G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. Announces Upcoming Investment Conference Participation
To Present at the 7th Annual Cowen & Company Consumer Conference
To Present at the 11th Annual ICR XChange Conference
NEW YORK, Jan 6, 2009 -- G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (Nasdaq:GIII) announced today that it will present at two major investment conferences next week.
Management will deliver a presentation on behalf of the company at the Cowen & Company 7th Annual Consumer Conference held at the Westin New York at Times Square. The presentation will be webcast live at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, January 12, 2009 at: http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/conflobby.zhtml?ticker=GIII&item_id=2047180.
Management will also deliver a presentation on behalf of the company at the 11th Annual ICR XChange Conference held at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa in Dana Point, CA. The G-III investor presentation will be webcast live at 2:15 p.m. Pacific Time (5:15 p.m. Eastern Time) on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at: http://investor.shareholder.com/icr/eventdetail.cfm?eventid=63795. Real Player or Windows Media Player is required to listen to these webcasts. Long URLs in this release may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.
About G-III Apparel Group
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of outerwear and sportswear under licensed brands, private labels and its own brands. G-III also operates 119 outlet stores under the Wilsons Leather name. G-III has fashion licenses, among others, under the Calvin Klein, Sean John, Kenneth Cole, Cole Haan, Guess?, Jones New York, Jessica Simpson, Nine West, Ellen Tracy, House of Dereon, Tommy Hilfiger, Levi's and Dockers brands and sports licenses with the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, National Hockey League, Touch by Alyssa Milano and more than 100 U.S. colleges and universities. G-III works with leading retailers in developing product lines to be sold under their own proprietary private labels. G-III-owned brands include, among others, Andrew Marc, Marc New York, Marvin Richards, G-III, Jessica Howard, Eliza J., Industrial Cotton, Black Rivet, Siena Studio, Colebrook, G-III by Carl Banks, Winlit, NY 10018 and La Nouvelle Renaissance.
Statements concerning the Company's business outlook or future economic performance, anticipated revenues, expenses or other financial items; product introductions and plans and objectives related thereto; and statements concerning assumptions made or expectations as to any future events, conditions, performance or other matters are "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined under the Federal Securities laws. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and factors which include, but are not limited to, reliance on licensed product, reliance on foreign manufacturers, the nature of the apparel industry, including changing customer demand and tastes, seasonality, customer acceptance of new products, weakness in the retail sector, risks related to the operation of a retail chain, the impact of competitive products and pricing, dependence on existing management, possible disruption from acquisitions, weak economic conditions and the turmoil in the credit and financial markets, as well as other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.
Contacts: G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
Wayne S. Miller, Chief Operating Officer
212-403-0500
ICR, Inc.
Investor Relations:
James R. Palczynski
203-682-8200