Brown Shoe Company, Inc. · St. Louis, MO United States ·(NYSE: BWS)
Company Description
Phone: 314-854-4000
Fax: 314-854-4274
Rankings
- S&P 600
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This link will open in a new window There's no business like the retail and wholesale shoe business for Brown Shoe Company. Brown Shoe operates more than 1,100 Famous Footwear stores in the US, about 250 Naturalizer stores in the US and Canada, and 15 F.X. LaSalle stores around Montreal, as well as shops in China. Besides its venerable Buster Brown line, its brands include Airstep, Connie, LifeStride, and Nickels; it also sells Dr. Scholl's, Power Rangers, and Disney licensed footwear. It distributes footwear worldwide through more than 2,000 retailers, including independent, chain (DSW ), and department stores (Sears ). Brown Shoe is opening new stores, closing underperforming ones, and updating styles to appeal to youth. To read the full description, subscribe now.
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Key Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Financials
| Company Type | Public - NYSE: BWS Headquarters |
| Fiscal Year-End | January |
| 2009 Sales (mil.) | $2,276.4 |
| 2009 Employees | 12,400 |
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Executives
24 executives listed for Brown Shoe Company, Inc.'s St. Louis, MO location.
| Title | Name & Bio | Contact |
| Chairman and CEO | Ronald Fromm | Network |
| President, COO, and Director | Diane Sullivan | Network |
| SVP and CFO | Mark Hood | Network |
Competition
Competitive Landscape for Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
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