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The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE: BKE) is a retailer of medium- to high-priced casual apparel, footwear and accessories for young men and women. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Clothing (also called clothes, accoutrements, accouterments, or habiliments) protects the Human body from extreme Weather Footwear consists of Garments worn on the feet, for protection against the environment and Adornment.

The Buckle, Inc.
Type Public (NYSE: BKE)
Founded 1948
Headquarters Kearney, Nebraska
No. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kearney is a city in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States.  of locations Over 370 Store Locations in 39 States
Area served Domestic
Key people Daniel Hirschfeld,
Founder and Chairman
Dennis Nelson,
President and CEO
Industry Retail
Products Apparel, footwear, accessories
Services Clothing Retail, Free Alterations, Easy Layaway, Free Gift Wrap (physical store)
Employees Called "Teammates" 6,700(2007)[1]
Website www.buckle.com


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History

Buckle began as a men's clothing store in 1948 in Kearney, Nebraska. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need Clothing (also called clothes, accoutrements, accouterments, or habiliments) protects the Human body from extreme Weather Footwear consists of Garments worn on the feet, for protection against the environment and Adornment. Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement one's garment, such as Jewelry, Gloves, Handbags, Hats belts, A service is the non-material equivalent of a good. A service provision is an economic activity that does not result in Ownership, and this is what differentiates Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Kearney is a city in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The first store was founded by David Hirschfeld and operated under the name "Mills Clothing". His son Dan took over the operations in 1965 and has been a leader in the company since. In 1967 a second store was purchased and operated under the name "Brass Buckle". At that point the company began selling more casual men's clothing and by the early 1970's Brass Buckle had developed into a denim based store. Denim is a rugged Cotton Twill Textile, in which the Weft passes under two ( twi- "double" or more warp fibers In 1977 the company introduced women's apparel and has since evolved into the store you shop today. Brass Buckle changed its' name in 1991 to The Buckle and in 1992 the company went public on the NASDAQ and traded as BKLE. The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American Stock exchange. In 1997 The Buckle moved to the New York Stock Exchange where it now trades under the symbol BKE. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City.

Buckle Mission Statement: "to create the most enjoyable shopping experience possible for our guests".

Buckle Leadership

~ Dennis Nelson is the President and Chief Executive Officer and has been with the company for over 30 years. He began as a part-time salesman while he was a college student and continued full time after graduation.

~ Executive Vice President, Jim Shada has been with the company 25 years.

~ Kari Smith, Vice-President of Sales, has been with the company for 25 years.

2007 Highlights

~ Opened 20 new stores and completed 7 remodels; closed 1 store in February 2007 and 1 store in January 2008 to end the fiscal year with 368 stores in 38 states

~ Achieved average sales per store of $1. 67 million, up from $1. 49 million in fiscal 2006

~ Average sales per square foot were $335, up from $302 in fiscal 2006

~ Total denim sales increased for the eighth consecutive year, with the category representing approximately 43% of fiscal 2007 net sales

~ Gross margin improved as a percentage of net sales for the fifth consecutive year, rising to 41. Denim is a rugged Cotton Twill Textile, in which the Weft passes under two ( twi- "double" or more warp fibers 1% from 39. 1% in fiscal 2006

~ Average transaction value increased 3. 5% to $82. 00 and average price point increased 2. 5% to $41. 30

Merchandise

Buckle markets a wide selection of brand names and private label casual apparel, including denims, other casual bottoms, fashion tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories and footwear. Sportswear (or Active attire) is Clothing, including Footwear, worn for Sport or exercise Clothing (also called clothes, accoutrements, accouterments, or habiliments) protects the Human body from extreme Weather Footwear consists of Garments worn on the feet, for protection against the environment and Adornment.

Men and Women's Brands: BKE Jeans, Big Star Jeans, Blue 2 Jeans, Guess?, !It Jeans, Lucky Brand Jeans, MEK Denim, Miss Me, B. Guess, (styled as GUESS?) is an American name-brand clothing line. Lucky Brand Jeans is a Denim company from Vernon California, United States, founded in 1990 by Gene Montesano and Barry Perlman Miss Me is a women's contemporary fashion line that was launched in the Spring of 2001. B. Dakota, Blue Tattoo Jeans, Freestyle, Gossip, Local Motion, See Thru Soul Jeans, Yanuk Jeans, Zoo York, 7 Diamonds, Truth T-shirts, Manchester Escapes, Silver Jeans, Roxy, BC Footwear, Bullboxer, Dr. Martens, Billabong, Mia Shoes, O'Neill Swimwear, Hurley Clothing, Obey Clothing, Fossil Watches, Rocket Dog Shoes, Rampage Swimwear, Report Shoes, Puma Shoes, Steve Madden Shoes, Yellow Box Shoes, Raisins Swimwear, Reef Shoes, Becca Swimsuits, Sinful Clothing, Jedidiah Clothing, Volcom Clothing, Flojos, Sanuk Shoes, Filter Clothing, Naughty Monkey, Affliction Clothing, Mavi Jeans, Von Zipper, Ed Hardy, Archaic Clothing, DC Shoes, Division E, Marc Ecko, Pop Icon T Shirts, Projek Raw, RVCA, RZST, Converse Shoes, Paper Denim & Cloth, K-Swiss Shoes, Bed Stu, Bullboxer Shoes, Diesel Shoes, English Laundry Shirts, Kenneth Cole Watches, Roar Shirts, Zoo York Clothing, 7 Diamonds Shirts, Xtreme Couture, ReClaim, and Five Four Jeans. FreeStyle is a no-cost design show on HGTV (Home and Garden Television where interior decorators and designers de-clutter reorganize and move furniture and accessories around Gossip is idle talk or Rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others Zoo York is a style and Social philosophy inspired by the New York City graffiti art subculture of the 1970s For the ITV Comedy/Drama series click here Dr Martens is a Footwear, clothing and accessories brand and the footwear products are most often known Billabong is an Australian English word meaning a smallish lake specifically an Oxbow lake, a stagnant pool of Water attached to a waterway Affliction Clothing is an American clothing manufacturer and Mixed martial arts promoter based in Signal Hill, California. Mavi Jeans is a famous brand of denim jeans founded in 1991, headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. Don Ed Hardy is an American Tattoo artist born in Iowa in 1945 and raised in Southern California DC Shoes is an American footwear company specializing in shoes for Skateboarding as well as snowboarding boots shirts jeans hats and jackets Marc Ecko (born Marc Milecofsky in Lakewood New Jersey. He started selling T-shirts in the mid 1980s and founded his clothing brand Eckō in 1993 RVCA • (pronounced /rukə/) of Costa Mesa California[http //www Chuck Taylor All-Stars, or Converse All-Stars, also referred to as " Chucks," ' are Canvas and Rubber Shoes produced Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts is a Mixed martial arts training organization headed by UFC Champion and former co-founder of Team Quest Randy

Service

The Company emphasizes personalized attention to its guests (customers) and provides individual customer services such as free alterations, free gift–wrapping, layaways and a frequent shopper program.

Screen Printing Service

Buckle Screen printing is a full-service solution offering a selection of promotional merchandise to outside athletic teams, organizations, clubs and individuals. Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink blocking stencil

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