Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
May 02, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes for Fiscal 2026, which are contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 25, 2026. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes contained in this report are unaudited but reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods of the fiscal year ending January 30, 2027 ("Fiscal 2027") and of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 ("Fiscal 2026"), both of which are 52-week fiscal years. All subsidiaries are consolidated in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related Notes have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 31, 2026 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date.
Nature of Operations	Nature of Operations Genesco Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively the "Company", "Genesco," "we", "our", or "us") business includes the sourcing and design, marketing and distribution of footwear, apparel and accessories through retail stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada primarily under the Journeys®, Journeys Kidz®, Little Burgundy® and Johnston & Murphy® banners and under the Schuh® banner in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) and the Republic of Ireland (“ROI”); through e-commerce websites including the following: journeys.com, journeyskidz.com, journeys.ca, littleburgundyshoes.com, schuh.co.uk, schuh.ie, schuh.eu, johnstonmurphy.com and nashvilleshoewarehouse.com as well as the Johnston & Murphy catalog. We also source, design, market and distribute footwear, apparel and accessories at wholesale, primarily under our Johnston & Murphy brand, the licensed Dockers® brand, the licensed Wrangler® brand, and other brands that we license for footwear. At May 2, 2026, we operated 1,208 retail stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, the U.K. and the ROI. During the three months ended May 2, 2026 and May 3, 2025, we operated four reportable business segments (not including corporate): (i) Journeys Group, comprised of the Journeys, Journeys Kidz and Little Burgundy retail footwear chains and e-commerce operations; (ii) Schuh Group, comprised of the Schuh retail footwear chain and e-commerce operations; (iii) Johnston & Murphy Group, comprised of Johnston & Murphy retail operations, e-commerce operations and wholesale distribution of products under the Johnston & Murphy brand; and (iv) Genesco Brands Group, comprised of the licensed Dockers and Wrangler brands, as well as other brands we license for footwear. During Fiscal 2026, we signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Kontoor Brands, Inc. to design, source, market and distribute footwear under the Wrangler® brand ("Wrangler"). We expect to launch the first Wrangler footwear collection in the Fall of calendar year 2026. The Levi's license expired in May 2026 and the exit of that business is almost complete.
Selling and Administrative Expenses	Selling and Administrative Expenses Wholesale costs of distribution are included in selling and administrative expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the amount of $2.0 million and $2.7 million for the first quarters of Fiscal 2027 and Fiscal 2026, respectively. Retail occupancy costs recorded in selling and administrative expenses were $74.1 million and $73.4 million for the first quarters of Fiscal 2027 and Fiscal 2026, respectively.
Advertising Costs	Advertising Costs Advertising costs included in selling and administrative expenses were $25.5 million and $24.2 million for the first quarters of Fiscal 2027 and Fiscal 2026, respectively.
Vendor Allowances	Vendor Allowances Vendor reimbursements of cooperative advertising costs recognized as a reduction of selling and administrative expenses were $3.3 million and $3.6 million for the first quarters of Fiscal 2027 and Fiscal 2026, respectively. During the first three months of each of Fiscal 2027 and Fiscal 2026, our cooperative advertising reimbursements received were not in excess of the costs incurred.
New Accounting Pronouncements	New Accounting Pronouncements We continuously monitor and review all current accounting pronouncements and standards from the Financial Accounting Standards Board of U.S. GAAP for applicability to our operations and financial reporting. As of May 2, 2026, there were no other new pronouncements or interpretations, other than those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, that had or were expected to have a significant impact on our financial reporting.
Recent Tax Legislation	Recent Tax Legislation On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, a bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, informally known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBBA"), which includes several measures affecting corporations and other business entities, was signed into law. Among these measures, the OBBBA modifies and permanently extends certain expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), including the restoration of 100% bonus depreciation, which was scheduled to phase out in 2027 under the TCJA. The OBBBA also permits immediate expensing of research and development expenditures previously capitalized under the TCJA and modifies various components of the international tax framework. The OBBBA has multiple effective dates, with some provisions taking effect in 2025 and others phased in through 2027. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740, “Income Taxes,” we recognized effects of the OBBBA during the second quarter of Fiscal 2026 for the provisions enacted at that point in time. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, we had a material decrease in both the current tax liability and the effective income tax rate as a result of the enactment of income tax law changes under the OBBBA and their interaction with our valuation allowance in the United States. Including the impact of the OBBBA tax law changes, we recorded an effective income tax rate of 6.8% in the first three months of Fiscal 2027.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

May 02, 2026

These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes for Fiscal 2026, which are contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 25, 2026. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes contained in this report are unaudited but reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods of the fiscal year ending January 30, 2027 ("Fiscal 2027") and of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 ("Fiscal 2026"), both of which are 52-week fiscal years. All subsidiaries are consolidated in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related Notes have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 31, 2026 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date.

