Designer Brands

Designer Brands Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and retails footwear and accessories for women, men, and kids primarily in North America. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Retail, Canada Retail, and Brand Portfolio. It provides dress, casual, and athletic footwear; and handbags. The company offers its products under the Vince Camuto, Louise et Cie, Jessica Simpson, Lucky, JLO Jenifer Lopez, and other brands. It also operates vincecamuto.com e-commerce site, as well as www.dsw.com, www.dsw.ca, and www.theshoecompany.ca websites; and a portfolio of banners, including DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, The Shoe Company, and Shoe Warehouse. As of January 29, 2022, it operated 648 stores. Designer Brands Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Designer Brands’ mission is to be the preeminent fashion footwear and accessories brand for style-savvy individuals by offering on-trend, quality products at accessible prices ? creating inspiring looks that express individual style.

Designer Brands’ vision is to be the world’s best fashion footwear and accessories company by constantly anticipating, leading and responding to changing customer trends and needs, while delivering market-leading innovation and product execution.

Designer Brands has been awarded the National Footwear Retailer of the Year numerous times and was named one of the top 100 Most Innovative Companies in 2014 by Fast Company.