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Related Party
3 Months Ended
May 01, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
According to statements on form Schedule 13D filed with the SEC by ESL, ESL beneficially owned significant portions of both the Company's and Sears Holdings Corporation's outstanding shares of common stock. Therefore Sears Holdings Corporation, the Company's former parent company, is considered a related party both prior to and subsequent to the Separation.
Prior to the Separation, Sears Holdings Corporation (including certain non-Lands’ End subsidiaries) and the Company entered into various agreements to, among other things: (i) support the Lands’ End Shops at Sears; (ii) provide various general corporate services; and (iii) support the Company's participation in the SYW program; and (iv) allow for the use of intellectual property or services. The amounts charged to the Company by Sears Holdings do not necessarily reflect the costs of obtaining the services from unaffiliated third parties or of the Company providing the applicable services itself. Management believes that such costs are reasonable; however, the Combined Financial Statements contained herein may not be indicative of the Company’s financial position, operating results, and cash flows in the future, or what they would have been if it had been a stand-alone company during all periods presented.
In connection with the Separation, the Company entered into various agreements with Sears Holdings which, among other things, (i) govern specified aspects of the Company's relationship following the Separation, especially with regards to the Lands’ End Shops at Sears, and (ii) establish terms pursuant to which subsidiaries of Sears Holdings Corporation are providing services to us, including the International Buying Office under the Buying Agency Agreement.
References to and descriptions of the agreements below represent the agreements entered into in connection with the Separation.
See further descriptions of the transactions in the Company's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The components of the transactions between the Company and Sears Holdings, which exclude pass-through payments to third parties, are as follows:
Lands’ End Shops at Sears
Related party costs charged by Sears Holdings to the Company related to Lands’ End Shops at Sears are as follows:
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
(in thousands)
 
May 1, 2015
 
May 2, 2014
Rent, CAM and occupancy costs
 
$
6,350

 
$
6,811

Retail services, store labor
 
6,601

 
7,647

Financial services and payment processing
 
623

 
727

Supply chain costs
 
277

 
131

Total expenses
 
$
13,851

 
$
15,316

Number of Lands’ End Shops at Sears at period end
 
235

 
251


General Corporate Services
Related party costs charged by Sears Holdings to the Company for general corporate services are as follows:
 
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
(in thousands)
 
May 1, 2015
 
May 2, 2014
Sourcing
 
$
1,584

 
$
1,861

Shop Your Way
 
525

 
1,014

Shared services
 
150

 
133

Co-location and services
 

 
6

Total expenses
 
$
2,259

 
$
3,014


Use of Intellectual Property or Services
Related party revenue and costs charged by the Company to and from Sears Holdings for the use of intellectual property or services is as follows:
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
(in thousands)
 
May 1, 2015
 
May 2, 2014
Lands' End business outfitters revenue
 
$
403

 
$
750

Credit card revenue
 
287

 
248

Call center services
 
214

 
226

Royalty income
 
21

 
12

Gift card revenue
 
(4
)
 
241

Total income
 
$
921

 
$
1,477


Call Center Services
The Company has entered into a contract with Sears Holdings Management Corporation, a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation, to provide call center services in support of Sears Holdings’ SYW member loyalty program. This income is net of agreed upon costs directly attributable to the Company providing these services. The income is included in Merchandise sales and services, net and costs are included in Selling and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations. Total call center service income included in Merchandise sales and services, net was $1.3 million and $1.5 million for the First Quarter 2015 and the First Quarter 2014, respectively.
Additional Balance Sheet Information
At May 1, 2015 and May 2, 2014 the Company included $5.2 million and $4.6 million in Accounts receivable, net, respectively and $7.8 million and $9.5 million in Accounts payable, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to reflect amounts due from and owed to Sears Holdings. At May 1, 2015 and May 2, 2014, a $14.5 million and $13.7 million receivable, respectively, was recorded by the Company in Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to reflect the indemnification by Sears Holdings Corporation of the pre-Separation uncertain tax positions (including penalties and interest) for which Sears Holdings Corporation is responsible.