Brown Shoe Company - Fashion Company Profile
The Brown Shoe Company no longer exists under that name: on May 27, 2015 the St. Louis footwear company founded in 1878 renamed itself Caleres, Inc., the name it trades under today (NYSE: CAL). Caleres runs the Famous Footwear store chain and a brand portfolio including Naturalizer, Sam Edelman, Allen Edmonds and Vionic. This page is therefore a name-change record as much as a profile: a researcher meeting 'Brown Shoe' in an older document is looking for Caleres.
Company Snapshot
- Status
- Renamed - Brown Shoe Company became Caleres, Inc. on May 27, 2015; the button below leads to Caleres
- Type
- Public - NYSE: CAL (as Caleres)
- Headquarters
- Clayton, Missouri, United States
- Founded
- 1878, in St. Louis, Missouri, as Bryan, Brown & Company
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Company Profile
The successor company's own filing sits elsewhere in this names directory under Caleres; the portfolio as the Brown Shoe-era profile recorded it - Famous Footwear, Shoes.com and the brand list of its time - is kept in the profile section below.
Below is for historical reference: Brown Shoe Company is a global footwear company that inspires people to look and feel good every day, with a compelling portfolio of loved and trusted brands. They put more than 100 million pairs of shoes on the feet of women, men and kids around the world each year, through partnerships with department stores, national chains and independent retailers on behalf of their footwear brands, as well as their own retail stores, catalogs and e-commerce sites. Brown Shoe maintains global operations in St. Louis, New York, Canada, China and Italy, to bring a truly worldwide perspective to the business. The April 2011 summary adds the scale figure: Brown Shoe is a $2.5 billion global footwear company.
Brown Shoe History
The earlier record for this company - its history, past brand line-ups, figures and photographs from the periods described - is kept on a separate page for historical reference.
Brown Shoe History & Historical Profile →Common Questions
What happened to the Brown Shoe Company?
It changed its name to Caleres in May 2015, in the historical record's first line; the rest of the profile is preserved for historical reference, and a Caleres profile is filed separately in this directory.
What scale does the original give Brown Shoe?
A $2.5 billion global footwear company (April 2011 summary), putting more than 100 million pairs of shoes on feet each year, with global operations in St. Louis, New York, Canada, China and Italy.
Which brands and retail names does the portfolio include?
Famous Footwear stores and shoes.com (450+ brands) on the retail side; Via Spiga, Vera Wang Lavender Label, Naturalizer, Franco Sarto, Dr. Scholl's, Carlos Santana and Fergie among the footwear brands.
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