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Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Company Profile
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.
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Contact Information
Address: 8300 Maryland Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone:314-854-4000
Fax:314-854-4274
Financial Highlights
Fiscal Year End:January
Revenue (2009):2276.40 M
Revenue Growth (1 yr):(-3.50%)
Employees (2009):12,400
Employee Growth (1 yr):(-5.30%)
Key People
Chairman and CEO: Ronald A. (Ron) Fromm
President, COO, and Director: Diane M. Sullivan
SVP and CFO: Mark E. Hood
Industry Information
Sector: Consumer Goods
Industry: Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories
Top Competitors
Collective Brands, Inc. (pss)
Nine West Group Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (wmt)
 


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