Gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2009 was 55.0 percent as compared to 54.5 percent for the prior year fourth quarter. Gross margin was favorably impacted by the depreciation of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to the fourth quarter of 2008, and by a continuing shift in mix from wholesale to retail sales, which generate higher gross margins. These factors were largely offset by a substantial reduction in manufacturing efficiency at the company’s production facilities in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to the prior year period. The reduction in manufacturing efficiency was principally a result of the forced termination of over 1,500 experienced manufacturing employees in the third and fourth quarters of 2009 following the completion of the previously disclosed I-9 inspection by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.