Sentences and paragraphs of RL's Risk Factors and MD&A, 10-K 2026-05-21 against 10-K 2025-05-22.
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customers and licensing partners due to forced closures or other operational restrictions, such as reduced capacity limits and operating hours, declines in tourism, and/or potential changes in consumer behavior and shopping preferences, such as their willingness to congregate in shopping centers or other populated locations and the overall growing preference to shop online versus at traditional brick and mortar locations; (iv) potential declines in the level of consumer purchases of discretionary items and luxury retail products, including our products, caused by higher unemployment and lower disposable income levels, inflationary pressures, travel and social gathering restrictions, work-from-home arrangements, or other factors beyond our control; (v) the potential build-up of excess inventory as a result of store closures and/or lower consumer demand; (vi) temporary closures or other operational restrictions of our distribution centers and/or corporate facilities; (vii) our ability to attract, retain, and manage employees; (viii) additional costs to protect the health and safety of our employees, customers, and communities, such as more frequent and thorough cleanings of our facilities and supplying personal protection equipment; (ix) the potential loss of one or more of our significant wholesale customers or licensing partners, or the loss of a large number of smaller wholesale customers or licensing partners, if they are not able to withstand prolonged periods of adverse economic conditions, and our ability to collect outstanding receivables; (x) increased vulnerability to data security or privacy breaches as a result of remote working arrangements; (xi) our ability to successfully negotiate with landlords to obtain rent abatements, rent deferrals, and other relief; (xii) our ability to access capital markets and maintain compliance with covenants associated with our existing debt instruments, as well as the ability of our key customers, suppliers, and vendors to do the same with regard to their own obligations; (xiii) our ability to generate sufficient cash flows to support our operations, including repayment of our debt obligations as they become due, as well as to return value to our shareholders in the form of dividend payments and repurchases of our common stock; (xiv) diversion of management attention and resources from ongoing business activities and/or a decrease in employee morale; and (xv) our ability to maintain an effective system of internal controls and compliance with the requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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loyalty, and a reputation for quality, including through digital brand engagement and online and social media presence; (iii) developing and producing innovative, high-quality products in sizes, colors, and styles that appeal to consumers of varying demographics; (iv) competitively pricing our products and creating a compelling value proposition for consumers; (v) providing strong and effective marketing support in several diverse demographic markets, including through digital and social media platforms in order to stay better connected to consumers; (vi) establishing relationships with athletes, musicians, influencers, and other celebrities to promote our brands and products; (vii) providing attractive, reliable, secure, and user-friendly digital commerce sites; (viii) adapting to changes in technology, including the successful utilization of data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning; (ix) obtaining sufficient and desirable retail floor space and effective presentation of our products at stores and shop-within-shops; (x) attracting consumer traffic to stores, shop-within-shops, and digital commerce sites; (xi) sourcing sustainable and traceable raw materials at cost-effective prices; (xii) anticipating and maintaining proper inventory levels; (xiii) ensuring product availability and optimizing supply chain and distribution efficiencies with third-party manufacturers and retailers; (xiv) maintaining and growing market share; (xv) recruiting and retaining talent to operate our retail stores, distribution centers, and various corporate functions; (xvi) protecting our intellectual property; and (xvii) ability to withstand prolonged periods of adverse economic conditions or business disruptions.
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If unauthorized parties gain access to our networks or databases, or those of our vendors, they may be able to steal, publish, delete, modify, or block our access to our private and sensitive internal and third-party information. Any perceived or actual electronic or physical security breach involving the misappropriation, loss, or other unauthorized disclosure of confidential or personally identifiable information, including penetration of our network security, whether by us or by a third
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Conversely, in recent years, negative sentiment towards corporate goals and initiatives related to these areas has gained momentum in the U.S., which has been accompanied by the proposal or enactment of policies, legislation, or initiatives by several state legislatures and by the U.S. federal government intended to prohibit or limit consideration of ESG matters by corporations and investors. Additionally, we could also be criticized by stakeholders who share such sentiment for having certain initiatives and goals or for any revisions to such initiatives or goals. We may not be able to meet the increasingly diverging expectations and perspectives on these topics and could be subjected to scrutiny that could adversely affect our reputation, business, financial performance and growth.
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RemovedMD&A
•pretax charges incurred in connection with our restructuring activities, as well as certain other benefits (charges) as summarized below (references to "Notes" are to the notes to the accompanying consolidated financial statements):
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Fiscal Years Ended March 29, March 30, April 1, 2025 2024 2023 (millions) Restructuring and other charges, net (see Note 9) $ (57.0) $ (74.9) $ (43.0) Non-routine inventory benefits (charges)(a) — 4.5 (15.4) Impairment of assets (see Note 8) (0.8) — (9.7) Non-routine bad debt expense reversals(b) — 0.5 2.1 Total charges, net $ (57.8) $ (69.9) $ (66.0)
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(a)Non-routine inventory benefits (charges) are recorded within cost of goods sold in the consolidated statements of operations. The benefits recorded during Fiscal 2024 primarily related to reversals of amounts previously recognized in connection with delays in U.S. customs shipment reviews and approvals (approximately $3 million) and the COVID-19 pandemic (approximately $2 million). Non-routine inventory charges, net recorded during Fiscal 2023 primarily related to the Russia-Ukraine war (approximately $10 million) and delays in U.S. customs shipment reviews and approvals (approximately $5 million).
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RemovedMD&A
•a one-time tax benefit of $13.1 million recorded within our income tax provision during Fiscal 2024 in connection with Swiss tax reform and the European Union's anti-tax avoidance directive, which decreased our Fiscal 2024 effective tax rate by 170 basis points. See Note 10 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
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RemovedMD&A
This increase was partially offset by a $25.0 million decline related to our Asia wholesale business, largely driven by decreases in South Korea and Japan.
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Impairment of Assets. During Fiscal 2025, we recorded impairment charges of $0.8 million to write-down long-lived assets in connection with certain North America wholesale shops that are expected to close earlier than the end of their original estimated useful life due to the related customer declaring bankruptcy. On a comparative basis, no impairment charges were recorded during Fiscal 2024. See Note 8 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
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•a $113.3 million decline related to our North America wholesale business as we carefully managed sell-ins to our wholesale customers to better align with consumer demand, as well as the return to a more normalized timing of shipments following the prior year's supply chain disruption.
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RemovedMD&A
This increase was partially offset by a $1.8 million decline related to our Asia wholesale business, inclusive of unfavorable foreign currency effects of $3.5 million.
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•an unfavorable change in inventory driven by higher in-transit inventory, as well as higher product and freight costs.
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•a favorable change related to our inventories, largely driven by a more normalized receipt cadence;
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•a favorable change related to our accounts receivable, largely driven by a decline in wholesale net revenues and timing of cash receipts.
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RemovedMD&A
mandatory transition tax. However, if our plans change and we choose to repatriate post-2017 earnings to the U.S. in the future, we would be subject to applicable U.S. and foreign taxes.
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