UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
xQuarterly report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended OctoberJuly 28, 20162017
-OR-
¨Transition report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from to                     to                     .
Commission File Number: 001-09769

Lands’ End, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 36-2512786
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation of Organization)
 (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
   
1 Lands’ End Lane
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
 53595
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Issuer’s(608) 935-9341
Registrant’s Telephone Number Including Area Code: (608) 935-9341Code
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    YES  x    NO  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files)    YES  x    NO  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):  
Large accelerated filer ¨Accelerated filerx
     
Non-accelerated filer ¨Smaller Reporting Companyreporting company¨
Emerging growth company¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrantregistrant is a shell company.company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    YES  ¨    NO  x
As of December 1, 2016,August 31, 2017, the registrant had 32,029,35932,095,021 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.

LANDS’ END, INC.
INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBERJULY 28, 20162017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
    Page
    
  PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
    
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited) 
    
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations 
    
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Operations 
     
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 
    
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
     
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 
    
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 
    
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 
    
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 
    
  PART II OTHER INFORMATION  
    
Item 1. 
Legal Proceedings
 
    
Item 1A. Risk Factors 
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
     
Item 6. Exhibits 
     
  Signatures 



PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
LANDS’ END, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
 13 Weeks Ended 39 Weeks Ended 13 Weeks Ended 26 Weeks Ended
(in thousands except per share data) October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015
(in thousands, except per share data) July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016
Net revenue $311,476

$334,434
 $876,919
 $946,235
 $302,190

$292,010
 $570,555
 $565,443
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization) 177,825
 172,019
 477,446
 492,756
 168,025
 155,858
 313,748
 299,621
Gross profit 133,651
 162,415
 399,473
 453,479
 134,165
 136,152
 256,807
 265,822
                
Selling and administrative 132,365
 135,867
 390,291
 394,261
 127,336
 128,892
 248,682
 257,926
Depreciation and amortization 4,795

4,260
 13,419
 12,874
 6,175

4,488
 12,683
 8,624
Other operating (income), net (86) (1,009) (40) (3,366)
Operating (loss) income (3,423) 23,297
 (4,197) 49,710
Other operating expense, net 480
 60
 1,988
 46
Operating income (loss) 174
 2,712
 (6,546) (774)
Interest expense 6,149
 6,204
 18,493
 18,615
 6,167
 6,174
 12,292
 12,344
Other (income) expense, net (432) 796
 (1,413) (210)
(Loss) income before income taxes (9,140) 16,297
 (21,277) 31,305
Income tax (benefit) expense (1,918) 5,572
 (6,316) 11,395
NET (LOSS) INCOME $(7,222)
$10,725
 $(14,961) $19,910
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON SHARE (Note 2)        
Other income, net (494) (528) (1,236) (981)
Loss before income taxes (5,499) (2,934) (17,602) (12,137)
Income tax benefit (1,619) (954) (5,883) (4,398)
NET LOSS $(3,880)
$(1,980) $(11,719) $(7,739)
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE (Note 2)        
Basic: $(0.23)
$0.34
 $(0.47) $0.62
 $(0.12)
$(0.06) $(0.37) $(0.24)
Diluted: $(0.23) $0.33
 $(0.47) $0.62
 $(0.12) $(0.06) $(0.37) $(0.24)
                
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding 32,029

31,991
 32,018
 31,975
 32,079

32,024
 32,054
 32,013
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 32,029

32,059
 32,018
 32,042
 32,079

32,024
 32,054
 32,013
 


LANDS’ END, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Operations
(Unaudited)
  13 Weeks Ended 39 Weeks Ended
(in thousands) October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015
NET (LOSS) INCOME $(7,222) $10,725
 $(14,961) $19,910
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax        
Foreign currency translation adjustments (2,183)
260
 (2,952) 925
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME $(9,405) $10,985
 $(17,913) $20,835
  13 Weeks Ended 26 Weeks Ended
(in thousands) July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016
NET LOSS $(3,880) $(1,980) $(11,719) $(7,739)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax        
Foreign currency translation adjustments 622

(3,084) 1,139
 (769)
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS $(3,258) $(5,064) $(10,580) $(8,508)

LANDS’ END, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data) October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 January 29, 2016 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 January 27, 2017
 (unaudited) (unaudited)  
ASSETS            
Current assets            
Cash and cash equivalents $131,532

$104,986
 $228,368
 $176,955

$210,736
 $213,108
Restricted cash 3,300

3,300

3,300
 3,300

3,300

3,300
Accounts receivable, net 40,101
 37,875
 32,061
 24,632
 29,287
 39,284
Inventories, net 425,290
 436,712
 329,203
 370,470
 354,739
 325,314
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 40,942
 40,833
 23,618
 36,216
 31,781
 26,394
Total current assets 641,165
 623,706
 616,550
 611,573
 629,843
 607,400
Property and equipment, net 115,871
 105,661
 109,831
 126,825
 112,682
 122,836
Goodwill 110,000

110,000

110,000
 110,000

110,000

110,000
Intangible asset, net 430,000

528,300

430,000
 257,000

430,000

257,000
Other assets 16,142
 14,352
 15,145
 17,007
 15,913
 17,155
TOTAL ASSETS $1,313,178

$1,382,019

$1,281,526
 $1,122,405

$1,298,438

$1,114,391
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY            
Current liabilities            
Accounts payable $180,608
 $151,429
 $146,097
 $181,685
 $174,940
 $162,408
Other current liabilities 101,093
 107,596
 83,992
 85,415
 82,212
 86,446
Total current liabilities 281,701
 259,025
 230,089
 267,100
 257,152
 248,854
Long-term debt, net 490,992

494,788

493,838
 488,146

491,941

490,043
Long-term deferred tax liabilities 158,048
 184,926
 157,252
 91,015
 155,451
 90,467
Other liabilities 16,766
 16,390
 15,838
 14,144
 16,539
 13,615
TOTAL LIABILITIES 947,507
 955,129
 897,017
 860,405
 921,083
 842,979
Commitments and contingencies 
 
 
 
 
 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY            
Common stock, par value $0.01- authorized: 480,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 32,029,359, 31,991,343 and 31,991,668, respectively 320
 320
 320
Common stock, par value $0.01- authorized: 480,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 32,087,532, 32,029,359 and 32,029,359, respectively 320
 320
 320
Additional paid-in capital 343,319
 344,156
 344,244
 345,139
 345,598
 343,971
Retained earnings 34,368
 88,787
 49,329
Retained (deficit) earnings (72,172) 41,590
 (60,453)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (12,336)
(6,373)
(9,384) (11,287)
(10,153)
(12,426)
Total stockholders’ equity 365,671
 426,890
 384,509
 262,000
 377,355
 271,412
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $1,313,178
 $1,382,019
 $1,281,526
 $1,122,405
 $1,298,438
 $1,114,391


LANDS’ END, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

 39 Weeks Ended 26 Weeks Ended
(in thousands) October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES        
Net (loss) income $(14,961) $19,910
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:    
Net loss $(11,719) $(7,739)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 13,419
 12,874
 12,683
 8,624
Product recall (212) (3,371)
Amortization of debt issuance costs 1,284
 1,313
 856
 856
Loss on disposal of property and equipment 172
 5
 62
 46
Stock-based compensation 1,578
 2,307
 1,800
 1,752
Deferred income taxes 839
 3,381
 (88) (1,387)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:        
Inventories (99,997) (134,690) (43,493) (25,983)
Accounts payable 40,186
 20,078
 22,434
 34,472
Other operating assets (25,100) (18,124) 5,603
 (4,015)
Other operating liabilities 15,537
 1,523
 (1,333) (4,552)
Net cash used in operating activities (67,255) (94,794)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (13,195) 2,074
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES        
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 44
 
 
 44
Purchases of property and equipment (26,083) (18,117) (20,223) (18,017)
Net cash used in investing activities (26,039)
(18,117) (20,223)
(17,973)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES        
Payments on term loan facility (3,863) (3,863) (2,575) (2,575)
Payments of employee withholding taxes on share-based compensation (629) (396)
Net cash used in financing activities (3,863) (3,863) (3,204) (2,971)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash 321
 306
 469
 1,238
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (96,836) (116,468) (36,153) (17,632)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR 228,368
 221,454
 213,108
 228,368
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $131,532
 $104,986
 $176,955
 $210,736
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DATA        
Unpaid liability to acquire property and equipment $3,101
 $2,695
 $4,438
 $2,297
Income taxes paid, net of refund $3,220
 $19,714
Income taxes paid, net of refunds $3,082
 $3,067
Interest paid $16,892
 $17,037
 $11,257
 $11,291

LANDS’ END, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Description of Business and Separation
Lands' End, Inc. (“Lands’Lands' End” or the “Company”) is a leading multi-channel retailer of casual clothing, accessories and footwear, as well as home products. Lands' End offers products through catalogs, online at www.landsend.com www.canvasbylandsend.comand affiliated specialty and international websites, and through retail locations, primarily at Lands’ End Shops at Sears stand-aloneand Lands’ End Inlet stores and international shop-in-shops that sell merchandise in various retail department stores.
Terms that are commonly used in the Company's notes to condensed consolidated financial statements are defined as follows:
• ABL Facility - Asset-based senior secured credit agreements, dated as of April 4, 2014, with Bank of America, N.AN.A. and certain other lenders
• ASC - Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification, which serves as the source for authoritative GAAP, except that rules and interpretive releases by the SEC are also sources of authoritative GAAP for Securities and Exchange Commission registrants
• ASU - FASB Accounting Standards Update
• CAM - Common area maintenance for leased properties
• Debt Facilities - Collectively, the ABL Facility and the Term Loan Facility
• EPS - (Loss) earnings per share
• ESL - ESL Investments, Inc. and its investment affiliates, including Edward S. Lampert
• FASB - Financial Accounting Standards Board
• First Quarter 20162017 - The thirteen weeks ended April 29, 201628, 2017
• Fiscal 2017 - The fifty-three weeks ending February 2, 2018
• Fiscal 2016 - The fifty-two weeks endingended January 27, 2017
• Fiscal 2015 - The fifty-two weeks ended January 29, 2016
• Fiscal November 20162017 - the four week fiscal month ending November 25, 201624, 2017
• GAAP - Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
• LIBOR - London inter-bank offered rate
• Sears Holdings or Sears Holdings Corporation - Sears Holdings Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries (other than, for all periods following the Separation, Lands' End)
• SEC - United States Securities and Exchange Commission
• Second Quarter 2017 - The thirteen weeks ended July 28, 2017
• Second Quarter 2016 - The thirteen weeks ended July 29, 2016
• Separation - On April 4, 2014 Sears Holdings distributed 100% of the outstanding common stock of Lands' End to its shareholders
SHMC - Sears Holdings Management Corporation, a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation
SYW or Shop Your Way - Shop Your Way member loyalty program

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• Tax Sharing Agreement - A tax sharing agreement entered into by Sears Holdings Corporation and Lands' End in connection with the Separation

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• Term Loan Facility - Term loan credit agreements, dated as of April 4, 2014, with Bank of America, N.A. and certain other lenders
• Third Quarter 2016 - The thirteen weeks ended October 28, 2016
• Third Quarter 2015 - The thirteen weeks ended October 30, 2015
• UTBs - Gross unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions
• Year to Date 20162017 - the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended OctoberJuly 28, 20162017
• Year to Date 20152016 - the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended October 30, 2015July 29, 2016
Basis of Presentation
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Lands' End, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all material adjustments which are of a normal and recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented have been reflected. Dollar amounts are reported in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise noted. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with information included in the Lands' End Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 1, 2016.March 31, 2017.
Reclassifications
In April 2015, FASB issuedFirst Quarter 2017, the Company adopted ASU 2015-03,2016-09, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, Compensation - Stock Compensation, which changeschanged the required presentation of debt issuance costs from an assetpayments of employee withholding taxes on the balance sheet to a deduction from related debt liability, and which was adopted by the Company in the First Quarter 2016. The reclassifications resulting from the adoption of this ASU relate to Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Other assets as of January 29, 2016 and October 30, 2015 that were reclassified to Long-term debt. This reclassification reduced our current and total assets and our total liabilities, as previously reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet for January 29, 2016 and October 30, 2015. This reclassification had no effectshare-based compensation on the Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows from an operating activity to a financing activity. As a result of the adoption, the Company reclassified payments of employee withholding taxes on share-based compensation from Other operating liabilities for the Year to Date 2016 to Payments of employee withholding taxes on share-based compensation. Other requirements of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, Comprehensive Operations, Stockholders’ Equity or Cash Flows as previously reported. See Note 4, Debt, for further discussion.Financial Statements.
NOTE 2. (LOSS) EARNINGSLOSS PER SHARE
The numerator for both basic and diluted EPS is net (loss) income.loss. The denominator for basic EPS is based upon the number of weighted average shares of Lands’ End common stock outstanding during the reporting periods. The denominator for diluted EPS is based upon the number of weighted average shares of Lands' End common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding during the reporting periods using the treasury stock method in accordance with the ASC.

