The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission consists of 11 commissioners.
Genesco Inc. is an American publicly owned specialty retailer of branded footwear , licensed and branded headwear and licensed sports apparel and accessories and is a wholesaler of branded and licensed footwear based out of Nashville , Tennessee .. Through its various subsidiaries as of the end of 2013 , Genesco operates 2,459 retail stores throughout the United States , Puerto Rico , Canada , the United Kingdom , and the Republic of Ireland and wholesales branded and licensed footwear to more than 1,025 retail accounts .. Founded as the Jarman Shoe Company in 1924 as a footwear manufacturer , the company changed its name to the General Shoe Company in the 1930s and became a public company in 1939 .. The company took its current name , Genesco , in 1959 .. Genesco exited footwear manufacturing in 2002 and now contracts with independent , third parties located outside the United States to manufacture its branded and licensed footwear .. In June 2011 , Genesco acquired UK retail chain and web business Schuh .. Schuh. Schuh. This was seen as a huge step for the business as it gave them an already well established grounding in a market outside of the U.S.