SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(AMENDMENT NO. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 18, 1998
CANDIE'S, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 0-10593 11-2481903
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
2975 Westchester Avenue, Purchase, New York 10577
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (914) 694-8600
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
23 - Consent of Grant Thornton LLP
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this amended report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
CANDIE'S, INC.
By: /s/ David Golden
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David Golden
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
Date: January 12, 1999
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Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this report on Form 8-K, of our
report dated May 22, 1998 (except for Notes A and G, as to which the date is
June 2, 1998), accompanying the financial statements of New Retail Concepts,
Inc. contained in the registration statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No.
333-52729), of Candies, Inc., filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, which became effective July 2, 1998. We
also consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the
registration statements of Candies, Inc. on Forms S-3 (File No. 333-7659 and
File No. 33-62697, both effective October 10, 1996) and on Form S-8 (File No.
333-27655, effective May 22, 1997.)
GRANT THORNTON LLP
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
New York, New York
August 26, 1998
