Brown Shoe Company was founded in 1878 as Bryan, Brown, and Company by George Warren Brown and Alvin Bryan.
Today the company operates the 1,100-location Famous Footwear chain, the e-commerce site shoes.com, and specialty retail store Naturalizer.
Brown Shoe owns and markets the brands LifeStride, Via Spiga, Naturalizer, Sam Edleman, and Franco Sarto, and owns licensed brands Dr. Scholl’s, Fergie Footwear, Carlos by Carlos Santana, and Vince. In addition, the company operates American Sporting Goods Corporation as a subsidiary.
Brown Shoe Company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BWS, is a member of the S&P 600, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #826 in the Fortune 1000, and had $2.57 billion in revenue in 2014.
Brown Shoe CompanyBrown Shoe Company was founded in 1878 as Bryan, Brown, and Company by George Warren Brown and Alvin Bryan.
Today the company operates the 1,100-location Famous Footwear chain, the e-commerce site shoes.com, and specialty retail store Naturalizer.
Brown Shoe owns and markets the brands LifeStride, Via Spiga, Naturalizer, Sam Edleman, and Franco Sarto, and owns licensed brands Dr. Scholl’s, Fergie Footwear, Carlos by Carlos Santana, and Vince. In addition, the company operates American Sporting Goods Corporation as a subsidiary.
History
Brown Shoe Company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BWS, is a member of the S&P 600, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #826 in the Fortune 1000, and had $2.57 billion in revenue in 2014.