Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Members of the executive management team of Brown Shoe Company, Inc. will present a business overview at the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Consumer Conference held at the New York Palace Hotel on March 12, 2009, at 9:40 a.m. (Eastern Time) and periodically over the next few weeks. The slide presentation for use in conjunction with these presentations is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is also available on the Company's website via the following link:
www.brownshoe.com/investor, although the Company reserves the right to discontinue its availability at any time.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information or exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibit Exhibit Number Description of Exhibits 99.1 Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Investor Update - March 12, 2009

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