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Potentially dilutive securities for the diluted loss per share calculations consist of nonvested equity shares of common stock and in-the-money outstanding stock options to purchase the Company’s common stock.
The following table summarizes the components of basic and diluted EPS:
 13 Weeks Ended 39 Weeks Ended 13 Weeks Ended 26 Weeks Ended
(in thousands, except per share amounts) October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016
Net (loss) income $(7,222) $10,725
 $(14,961) $19,910
Net loss $(3,880) $(1,980) $(11,719) $(7,739)
                
Basic weighted average shares outstanding 32,029
 31,991
 32,018
 31,975
 32,079
 32,024
 32,054
 32,013
Dilutive effect of stock awards 
 68
 
 67
 
 
 
 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 32,029
 32,059
 32,018
 32,042
 32,079
 32,024
 32,054
 32,013
                
Basic (loss) earnings per share $(0.23) $0.34
 $(0.47) $0.62
Diluted (loss) earnings per share $(0.23) $0.33
 $(0.47) $0.62
Basic loss per share $(0.12) $(0.06) $(0.37) $(0.24)
Diluted loss per share $(0.12) $(0.06) $(0.37) $(0.24)
Anti-dilutive stock
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Stock awards are comprised of awards which areconsidered anti-dilutive inbased on the application of the treasury stock method or in the event of a net loss. There were 41,080, 19,931, 69,239 and are40,360 shares excluded from the diluted weighted average shares outstanding. Total anti-dilutive stock awards were 17,719 and 30,673 sharesoutstanding for the ThirdSecond Quarter 2017, Second Quarter 2016, Year to Date 2017 and Year to Date 2016, respectively, due to the net loss reported. Total anti-dilutive stock awards were 129 and 126,602 shares for the Third Quarter 2015 and Year to Date 2015, respectively.
NOTE 3. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Other comprehensive income (loss) income encompasses all changes in equity other than those arising from transactions with stockholders, and is comprised solely of foreign currency translation adjustments.
  13 Weeks Ended 39 Weeks Ended
(in thousands) October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015
Beginning balance: Accumulated other comprehensive loss (net of tax of $5,467, $3,572, $5,053 and $3,931, respectively) $(10,153) $(6,633) $(9,384) $(7,298)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:        
Foreign currency translation adjustments (net of tax (benefit) expense of $1,176, $(141), $1,590 and $(500), respectively) (2,183) 260
 (2,952) 925
Ending balance: Accumulated other comprehensive loss (net of tax of $6,643, $3,431, $6,643 and $3,431, respectively) $(12,336) $(6,373) $(12,336) $(6,373)
  13 Weeks Ended 26 Weeks Ended
(in thousands) July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016
Beginning balance: Accumulated other comprehensive loss (net of tax of $6,189, $3,806, $6,691 and $5,053, respectively) $(11,909) $(7,069) $(12,426) $(9,384)
Other comprehensive income (loss):        
Foreign currency translation adjustments (net of tax expense (benefit) of $(135), $1,661, $(637) and $414, respectively) 622
 (3,084) 1,139
 (769)
Ending balance: Accumulated other comprehensive loss (net of tax of $6,054, $5,467, $6,054 and $5,467, respectively) $(11,287) $(10,153) $(11,287) $(10,153)
No amounts were reclassified out of Accumulated other comprehensive loss during any of the periods presented.
NOTE 4. DEBT
The Company's debt consisted of the following:

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 October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 January 29, 2016 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 January 27, 2017
 Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate
Term Loan Facility, maturing April 4, 2021 $502,125
 4.25% $507,275
 4.25% $505,988
 4.25% $498,263
 4.48% $503,412
 4.25% $500,838
 4.25%
ABL Facility, maturing April 4, 2019 
 % 
 % 
 % 
 % 
 % 
 %
 502,125
   507,275
   505,988
   498,263
   503,412
   500,838
  
Less: Current maturities in Other current liabilities, net 5,150
   5,150
   5,150
   5,150
   5,150
   5,150
  
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs 5,983
   7,337
   7,000
  
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs - Term Loan Facility 4,967
   6,321
   5,645
  
Long-term debt, net $490,992
   $494,788
   $493,838
   $488,146
   $491,941
   $490,043
  

The following table summarizes the Company's borrowing availability under the ABL Facility:
  October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 January 29, 2016
ABL maximum borrowing $175,000
 $175,000
 $175,000
Outstanding Letters of Credit 13,845
 18,523
 24,311
Borrowing availability under ABL $161,155
 $156,477
 $150,689
During First Quarter 2016, the Company adopted ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance, which requires an entity to present debt issuance costs as a deduction from the related debt liability. To conform to the current year presentation the Company reclassified $1.4 million of Prepaid expenses and other current assets and $6.0 million of Other assets to Long-term debt as of October 30, 2015. Similarly, as of January 29, 2016, the company reclassified $1.4 million of Prepaid expenses and other current assets and $5.6 million of Other assets to Long-term debt.
  July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 January 27, 2017
ABL maximum borrowing $175,000
 $175,000
 $175,000
Outstanding Letters of Credit 10,362
 9,398
 19,705
Borrowing availability under ABL $164,638
 $165,602
 $155,295
Interest; Fees
The interest rates per annum applicable to the loans under the Debt Facilities are based on a fluctuating rate of interest measured by reference to, at the borrowers’ election, either (i) an adjusted LIBOR rate plus a borrowing margin, or (ii) an alternative base rate plus a borrowing margin. The borrowing margin is fixed for the Term Loan Facility at 3.25% in the case of LIBOR loans and 2.25% in the case of base rate loans. For the Term Loan Facility, LIBOR is subject to a 1% interest rate floor. The borrowing margin for the ABL Facility is subject to adjustment based on the average excess availability under the ABL Facility for the preceding fiscal quarter, and will range from 1.50% to 2.00% in the case of LIBOR borrowings and will range from 0.50% to 1.00% in the case of base rate borrowings.

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Customary agency fees are payable in respectpursuant to the terms of boththe Debt Facilities. The ABL Facility fees also include (i) commitment fees, based on a percentage ranging from approximately 0.25% to 0.375% of the daily unused portions of the ABL Facility, and (ii) customary letter of credit fees.
Representations and Warranties; Covenants
Subject to specified exceptions, the Debt Facilities contain various representations and warranties and restrictive covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of Lands’ End and its subsidiaries to incur indebtedness (including guarantees), grant liens, make investments, make dividends or distributions with respect to capital stock, make prepayments on other indebtedness, engage in mergers or change the nature of their business. In addition, if excess availability under the ABL Facility falls below the greater of 10% of the loan cap amount or $15.0 million, Lands’ End will be required to comply with a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0 to 1.0. The Debt Facilities do not otherwise contain financial maintenance covenants. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants related to the Debt Facilities as of OctoberJuly 28, 2016.2017.
The Debt Facilities contain certain affirmative covenants, including reporting requirements such as delivery of financial statements, certificates and notices of certain events, maintaining insurance, and providing additional guarantees and collateral in certain circumstances.

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NOTE 5. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Accounting standards require, among other things, that (i)The Company expenses the fair value of all stock awards be expensed over their respective vesting periods; (ii)periods, ensuring that, the amount of cumulative compensation cost recognized at any date mustis at least be equal to the portion of the grant-date value of the award that is vested at that date and (iii)date. The Company has elected to adjust compensation expense includes afor an estimated forfeiture estimaterate for those shares not expected to vest. Also in accordance with these provisions,vest and to recognize compensation cost on a straight-line basis for awards that only have a service requirement with multiple vest dates, the Company is required to recognize compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award.dates.
The Company has granted time vestingthe following types of stock awards ("Deferred Awards") and performance-based stock awards ("Performance Awards") to employees at management levels and above. Deferred Awards were granted in the form of restricted stock units that only require each recipient to complete a service period. Deferred Awards generally vest over three years or in full after a three year period. Performance Awards were granted in the form of restricted stock units which have, in addition to a service requirement, performance criteria that must be achieved for the awards to be earned. Performance Awards have annual vesting, but due to the performance criteria, are not eligible for straight-line expensing. Therefore, Performance Awards are amortized using a graded expense process. The fair value of all awards is based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. Compensation expense is reduced for estimated forfeitures of those awards not expected to vest due to employee turnover.above:
i.Time vesting stock awards ("Deferred Awards") which are in the form of restricted stock units which only require each recipient to complete a service period; Deferred Awards generally vest over three years or in full after a three year period. The fair value of Deferred Awards is based on the closing price of the Company's common stock on the grant date and is reduced for estimated forfeitures of those awards not expected to vest due to employee turnover.
ii.Stock option awards ("Option Awards") which provide the recipient with the option to purchase a set number of shares at a stated exercise price over the term of the contract, which is 10 years for all Option Awards granted.
iii.Performance-based stock awards ("Performance Awards") which are in the form of restricted stock units which have, in addition to a service requirement, performance criteria that must be achieved for the awards to be earned. Performance Awards have annual vesting, but due to the performance criteria, are not eligible for straight-line expensing. Therefore, Performance Awards are amortized using a graded expense process. Similar to the Deferred Awards, Performance Awards fair value is based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date and the compensation expense is reduced for estimated forfeitures of those awards not expected to vest due to employee turnover.
The following table summarizesprovides a summary of the Company’sCompany's stock-based compensation expense, which is included in Selling and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:
 13 Weeks Ended 39 Weeks Ended 13 Weeks Ended 26 Weeks Ended
(in thousands) October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016
Deferred Awards $1,015
 $889
 $1,436
 $1,368
Option Awards 185
 
 276
 
Performance Awards $127
 $315
 $511
 $1,096
 21
 150
 88
 384
Deferred Awards (301) 471
 1,067
 1,211
Total stock-based compensation (benefit) expense
$(174) $786
 $1,578
 $2,307
Total stock-based compensation expense
$1,221
 $1,039
 $1,800
 $1,752
In Third Quarter 2016 there wasThe following table provides a reversal of prior period expense due to the resignationsummary of the former Chief Executive Officer.
Awards Grantedactivities for stock awards for Year to Date 20162017:
The company granted Deferred Awards to various employees during the Year to Date 2016, which generally vest ratably over a three year period. There were no Performance Awards granted in the Year to Date 2016.
Changes in the Company’s Unvested Stock Awards Year to Date 2016
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Deferred Awards


 Deferred Awards Option Awards Performance Awards
(in thousands, except per share amounts) Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Unvested Deferred Awards, as of January 29, 2016 175
 $30.87
Outstanding as of January 27, 2017 252
 $24.42
 
 $
 69
 $26.38
Granted 225
 24.39
 395
 21.99
 343
 8.73
 
 
Vested (27) 33.53
 (47) 25.20
 
 
 (41) 28.33
Forfeited (132) 30.25
Unvested Deferred Awards, as of October 28, 2016 241
 24.91
Exercised 
 
 
 
 
 
Forfeited or expired (55) 25.04
 
 
 (28) 23.47
Outstanding as of July 28, 2017 545
 22.47
 343
 8.73
 
 
Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested Deferred Awards approximated $4.5was approximately $10.0 million as of OctoberJuly 28, 2016,2017, which willis expected to be recognized ratably over a weighted average period of approximately 2.22.6 years years. Deferred Awards granted to various employees during Second Quarter 2017 generally vest ratably for a period between fifteen months to four years.

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There was no unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested Performance Awards
(in thousands, except per share amounts) Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested Performance Awards, as of January 29, 2016 109
 $26.81
Granted 
 
Vested (30) 27.84
Forfeited (10) 26.73
Unvested Performance Awards, as of October 28, 2016 69
 26.38
as of July 28, 2017.
Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested PerformanceOption Awards approximated $0.5was approximately $2.7 million as of OctoberJuly 28, 2016,2017, which willis expected to be recognized ratably over a weighted average period of approximately 0.63.6 years. The Option Awards vest ratably over 4.0 years and the contract to buy Option Awards extends for another 6.0 years. The fair value of each Option Award was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. No Option Awards were exercisable as of July 28, 2017.
The fair value of Option Awards is determined on the grant date utilizing a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The following assumptions were utilized in deriving the fair value for Option Awards granted during Year to Date 2017:
Risk-free interest rate1.82%-1.90%
Expected dividend yield—%-—%
Volatility45.59%-46.12%
Expected life (in years)6.25-6.25
Weighted average exercise price per share$18.10-$22.00
The simplified method was used to calculate the Expected life (in years) to be utilized in the Black-Scholes option pricing model applied to First Quarter 2017 and Second Quarter 2017 Option Awards granted. The simplified method was used as the company does not have sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate the expected term of the Option Awards due to the limited period of time since the Company began publicly issuing shares.
NOTE 6. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
The Company determines fair value of financial assets and liabilities based on the following fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels:
Level 1 inputs—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. An active market for the asset or liability is one in which transactions for the asset or liability occurs with sufficient frequency and volume to provide ongoing pricing information.
Level 2 inputs—inputs other than quoted market prices included in Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in an active market, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active and inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable for the asset or liability, such as interest rate curves and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals, volatilities, credit risk and default rates.

