Operating Group Information: | Operating Group Information: Our business is primarily operated through our Tommy Bahama, Lilly Pulitzer, Lanier Apparel and Southern Tide operating groups. We acquired Southern Tide on April 19, 2016. We identify our operating groups based on the way our management organizes the components of our business for purposes of allocating resources and assessing performance. Our operating group structure reflects a brand-focused management approach, emphasizing operational coordination and resource allocation across each brand's direct to consumer, wholesale and licensing operations, as applicable. Tommy Bahama, Lilly Pulitzer and Southern Tide each design, source, market and distribute apparel and related products bearing their respective trademarks and also license their trademarks for other product categories, while Lanier Apparel designs, sources and distributes branded and private label men's tailored clothing, sportswear and other products. Corporate and Other is a reconciling category for reporting purposes and includes our corporate offices, substantially all financing activities, elimination of inter-segment sales, LIFO accounting adjustments for inventory, other costs that are not allocated to the operating groups and operations of our other businesses which are not included in our operating groups, including our Lyons, Georgia distribution center operations. Our LIFO inventory pool does not correspond to our operating group definitions; therefore, LIFO accounting adjustments are not allocated to our operating groups. For a more extensive description of our Tommy Bahama, Lilly Pulitzer, Lanier Apparel and Southern Tide operating groups see Part I, Item 1. Business included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2016. The table below presents certain financial information (in thousands) about our operating groups, as well as Corporate and Other. First Quarter Fiscal 2017 First Quarter Fiscal 2016 Net sales Tommy Bahama $ 172,496 $ 162,719 Lilly Pulitzer 63,343 64,734 Lanier Apparel 23,356 26,611 Southern Tide 12,642 1,425 Corporate and Other 526 746 Total net sales $ 272,363 $ 256,235 Depreciation and amortization Tommy Bahama $ 7,574 $ 7,705 Lilly Pulitzer 1,995 1,728 Lanier Apparel 148 94 Southern Tide 106 57 Corporate and Other 367 370 Total depreciation and amortization $ 10,190 $ 9,954 Operating income (loss) Tommy Bahama $ 16,038 $ 13,318 Lilly Pulitzer 17,687 20,794 Lanier Apparel 858 2,865 Southern Tide 2,104 48 Corporate and Other (6,728 ) (5,019 ) Total operating income $ 29,959 $ 32,006 Interest expense, net 930 614 Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes $ 29,029 $ 31,392 |