Michael Atmore

There's going to be an enormous amount of work that needs to be done to integrate those two companies.

There's going to be an enormous amount of work that needs to be done to integrate those two companies.

We feel the overall market is showing a lot of life across the board.

We feel the overall market is showing a lot of life across the board.

The TV shows and magazines both confirm and propel the trend. With the economy improving, and people making more money, read more

The TV shows and magazines both confirm and propel the trend. With the economy improving, and people making more money, it feels like they're beginning to spend more than they have in the past couple of years.

We went very athletic, very casual for a number of years. It's inevitable that we'd move through those cycles and read more

We went very athletic, very casual for a number of years. It's inevitable that we'd move through those cycles and shift to a different direction.

They were off most people's radar for a long time and we were constantly hearing from smaller retailers who were read more

They were off most people's radar for a long time and we were constantly hearing from smaller retailers who were blowing through the product. It's clear that in certain markets, this brand was almost a cult hit. It's more of a middle America story, but I think they look at bigger markets as having growth potential.