Background and Basis of Presentation	12 Months Ended
Feb. 02, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Background and Basis of Presentation	NOTE 1. BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION Description of Business Lands’ End, Inc. (“Lands’ End” or the “Company”) is a leading digital retailer of solution-based apparel, swimwear, outerwear, accessories, footwear, home products and uniforms. We offer products online at www.landsend.com, through third-party distribution channels and our own Company Operated stores. We also offer products to businesses and schools, for their employees and students, through the Outfitters distribution channel. Terms that are commonly used in the Company’s Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are defined as follows: • ABL Facility – Asset-based senior secured credit agreement, providing for a revolving facility, dated as of November 16, 2017, with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and certain other lenders, as amended to date • Adjusted EBITDA – Net income (loss) appearing on the Consolidated Statements of Operations net of Income tax expense/(benefit), Interest expense, Depreciation and amortization and other significant items • ASC – Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification, which serves as the source for authoritative GAAP, as supplemented by rules and interpretive releases by the SEC which are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants • Company Operated stores – Lands’ End retail stores in the Retail distribution channel • Current Term Loan Facility – Term loan credit agreement, dated as of December 29, 2023, among the Company, Blue Torch Capital, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and the lenders party thereto • Debt Facilities – Collectively, the Current Term Loan Facility and ABL Facility • Deferred Awards – Time vesting stock awards • EPS – Earnings per share • FASB – Financial Accounting Standards Board • First Quarter 2024 – The 13 weeks ending May 3, 2024 • Fiscal 2024 – The 52 weeks ending January 31, 2025 • Fiscal 2023 – The 53 weeks ended February 2, 2024 • Fiscal 2022 – The 52 weeks ended January 27, 2023 • Fiscal 2021 – The 52 weeks ended January 28, 2022 • Former Term Loan Facility – Term loan credit agreement, dated as of September 9, 2020, among the Company, Fortress Credit Corp., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and the lenders party thereto • Fourth Quarter 2023 – The 14 weeks ended February 2, 2024 • GAAP – Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States • LIBOR – London inter-bank offered rate • Option Awards – Stock option awards • Performance Awards – Performance-based stock awards • SEC – United States Securities and Exchange Commission • Second Quarter 2023 – The 13 weeks ended July 28, 2023 • Second Quarter 2022 – The 13 weeks ended July 29, 2022 • SOFR – Secured Overnight Funding Rate • Term Loan Adjusted SOFR – SOFR plus adjustments of either (a) 0.11448% for a one-month interest period, (b) 0.26161% for a three-month interest period, or (c) 0.42826% for a six-month interest period • Target Shares – Number of restricted stock units awarded to a recipient which reflects the number of shares to be delivered based on achievement of target performance goals • Third Quarter 2023 – The 13 weeks ended October 27, 2023 Basis of Presentation The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Lands’ End, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. In the opinion of management, all material adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the results have been reflected for the periods presented. Dollar amounts are reported in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise noted. Macroeconomic Challenges Macroeconomic issues, such as high interest rates and inflationary pressures, have continued to have an impact on the Company’s business. Since apparel purchases are discretionary expenditures that historically have been influenced by domestic and global economic conditions, higher prices of consumer goods due to inflation may result in less discretionary spending for consumers which may negatively impact customer demand and require higher levels of promotion in order to attract and retain customers. Additionally, interest expense could be negatively affected by any continued rate increases due to the variable interest rates associated with the Company’s Debt Facilities. These macroeconomic challenges have led to increased cost of raw materials, packaging materials, labor, energy, fuel and other inputs necessary for the production and distribution of the Company’s products. Global Supply Chain Challenges Like many industries, we experienced global supply chain challenges that impacted our distribution process, third-party manufacturing partners and logistics partners, including shipping delays due to port congestion and closure of certain third-party manufacturing facilities and production lines. These global supply chain challenges caused manufacturing, transport and receipt of inbound product delays that increased our logistics costs during the first half of Fiscal 2022. These global supply chain challenges began to normalize in the second half of Fiscal 2022 and throughout Fiscal 2023. Corporate Restructuring The Company reduced approximately 10% of positions in the corporate offices and the Hong Kong sourcing office during Fiscal 2023. The Company incurred $7.3 million of total corporate restructuring costs, which includes $6.2 million of employee severance and benefit costs and $1.1 million of other related costs, which was recorded in Other operating expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of February 2, 2024, approximately $2.9 million of the employee severance and benefit costs and $1.1 million of the other related costs had yet to be paid and are included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Lands’ End Japan Closure During Second Quarter 2022, the Board of Directors approved a plan to wind down and cease operations of Lands’ End Japan KK. Lands’ End Japan KK represents the Japan eCommerce operating segment. For a discussion on this operating segment, see Note 13, Segment Reporting. The Company incurred closing costs of approximately $0.3 million and $3.0 million during Fiscal 2023 and Fiscal 2022, respectively, recorded in Other operating expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note 8, Lands’ End Japan Closure. The final liquidation occurred in First Quarter 2024.

