Caleres, Inc.

Caleres, Inc., formerly known as Brown Shoe Company, is an American footwear retail and wholesale company founded in 1878 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. It operates through Famous Footwear and Brand Portfolio segments and offers an array of branded and private-label athletic, casual, and dress footwear products to women, men, and children. Its retail stores provide brand name athletic, casual, and dress shoes like Nike, Skechers, adidas, Vans, Converse, Crocs, Puma, Birkenstock, New Balance, Asics, Under Armour, Bearpaw, Timberland, Sperry, and Dr. Martens. The company also provides company-owned and licensed brands like Dr. Scholl’s Shoes, Blowfish Malibu, LifeStride, Naturalizer, Zodiac, Circus by Sam Edelman, Franco Sarto, Ryka, Bzees, and Zodiac Shoes.

In addition, Caleres operates several websites including naturalizer.com, naturalizer.ca, vionicshoes.com, samedelman.com, allenedmonds.com, drschollsshoes.com, lifestride.com, francosarto.com, ryka.com, bzees.com, and zodiacshoes.com, as well as Vince.com, blowfishshoes.com, and veronicabeard.com. The Company also designs, sources, manufactures, and markets footwear to retail stores, such as national chains, online retailers, department stores, mass merchandisers, independent retailers, and catalogs. It wholesales men’s apparel, leather goods, and accessories under the Allen Edmonds brand; LifeStride brand for women; Italian footwear Franco Sarto brand; Rykä brand for athletic footwear; Vince brand for women’s shoe collection; Bzees brand for women’s footwear; Zodiac brand for other footwear; and Veronica Beard brand for women’s footwear collection as well as Via Spiga brand.

Caleres Inc. has a presence in the United States, Canada, China, and Guam and operates approximately 980 retail stores. The company continues to grow its presence in the footwear retail industry with its various offerings and expanding product portfolio. It has acquired various brands in the past, including Allen Edmonds, Vionic Group, and Dr. Scholl’s Shoes. It has also strategically partnered with large retailers, such as Amazon and Target, to increase its customer reach and sales. The company is also investing in its digital presence to provide a more customer-centric experience.