DSW (Designer Brands) History & Historical Profile

Historical Record

July 2023 Summary : Designer Brands is one of North America’s largest designers, producers and retailers of footwear and accessories. Their business segments include world-class design and sourcing operations, a robust wholesaling business, and more than 1,000 points of distribution. At the core of Designer Brands is their flagship retail brand, DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse. With thousands of shoes for women, men and kids in more than 500 stores in the U.S. and Canada, DSW is all about the thrill of finding the perfect shoe at the perfect price. A huge assortment of handbags and accessories also adds to the breathtaking assortment DSW is known for. For an even bigger selection, customers can shop anytime at dsw.com or dsw.ca, making it crazy-convenient to explore all the fashion that DSW has to offer. The brand's award-winning rewards program, DSW VIP, is your free ticket to offers, perks, & exclusives created just for you.

February 2019 Summary: DSW Inc. is a leading branded footwear and accessories retailer that operates a portfolio of several off-price retail concepts. Designer Shoe Warehouse, its primary concept, offers a wide selection of brand name and designer dress, casual and athletic footwear and accessories, with 515 warehouses in 44 states, and an e-commerce site, http://www.dsw.com. Our Affiliated Business Group also operates 290 leased departments for other retailers in the United States. Our company is also a co-investor in Town Shoes of Canada, which operates 188 retail locations under several banners: Town Shoes, DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, The Shoe Company and Shoe Warehouse.

October 2013 Summary : DSW Inc. (DSW) is a United States branded footwear and accessories specialty retailer operating 326 shoe stores in 40 states as of January 28, 2012, and dsw.com. DSW has two segments: the DSW segment, which includes the DSW stores and dsw.com sales channels, and the leased business division segment. As of January 28, 2012, it operated 326 DSW stores, dsw.com and leased departments in 261 Stein Mart stores, 74 Gordmans stores and one Frugal Fannie's store. During the fiscal year ended January 28, 2012 (fiscal 2011), DSW opened 17DSW stores and closed two DSW stores. In September 2013, DSW Inc announced the opening of a new store in Eatontown, NJ. In October 2013, DSW Inc announced the opening of two new stores in New York City.

April 2010 Summary : DSW Inc. is a leading branded footwear specialty retailer that offers a wide selection of brand name and designer dress, casual and athletic footwear for women and men. As of April 15th, 2010 DSW operated 308 stores in 39 states and operated an e-commerce site, https://www.dsw.com/en/us/ . DSW also supplied footwear to 356 leased locations in the United States. For store locations and additional information about DSW, visit https://www.dsw.com/en/us/ .