Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (BOOT)

Western boot and apparel stores, part-time summed. Read November 8, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending March 28, 2026, filed May 14, 2026. Ranked 55 of the 240 Consumer Cyclical companies read so far, by the share within reach now.

Boot Barn states about 3,800 full-time and 8,900 part-time Partners, 12,700 in all, 11,500 of them at its stores read at shoe retailers and 1,200 at its Store Support Center and distribution centers read at management of companies.

The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.

What follows from the reading

Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 30% now, 33% at the end of 2027, 33% at the end of 2028, 33% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 33% desk work, 28% people work and 38% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 66% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 20% becomes checking a model's work and 12% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.

Headcount

12,700 employees as of March 28, 2026 (sum of stated parts). The filing describes stores and distribution centers in the United States and states no count by country; recorded as 1 with a flag.

The filing: “As of March 28, 2026, we employed approximately 3,800 full-time and 8,900 part-time Partners, of which approximately 1,200 were employed at our Store Support Center and Distribution Centers and approximately 11,500 were employed at our stores.”

The workforce as industry patterns

What the filing says about the workforce: About 3,800 full-time and 8,900 part-time Partners, 11,500 at stores and 1,200 at the Store Support Center and distribution centers; the number of Partners, especially part-time, fluctuates with seasonal needs; fiscal year ends late March.

Companies read with the same leading pattern

Other companies whose largest staffing pattern is also Shoe Retailers, largest first, each read from its own annual report. Within reach now and at the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five. Now is projected from METR's April 2026 measurement and Epoch's November 2026 index.

• NIKE, Inc. (NKE, 73,000 employees)27% now, 31% by 2028
• Genesco Inc. (GCO, 16,000 employees)29% now, 30% by 2028
• Designer Brands Inc. (DBI, 13,000 employees)29% now, 31% by 2028
• Caleres, Inc. (CAL, 10,000 employees)31% now, 34% by 2028
• Crocs, Inc. (CROX, 8,010 employees)23% now, 25% by 2028
• Steven Madden, Ltd. (SHOO, 6,300 employees)33% now, 37% by 2028

What the filing says about AI

24 sentences in the filing name AI. The filing names AI in its risk factors: competitors may outpace it in incorporating AI into products and customer engagement, and AI-driven search tools may affect its product visibility and competitive position, in 24 sentences.

• “These disruptions could negatively impact our sales, increase our expenses, subject us to liability and/or harm our reputation. ● We may be unable to maintain same store sales or net sales per square foot, which may cause our results of operations to decline. ● Any significant change in our distribution model could initially have an adverse impact on our cash flows and results of operations. ●...”
• “Additionally, our competitors may outpace us in incorporating new technologies, such as artificial intelligence ("AI"), into their product offerings and engagement with customers, which could affect our competitiveness and operational outcomes.”
• “See " The rapid development and adoption of artificial intelligence technologies, including AI-driven search tools, may adversely affect our product visibility, competitive position and results of operations." below for a description of competitive risks associated with AI.”
• “Additionally, the use of AI, including potential inadvertent disclosure of confidential information or personal data, could also lead to legal and regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, or may give rise to specific obligations, including required notices, consents and opt-outs, under various data privacy, protection and cybersecurity laws and regulations in a number of jurisdictions.”
• “For example, as AI continues to evolve, cyber-attackers could also use AI to develop or hone their attacks.”

Its annual reports, year by year

Sentences naming AI in each annual report, counted by one rule, beside the median report in the Index that year. Each count links its filing. Every company, by year and sector

• Fiscal 20210median 0
• Fiscal 20220median 0
• Fiscal 20230median 1
• Fiscal 20246median 4
• Fiscal 202524median 10

Headcount by filing year

As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.

Limits of this reading

• The collector's 8,900 is the part-time count and the universe's 3,800 the full-time count; the headcount is the sum of the stated parts (rule 2).
• The 1,200 at the Store Support Center and distribution centers are counted together, so the distribution center staff sit in the management of companies pattern.
• The U.S. share of 1 rests on the filing's description of U.S. stores, not a stated count.

Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001104659-26-061346, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.