Iconix Brand Group

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Iconix Brand Group
Type	Public (NASDAQ: ICON)
Founded	(1992)
Headquarters	New York, NY
Key people	Neil Cole, Chairman, President & CEO
Industry	Apparel
Products	Apparel
Revenue	$80.7 million USD ( $32.5M FY 2006)
Employees	39
Website	www.iconixbrand.com

Iconix Brand Group is a brand management company that licenses brands to retailers and manufacturers primarily in the apparel, footwear, and apparel accessory industries. Its brands are available in such stores as Kohl's, Kmart, Sears, Macy's, Mervyn's and JC Penney.

The company began as Candie's, Inc., whose brand it purchased in 1993. The Bongo brand was purchased in 1998. The Badgley Mischka brand was purchased in 2004. The Joe Boxer and Rampage brands were acquired on July 22, 2005 and September 15, 2005, respectively. In 2006, the company acquired the Mudd, London Fog, Mossimo, Ocean Pacific brands on April 11, August 29, November 1, and November 6, respectively. The company continued with acquisitions in 2007 with the purchase of Danskin and Rocawear brands.