20. GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY FALL’S KEY DATES
DATES TO REMEMBER
JOB OUT - SHOES & SANDALS SEPTEMBER WEEK 2
SEPTEMBER SHOE SPEC
PRESELL: BUY MORE / SAVE MORE
WED 9/7 - SUN 9/11
SEPTEMBER SHOE SPEC
SIGNATURE SALE
BUY MORE / SAVE MORE
MON 9/12 - MON 9/26
OCTOBER BOOT SALE
PRESELL: BUY MORE / SAVE MORE
FRI 9/30 -TUES 10/4
OCTOBER BOOT SALE
(COLUMBUS DAY MAILER)
BUY MORE / SAVE MORE
WED 10/5 - MON 10/10
OCTOBER BOOT SALE
BUY MORE / SAVE MORE
TUES 10/11 - TUES 10/18
FALL SALE RACK SET UP*** OCTOBER WEEK 4
24. GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY
Touch Screen/Texting Gloves will be the
Hottest item in Fashion Accessories.
• Fall '11 Sales Proj $800k
Echo will have the largest assortment in an array of
colors w/9 styles, 33 SKUs. Retails ranges from $32.00-
$38.00.
• Retails ranges from $32.00-$38.00
New TY: L&T Exclusive leather touch gloves at
$59.99 price point.
• Novelty and classic styles in key colors.
Key Merchandising initiatives to make L&T a
destination for touch screen / texting gloves.
ACCESSORIES
TY SALES %INC
Total Acc. $22M 8%
Cold Weather $16.2M 11%
Tailored $ 5.9M 1%
25. GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY
EMERGING
MARKETS Touch Screen/Texting Gloves will be the
Hottest item in Fashion Accessories, $800K
Echo will have the largest assortment . Retails
ranges from $32.00-$38.00
New TY: L&T Exclusive leather touch gloves at
$59.99 price point
ACCESSORIES
26. GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY
EMERGING
MARKETS Touch Screen/Texting Gloves will be the
Hottest item in Fashion Accessories, $800K
Echo will have the largest assortment . Retails
ranges from $32.00-$38.00
New TY: L&T Exclusive leather touch gloves at
$59.99 price point
ACCESSORIES
27. GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY
EMERGING
MARKETS Touch Screen/Texting Gloves will be the
Hottest item in Fashion Accessories, $800K
Echo will have the largest assortment . Retails
ranges from $32.00-$38.00
New TY: L&T Exclusive leather touch gloves at
$59.99 price point
ACCESSORIES
31. Gloves are the largest category at 22% of total
Fashion Accessories…..Sales Proj $5M,+11%
• Touch / Texting gloves represent the
largest growth opportunity
• Exclusive L&T Cashmere and Silk lined
basic glove, 48% of total gloves
GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY
WHAT’S
BIG
ACCESSORIES
32. Cashmink mufflers represent 49% of total
Wraps & Muffler sales, +12%
• 74,000 units placed
w/additional 9,000 backup
units (+$200K sales opp.)
• Scrunch silhouette has the
largest growth w/21,000
units placed TY vs. 12,000
units LY
GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY
WHAT’S
BIG
ACCESSORIES
33. Ugg Accessories, Sales Proj $2.5M, +8%
• Growth in Knit
program, +37%
• Shearling remains #1
fabrication 68% of
total Ugg
GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY
WHAT’S
BIG
ACCESSORIES
34. #1 GROWTH OPPORTUNITY IN FASHION
ACCESSORIES with sales proj $2M, +62%
• Real fur represents 56% of total
• Faux fur represents 44% of total
GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY
WHAT’S
BIG
FUR ACCESSORIES
37. Largest category in Coats, 50% of total
• Shift receipts from underperforming
contemporary vendors to fund
growth in modern vendors
• Modern vendors represent 42% of
total
• Additional $4M in backup inventory
available to drive sales in season
GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY
WHAT’S
BIG
WOOL COATS
39. Down filled coats are the largest
classification in casual coats, 75% of total
casual coats
• Shift receipts from
shorter lengths to fund
key walker length coats
• New Vendor Launches:
Ivanka Trump and Vince
Camuto (10 doors)
GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY
WHAT’S
BIG
CASUAL COATS
40. Faux Fur and Faux Shearling coats are the
largest growth classifications in coats, +27%
• More contemporary resources including
Via Spiga and Laundry become more
important, while classic vendors remain
the largest contributors (e.g. Portrait,
Jones NY, Ellen Tracy)
GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY
WHAT’S
BIG
CASUAL COATS
42. Develop a plan to set-up &
maintain an organized stockroom
• Educate ASMs &
associates. Designate a
dedicated stock person.
GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY PLAN TO SUCCEED!
43. Develop a plan to set-up &
maintain an organized stockroom
• Organized stockrooms and dedicated
stock associates will allow you to
quickly replenish and drive sales
• Q4 sales for Coats & Acc. is 74% of
total season sales
• Remember, Gross Margin is 47.9%
GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY PLAN TO SUCCEED!
Benefits
48. Maximizing floor space, sales plus
23% over past 2 years
• Merchandising
standard 2 units per
SKU
• Additional space
opportunities
GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY HANDBAGS
EMERGING
MARKETS
59. GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY FINE JEWELRY
Diamonds
• Biggest category within in
Fine Jewelry, +17% vs. LY
26% of total
• Basics program
30% vs LY
• Necklaces,
35% total diamond
• Giftable items
WHAT'S BIG
60. GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY FINE JEWELRY
December, December, December
• Almost 50% of total
season's volume
• Last 10 days before
Xmas = 51% total
month. Volume is more
than August &
September combined
• Last 10 days = 23% of
total season volume
• Staffing and filling-in of
cases is critical
WHAT'S BIG
61. GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY FINE JEWELRY
Doorbusters
• Pearl Strand for $99.99
• Pearl Station necklace for $79.99
• Pearl pendant for $99.99
• Silver/gold Diamond Heart
pendant for $99.99
• Proj sales through Thanksgiving
weekend +43% vs LY
WHAT'S BIG
78. GENERAL
MANAGER
UNIVERSITY
Open Sell
WHAT'S BIG
• 20% of sales - MK, AK,
G Shock, Rose Gold, Jolie
• All doors received 2 new
open-sell watch tables
• Merchandise Rose Gold and
Jolie Watches
• New sign holders
WATCHES