Genesco: Still Looking.

The article focuses on Genesco Inc., the collection of shoe, apparel and retailing outfits put together by W. Maxey Jarman. Topics include its growth through acquisitions, the impact of these acquisitions on the company, and the significance of the 1956 ruling of the Justice Department blocking further expansion-by-acquisition in shoes. Its decision to move to retailing is explained along with its continued acquisitions and foray into other apparel.