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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Feb. 02, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

 

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

C. banner International Holdings Limited

The Company entered into a joint venture agreement with a subsidiary of C. banner International Holdings Limited (“CBI”) (formerly known as Hongguo International Holdings Limited) to market Naturalizer footwear in China in 2007. The Company is a 51% owner of B&H Footwear, the joint venture, with CBI owning the other 49%. B&H Footwear began operations in 2007 and distributes the Naturalizer brand in department stores and free-standing stores in several of China’s largest cities. In addition, B&H Footwear sells Naturalizer footwear to CBI on a wholesale basis. CBI then sells Naturalizer products through retail stores in China. During 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company, through its consolidated subsidiary, B&H Footwear, sold $6.9 million, $5.9 million and $3.9 million, respectively, of Naturalizer footwear on a wholesale basis to CBI.