Operating Group Information: We identify our operating groups based on the way our management organizes the components of our business for purposes of allocating resources and assessing performance. Our operating group structure reflects a brand-focused management approach, emphasizing operational coordination and resource allocation across each brand's direct to consumer, wholesale and licensing operations, as applicable. Our business is primarily operated through our Tommy Bahama, Lilly Pulitzer, Lanier Apparel and Southern Tide operating groups. Tommy Bahama, Lilly Pulitzer and Southern Tide each design, source, market and distribute apparel and related products bearing their respective trademarks and license their trademarks for other product categories, while Lanier Apparel designs, sources and distributes branded and private label men's tailored clothing, sportswear and other products.

Corporate and Other is a reconciling category for reporting purposes and includes our corporate offices, substantially all financing activities, the elimination of inter-segment sales and other items that are not allocated to the operating groups including LIFO accounting adjustments. Because our LIFO inventory pool does not correspond to our operating group definitions, LIFO inventory accounting adjustments are not allocated to the operating groups. Corporate and Other also includes the operations of other businesses which are not included in our operating groups. The operations of TBBC, which we acquired in December 2017, and our Lyons, Georgia distribution center are included in Corporate and Other. For a more extensive description of our operating groups, see Part I, Item 1. Business included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2017.

The table below presents certain financial information (in thousands) about our operating groups, as well as Corporate and Other.



	Third Quarter Fiscal 2018			Third Quarter Fiscal 2017			First Nine Months Fiscal 2018			First Nine Months Fiscal 2017
Net sales
Tommy Bahama	$	123,130		$	123,895		$	482,990		$	483,971
Lilly Pulitzer	68,213			59,244			208,463			192,045
Lanier Apparel	29,037			43,110			72,806			84,314
Southern Tide	9,496			9,217			34,745			31,254
Corporate and Other	3,786			494			9,927			1,448
Total net sales	$	233,662		$	235,960		$	808,931		$	793,032
Depreciation and amortization
Tommy Bahama	$	7,131		$	8,033		$	22,457		$	23,321
Lilly Pulitzer	2,624			2,303			7,727			6,377
Lanier Apparel	144			145			424			443
Southern Tide	133			108			394			317
Corporate and Other	304			355			931			1,054
Total depreciation and amortization	$	10,336		$	10,944		$	31,933		$	31,512
Operating income (loss)
Tommy Bahama	$	(5,141	)	$	(5,872	)	$	29,783		$	32,082
Lilly Pulitzer	9,576			4,952			43,823			43,621
Lanier Apparel	2,261			5,615			3,448			6,668
Southern Tide	492			1,016			4,399			3,765
Corporate and Other	(3,483		)	(4,587		)	(12,862		)	(18,651		)
Total operating income	$	3,705		$	1,124		$	68,591		$	67,485
Interest expense, net	489			683			1,872			2,355
Earnings before income taxes	$	3,216		$	441		$	66,719		$	65,130