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| Description of Business and Basis of Presentation |
Business Description Grounded in versatility and powered by a styling community, Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (“Express” or the “Company”), is a modern, multichannel apparel and accessories brand whose purpose is to Create Confidence & Inspire Self-Expression. Launched in 1980 with the idea that style, quality and value should all be found in one place, Express has been a part of some of the most important and culture-defining fashion trends. The Express Edit design philosophy ensures that the brand is always "of the now" so people can get dressed for every day and any occasion knowing that Express can help them look the way they want to look and feel the way they want to feel. The Company operates 570 retail and factory outlet stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, the express.com online store and the Express mobile app. Express is comprised of the brands Express and UpWest. As of October 30, 2021, Express operated 363 primarily mall-based retail stores in the United States and Puerto Rico as well as 207 factory outlet stores. Fiscal Year The Company's fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to January 31. Fiscal years are designated in the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes, as well as the remainder of this Quarterly Report, by the calendar year in which the fiscal year commences. All references herein to the Company's fiscal years are as follows:
All references herein to “the third quarter of 2021” and “the third quarter of 2020” represent the thirteen weeks ended October 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020, respectively. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Article 10, Regulation S-X and therefore do not include all of the information or footnotes required for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments (which are of a normal recurring nature) necessary to state fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods, but are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be anticipated for the Company's 2021 fiscal year. Therefore, these statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto for the year ended January 30, 2021, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 25, 2021. Principles of Consolidation The unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Express, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Segment Reporting The Company defines an operating segment on the same basis that it uses to evaluate performance internally. The Company has determined that, together, its Chief Executive Officer and its President, Chief Operating Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer are the Chief Operating Decision Maker, and that there is one operating segment. Therefore, the Company reports results as a single segment, which includes the operation of its Express brick-and-mortar retail and outlet stores and eCommerce operations. Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period, as well as the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. Actual results may differ from those estimates. The Company revises its estimates and assumptions as new information becomes available. Management's Assessment The Company has seen significant recovery in sales and profitability through the third quarter of 2021 and continues to be in compliance with the financial covenants under its Amended Revolving Credit Facility (as defined below) and Term Loan Facility (as defined below). Based upon the improved results in the first three quarters of 2021, the terms of the Term Loan Facility and the Amended Revolving Credit Facility and the cash conservation and cost reduction measures taken to date, the Company is projecting sufficient liquidity to fund future operations and to meet its obligations as they become due for at least one year following the date that these unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are issued.
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