EXHIBIT (99)

                      GENESCO EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                          Audited Financial Statements

                      February 2, 2002 and February 3, 2001




                                  GENESCO INC.
                          EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                          Audited Financial Statements

                      February 2, 2002 and February 3, 2001


                                    CONTENTS


                                                                            
Reports of Independent Accountants.............................................2

Financial Statements

Statements of Financial Condition..............................................4
Statements of Changes in Plan Equity...........................................5
Notes to Financial Statements..................................................6





To the Participants and Administrator
of the Genesco Employee Stock Purchase Plan

                        Report of Independent Accountants

We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of the Genesco
Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of February 2, 2002 and the related statement of
changes in plan equity for the year then ended. These financial statements are
the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. The financial
statements of the Genesco Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of February 3, 2001
and for each of the two years in the period ended February 3, 2001 were audited
by other auditors whose report dated April 6, 2001 expressed an unqualified
opinion on those statements.

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our
opinion.

In our opinion, the 2002 financial statements referred to above present fairly
in all material respects, the financial position of the Genesco Employee Stock
Purchase Plan at February 2, 2002 and the changes in plan equity for the year
then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States.



/s/Ernst & Young LLP
Nashville, Tennessee
March 27, 2002


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To the Participants and Administrator
of the Genesco Employee Stock Purchase Plan

                        Report of Independent Accountants

In our opinion, the statement of financial condition and the related statements
of changes in plan equity, present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of the Genesco Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") at
February 3, 2001, and the changes in plan equity for each of the two years in
the period ended February 3, 2001, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements
are the responsibility of the Plan's management; our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We
conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America, which require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed
above.



/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Nashville, Tennessee
April 6, 2001


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                      GENESCO EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                        Statements of Financial Condition



                                                    FEBRUARY 2,      FEBRUARY 3,
ASSETS                                                  2002             2001
- ------                                              -----------      -----------
                                                               
Due from Genesco Inc.                                $ 245,249        $ 219,816
                                                     ---------        ---------
TOTAL ASSETS                                         $ 245,249        $ 219,816
                                                     =========        =========

LIABILITIES AND PLAN EQUITY
                                                     ---------        ---------
Payable to withdrawn participants                    $   8,024        $   4,340
Plan equity                                            237,225          215,476
                                                     ---------        ---------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND PLAN EQUITY                    $ 245,249        $ 219,816
                                                     =========        =========


See accompanying notes.

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.


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                      GENESCO EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                      Statements of Changes in Plan Equity



                                                                    FOR THE YEAR ENDED
                                                     ------------------------------------------------
                                                     FEBRUARY 2,        FEBRUARY 3,        JANUARY 29,
                                                        2002               2001               2000
                                                     -----------        -----------        -----------
                                                                                  
Employee contributions                               $  641,442         $  622,667         $  576,081
Options exercised                                      (579,593)          (562,522)          (539,494)
Distributions to withdrawn participants                 (40,100)           (52,980)           (31,831)
                                                     ----------         ----------         ----------
Net increase in plan equity                              21,749              7,165              4,756
Plan equity at beginning of year                        215,476            208,311            203,555
                                                     ----------         ----------         ----------
PLAN EQUITY AT END OF YEAR                           $  237,225         $  215,476         $  208,311
                                                     ==========         ==========         ==========


See accompanying notes.

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.


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                      GENESCO EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                          Notes to Financial Statements


NOTE 1
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF ACCOUNTING

The records of the Genesco Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") are
maintained on the accrual basis of accounting.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

All expenses incurred in administration of the Plan are paid by Genesco Inc.
(the "Company") and are excluded from these financial statements.

USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of Plan assets and liabilities
and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements and the reported amounts of changes in Plan equity during
the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences
could be material.

NOTE 2
THE PLAN

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY

The following description of the Plan provides only general information.
Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description
of the Plan's provisions.

The Plan became effective October 1, 1995 to advance the interests of the
Company and its shareholders by attracting and retaining qualified employees and
by encouraging them to identify with shareholder interests through the
acquisition of shares of the Company's common stock.

ELIGIBILITY

Each employee whose total annual base salary is less than $100,000 and whose
customary employment is greater that 20 hours per week and greater than five
months per year is eligible to participate in the Plan if the employee has been
employed by the Company for at least six months prior to the grant date. The
Plan excludes statutory insiders and five percent shareholders.

CONTRIBUTIONS

Contributions to the Plan are solely from participating employees of the Company
who, through after-tax payroll deductions, may use their contributions to
purchase common stock of the Company at the end of a one-year option period. The
maximum number of shares available to any participant is the lesser of 2,000 a
year or that number of shares equal to $10,000 divided by the closing market
price of the common stock on the grant date or the exercise date. The maximum
contribution is the lesser of $8,500 a year or 15% of the participant's base pay
as of October 1. The minimum contribution is $250 per participant per year.
Shares will be purchased September 30 of the year following the October 1 grant
date with the initial grant date being October 1, 1995.


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                      GENESCO EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                          Notes to Financial Statements

NOTE 2
THE PLAN, CONTINUED

An option enables the participant to purchase shares of the Company's common
stock at the lesser of 85% of the market value on the grant date or the exercise
date. Options are to be granted each year through and including October 1, 2004,
unless the board of directors, at its discretion, determines in advance that no
options are to be granted. The cumulative number of shares which may be
purchased under the Plan is 1,000,000. The options granted and rights thereto
may not be sold, assigned, pledged or otherwise transferred.

PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS

Periodically throughout the year, each participant is provided with statements
reflecting the value of their account. Participant contributions are held by the
Company, which has an unsecured obligation to the Plan.

At the exercise date, the Company issues stock that is transferred to a
brokerage firm and allocated among the participants according to the number of
options exercised by each participant.

VESTING

Participants are 100% vested in the value of their account and may withdraw from
the Plan at any time except during the period September 15 through September 30
which is the time that preparations are made for the issuance of the stock each
year.

If a participant is terminated for any reason other than retirement, disability
or death, the participant's involvement in the Plan and any unexercised options
automatically terminate, and the participant will receive the account balance in
cash.

TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

The Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any time. In the event
of Plan termination, the balance of each participant's account shall be paid in
cash as soon as is reasonably practical.

PLAN ADMINISTRATOR

The Plan is to be administered by the compensation committee of the board of
directors or another designee of the board of directors.

INCOME TAX STATUS

The Plan is intended to qualify as an Employee Stock Purchase Plan within the
meaning of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ("the Code"), as
amended. Issuance of shares under this Plan are not intended to result in
taxable income to participants in the Plan based on provisions of the Code.
Accordingly, no income will result for federal income tax purposes when an
option is granted or exercised; however, income may result upon disposition of
the stock. Management believes that the Plan is operating in compliance with the
Code and therefore, no provision for income taxes has been reflected in the
accompanying financial statements.


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                      GENESCO EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                          Notes to Financial Statements

NOTE 3
OPTIONS TO PURCHASE COMPANY STOCK



                                                                                       OPTION PERIOD
                                                                           ---------------------------------------
                                                                           10/01/01       10/01/00        10/01/99
                                                                              TO             TO              TO
OPTIONS TO PURCHASE COMPANY STOCK                          TOTAL           09/30/02       09/30/01        09/30/00
- ---------------------------------                         --------         --------       --------        --------
                                                                                              
Estimated options granted - October 1, 1999                 59,763             -0-             -0-          59,763
Additional options granted at exercise date                    -0-             -0-             -0-             -0-
Options exercised                                              -0-             -0-             -0-             -0-
Options withdrawn                                             (782)            -0-             -0-            (782)
                                                          --------         -------        --------        --------
Options outstanding, January 29, 2000                       58,981             -0-             -0-          58,981
                                                          --------         -------        --------        --------
Estimated options granted - October 1, 2000                 43,141             -0-          43,141             -0-
Additional options granted at exercise date                  1,337             -0-             -0-           1,337
Options exercised                                          (54,582)            -0-             -0-         (54,582)
Options withdrawn                                           (7,217)            -0-          (1,481)         (5,736)
                                                          --------         -------        --------        --------
Options outstanding, February 3, 2001                       41,660             -0-          41,660             -0-
                                                          --------         -------        --------        --------
Estimated options granted - October 1, 2001                 56,314          56,314             -0-             -0-
Additional options granted at exercise date                  4,939             -0-           4,939             -0-
Options exercised                                          (41,963)            -0-         (41,963)            -0-
Options withdrawn                                           (8,859)         (4,223)         (4,636)            -0-
                                                          --------         -------        --------        --------
Options outstanding, February 2, 2002                       52,091          52,091             -0-             -0-
                                                          ========         =======        ========        ========


The cumulative options exercised as of February 2, 2002 are 524,803.



                                                                                OPTION PERIOD
                                                                    ----------------------------------------
                                                                    10/01/01        10/01/00        10/01/99
                                                                       TO              TO              TO
                                                                    09/30/02        09/30/01        09/30/00
                                                                    --------        --------        --------
                                                                                           
85% of fair market value of stock at date of grant                  $  13.39        $  14.88        $  10.31
Date of grant                                                        10/1/01         10/1/00         10/1/99
85% of fair market value of stock at date of exercise                    N/A        $  13.81        $  14.40
Exercise date                                                        9/30/02         9/30/01         9/30/00


At the beginning of each option period, the Company estimates the number of
options to be granted based on participant contributions and the current stock
price. At the end of the option period, the Company grants options to each plan
participant. In the event plan contributions, withdrawals or stock price are
different than originally estimated, additional or fewer options may be granted
at the end of the option period (exercise date).


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                      GENESCO EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                          Notes to Financial Statements

NOTE 3
OPTIONS TO PURCHASE COMPANY STOCK, CONTINUED



                                                                  OPTION PERIOD
                                                        -----------------------------------
                                                        10/01/01     10/01/00      10/01/99
                                                           TO           TO            TO
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS                     TOTAL        09/30/02     09/30/01      09/30/00
- ----------------------                     -----        --------     --------      --------
                                                                       
Enrollment - October 1, 1999                 349            -0-           -0-          349
Exercised options                             -0-           -0-           -0-           -0-
Withdrawn                                     (8)           -0-           -0-           (8)
                                           -----         -----        ------        ------
Active, January 29, 2000                     341            -0-           -0-          341
                                           -----         -----        ------        ------
Enrollment - October 1, 2000                 383            -0-          383            -0-
Exercised options                           (273)           -0-           -0-         (273)
Withdrawn                                    (81)           -0-          (13)          (68)
                                           -----         -----        ------        ------
Active, February 3, 2001                     370            -0-          370            -0-
                                           -----         -----        ------        ------
Enrollment - October 1, 2001                 425           425            -0-           -0-
Exercised options                           (301)           -0-         (301)           -0-
Withdrawn                                    (91)          (22)          (69)           -0-
                                           -----         -----        ------        ------
Active, February 2, 2002                     403           403            -0-           -0-
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