Fifth & Pacific Companies History & Historical Profile

Historical Record

Kate Spade & Company, initially known as Liz Claiborne Inc., and then as Fifth & Pacific Companies, Inc., The company is owned by Tapestry, Inc . Learn about Tapestry . On February 25, 2014 , Fifth & Pacific Companies was renamed as Kate Spade & Company .

October 2013 Summary: Fifth & Pacific Companies Inc, formerly Liz Claiborne Inc. (Liz Claiborne) designs and markets a portfolio of retail-based, premium brands, including JUICY COUTURE, KATE SPADE and LUCKY BRAND . The Company also has a private brand jewelry design and development division, which markets brands through department stores and serves J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. (Jenney), through exclusive supplier agreements for the LIZ CLAIBORNE and MONET jewelry lines and Kohl's Corporation (Kohl's) through an exclusive supplier agreement for DANA BUCHMAN jewelry. It also has licenses for the LIZ CLAIBORNE NEW YORK brand, available at QVC and LIZWEAR, which is distributed through the club store channel. In August 2013, Granite Real Estate Investment Trust closed its acquisition of a 600,000 square foot logistics-distribution facility in West Chester (Cincinnati), Ohio from Fifth & Pacific Companies Inc. January 2012 News : Liz Claiborne Inc. (NYSE: LIZ) today announced it is changing its name to "Fifth & Pacific Companies" to better communicate its strategic focus on growing its three global lifestyle brands (Juicy Couture, kate spade and Lucky Brand) and reflect the sale of the Liz Claiborne namesake brand to J.C. Penney, among other recent transactions. The change is expected to be effective on or about May 15, 2012 at which time the Company will begin trading as Fifth & Pacific Companies, Inc. (NYSE: FNP).