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Level 3 inputs—unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
Restricted cash is reflected on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. The fair value of restricted cash as of OctoberJuly 28, 2017, July 29, 2016 October 30, 2015 and January 29, 201627, 2017 was $3.3 million based on Level 1 inputs. Restricted cash amounts are valued based upon statements received from financial institutions.
Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other current liabilities are reflected on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at cost, which approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
Carrying values and fair values of long-term debt, including the short-term portion, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows:
 October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 January 29, 2016 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 January 27, 2017
(in thousands) 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
 Carrying
Amount
 Fair
Value
 Carrying
Amount
 Fair
Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
 Carrying
Amount
 Fair
Value
 Carrying
Amount
 Fair
Value
Long-term debt, including short-term portion $502,125
 $386,636
 $507,275
 $473,668
 $505,988
 $418,073
 $498,263
 $418,541
 $503,412
 $395,178
 $500,838
 $379,385
Long-term debt was valued utilizing levelLevel 2 valuation techniques based on the closing inactive market bid price on OctoberJuly 28, 2017, July 29, 2016, October 30, 2015, and January 29, 2016.27, 2017. There were no nonfinancial assets or nonfinancial liabilities recognized at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of OctoberJuly 28, 2017, July 29, 2016, October 30, 2015, and January 29, 2016.27, 2017.
NOTE 7. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSET
The Company's intangible asset, consisting of a trade name and goodwill, were valued as a result of business combinations accounted for under the purchase accounting method. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired. The net carrying amounts of goodwill and trade name are included within the Company's Direct segment.

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ASC 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, requires companies to test goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually, or more often if an event or circumstance indicates that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. There was no impairment charge recorded for the intangible asset in Year to Date 2016. As a result of the 2015 annual impairment testing the Company recorded a non-cash pretax intangible asset impairment charge of $98.3 million during Fiscal 2015. There was no impairment charge for the intangible asset recorded in any other prior years. There were no impairments of goodwill during any periods presented or since goodwill was first recognized. If actual results are not consistent with our estimates and assumptions used in estimating revenue growth, future cash flows and asset fair values, we could incur further impairment charges for the intangible asset or goodwill, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. The annual test for impairment will be conducted as of the end of Fiscal November 2017.
As a result of the 2016 annual impairment test the Company recorded a non-cash pretax trade name intangible asset impairment charge of $173.0 million in Fiscal 2016. There were no impairment charges recorded for the intangible asset Year to Date 2017.
The following summarizesintangible asset was $257.0 million, $430.0 million and $257.0 million as of July 28, 2017, July 29, 2016 and January 27, 2017, respectively.
There were no impairments for goodwill and the intangible asset:
(in thousands) October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 January 29, 2016
Indefinite-lived intangible asset:      
Gross Trade Name $528,300
 $528,300
 $528,300
Cumulative impairment (98,300) 
 (98,300)
Net Trade Name 430,000
 528,300
 430,000
Total intangible asset, net $430,000
 $528,300
 $430,000
Goodwill $110,000
 $110,000
 $110,000
during any periods presented or since goodwill was first recognized.
NOTE 8. INCOME TAXES
Lands’ End and Sears Holdings Corporation entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement in connection with the Separation which governs Sears Holdings Corporation’s and Lands’ End’s respective rights, responsibilities and obligations after the Separation with respect to liabilities for United States federal, state, local and foreign taxes attributable to the Lands’ End business. In addition to the allocation of tax liabilities, the Tax Sharing Agreement addresses the preparation and filing of tax returns for such taxes and dispute resolution with taxing authorities regarding such taxes. Generally, Sears Holdings Corporation is liable for all pre-Separation United States federal, state and local income taxes. Lands’ End generally is liable for all other income taxes attributable to its business, including all foreign taxes.
Prior to the Separation, all tax obligations were settled through Sears Holdings through Net parent company investment.  At the date of Separation, certain tax attributes that were recorded in Net parent company investment were reclassified.  During the Third Quarter 2016, as a result of filing its Fiscal Year 2015 income tax return, the Company recorded an increase in the deferred tax liabilities and a decrease in Additional paid in capital of $2.1 million related to the calculation of a deferred tax liability related to the LIFO inventory calculation that existed as of the date of the Separation.  
As of OctoberJuly 28, 2016,2017, the Company had UTBs of $8.3$6.9 million. Of this amount, $5.4$4.5 million would, if recognized, impact its effective tax rate, with the remaining amount being comprised of UTBs related to gross temporary differences or other indirect benefits. Pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement, Sears Holdings Corporation is generally responsible for all United States federal, state and local UTBs, including interest and penalties, through the date of the Separation and, as such, an indemnification asset from Sears Holdings Corporation for the pre-Separation UTBs is recorded in

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Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The indemnification asset was $14.4$11.8 million, $13.5$14.2 million and $13.7$11.4 million as of OctoberJuly 28, 2017, July 29, 2016, October 30, 2015, and January 29, 2016,27, 2017, respectively.
The Company classifies interest expense and penalties related to UTBs and interest income on tax overpayments as components of income tax expense. As of OctoberJuly 28, 2016,2017, the total amount of interest expense and penalties recognized on our balance sheet was $6.4$5.3 million ($4.23.4 million net of federal benefit). The total amount of such net interest expense recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations was insignificant for all periods presented. The Company files income tax returns in the United States and various foreign jurisdictions. TheSears Holdings and the Company isare under examination by various incomestate tax jurisdictions for the years 20092003 to 2015.2014.
During the Third Quarter 2015, Sears Holdings settled tax audits in certain state tax jurisdictions related to pre-Separation periods. As a result, the Company re-evaluated the reserves for the pre-Separation period and recorded a

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$1.2 million reduction in income tax expense, before consideration of federal income tax benefit. Under the Tax Sharing Agreement, Sears Holdings indemnifies the Company for such liabilities and, as a result, the Company reduced the indemnification receivable by $1.2 million; such reduction was reflected as a decrease in Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and as Other expense (income), net in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations.

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NOTE 9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal Proceedings
The Company is party to various claims, legal proceedings and investigations arising in the ordinary course of business. Some of these actions involve complex factual and legal issues and are subject to uncertainties. At this time, the Company is not able to either predict the outcome of these legal proceedings or reasonably estimate a potential range of loss with respect to the proceedings. While it is not feasible to predict the outcome of such pending claims, proceedings and investigations with certainty, management is of the opinion that their ultimate resolution should not have a material adverse effect on results of operations, cash flows or financial position taken as a whole.
Beginning in 2005, the Company initiated the first of several claims in Iowa County Circuit Court against the City of Dodgeville (the "City") to recover overpaid taxes resulting from the City’s excessive property tax assessment of the Company’s headquarters campus. In July 2016, the Company filed an amended and supplemental complaint to recover over paid property taxescampus for the 2016each tax year.year from 2005 through 2016. As of November 30, 2016,June 6, 2017 the City has refunded, as the result of various court decisions approximately $6.5and a settlement agreement, over $7.5 million in excessive taxes and interest to the Company. All excessive property tax assessment claims arising with respect to the tax years 2005 through 2016 are now closed. The Company received refunds of $1.0 million in the following amounts: (1) approximately $1.6First Quarter 2017 and $1.2 million arising from the 2005 and 2006 tax years that was recognized in the fiscal year ended January 29, 2010; (2) approximately $1.6 million arising from the 2007, 2009 and 2010 tax years, recognized in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2014; (3) approximately $0.9 million arising from the 2008 tax year, recognized in the fiscal year ended January 30, 2015; (4) approximately $1.3 million arising from the 2011 and 2012 tax years, recognized in Second Quarter 2016; and (5) approximately $1.1 million arising from the 2007, 2009 and 2010 tax years, recognized in Third Quarter 2016;2016 which were recorded primarily within Selling and administrative costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The claims arising from the 2005 through 2010 and 2012 tax years are closed. The Company's claims arising from tax years 2011 and 2013 through 2016 remain unresolved and are still pending before the courts. The Company believes that the potential additional aggregate recovery from the City arising from the 2011 and 2013 through 2016 tax years will range from $0.7 million to $2.0 million, none of which has been recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
NOTE 10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
According to statements on form Schedule 13D filed with the SEC by ESL, ESL beneficially ownedowns significant portions of both the Company's and Sears Holdings Corporation's outstanding shares of common stock. Therefore, Sears Holdings Corporation, the Company's former parent company, is considered a related party. In First Quarter 2017, ESL purchased approximately $4.0 million of the Company's outstanding debt at a discount of approximately $1.0 million. Due to the related party relationship, this discount was considered a cancellation of debt under Section 108 of the Internal Revenue Code, triggering additional income tax payments for the Company. As of May 4, 2017, ESL had divested itself of all of the Company's outstanding debt to an unrelated third party.
In connection with and subsequent to the Separation, the Company entered into various agreements with Sears Holdings which, among other things, (i) govern specified aspects of the Company's relationship following the Separation, especially with regards to the Lands’ End Shops at Sears, and (ii) establish terms pursuant to which subsidiaries of Sears Holdings Corporation are providing services to us.
See further descriptions Descriptions of thethese transactions are included in the Company's 20152016 Annual Report on Form 10-K and proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 1, 2016 . March 31, 2017.
In its annual report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended January 28, 2017, Sears Holdings disclosed that its historical operating results indicate substantial doubt exists related to its ability to continue as a going concern. Sears Holdings also disclosed it believes that actions it has taken in the last 12 months and expected benefits from actions to be taken in 2017 are probable to mitigate the substantial doubt raised by its historical operating results and therefore will satisfy its liquidity needs for the 12 months following the issuance of its financial statements.
The components of the transactions between the Company and Sears Holdings, which exclude pass-through payments to third parties, are as follows:

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Lands’ End Shops at Sears
Related party costs charged by Sears Holdings to the Company related to Lands’ End Shops at Sears are as follows:
 13 Weeks Ended 39 Weeks Ended 13 Weeks Ended 26 Weeks Ended
(in thousands, except for number of stores) October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016
Rent, CAM and occupancy costs $6,165
 $6,167
 $18,707
 $19,049
 $5,597
 $6,237
 $11,506
 $12,543
Retail services, store labor 6,004
 6,774
 18,034
 20,051
 5,594
 6,084
 11,142
 12,029
Financial services and payment processing 573
 627
 1,963
 1,876
 676
 671
 1,148
 1,390
Supply chain costs 183
 219
 735
 768
 200
 236
 391
 551
Total expenses $12,925
 $13,787
 $39,439
 $41,744
 $12,067
 $13,228
 $24,187
 $26,513
Number of Lands’ End Shops at Sears at period end 219
 227
 219
 227
 204
 224
 204
 224
General Corporate Services
Related party costs charged by Sears Holdings to the Company for general corporate services are as follows:  
  13 Weeks Ended 39 Weeks Ended
(in thousands) October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015
Sourcing $4,941
 $3,632
 $7,979
 $7,670
Shop Your Way 596
 751
 1,670
 2,007
Shared services 48
 111
 143
 393
Total expenses $5,585
 $4,494
 $9,792
 $10,070
Sourcing
The Company contracts with a subsidiary of Sears Holdings to provide agreed upon buying agency services, on a non-exclusive basis, in foreign territories from where the Company purchases merchandise. These services, primarily based upon quantities purchased, include quality-control functions, regulatory compliance, product claims management and new vendor selection and setup assistance. During Second Quarter 2016 the Company entered into a new buying agency services agreement with a subsidiary of Sears Holding and terminated the agreement that was entered into at the time of the Separation. The new agreement provides for a higher commission rate and a higher annual commission minimum, as well as enhanced sourcing services, including for product development, costing analyses, vendor communications, vendor strategy and quality assurance. Certain of these amounts are capitalized into inventory and are expensed through cost of goods sold over the course of inventory turns and included in Cost of sales in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Operations.

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  13 Weeks Ended 26 Weeks Ended
(in thousands) July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016
Sourcing $2,682
 $1,666
 $5,080
 $3,038
Shop Your Way 321
 612
 697
 1,074
Shared services 48
 48
 95
 95
Total expenses $3,051
 $2,326
 $5,872
 $4,207
Use of Intellectual Property or Services
Related party revenue and costs charged by the Company to and from Sears Holdings for the use of intellectual property or services is as follows:
 13 Weeks Ended 39 Weeks Ended 13 Weeks Ended 26 Weeks Ended
(in thousands) October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016
Call center services $492
 $674
 $1,459
 $1,343
Lands' End business outfitters revenue 333
 323
 1,307
 1,043
Lands' End Business Outfitters revenue $271
 $426
 $542
 $974
Credit card revenue 265
 300
 776
 868
 221
 266
 433
 511
Royalty income 56
 60
 182
 183
 86
 94
 114
 126
Gift card (expense) (7) (5) (20) (16) (7) (6) (13) (13)
Total income $1,139
 $1,352
 $3,704
 $3,421
 $571
 $780
 $1,076
 $1,598
The Company is currently in negotiations to extend the contract under which it receives sourcing services and the contract governing its participation in the Shop Your Way program.
Call Center Services
The Company hashad entered into a contract with Sears Holdings Management Corporation, a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation,SHMC to provide call center services in support of Sears Holdings’ SYW. This income is net of agreed upon costs directly attributable to the Company providing these services. The income is included in Net revenue and costs are included in Selling and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The contract for call center services expired on April 30, 2017. Due to the contract expiration there was no call center service income for Second Quarter 2017. Total call center service income included in Net revenue was $2.0$1.9 million, $2.2 million, $5.8$1.2 million and $5.3$3.8 million for the ThirdSecond Quarter 2016, Third Quarter 2015,Year to Date 2017 and Year to Date 2016, and Year to Date 2015, respectively.