Lands’ End, Inc. (“Lands’ End” or the “Company”) is a leading digital retailer of solution-based apparel, swimwear, outerwear, accessories, footwear, home products and uniforms. We offer products online at www.landsend.com, through third-party distribution channels and our own Company Operated stores. We also offer products to businesses and schools, for their employees and students, through the Outfitters distribution channel.

Terms that are commonly used in the Company’s Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are defined as follows:

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ABL Facility – Asset-based senior secured credit agreement, providing for a revolving facility, dated as of November 16, 2017, with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and certain other lenders, as amended to date

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Adjusted EBITDA – Net income (loss) appearing on the Consolidated Statements of Operations net of Income tax expense/(benefit), Interest expense, Depreciation and amortization and other significant items

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ASC – Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification, which serves as the source for authoritative GAAP, as supplemented by rules and interpretive releases by the SEC which are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants

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Company Operated stores – Lands’ End retail stores in the Retail distribution channel

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Current Term Loan Facility – Term loan credit agreement, dated as of December 29, 2023, among the Company, Blue Torch Capital, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and the lenders party thereto

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Debt Facilities – Collectively, the Current Term Loan Facility and ABL Facility

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First Quarter 2024 – The 13 weeks ending May 3, 2024

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Fiscal 2024 – The 52 weeks ending January 31, 2025

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Fiscal 2023 – The 53 weeks ended February 2, 2024

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Fiscal 2022 – The 52 weeks ended January 27, 2023

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Fiscal 2021 – The 52 weeks ended January 28, 2022

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Former Term Loan Facility – Term loan credit agreement, dated as of September 9, 2020, among the Company, Fortress Credit Corp., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and the lenders party thereto

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Fourth Quarter 2023 – The 14 weeks ended February 2, 2024

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GAAP – Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States

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Performance Awards – Performance-based stock awards

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SEC – United States Securities and Exchange Commission

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Second Quarter 2023 – The 13 weeks ended July 28, 2023

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Second Quarter 2022 – The 13 weeks ended July 29, 2022

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Term Loan Adjusted SOFR – SOFR plus adjustments of either (a) 0.11448% for a one-month interest period, (b) 0.26161% for a three-month interest period, or (c) 0.42826% for a six-month interest period

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Target Shares – Number of restricted stock units awarded to a recipient which reflects the number of shares to be delivered based on achievement of target performance goals

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Third Quarter 2023 – The 13 weeks ended October 27, 2023

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Lands’ End, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. In the opinion of management, all material adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the results have been reflected for the periods presented. Dollar amounts are reported in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise noted.

Macroeconomic issues, such as high interest rates and inflationary pressures, have continued to have an impact on the Company’s business. Since apparel purchases are discretionary expenditures that historically have been influenced by domestic and global economic conditions, higher prices of consumer goods due to inflation may result in less discretionary spending for consumers which may negatively impact customer demand and require higher levels of promotion in order to attract and retain customers. Additionally, interest expense could be negatively affected by any continued rate increases due to the variable interest rates associated with the Company’s Debt Facilities. These macroeconomic challenges have led to increased cost of raw materials, packaging materials, labor, energy, fuel and other inputs necessary for the production and distribution of the Company’s products.

Like many industries, we experienced global supply chain challenges that impacted our distribution process, third-party manufacturing partners and logistics partners, including shipping delays due to port congestion and closure of certain third-party manufacturing facilities and production lines. These global supply chain challenges caused manufacturing, transport and receipt of inbound product delays that increased our logistics costs during the first half of Fiscal 2022. These global supply chain challenges began to normalize in the second half of Fiscal 2022 and throughout Fiscal 2023.

The Company reduced approximately 10% of positions in the corporate offices and the Hong Kong sourcing office during Fiscal 2023. The Company incurred $7.3 million of total corporate restructuring costs, which includes $6.2 million of employee severance and benefit costs and $1.1 million of other related costs, which was recorded in Other operating expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of February 2, 2024, approximately

$2.9 million of the employee severance and benefit costs and $1.1 million of the other related costs had yet to be paid and are included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

During Second Quarter 2022, the Board of Directors approved a plan to wind down and cease operations of Lands’ End Japan KK. Lands’ End Japan KK represents the Japan eCommerce operating segment. For a discussion on this operating segment, see Note 13, Segment Reporting. The Company incurred closing costs of approximately $0.3 million and $3.0 million during Fiscal 2023 and Fiscal 2022, respectively, recorded in Other operating expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note 8, Lands’ End Japan Closure. The final liquidation occurred in First Quarter 2024.