
	The Jones Group, Inc.&nbsp;(formerly&nbsp;Jones Apparel Group), a&nbsp;Fortune 500&nbsp;company with over 1,000 employees, is an&nbsp;American&nbsp;designer, marketer and wholesaler of&nbsp;branded&nbsp;clothing, shoes and&nbsp;accessories. Its headquarters are in&nbsp;New York City. The company also markets directly to consumers through their chain of specialty retail and value-based stores. In addition, it markets&nbsp;costume jewelry&nbsp;under the&nbsp;Givenchy&nbsp;brand licensed from Givenchy Corporation and footwear under the Dockers Women brand licensed from&nbsp;Levi Strauss &amp; Co.