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Additional Balance Sheet Information
At OctoberJuly 28, 2017, July 29, 2016 October 30, 2015 and January 29, 201627, 2017, the Company included $4.6$3.0 million, $5.1$3.7 million and $3.9$3.7 million in Accounts receivable, net, respectively, and $3.8$3.6 million, $9.4$3.2 million and $2.7$3.1 million in Accounts payable, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to reflect amounts due from and owed to Sears Holdings.
At OctoberJuly 28, 2017, July 29, 2016 October 30, 2015 and January 29, 2016 a $14.427, 2017, an $11.8 million, $13.5$14.2 million and $13.7$11.4 million receivable, respectively, was recorded by the Company in Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to reflect the indemnification by Sears Holdings Corporation of the pre-Separation UTBs (including penalties and interest) for which Sears Holdings Corporation is responsible under the Tax Sharing Agreement.
NOTE 11. SEGMENT REPORTING
The Company is a leading multi-channel retailer of clothing, accessories and footwear, as well as home products, and has two reportableoperating segments: Direct and Retail. Both segments sell similar products and provide services. Product revenues are divided by product categories: Apparel and Non-apparel. The Non-apparel revenues include accessories, footwear, and home goods. Services and other revenue includes embroidery, monogramming, gift wrapping, shipping and other services. Net revenue is aggregated by product category in the following table:
 13 Weeks Ended 39 Weeks Ended 13 Weeks Ended 26 Weeks Ended
(in thousands) October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016
Net revenue:                
Apparel $252,082
 $272,228
 $725,062
 $783,841
 $256,369
 $241,822
 $488,596
 $472,980
Non-apparel 37,854
 40,708
 95,021
 106,536
 30,416
 30,517
 54,548
 57,167
Service and other 21,540
 21,498
 56,836
 55,858
 15,405
 19,671
 27,411
 35,296
Total net revenue $311,476
 $334,434
 $876,919
 $946,235
 $302,190
 $292,010
 $570,555
 $565,443
The Company identifies reportable segments according to how business activities are managed and evaluated. Each of the Company’s operating segments are reportable segments and are strategic business units that offer similar products and services but are sold either directly from its warehouses (Direct) or through its retail stores (Retail).

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Adjusted EBITDA is the primary measure used to make decisions on allocating resources and assessing performance of each operating segment. Adjusted EBITDA is computed as Income before taxes appearing on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations net of interest expense, depreciation and amortization and other significant items that while periodically affecting the Company's results, may vary significantly from period to period and may have a disproportionate effect in a given period, which may affect comparability of results. Reportable segment assets are those directly used in or clearly allocable to an operating segment’s operations. Depreciation, amortization, and property and equipment expenditures are recognized in each respective segment. There were no material transactions between reporting segments for any periods presented.
The Direct segment sells products through the Company’s e-commerce websites and direct mail catalogs. Operating costs consist primarily of direct marketing costs (catalog and e-commerce marketing costs); order processing and shipping costs; direct labor and benefits costs and facility costs. Assets primarily include goodwill and trade name intangible assets, inventory, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses (deferred catalog costs), technology infrastructure, and property and equipment.
The Retail segment sells products and services through dedicated Lands’ End Shops at Sears across the United States and the Company’s stand-alone Lands’ End Inlet stores and international shop-in-shops.stores. Operating costs consist primarily of labor and benefits costs; rent, CAM and occupancy costs; distribution costs; and in-store marketing costs. Assets primarily include retail inventory, fixtures and leasehold improvements.
Corporate overhead and other expenses include unallocated shared-service costs, which primarily consist of employee services and financial services, legal and corporate expenses. These expenses include labor and benefits costs, corporate headquarters occupancy costs and other administrative expenses. Assets include corporate headquarters and facilities, corporate cash and cash equivalents and deferred income taxes.

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Financial information by segment is presented in the following tables.
SUMMARY OF SEGMENT DATA

 13 Weeks Ended 39 Weeks Ended 13 Weeks Ended 26 Weeks Ended
(in thousands) October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016
Net revenue: 


     


    
Direct $272,080

$287,778
 $750,660
 805,886
 $259,938

$246,395
 $488,228
 $478,580
Retail 39,340

46,597
 126,077
 140,166
 42,166

45,521
 82,213
 86,737
Corporate / other 56

59
 182
 183
 86

94
 114
 126
Total net revenue $311,476
 $334,434
 $876,919
 $946,235
 $302,190
 $292,010
 $570,555
 $565,443
 13 Weeks Ended 39 Weeks Ended 13 Weeks Ended 26 Weeks Ended
(in thousands) October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016
Adjusted EBITDA:                
Direct $13,904
 $36,951
 $41,516
 $85,316
 $13,080
 $14,780
 $24,918
 $27,612
Retail (3,583) (1,714) (7,063) (907) 1,773
 450
 (1,402) (3,480)
Corporate / other (9,035) (8,689) (25,271) (25,191) (8,024) (7,970) (15,391) (16,236)
Total adjusted EBITDA $1,286
 $26,548
 $9,182
 $59,218
 $6,829
 $7,260
 $8,125
 $7,896
Loss on disposal of property and equipment 
 60
 62
 46
Transfer of corporate functions 480
 
 1,926
 
Depreciation and amortization 6,175
 4,488
 12,683
 8,624
Operating income (loss) $174
 $2,712
 $(6,546) $(774)
Interest expense 6,167
 6,174
 12,292
 12,344
Other income, net (494) (528) (1,236) (981)
Income tax benefit (1,619) (954) (5,883) (4,398)
NET LOSS $(3,880) $(1,980) $(11,719) $(7,739)
  13 Weeks Ended 26 Weeks Ended
(in thousands) July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016
Depreciation and amortization:        
Direct $5,489
 $3,720
 $11,267
 $7,070
Retail 353
 406
 707
 825
Corporate / other 333
 362
 709
 729
Total depreciation and amortization $6,175
 $4,488
 $12,683
 $8,624
(in thousands) July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 January 27, 2017
Total Assets:      
Direct $846,313
 $980,173
 $805,201
Retail 73,953
 78,011
 69,792
Corporate / other 202,139
 240,254
 239,398
Total assets $1,122,405
 $1,298,438
 $1,114,391

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  13 Weeks Ended 39 Weeks Ended
(in thousands) October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015
Depreciation and amortization:        
Direct $4,027
 $3,385
 $11,097
 $10,280
Retail 408
 510
 1,233
 1,506
Corporate / other 360
 365
 1,089
 1,088
Total depreciation and amortization $4,795
 $4,260
 $13,419
 $12,874
(in thousands) October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 January 29, 2016
Total Assets:      
Direct $1,073,975
 $1,166,991
 $953,502
Retail 78,373
 79,492
 69,321
Corporate / other 160,830
 135,536
 258,703
Total assets $1,313,178
 $1,382,019
 $1,281,526
 13 Weeks Ended 39 Weeks Ended 13 Weeks Ended 26 Weeks Ended
(in thousands) October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016
Capital expenditures:                
Direct $8,041
 $4,415
 $25,804
 $17,717
 $8,832
 $7,461
 $20,213
 $17,763
Retail 25
 95
 279
 148
 9
 71
 10
 254
Corporate / other 
 87
 
 252
 
 
 
 
Total capital expenditures $8,066
 $4,597
 $26,083
 $18,117
 $8,841
 $7,532
 $20,223
 $18,017
NOTE 12. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
As part of a multi-year plan to implement a global enterprise resource planning ("ERP") system, $11.4 million and $30.7 million of ERP assets were placed in service for Second Quarter 2017 and Year to Date 2017, respectively, in connection with the financial suite assets. The Company began depreciating the assets over useful lives of 3 to 10 years.
NOTE 12.13. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory
In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory. Under this ASU, non-LIFO inventory will be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value, eliminating the options that currently exist for market valuation. The ASU defines net realizable value as the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. No other changes were made to the current guidance on inventory measurement. This guidance was effective for Lands' End in the First Quarter 2016 and only applies to our international inventory as United States inventory is valued using LIFO. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Customer's Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, Customers' Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement, which clarifies the circumstances under which a cloud computing customer would account for the arrangement as a license of internal-use software under ASC 350-40. This guidance was effective for Lands' End in the First Quarter 2016. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which changed the required presentation of debt issuance costs from an asset on the balance sheet to a deduction from the related debt liability. This guidance was adopted by the Company during First Quarter 2016. See Note 4, Debt, for further discussion.

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which provides guidance for revenue recognition. The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In doing so, companies will need to use more judgment and make more estimates than under today’s guidance. These may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. This guidance was deferred by ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, issued by the FASB in August 2015, and will be effective for Lands' End in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending February 1, 2019. Subsequently, the FASB has also issued accounting standards updates which clarify the guidance.
The Company has developed a road map for implementation and is currently in the process of evaluatingassessing the impact of adoptionadopting ASU 2014-09 on our revenue recognition practices. The Company has organized a team and management's preliminary assessment indicates it could impact the timing of this ASUrecognition of revenues from gift cards and related clarificationsrevenues from our Direct segment. The Company expects to finalize its evaluation in Fiscal 2017 and will provide updates on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Compensation - Stock Compensation
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation, which simplifies the accounting for the taxes related to stock based compensation, including adjustments to how excess tax benefits and a company's payments for tax withholdings should be classified. This guidance will be effective for Lands' Endits progress in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending February 2, 2018. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.future filings.
Recognition of Breakage for Certain Prepaid Stored-Value Products
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-04, Recognition of Breakage for Certain Prepaid Stored-Value Products. This update clarifies when it is acceptable to recognize the unredeemed portion of prepaid gift cards into income. This guidance will be effective for Lands' End in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending February 1, 2019. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of this ASU on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. This update clarifies issues to reduce the current and potential future diversity in practice of the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments within the statement of cash flows. This guidance will be effective for Lands' End in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending February 1, 2019. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of this ASU on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Leases
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, which will replace the existing guidance in ASC 840, Leases. This ASU requires a dual approach for lessee accounting under which a lessee would account for leases as finance leases or operating leases. Both finance leases and operating leases will result in the lessee recognizing a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability. For finance leases, the lessee would recognize interest expense and
amortization of the right-of-use asset, and for operating leases, the lessee would recognize a straight-line total lease expense. This guidance will be effective for Lands' End in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending January 31, 2020. While it is expected that the standard will have a material increase in the assets and liabilities recorded on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Company is still evaluating the overall impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Intangibles - Goodwill and Other
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, which simplifies the test for goodwill impairment. This update removes the second step of the goodwill impairment test. An entity will apply a one-step quantitative test and record the amount of goodwill impairment as the excess of a reporting unit's carrying amount over its fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The new guidance does not amend the optional qualitative assessment of goodwill impairment. This guidance will be effective for Lands' End for its fiscal year ending January 29, 2021. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of this ASU on the Company'sCompany’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
You should read the following discussion in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements. The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to risk, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those made, projected or implied in the forward-looking statements. See “Cautionary Statements Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” below and "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended January 29, 2016,27, 2017, for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements.
    
