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Related Party
6 Months Ended
Aug. 03, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
According to statements on Schedule 13D filed with the SEC by ESL, ESL beneficially owns 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. In connection with and subsequent to 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 the Company. Descriptions of these transactions are included in the Company's Fiscal 2017 Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2018 and proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 6, 2018.
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
 
26 Weeks Ended
(in thousands, except for number of stores)
 
August 3, 2018
 
July 28, 2017
 
August 3, 2018
 
July 28, 2017
Rent, CAM and occupancy costs
 
$
4,027

 
$
5,597

 
$
8,521

 
$
11,506

Retail services, store labor
 
3,723

 
5,594

 
7,853

 
11,142

Financial services and payment processing
 
452

 
676

 
841

 
1,148

Supply chain costs
 
106

 
200

 
236

 
391

Total expenses
 
$
8,308

 
$
12,067

 
$
17,451

 
$
24,187

Number of Lands’ End Shops at Sears at period end
 
147

 
204

 
147

 
204


General Corporate Services
Related party costs charged by Sears Holdings to the Company for general corporate services are as follows:
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
 
26 Weeks Ended
(in thousands)
 
August 3, 2018
 
July 28, 2017
 
August 3, 2018
 
July 28, 2017
Sourcing
 
$
1,497

 
$
2,682

 
$
3,314

 
$
5,080

Shop Your Way
 
215

 
321

 
382

 
697

Shared services
 
48

 
48

 
95

 
95

Total expenses
 
$
1,760

 
$
3,051

 
$
3,791

 
$
5,872


The Company's contract under which it receives sourcing services from an affiliate of Sears Holdings runs through June 30, 2020. The Company continues to participate in the Shop Your Way program.
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
 
26 Weeks Ended
(in thousands)
 
August 3, 2018
 
July 28, 2017
 
August 3, 2018
 
July 28, 2017
Call center services
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,160

Lands' End business outfitters revenue
 
293

 
271

 
618

 
542

Credit card revenue
 
169

 
221

 
322

 
433

Royalty income
 
86

 
86

 
113

 
114

Gift card (expense)
 
(4
)
 
(7
)
 
(8
)
 
(13
)
Total income
 
$
544

 
$
571

 
$
1,045

 
$
2,236


Call Center Services
The Company had entered into a contract with SHMC to provide call center services in support of Sears Holdings’ SYW. This income was net of agreed upon costs directly attributable to the Company providing these services. The income was included in Net revenue and costs are included in Selling and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The contract for call center services expired on April 30, 2017.
Additional Balance Sheet Information
At August 3, 2018, July 28, 2017 and February 2, 2018, the Company included $1.9 million, $3.0 million and $2.0 million in Accounts receivable, net, respectively, and $2.0 million, $3.6 million and $2.9 million in Accounts payable, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to reflect amounts due from and owed to Sears Holdings.
At August 3, 2018, July 28, 2017 and February 2, 2018, respectively, a $2.6 million, $11.8 million and $7.4 million receivable 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 UTBs (including penalties and interest) for which Sears Holdings Corporation is responsible under the Tax Sharing Agreement.