, J.H. Lawson, and William Hatch Wemyss - Renamed General Shoe Company in 1931 - Initial public stock offering in 1939 - Became Genesco in 1959 - Diversified away from footwear manufacturing under W. Maxey Jarman's leadership

Brands - Johnston & Murphy: Retailer of mens and womens footwear, apparel, and leather goods - Dockers Footwear: Casual footwear licensed from Levi Strauss & Co. - Journeys: Retailer of footwear for teens and young adults - Journeys Kidz: Retailer of footwear for children - Schuh: U.K. retailer of footwear and branded items

References - Form 10-K: Genesco's financial report - 'Nashville now and then: A voice from our past' by E. Thomas Wood - 'Foot Locker makes $1.2 billion offer for Genesco' by Walker Duncan - 'Genesco closing local shoe plant, firing 40 at headquarters' from The Nashville Post - About Johnston & Murphy from Genesco Inc.

External Links - Official website of Genesco - News stories about Genesco from NashvillePost.com - Business data for Genesco on Bloomberg, Google, Reuters, SEC filings, and Yahoo! - Coordinates of Genesco's location: 36°6'47.4'N 86°41'32.2'W

Acquisitions - Genesco acquired New York department store Bonwit Teller and five-and-dime store S. H. Kress & Co. - Acquired Schuh, a U.K. retailer, in 2011 - Acquired Little Burgundy, a Montreal-based footwear retailer, in 2015