As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, references to the “Company”, “Lands' End”, “we”, “us”, “our” and similar terms refer to Lands' End, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Our fiscal year ends on the Friday preceding the Saturday closest to January 31. Other terms that are commonly used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are defined as follows:
ABL Facility - Asset-based senior secured credit agreements, dated as of April 4, 2014, with Bank of America, N.AN.A. and certain other lenders
Debt Facilities - Collectively, the ABL Facility and the Term Loan Facility
ERP - Enterprise resource planning software solutions
ESL - ESL Investments, Inc. and its investment affiliates, including Edward S. Lampert
Fiscal 2017 - the fifty-three weeks ending February 2, 2018
Fiscal 2016 - the fifty-two weeks endingended January 27, 2017
Fiscal 2015 - the fifty-two weeks ended January 29, 2016
Fiscal November 20162017 - the four week fiscal month ending November 25, 2016
Fourth Quarter 2015 - The thirteen weeks ended January 29, 201624, 2017
GAAP - Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
Same Store Sales - Net sales, from stores that have been open for at least 12 full months where selling square footage has not changed by 15% or more within the past fiscal year
Sears Holdings or Sears Holdings Corporation - Sears Holdings Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries (other than, for all periods following the Separation, Lands' End)
Sears Roebuck - Sears, Roebuck and Co., a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation
SEC - United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Second Quarter 2016 - The thirteen weeks ended July 29, 2016
Separation - On April 4, 2014 Sears Holdings distributed 100% of the outstanding common stock of Lands' End to its shareholders
Term Loan Facility - Term loan credit agreements, dated as of April 4, 2014, with Bank of America, N.A. and certain other lenders
ThirdSecond Quarter 2017 - the thirteen weeks ended July 28, 2017
Second Quarter 2016 - the thirteen weeks ended October 28,July 29, 2016
Third Quarter 2015 - the thirteen weeks ended October 30, 2015
UK Borrower - A United Kingdom subsidiary borrower of Lands’ End under the ABL Facility
Year to Date 2016 - the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended October 28,July 29, 2016
Year to Date 20152017 - the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended October 30, 2015July 28, 2017


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Introduction
Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations accompanies our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and provides additional information about our business, financial condition, liquidity and capital resources, cash flows and results of operations. We have organized the information as follows:
Executive overview. This section provides a brief description of our business, accounting basis of presentation and a brief summary of our results of operations.
Discussion and analysis. This section highlights items affecting the comparability of our financial results and provides an analysis of our segment results of operations for the 2016Second Quarter 2017 and 2015 third fiscal quarter and fiscal year to date periods.Second Quarter 2016.
Liquidity and capital resources. This section provides an overview of our historical and anticipated cash and financing activities. We also review our historical sources and uses of cash in our operating, investing and financing activities.
Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements. This section provides details of the Company's off-balance-sheet arrangements and contractual obligations for the next five years and thereafter.
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk. This section discusses financial instruments of the Company that could have off-balance-sheet risk.
Application of critical accounting policies and estimates. This section summarizes the accounting policies that we consider important to our financial condition and results of operations and which require significant judgment or estimates to be made in their application.
Recent accounting pronouncements. This section summarizes recently issued accounting pronouncements and the impact or expected impact on the Company's financial statements.
Executive Overview
Description of the Company
Lands’ End, Inc. is a leading multi-channel retailer of casual clothing, accessories and footwear, as well as home products. We offer products through catalogs, online at www.landsend.com www.canvasbylandsend.comand affiliated specialty and international websites, and through retail locations, primarily at Lands’ End Shops at Sears stand-aloneand Lands’ End Inlet stores and international shop-in-shops that sell merchandise in various retail department stores. We are a classic American lifestyle brand with a passion for quality, legendary service and real value, and we seek to deliver timeless style for men, women, kids and the home. Lands’ End was founded in 1963 in Chicago by Gary Comer and his partners to sell sailboat hardware and equipment by catalog. While our product focus has shifted significantly over the years, we have continued to adhere to our founder’s motto as one of our guiding principles: “Take care of the customer, take care of the employee and the rest will take care of itself.”
The Company identifies reportable segments according to how business activities are managed and evaluated. Each of the Company’s operating segments are reportable segments and are strategic business units that offer similar products and services but are sold either directly from our warehouses (Direct) or through our retail stores (Retail).
Basis of Presentation
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Lands' End, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
Following the Separation, we began operating as a separate, publicly traded company, independent from Sears Holdings. According to statements on form Schedule 13D filed with the SEC by ESL, ESL beneficially ownedowns significant portions of both the Company's and Sears Holdings Corporation's outstanding shares of common stock. Therefore Sears Holdings Corporation, the Company's former parent company, is considered a related party both prior to and subsequent to the Separation.
The success of our Retail segment depends on the performance of the Lands’ End Shops at Sears. Under the terms of the master lease agreement and master sublease agreement pursuant to which Sears Roebuck leases or subleases to us the premises for the Lands’ End Shops at Sears, Sears Roebuck has certain rights to (1) relocate our leased premises within the building in which such premises are located, subject to certain limitations, including our right to terminate the applicable lease if we are not satisfied with the new premises, and (2) terminate without liability the lease with respect to a particular

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Lands’ End Shop if the overall Sears store in which such Lands’ End Shop is located is closed or sold. Sears Holdings announced that it intends to continue to right-size, redeploy and highlight the value of its assets, including its real estate portfolio, in its transition from an asset-intensive, store-focused retailer and that it has entered into lease agreements with third party retailers for stand-alone stores. On July 7, 2015, Sears Holdings completed a rights offering and sale-leaseback transaction (the “Seritage transaction”) with Seritage Growth Properties (“Seritage”), an independent publicly traded real estate investment trust. Sears Holdings disclosed that as part of the Seritage transaction, it sold 235 properties to Seritage (the “REIT properties”) along with Sears Holdings’ 50% interest in each of three real estate joint ventures (collectively, the “JVs”). Sears Holdings also disclosed that it contributed 31 properties to the JVs (the “JV properties”). As of October 28, 2016, 55 of the REIT properties contained a Lands’ End Shop and 15 of the JV properties contained a Lands’ End Shop, the leases with respect to which Sears Roebuck retained for its own account. Sears Holdings disclosed that Seritage and the JVs have a recapture right with respect to approximately 50% of the space within the stores at the REIT properties and JV properties (subject to certain exceptions), and with respect to eight of the stores that contain a Lands’ End Shop, Seritage has the additional right to recapture 100% of the space within the Sears Roebuck store. If Sears Roebuck continues to dispose of retail stores that contain Lands’ End Shops, and/or offer us relocation alternatives for Lands’ End Shops that are less attractive than the current premises, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected. On October 28, 2016 the Company operated 219 Lands’ End Shops at Sears, compared with 227 Lands’ End Shops at Sears on October 30, 2015.
Seasonality
We experience seasonal fluctuations in our Net revenue and operating results and historically have realized a significant portion of our net sales and earnings for the year during our fourth fiscal quarter. We generated approximately 34%an average of 33% of our Net revenue in the fourth fiscal quarter of the past three years. Thus, lower than expected fourth quarter net revenue could have an adverse impact on our annual operating results.
Working capital requirements typically increase during the third quarter of the fiscal year as inventory builds to support peak shipping/selling period and, accordingly, typically decrease during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year as inventory is shipped/sold. Cash provided by operating activities is typically higher in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year due to reduced working capital requirements during that period.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, selected income statement data:

 13 Weeks Ended 13 Weeks Ended

 October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015 July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016
(in thousands) $’s
% of
Net revenue
 $’s % of
Net revenue
 $’s
% of
Net revenue
 $’s % of
Net revenue
Net revenue $311,476
 100.0 % $334,434
 100.0 % $302,190
 100.0 % $292,010
 100.0 %
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization) 177,825
 57.1 % 172,019
 51.4 % 168,025
 55.6 % 155,858
 53.4 %
Gross profit 133,651
 42.9 % 162,415
 48.6 % 134,165
 44.4 % 136,152
 46.6 %
Selling and administrative 132,365
 42.5 % 135,867
 40.6 % 127,336
 42.1 % 128,892
 44.1 %
Depreciation and amortization 4,795
 1.5 % 4,260
 1.3 % 6,175
 2.0 % 4,488
 1.5 %
Other operating (income), net (86)  % (1,009) (0.3)%
Operating (loss) income (3,423) (1.1)% 23,297
 7.0 %
Other operating expense, net 480
 0.2 % 60
  %
Operating income 174
 0.1 % 2,712
 0.9 %
Interest expense 6,149
 2.0 % 6,204
 1.9 % 6,167
 2.0 % 6,174
 2.1 %
Other (income) expense, net (432) (0.1)% 796
 0.2 %
(Loss) income before income taxes (9,140) (2.9)% 16,297
 4.9 %
Income tax (benefit) expense (1,918) (0.6)% 5,572
 1.7 %
NET (LOSS) INCOME $(7,222) (2.3)% $10,725
 3.2 %
Other income, net (494) (0.2)% (528) (0.2)%
Loss before income taxes (5,499) (1.8)% (2,934) (1.0)%
Income tax benefit (1,619) (0.5)% (954) (0.3)%
NET LOSS $(3,880) (1.3)% $(1,980) (0.7)%

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  26 Weeks Ended
  July 28, 2017 July 29, 2016
(in thousands) $’s % of
Net revenue
 $’s % of Net revenue
Net revenue $570,555
 100.0 % $565,443
 100.0 %
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization) 313,748
 55.0 % 299,621
 53.0 %
Gross profit 256,807
 45.0 % 265,822
 47.0 %
Selling and administrative 248,682
 43.6 % 257,926
 45.6 %
Depreciation and amortization 12,683
 2.2 % 8,624
 1.5 %
Other operating expense, net 1,988
 0.3 % 46
  %
Operating loss (6,546) (1.1)% (774) (0.1)%
Interest expense 12,292
 2.2 % 12,344
 2.2 %
Other income, net (1,236) (0.2)% (981) (0.2)%
Loss before income taxes (17,602) (3.1)% (12,137) (2.1)%
Income tax benefit (5,883) (1.0)% (4,398) (0.8)%
NET LOSS $(11,719) (2.1)% $(7,739) (1.4)%

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  39 Weeks Ended
  October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015
(in thousands) $’s % of
Net revenue
 $’s % of
Net revenue
Net revenue $876,919
 100.0 % $946,235
 100.0 %
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization) 477,446
 54.4 % 492,756
 52.1 %
Gross profit 399,473
 45.6 % 453,479
 47.9 %
Selling and administrative 390,291
 44.5 % 394,261
 41.7 %
Depreciation and amortization 13,419
 1.5 % 12,874
 1.4 %
Other operating (income), net (40)  % (3,366) (0.4)%
Operating (loss) income (4,197) (0.5)% 49,710
 5.3 %
Interest expense 18,493
 2.1 % 18,615
 2.0 %
Other (income) expense, net (1,413) (0.2)% (210)  %
(Loss) income before income taxes (21,277) (2.4)% 31,305
 3.3 %
Income tax (benefit) expense (6,316) (0.7)% 11,395
 1.2 %
NET (LOSS) INCOME $(14,961) (1.7)% $19,910
 2.1 %
Depreciation and amortization is not included in our cost of sales because we are a reseller of inventory and do not believe that including depreciation and amortization is meaningful. As a result, our gross margins may not be comparable to other entities that include depreciation and amortization related to the sale of their product in their gross margin measure.
Net (Loss) IncomeLoss and Adjusted EBITDA
We recorded a Net loss of $7.2$3.9 million in the ThirdSecond Quarter 20162017 compared to a Net incomeloss of $10.7$2.0 million in the ThirdSecond Quarter 2015.2016. In addition to our Net (loss) incomeloss determined in accordance with GAAP, for purposes of evaluating operating performance, we use an Adjusted EBITDA measurement. Adjusted EBITDA is computed as Net (loss) incomeloss appearing on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations net of Income tax (benefit) expense,benefit, Other income, net, Interest expense, Depreciation and amortization, and certain significant items set forth below. Our management uses Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate the operating performance of our businesses, as well as executive compensation metrics, for comparable periods. Adjusted EBITDA should not be used by investors or other third parties as the sole basis for formulating investment decisions as it excludes a number of important cash and non-cash recurring items.
While Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measurement, management believes that it is an important indicator of operating performance, and useful to investors, because:
EBITDA excludes the effects of financings, investing activities and tax structure by eliminating the effects of interest, depreciation and income tax costs or benefits.
Other significant items, while periodically affecting our results, may vary significantly from period to period and have a disproportionate effect in a given period, which affects comparability of results. We have adjusted our results for these items to make our statements more comparable and therefore more useful to investors as the items are not representative of our ongoing operations.
We excludedTransfer of corporate functions - severance associated with a benefit relatedtransition of certain corporate activities from our New York office to the reversal of a portion of the product recall accrual recognized in Fiscal 2014 as this was an unusual event that affects the comparability of our financial results.Dodgeville headquarters.
We excluded the gainGain or loss on disposalthe sale of property and equipment as- management considers the gains or losses on disposal of assets to result from investing decisions rather than ongoing operations.
 