Nature of Operations

Genesco Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively the "Company", "Genesco," "we", "our", or "us") business includes the sourcing and design, marketing and distribution of footwear, apparel and accessories through retail stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada primarily under the Journeys®, Journeys Kidz®, Little Burgundy® and Johnston & Murphy® banners and under the Schuh® banner in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) and the Republic of Ireland (“ROI”); through e-commerce websites including the following: journeys.com, journeyskidz.com, journeys.ca, littleburgundyshoes.com, schuh.co.uk, schuh.ie, schuh.eu, johnstonmurphy.com and nashvilleshoewarehouse.com as well as the Johnston & Murphy catalog. We also source, design, market and distribute footwear, apparel and accessories at wholesale, primarily under our Johnston & Murphy brand, the licensed Dockers® brand, the licensed Wrangler® brand, and other brands that we license for footwear. At May 2, 2026, we operated 1,208 retail stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, the U.K. and the ROI.

During the three months ended May 2, 2026 and May 3, 2025, we operated four reportable business segments (not including corporate): (i) Journeys Group, comprised of the Journeys, Journeys Kidz and Little Burgundy retail footwear chains and e-commerce operations; (ii) Schuh Group, comprised of the Schuh retail footwear chain and e-commerce operations; (iii) Johnston & Murphy Group, comprised of Johnston & Murphy retail operations, e-commerce operations and wholesale distribution of products under the Johnston & Murphy brand; and (iv) Genesco Brands Group, comprised of the licensed Dockers and Wrangler brands, as well as other brands we license for footwear. During Fiscal 2026, we signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Kontoor Brands, Inc. to design, source, market and distribute footwear under the Wrangler® brand ("Wrangler"). We expect to launch the first Wrangler footwear collection in the Fall of calendar year 2026. The Levi's license expired in May 2026 and the exit of that business is almost complete.

Selling and Administrative Expenses

Wholesale costs of distribution are included in selling and administrative expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the amount of $2.0 million and $2.7 million for the first quarters of Fiscal 2027 and Fiscal 2026, respectively.

Retail occupancy costs recorded in selling and administrative expenses were $74.1 million and $73.4 million for the first quarters of Fiscal 2027 and Fiscal 2026, respectively.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs included in selling and administrative expenses were $25.5 million and $24.2 million for the first quarters of Fiscal 2027 and Fiscal 2026, respectively.

Vendor Allowances

Vendor reimbursements of cooperative advertising costs recognized as a reduction of selling and administrative expenses were $3.3 million and $3.6 million for the first quarters of Fiscal 2027 and Fiscal 2026, respectively. During the first three months of each of Fiscal 2027 and Fiscal 2026, our cooperative advertising reimbursements received were not in excess of the costs incurred.

New Accounting Pronouncements

We continuously monitor and review all current accounting pronouncements and standards from the Financial Accounting Standards Board of U.S. GAAP for applicability to our operations and financial reporting. As of May 2, 2026, there were no other new pronouncements or interpretations, other than those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, that had or were expected to have a significant impact on our financial reporting.

Recent Tax Legislation

On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, a bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, informally known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBBA"), which includes several measures affecting corporations and other business entities, was signed into law. Among these measures, the OBBBA modifies and permanently extends certain expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), including the restoration of 100% bonus depreciation, which was scheduled to phase out in 2027 under the TCJA. The OBBBA also permits immediate expensing of research and development expenditures previously capitalized under the TCJA and modifies various components of the international tax framework. The OBBBA has multiple effective dates, with some provisions taking effect in 2025 and others phased in through 2027. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740, “Income Taxes,” we recognized effects of the OBBBA during the second quarter of Fiscal 2026 for the provisions enacted at that point in time. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, we had a material decrease in both the current tax liability and the effective income tax rate as a result of the enactment of income tax law changes under the OBBBA and their interaction with our valuation allowance in the United States. Including the impact of the OBBBA tax law changes, we recorded an effective income tax rate of 6.8% in the first three months of Fiscal 2027.

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Disclosure of accounting policy for income taxes, which may include its accounting policies for recognizing and measuring deferred tax assets and liabilities and related valuation allowances, recognizing investment tax credits, operating loss carryforwards, tax credit carryforwards, and other carryforwards, methodologies for determining its effective income tax rate and the characterization of interest and penalties in the financial statements.

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