13 Weeks Ended


July 28, 2017
July 29, 2016
(in thousands)
$’s
% of
Net revenue

$’s
% of
Net revenue
Net loss
$(3,880)
(1.3)%
$(1,980)
(0.7)%
Income tax benefit
(1,619)
(0.5)%
(954)
(0.3)%
Other income, net
(494)
(0.2)%
(528)
(0.2)%
Interest expense
6,167

2.0 %
6,174

2.1 %
Operating income
174

0.1 %
2,712

0.9 %
Depreciation and amortization
6,175

2.0 %
4,488

1.5 %
Transfer of corporate functions
480

0.2 %


 %
Loss on disposal of property and equipment


 %
60

 %
Adjusted EBITDA
$6,829

2.3 %
$7,260

2.5 %


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 13 Weeks Ended

 October 28, 2016
October 30, 2015
(in thousands) $’s
% of
Net revenue

$’s
% of
Net revenue
Net (loss) income $(7,222) (2.3)% $10,725
 3.2 %
Income tax (benefit) expense (1,918) (0.6)% 5,572
 1.7 %
Other (income) expense, net (432) (0.1)% 796
 0.2 %
Interest expense 6,149
 2.0 % 6,204
 1.9 %
Operating (loss) income (3,423) (1.1)% 23,297
 7.0 %
Depreciation and amortization 4,795
 1.5 % 4,260
 1.3 %
Product recall (212) (0.1)% (1,007) (0.3)%
Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment 126
  %��(2)  %
Adjusted EBITDA $1,286
 0.4 % $26,548
 7.9 %
  26 Weeks Ended
  July 28, 2017  July 29, 2016 
(in thousands) $’s % of
Net revenue
 $’s % of
Net revenue
Net loss $(11,719) (2.1)% $(7,739) (1.4)%
Income tax benefit (5,883) (1.0)% (4,398) (0.8)%
Other income, net (1,236) (0.2)% (981) (0.2)%
Interest expense 12,292
 2.2 % 12,344
 2.2 %
Operating loss (6,546) (1.1)% (774) (0.1)%
Depreciation and amortization 12,683
 2.2 % 8,624
 1.5 %
Transfer of corporate functions 1,926
 0.3 % 
  %
Loss on disposal of property and equipment 62
  % 46
  %
Adjusted EBITDA $8,125
 1.4 % $7,896
 1.4 %

  39 Weeks Ended
  October 28, 2016 October 30, 2015
(in thousands) $’s % of
Net revenue
 $’s % of
Net revenue
Net (loss) income $(14,961) (1.7)% $19,910
 2.1 %
Income tax (benefit) expense (6,316) (0.7)% 11,395
 1.2 %
Other (income) expense, net (1,413) (0.2)% (210)  %
Interest expense 18,493
 2.1 % 18,615
 2.0 %
Operating (loss) income (4,197) (0.5)% 49,710
 5.3 %
Depreciation and amortization 13,419
 1.5 % 12,874
 1.4 %
Product recall (212)  % (3,371) (0.4)%
Loss on disposal of property and equipment 172
  % 5
  %
Adjusted EBITDA $9,182
 1.0 % $59,218
 6.3 %
In assessing the operational performance of our business, we consider a variety of financial measures. We operate in two reportable segments, Direct (sold through e-commerce websites and direct mail catalogs) and Retail (sold through stores). A key measure in the evaluation of our business is revenue performance by segment. We also consider gross margin and Selling and administrative expenses in evaluating the performance of our business.
To evaluate revenue performance for the Direct segment we use Net revenue. For our Retail segment, we use Same Store Sales as a key measure in evaluating performance. A store is included in Same Store Sales calculations on the first day it has comparable prior year sales. Stores in which the selling square footage has changed by 15% or more as a result of a remodel, expansion, reduction or relocation are excluded from Same Store Sales calculations until the first day they have comparable prior year sales. Online sales and sales generated through our in-store computer kiosks are considered revenue in our Direct segment and are excluded from Same Store Sales.
Discussion and Analysis
ThirdSecond Quarter 20162017 compared with the ThirdSecond Quarter 20152016
Net Revenue
Net revenue for the ThirdSecond Quarter 20162017 was $311.5$302.2 million, compared with $334.4$292.0 million in the comparable period of the prior year, a decreasean increase of $23.0$10.2 million or 6.9%3.5%. The decreaseincrease was comprised of a decreasean increase in our Direct segment of $15.7$13.5 million and a decrease in our Retail segment of $7.3$3.4 million.
Net revenue in our Direct segment was $272.1$259.9 million for the ThirdSecond Quarter 2016, a decrease2017, an increase of $15.7$13.5 million, or 5.5% from the comparable period of the prior year. The decreaseincrease in the Direct segment was a continuation of the difficult retail environment which led usprimarily attributable to broadenan increase in our promotional activity with deeper discounting. The Direct segment did, however,

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experience an incremental improvement from Second Quarter 2016 as the CompanyU.S. consumer business. We increased catalog circulation and improved catalog presentation. During the quartercustomer contacts in our uniformU.S. consumer business out performed the rest of the Direct segment.which resulted in an increase in revenue, particularly in our Women's swimwear product categories.
Net revenue in our Retail segment was $39.3$42.2 million for the ThirdSecond Quarter 2016,2017, a decrease of $3.4 million, or 7.4% from the comparable period of the prior year. The decrease was attributable to a decrease in the number of Lands’ End Shops at Sears, partially offset by an increase in Same Store Sales of 3.8%. On July 28, 2017, the Company operated 204 Lands’ End Shops at Sears, 14 global Lands’ End stores and no international shop-in-shops compared with 224 Lands’ End Shops at Sears, 13 global Lands’ End stores and four international shop-in-shops on July 29, 2016.
Gross Profit
Total gross profit decreased $2.0 million to $134.2 million and gross margin decreased approximately 220 basis points to 44.4% of total Net revenue in Second Quarter 2017, compared with $136.2 million, or 46.6% of total Net revenue, in Second Quarter 2016. The gross profit decrease was comprised of a decrease in our Direct segment of $1.0 million and a decrease in our Retail segment of $1.0 million.
Gross profit in the Direct segment was $115.0 million compared with $116.0 million for Second Quarter 2017 and Second Quarter 2016, respectively. Gross margin in the Direct segment decreased approximately 290 basis points to 44.2%

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in Second Quarter 2017 versus 47.1% in the comparable prior year period. The decrease in Gross margin during second quarter was primarily attributable to increased shipping and net duty expenses, unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates as well as increased promotional activity.
Retail segment gross profit decreased $1.0 million to $19.1 million in Second Quarter 2017 from $20.1 million in Second Quarter 2016. Retail segment gross margin increased to 45.3% for Second Quarter 2017 compared to 44.2% for Second Quarter 2016 driven by certain liquidation activities that occurred in Second Quarter 2016 which did not occur in Second Quarter 2017.
Selling and Administrative Expenses
Selling and administrative expenses were $127.3 million, or 42.1% of total Net revenue compared with $128.9 million or 44.1% of total Net revenue in Second Quarter 2017 and Second Quarter 2016, respectively. The decrease in Selling and administrative expenses was primarily due to a decrease of $2.3 million in the Retail segment partially offset by an increase of $0.7 million in the Direct segment.
The Direct segment Selling and administrative expenses were $101.9 million compared with $101.2 million for Second Quarter 2017 and Second Quarter 2016, respectively. The $0.7 million or 0.7% increase, was primarily attributable to an increase in incentive compensation expenses and a property tax refund received in Second Quarter 2016 which did not repeat in Second Quarter 2017, largely offset by lower marketing expenses.
The Retail segment Selling and administrative expenses were $17.3 million compared with $19.6 million for Second Quarter 2017 and Second Quarter 2016, respectively. The $2.3 million or 11.8% decrease was largely attributable to a decrease in marketing expenses and occupancy costs.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense was $6.2 million in Second Quarter 2017, an increase of $1.7 million or 37.6%, compared with $4.5 million in Second Quarter 2016, primarily attributable to an increase in depreciation associated with our ongoing multi-year ERP system implementation. During Second Quarter 2017, the Company placed $11.4 million of ERP assets in service. The useful lives of the assets are 3 to 7 years.
Other Operating Expense, Net
Other operating expense, net was $0.5 million in Second Quarter 2017 compared to $0.1 million in Second Quarter 2016 as the result of a severance charge associated with the transition of certain corporate activities from the New York office to the Company's Dodgeville headquarters.
Operating Income
Operating income decreased to $0.2 million in Second Quarter 2017 from $2.7 million in Second Quarter 2016 primarily due to lower gross margin discussed above.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was unchanged at $6.2 million in Second Quarter 2017 compared to $6.2 million in Second Quarter 2016.
Income Tax Benefit
Income tax benefit was $1.6 million for Second Quarter 2017 compared to $1.0 million in Second Quarter 2016. The effective tax rate was 29.4% in Second Quarter 2017 compared with 32.5% in Second Quarter 2016.
Net Loss
As a result of the above factors, Net loss was $3.9 million and diluted loss per share was $0.12 in Second Quarter 2017 compared with Net loss of $2.0 million and diluted loss per share of $0.06 in Second Quarter 2016.

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Adjusted EBITDA
As a result of the above factors, Adjusted EBITDA decreased to $6.8 million in Second Quarter 2017 from $7.3 million in Second Quarter 2016.
Year to Date 2017 compared with Year to Date 2016
Net Revenue
Net revenue for Year to Date 2017 was $570.6 million, compared with $565.4 million in the comparable period of the prior year, an increase of $5.1 million or 15.6%0.9%. The increase was comprised of an increase in our Direct segment of $9.6 million and a decrease in our Retail segment of $4.5 million.
Net revenue in our Direct segment was $488.2 million for Year to Date 2017, an increase of $9.6 million, or 2.0% from the comparable period of the prior year. The increase in the Direct segment was largely attributable to an increase in our U.S. consumer business. In our U.S. consumer business, we increased circulation and customer contacts which resulted in an increase in revenue, particularly in Women's swimwear.
Net revenue in our Retail segment was $82.2 million for Year to Date 2017, a decrease of $4.5 million, or 5.2% from the comparable period of the prior year. The decrease was driven by a 14.3% decrease in Same Store Sales, and a decrease in the number of Lands’ End Shops at Sears. TheSears, partially offset by an increase in Same Store Sales decrease was attributable to the same competitive marketplace as in our Direct segment as well as declining traffic at our Lands' End Shops at Sears.of 3.0%. On OctoberJuly 28, 2016,2017, the Company operated 219204 Lands’ End Shops at Sears, 14 global Lands’ End Inlet stores and no international shop-in-shops compared with 227224 Lands’ End Shops at Sears, 1413 global Lands’ End Inlet stores and fivefour international shop-in-shops on October 30, 2015.July 29, 2016.
Gross Profit
Total gross profit decreased $28.8$9.0 million to $133.7$256.8 million and gross margin decreased approximately 570200 basis points to 42.9%45.0% of total Net revenue in the Third Quarter 2016,Year to Date 2017, compared with $162.4$265.8 million, or 48.6%47.0% of total Net revenue, in the Third Quarter 2015.Year to Date 2016. The gross profit decrease was comprised of a decrease in our Direct segment of $25.2$6.7 million and a decrease in our Retail segment of $3.6$2.3 million.
Gross profit in the Direct segment was $116.7$222.6 million compared with $141.9$229.3 million for the Third QuarterYear to Date 2017 and Year to Date 2016, and Third Quarter 2015, respectively. Gross margin in the Direct segment decreased approximately 640230 basis points to 42.9%45.6% in the Third Quarter 2016Year to Date 2017 versus 49.3%47.9% in the comparable prior year period. The decrease in Gross margin during the thirdsecond quarter was primarily attributable to increased promotional activity in the highly competitive retail environment. Additionally, approximately 160 basis points of the decrease resulted from a $4.4 million write down of under performing Canvas by Lands' End inventory.environment, as well as increased shipping expenses and unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates.
Retail segment gross profit decreased $3.6$2.3 million to $16.9$34.1 million in the Third Quarter 2016Year to Date 2017 from $20.5$36.4 million in the Third Quarter 2015.Year to Date 2016. Retail segment gross margin decreased to 42.9%41.4% for the Third Quarter 2016Year to Date 2017 compared to 44.0%42.0% for the Third Quarter 2015Year to Date 2016 driven by increased promotional activity to remainin the highly competitive retail environment, partially offset by certain liquidation activities that occurred in current retail environment.Second Quarter 2016 which did not occur in Second Quarter 2017.
Selling and Administrative Expenses
Selling and administrative expenses were $132.4$248.7 million, or 42.5%43.6% of total Net revenue compared with $135.9$257.9 million or 40.6%45.6% of total Net revenue in the Third QuarterYear to Date 2017 and Year to Date 2016, and Third Quarter 2015, respectively. During the quarter we incurred $1.2 million of expenses associated with the departure of the Company's former Chief Executive Officer.
The decrease in Selling and administrative expenses was primarily due to a decrease of $2.1$4.0 million in the Direct segment, a decrease of $1.7$4.4 million in the Retail segment and an increasea decrease of $0.3$0.8 million in the Corporate segment.
The Direct segment Selling and administrative expenses were $102.8$197.7 million compared with $104.9$201.7 million for the Third QuarterYear to Date 2017 and Year to Date 2016, and Third Quarter 2015, respectively. The $2.1$4.0 million or 2.0% decrease, was primarily attributable to a property tax recovery related to our claims and ongoing litigation against the City of Dodgeville and lower variable costs resulting from lower revenue.reduction in marketing expenses, partially offset by increased incentive compensation expense.
The Retail segment Selling and administrative expenses were $20.5$35.5 million compared with $22.2$39.9 million for the Third QuarterYear to Date 2017 and Year to Date 2016, and Third Quarter 2015, respectively. The $1.7$4.4 million or 8.0%11.0% decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in marketing investmentsexpenses as well as occupancy and personnel costs.other operating expenses associated with closed stores.
Corporate / other Selling and administrative expenses increaseddecreased to $9.1$15.5 million in the Third Quarter 2016Year to Date 2017 compared to $8.8$16.3 million in the Third Quarter 2015Year to Date 2016 due to increased severance expenses resulting from the CEO transition, partially offset by a decrease in other personnel costs.

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Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense was $4.8$12.7 million in the Third Quarter 2016,Year to Date 2017, an increase of $0.5$4.1 million or 12.6%47.1%, compared with $4.3$8.6 million in Third Quarter 2015,Year to Date 2016, primarily attributable to an increase in depreciation associated with acquired information technology assets.


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our ongoing multi-year ERP system implementation. Year to Date 2017 we have placed $30.7 million of ERP related assets in service. The useful lives of the assets are 3 to 10 years.
Other Operating (Income),Expense, Net
The decrease in Other operating income,expense, net was attributable$2.0 million in Year to Date 2017 as the result of severance charges associated with the transition of certain corporate activities from the New York office to the Third Quarter 2015 reversal of approximately $1.0 million of the product recall accrual that was recorded in Fourth Quarter 2014.Company's Dodgeville headquarters.
Operating (Loss) IncomeLoss
Operating (loss) income decreasedloss increased to a $3.4$6.5 million loss in the Third QuarterYear to Date 2017 from $0.8 million in Year to Date 2016 from $23.3 million of income in Third Quarter 2015 primarily due to lower revenues and lower gross margin discussed above.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was essentially unchanged at $6.1$12.3 million in the Third Quarter 2016Year to Date 2017 compared to $6.2$12.3 million in the Third Quarter 2015.
Other (Income) / Expense, Net
Other (Income) / Expense, Net in the Third Quarter 2015 includes a charge of $1.2 million from the reductionYear to a tax receivable from our former parent as a result of favorable tax settlements in certain tax jurisdictions.Date 2016.
Income Tax (Benefit) ExpenseBenefit
Income tax benefit was $1.9$5.9 million for the Third Quarter 2016Year to Date 2017 compared with income tax expense of $5.6to $4.4 million in the Third Quarter 2015. The decrease was primarily attributableYear to a Net loss in comparison to Net income in the prior year.Date 2016. The effective tax rate was 21.0%33.4% in the Third Quarter 2016Year to Date 2017 compared with 34.2%36.2% in the Third Quarter 2015. The change is primarily attributableYear to the effects of credits and other permanent differences for the Company.Date 2016.
Net (Loss) IncomeLoss
As a result of the above factors, Net loss was $7.2$11.7 million and diluted loss per share was $0.23$0.37 in the Third Quarter 2016Year to Date 2017 compared with Net incomeloss of $10.7$7.7 million and diluted earningsloss per share of $0.33$0.24 in the Third Quarter 2015. Net loss for the Third Quarter 2016 includes the aforementioned $4.4 million inventory write-down ($3.0 million net of tax), as well as $1.2 million in one-time personnel costs net of reversals ($0.8 million net of tax), primarily relatedYear to the departure of the Company's former Chief Executive Officer.Date 2016.
Adjusted EBITDA
As a result of the above factors, Adjusted EBITDA decreased to $1.3 million in the Third Quarter 2016 from $26.5 million in the Third Quarter 2015.
Year to Date 2016 compared with the Year to Date 2015
Net Revenue
Net revenue for the Year to Date 2016 was $876.9 million, compared with $946.2 million in the comparable period of the prior year, a decrease of $69.3 million or 7.3%. The decrease was comprised of a decrease in our Direct segment of $55.2 million and a decrease in our Retail segment of $14.1 million.
Net revenue in our Direct segment was $750.7 million for the Year to Date 2016, a decrease of $55.2 million, or 6.9% from the comparable period of the prior year. The decrease was attributable to declines in all of our markets, though primarily concentrated in our U.S. consumer business. We realized declining performance in most of our major product categories, as the highly competitive and promotional retail environment negatively impacted our ability to generate traffic to our U.S. consumer websites.
Net revenue in our Retail segment was $126.1 million for the Year to Date 2016, a decrease of $14.1 million, or 10.1% from the comparable period of the prior year. The decrease was driven by a 7.9% decrease in Same Store Sales, and a decrease in the number of Lands’ End Shops at Sears. The Same Store Sales decrease was attributable to the same competitive marketplace as in our Direct segment as well as declining traffic at our Lands' End Shops at Sears. On October 28, 2016, the

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Company operated 219 Lands’ End Shops at Sears, 14 global Lands’ End Inlet stores and no international shop-in-shops compared with 227 Lands’ End Shops at Sears, 14 global Lands’ End Inlet stores and five international shop-in-shops on October 30, 2015.
Gross Profit
Total gross profit decreased $54.0 million to $399.5 million and gross margin decreased approximately 230 basis points to 45.6% of total Net revenue, compared with $453.5 million, or 47.9% of total Net revenue, for the Year to Date 2016 and Year to Date 2015, respectively.
Gross profit in the Direct segment was $346.0 million compared with $390.5 million for the Year to Date 2016 and Year to Date 2015, respectively. The decrease in Gross profit is largely attributable to lower revenue. Gross margin in the Direct segment decreased approximately 240 basis points to 46.1% in the Year to Date 2016 versus 48.5% in the comparable prior year period, primarily attributable to a highly competitive retail environment resulting in increased promotional activity and deeper product discounts. Additionally, approximately 60 basis points of the decrease resulted from a $4.4 million write down of under performing Canvas by Lands' End inventory.
Retail segment gross profit decreased $9.5 million to $53.3 million in the Year to Date 2016 from $62.8 million in the Year to Date 2015. Retail segment gross margin decreased approximately 260 basis points to 42.2% compared with 44.8% for the Year to Date 2016 and Year to Date 2015, respectively, driven by the same factors which impacted our Direct segment.
Selling and Administrative Expenses
Selling and administrative expenses were $390.3 million, or 44.5% of total Net revenue compared with $394.3 million or 41.7% of total Net revenue in the Year to Date 2016 and Year to Date 2015, respectively. The $4.0 million decrease was attributable to a $0.7 million decrease in the Direct segment, a $3.4 million decrease in the Retail segment, and the Corporate segment was essentially flat.
The Direct segment Selling and administrative expenses were $304.5 million compared with $305.2 million for the Year to Date 2016 and Year to Date 2015, respectively. The $0.7 million or 0.2% decrease was primarily attributable to property tax recoveries related to our claims and ongoing litigation against the City of Dodgeville, partially offset by increased marketing investments.
The Retail segment Selling and administrative expenses were $60.3 million compared with $63.7 million for the Year to Date 2016 and Year to Date 2015, respectively. The $3.4 million or 5.3% decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in personnel expenses, and expenses related to closed stores.
Corporate / other Selling and administrative expenses were $25.5 million compared with $25.4 million for the Year to Date 2016 and Year to Date 2015, respectively.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense increased to $13.4 million in the Year to Date 2016 compared to $12.9 million in the Year to Date 2015, primarily attributable to an increase in depreciation associated with acquired information technology assets.
Other Operating (Income), Net
The decrease in Other Operating (Income), Net was attributable to the Third Quarter 2015 reversal of approximately $3.4 million of the product recall accrual that was recorded in Fourth Quarter 2014.
Operating (Loss) Income
Operating (loss) income decreased to a $4.2 million Operating loss in Year to Date 2016 from Operating income of $49.7$8.1 million in Year to Date 2015 primarily due to lower revenues and lower gross margin discussed above.

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Interest Expense
Interest expense is essentially unchanged at $18.52017 from $7.9 million in the Year to Date 2016 compared with $18.6 million in the Year to Date 2015.
Other (Income) / Expense, Net
Other (Income) / Expense, Net in the Year to Date 2015 includes a charge of $1.2 million from the reduction to a tax receivable from our former parent as a result of favorable tax settlements in certain tax jurisdictions.
Income Tax (Benefit) Expense
Income tax benefit was $6.3 million for the Year to Date 2016 compared with an Income tax expense of $11.4 million in the Year to Date 2015. The change was primarily attributable to an operating loss in the Year to Date 2016 compared to operating income in the Year to Date 2015. The effective tax rate was 29.7% in the Year to Date 2016 compared with 36.4% in the Year to Date 2015. The change is primarily attributable to the effects of credits and other permanent differences for the Company.
Net (Loss) Income
As a result of the above factors, Net loss was $15.0 million and diluted loss per share was $0.47 in the Year to Date 2016 compared with Net income of $19.9 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.62 in the Year to Date 2015. Net loss for the Year to Date 2016 includes the aforementioned $4.4 million inventory write-down ($3.0 million net of tax), as well as $1.2 million in one-time personnel costs net of reversals ($0.8 million net of tax), primarily related to the departure of the Company's former Chief Executive Officer. Year to Date 2015 contained a product recall adjustment that favorably impacted Net income by $2.1 million (after tax).
Adjusted EBITDA
As a result of the above factors, Adjusted EBITDA decreased 84.5% to $9.2 million in the Year to Date 2016 from $59.2 million in the Year to Date 2015.2016.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary need for liquidity is to fund working capital requirements of our business, capital expenditures, debt service and for general corporate purposes. Our cash and cash equivalents and the ABL Facility serve as sources of liquidity for short-term working capital needs and general corporate purposes. We expect that our cash on hand and cash flows from operations, along with our ABL Facility, will be adequate to meet our capital requirements and operational needs for at least the next 12 months. Cash generated from our net sales and profitability, and somewhat to a lesser extent our changes in working capital, are driven by the seasonality of our business, with a disproportionate amount of net revenue and operating cash flows generally occurring in the fourth fiscal quarter of each year.
Description of Material Indebtedness
Debt Arrangements
Lands’ End entered into the ABL Facility, which provides for maximum borrowings of $175.0 million for Lands’ End, subject to a borrowing base, with a $30.0 million sub facility for the UK Borrower. The ABL Facility has a sub-limit of $70.0 million for domestic letters of credit and a sub-limit of $15.0 million for letters of credit for the UK Borrower. The ABL Facility is available for working capital and other general corporate purposes, and was undrawn at OctoberJuly 28, 20162017 and October 30, 2015,July 29, 2016, other than for letters of credit. The Company had borrowing availability under the ABL Facility of $161.2$164.6 million as of OctoberJuly 28, 2016,2017, net of outstanding letters of credit of $13.8$10.4 million.
Also on April 4, 2014, Lands’ End entered into the $515.0 million Term Loan Facility of which proceeds were used to pay a dividend of $500.0 million to a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation immediately prior to the

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Separation and to pay fees and expenses associated with the Debt Facilities of approximately $11.4 million, with the remaining proceeds used for general corporate purposes.

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Maturity; Amortization and Prepayments
The ABL Facility will mature on April 4, 2019. The Term Loan Facility will mature on April 4, 2021 and will amortize at a rate equal to 1% per annum, and is subject to mandatory prepayment in an amount equal to a percentage of the borrower’s excess cash flows in each fiscal year, ranging from 0% to 50% depending on Lands’ End’s secured leverage ratio, and the proceeds from certain asset sales and casualty events.
Guarantees; Security
All domestic obligations under the Debt Facilities are unconditionally guaranteed by Lands’ End and, subject to certain exceptions, each of its existing and future direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries. In addition, the obligations of the UK Borrower under the ABL Facility are guaranteed by its existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries organized in the United Kingdom. The ABL Facility is secured by a first priority security interest in certain working capital of the borrowers and guarantors consisting primarily of accounts receivable and inventory. The Term Loan Facility is secured by a second priority security interest in the same collateral, with certain exceptions.
The Term Loan Facility also is secured by a first priority security interest in certain property and assets of the borrowers and guarantors, including certain fixed assets and stock of subsidiaries. The ABL Facility is secured by a second priority security interest in the same collateral.
Interest; Fees
The interest rates per annum applicable to the loans under the Debt Facilities are based on a fluctuating rate of interest measured by reference to, at the borrowers’ election, either (i) LIBOR plus a borrowing margin, or (ii) an alternative base rate plus a borrowing margin. The borrowing margin is fixed for the Term Loan Facility at 3.25% in the case of LIBOR loans and 2.25% in the case of base rate loans. For the Term Loan Facility, LIBOR is subject to a 1% interest rate floor. The borrowing margin for the ABL Facility is subject to adjustment based on the average excess availability under the ABL Facility for the preceding fiscal quarter, and will range from 1.50% to 2.00% in the case of LIBOR borrowings and will range from 0.50% to 1.00% in the case of base rate borrowings.
Customary agency fees are payable pursuant to the terms of the Debt Facilities. The ABL Facility fees also include (i) commitment fees, based on a percentage ranging from approximately 0.25% to 0.375% of the daily unused portions of the facility, and (ii) customary letter of credit fees.
Representations and Warranties; Covenants
Subject to specified exceptions, the Debt Facilities contain various representations and warranties and restrictive covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of Lands’ End and its subsidiaries to incur indebtedness (including guarantees), grant liens, make investments, make dividends or distributions with respect to capital stock, make prepayments on other indebtedness, engage in mergers or change the nature of their business. In addition, if excess availability under the ABL Facility falls below the greater of 10% of the loan cap amount or $15 million, Lands’ End will be required to comply with a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0 to 1.0. The Debt Facilities do not otherwise contain financial maintenance covenants. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants related to the Debt Facilities as of OctoberJuly 28, 2016.2017.
The Debt Facilities contain certain affirmative covenants, including reporting requirements such as delivery of financial statements, certificates and notices of certain events, maintaining insurance, and providing additional guarantees and collateral in certain circumstances.
Events of Default
The Debt Facilities include customary events of default including non-payment of principal, interest or fees, violation of covenants, inaccuracy of representations or warranties, cross defaults related to certain other material

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indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency events, invalidity or impairment of guarantees or security interests, and material judgments and change of control.

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Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Operating activities used net cash of $67.3$13.2 million and $94.8provided net cash of $2.1 million for the Year to Date 20162017 and Year to Date 2015,2016, respectively, primarily due to the combination of:
Lower inventories as the Company has worked diligentlyIncreased use of cash to manage inventory levels,
Higherpay down accounts payable due to higher payables entering the timing ofcurrent year, and
Increased inventory build due to more timely receipts in the current quarter, and
Lower revenues, which drove a decrease in net (loss) income before non-cash items.year.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $26.0$20.2 million and $18.1$18.0 million for the Year to Date 20162017 and Year to Date 2015,2016, respectively. Cash used in investing activities for both periods was primarily used for investments to update our information technology infrastructure and property and equipment.
For Fiscal 2016,2017, we plan to invest a total of approximately $35.0 million to $40.0$45.0 million in capital expenditures for strategic investments and infrastructure, primarily associated with our ERP investment, other technology investments and general corporate needs.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash used by financing activities was $3.9$3.2 million and $3.0 million for both theYear to Date 2017 and Year to Date 2016, and Year to Date 2015,respectively, consisting primarily of our quarterly payments for the Term Loan.


Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements
There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations and off-balance-sheet arrangements as discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2016.27, 2017.
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk
Lands’ End entered into the ABL Facility, which provides for maximum borrowings of $175.0 million for Lands’ End, subject to a borrowing base, with a $30.0 million sub facility for the UK Borrower. The ABL Facility has a sub-limit of $70.0 million for domestic letters of credit and a sub-limit of $15.0 million for letters of credit for the UK Borrower. The ABL Facility is available for working capital and other general corporate purposes, and was undrawn at OctoberJuly 28, 20162017 and October 30, 2015,July 29, 2016, other than for letters of credit. The Company had borrowing availability under the ABL Facility of $161.2$164.6 million as of OctoberJuly 28, 2016,2017, net of outstanding letters of credit of $13.8$10.4 million.
Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We believe that the assumptions and estimates associated with inventory valuation, goodwill and intangible asset impairment assessments and income taxes have the greatest potential impact on our financial statements. Therefore, we consider these to be our critical accounting policies and estimates.

There have been no material changes to the critical accounting policies and estimates described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2016.27, 2017.

As previously discussed, Lands' End reviews the Company's indefinite-lived intangible asset, the Lands’ End trade name, for impairment by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to the fair value on an annual basis, or more frequently if events occur or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value is not recoverable. At the date of its most recent annual impairment assessment, Lands' End determined that the income approach, specifically the relief from royalty method, was most appropriate for analyzing the Company's indefinite-lived asset. This method is based on the assumption that, in lieu of ownership, a firm would be willing to pay a royalty in order to exploit the related benefits of this asset class. The relief from royalty method involves two steps: (1) estimation of reasonable royalty rates for the assets and (2) the application of these royalty rates to a revenue stream and discounting the resulting cash flows to determine a value. The Company multiplied the selected royalty rate by the forecasted net sales stream to calculate the cost savings (relief from royalty payment) associated with the asset. The cash flows were then discounted to present value by the selected discount rate and compared to the carrying value of the asset.

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As a result of the Fiscal 20152016 annual impairment assessment, the Company recorded a non-cash pretax intangible asset impairment charge of $98.3$173.0 million during Fiscal 20152016 to reduce the carrying value of the trade name to the fair value. During Year to Date 2016,2017, there were no events or changes in circumstances that indicated that the carrying value of Lands' End trade name is not recoverable. As such, an impairment assessment was not performed and there was no impairment charge related to the trade name in Year to Date 2016.2017. If actual results are not consistent with our estimates and assumptions used in estimating revenue growth, future cash flows and asset fair values, we could incur further impairment charges for the intangible asset or goodwill, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. The annual test for impairment will be conducted as of the end of Fiscal November 2016.2017.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Part I, Item 1, Note 1213 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements, of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for information regarding recent accounting pronouncements
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Certain statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contain forward-looking statements, including statements about our strategies and our opportunities for growth. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include without limitation information concerning our future financial performance, business strategy, plans, goals and objectives.

Statements preceded or followed by, or that otherwise include, the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “project,” “estimates,” “plans,” “forecast,” “is likely to” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “may,” “would,” “should” and “could” are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

The following additionalimportant factors and uncertainties, among others, could cause our actual results performance, and achievements to differ materially from those described in thethese forward-looking statements: our ability to offer merchandise and services that customers

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want to purchase, including a product assortment with improved fit and quality;purchase; changes in customer preference from our branded merchandise; customers’customers' use of our digital platform, including customer acceptance of our efforts to enhance our e-commerce websites; customer response to direct mail catalogs and digital/social mediaour marketing efforts; the successefforts across all types of our efforts to improve catalog quality and optimize catalog productivity; the success of our overall marketing strategies, some of which, if successful, may not produce positive results in the short term; the success of our efforts to optimize promotions to drive sales and maximize gross margin dollars;media; our maintenance of a robust customer list; our dependence on information technology and a failure of information technology systems, including with respect to our e-commerce operations, or an inability to upgrade or adapt our systems; the success of our ERP implementation; the success of our efforts to grow and expand into new markets and channels; fluctuations and increases in costs of raw materials; impairment of our relationships with our vendors; our failure to maintain the security of customer, employee or company information; our failure to compete effectively in the apparel industry; the performance of our “store within a store” business; if Sears Holdings Corporation sells or disposes of its retail stores, including pursuant to the recapture rights granted to Seritage Growth Properties, and other parties or if its retail business does not attract customers or does not adequately provide services to the Lands’ End Shops at Sears; legal, regulatory, economic and political risks associated with international trade and those markets in which we conduct business and source our merchandise; our failure to protect or preserve the image of our brands and our intellectual property rights; increases in postage, paper and printing costs; failure by third parties who provide us with services in connection with certain aspects of our business to perform their obligations; our failure to timely and effectively obtain shipments of products from our vendors and deliver merchandise to our customers; reliance on promotions and markdowns to encourage customer purchases; our failure to efficiently manage inventory levels; unseasonal or severe weather conditions; the seasonal nature of our business; the adverse effect on our reputation if our independent vendors do not

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use ethical business practices or comply with applicable laws and regulations; assessments for additional state taxes; our exposure to periodic litigation and other regulatory proceedings, including with respect to product liability claims; incurrence of charges due to impairment of goodwill, other intangible assets and long-lived assets; our failure to retain our executive management team and to attract qualified new personnel; the impact on our business of adverse worldwide economic and market conditions, including economic factors that negatively impact consumer spending on discretionary items; the inability of our past performance generally, as reflected on our historical financial statements, to be indicative of our future performance; the impact of increased costs due to a decrease in our purchasing power following our separation from Sears Holdings (“Separation”) and other losses of benefits associated with being a subsidiary of Sears Holdings; the failure of Sears Holdings or its subsidiaries to perform under various transaction agreements or our failure to have necessary systems and services in place when certain of the transaction agreements expire; our agreements related to the Separation and certain agreements related to our continuing relationship with Sears Holdings were negotiated while we were a subsidiary of Sears Holdings and we may have received better terms from an unaffiliated third party; potential indemnification liabilities to Sears Holdings pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement; our inability to engage in certain corporate transactions after the Separation; the ability of our principal shareholders to exert substantial influence over us; adverse effects of the Separation on our business; potential liabilities under fraudulent conveyance and transfer laws and legal capital requirements; declines in our stock price due to the eligibility of a number of our shares of common stock for future sale; our inability to pay dividends; stockholders’ percentage ownership in Lands’ End may be diluted in the future; and increases in our expenses and administrative burden in relation to being a public company, in particular to maintain compliance with certain provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; and other risks, uncertainties and factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2016 and other filings with the SEC.27, 2017.  We intend the forward-looking statements to speak only as of the time made and do not undertake to update or revise them as more information becomes available, except as required by law.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The market risk inherent in our financial instruments represents the potential loss arising from adverse changes in currency rates. A significant portion of our business is transacted in U.S. dollars, and is expected to continue to be transacted in U.S. dollars or U.S. dollar-based currencies. As of OctoberJuly 28, 2016,2017, we had $21.5$40.2 million of cash denominated in foreign currencies, principally in British Pound Sterling, Euros and Yen. We do not enter into financial instruments for trading purposes or hedging and have not used any derivative financial instruments. We do not consider our foreign earnings to be permanently reinvested.
We are subject to interest rate risk with our Term Loan Facility and our ABL Facility, as both require us to pay interest on outstanding borrowings at variable rates. Each one percentage point change in interest rates associated with the Term Loan Facility would result in a $2.6$5.1 million change in our annual cash interest expenses. Assuming our ABL Facility was fully drawn to a principal amount equal to $175.0 million, each one percentage point change in interest rates would result in a $1.8 million change in our annual cash interest expense.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Based on their evaluation for the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Lands’ End’s Co-Interim Chief Executive OfficersOfficer and President and Executive Vice Presidents, one of which is also thePresident, Chief FinancialOperating Officer, Chief OperatingFinancial Officer and Treasurer have concluded that, as of OctoberJuly 28, 2016,2017, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) are effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changesDuring Second Quarter 2017, the Company implemented the additional phases of a multi-year implementation of a global enterprise resource planning ("ERP") system. The new ERP system was designed to better support our business needs in response to the changing operating environment. The implementation of a worldwide ERP system will likely affect the processes that constitute our internal control over financial reporting and will require testing for effectiveness as the implementation progresses. The Company expects that occurredthe new ERP system will enhance the overall system of internal controls over financial reporting through further automation and integration of business processes, although it is not being implemented in response to any identified deficiency in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. 
Other than the ERP implementation, there have been no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15 under the Exchange Act during the Company’s third fiscalsecond quarter ended OctoberJuly 28, 20162017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are involved in various claims, legal proceedings and investigations arising in the ordinary course of business. Some of these actions involve complex factual and legal issues and are subject to uncertainties. At this time, the Company is not able to either predict the outcome of these legal proceedings or reasonably estimate a potential range of loss with respect to the proceedings. While it is not feasible to predict the outcome of pending claims, proceedings and investigations with certainty, management is of the opinion that their ultimate resolution should not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows or financial position.
See Part I, Item 1 "Financial Statements - Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements," Note 9 Commitments and Contingencies - Legal Proceedings for additional information regarding legal proceedings (incorporated herein by reference).
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 29, 2016,27, 2017, which was filed with the SEC on April 1, 2016.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
During the Third Quarter 2016 and Third Quarter 2015, we did not issue or sell any shares of our common stock or other equity securities pursuant to unregistered transactions in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.March 31, 2017.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
The following documents are filed as exhibits hereto:
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Lands’ End, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Lands’ End, Inc. on March 20, 2014 (File No. 001-09769)).
   
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Lands’ End, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on April 8, 2014 (File No. 001-09769)).
  
10.1 Compensation Committee Resolutions dated September 23, 2016 regarding Co-Interim Chief Executive Officer Compensation.Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Time-Based Vesting) (for use under Company stock plans)*
   
10.2 Director Compensation Policy effective asForm of November 16, 2016.Stock Option Agreement (for use under Company stock plans)*
   
31.1 Certification of Co-PrincipalPrincipal Executive Officer Required Under Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.*
31.2Certification of Principal Financial Officer Required Under Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2Certification of Co-Principal Executive Officer Required Under Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.*
  
32.1 Certification of Co-PrincipalPrincipal Executive OfficersOfficer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
   
101.INS XBRL Instance Document*
  
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
  
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
  
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Document*
  
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
  
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*
   
*In accordance with Regulation S-T, the XBRL-related information in Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall be deemed to be “furnished” and not “filed.”Filed herewith.
**Furnished herewith.




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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Lands’ End, Inc.
(Registrant)

Dated: August 31, 2017

By:/s/ James F. Gooch
 James F. Gooch
 
Co-Interim Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, Chief FinancialOperating Officer, Chief OperatingFinancial Officer and Treasurer
(Co-Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)



Dated: December 1, 2016

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