General Company Releases
Brown Shoe Reports Third Quarter Financial Results; Updates 2008 Outlook
November 25, 2008
10/8/08: Brown Shoe Reports September Same-Store Sales and Updates Guidance for Third Quarter 2008
November 5, 2008
Brown Shoe Reports Second Quarter Financial Results; Revises 2008 EPS Guidance
August 27, 2008
Via Spiga Collaborates with Vena Cava to Sponsor Fashion Week Presentation, Create Footwear Collection
August 22, 2008
Brown Shoe Company Inc., Names Tim Meyer Senior Vice President, Finance-Retail Division
August 14, 2008
Vera Wang Announces Licensing Agreement With Brown Shoe Under Lavender Label
August 4, 2008
Brown Shoe Selects SAP To Support Growth Strategy And Enhance Consumer Connection
July 29, 2008
Brown Shoe Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
May 22, 2008
Brown Shoe, Television Personality Gretta Monahan Create Gretta Footwear Brand
Eight styles sold out during QVC debut
May 21, 2008
Brown Shoe Reports First Quarter Financial Results; Revises 2008 EPS Guidance
May 21, 2008
Brown Shoe Invests in Famous Footwear Consumer Marketing with New Senior Vice President and New Creative Agency
May 19, 2008
Brown Shoe Forms Footwear Partnership with Music, Entertainment Superstar Fergie
Shoes expected to be available to consumers for spring 2009 season
May 15, 2008
Naturalizer and Dress for Success Partner in "Give Shoes.Give Hope." Footwear Donation Program
April 25, 2008
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. to Create Interconnected Footwear Company by Joining
Madison, St. Louis Employees in St. Louis Headquarters
April 10, 2008
Original Dr. Scholl'sŪ Replenishes Nearly 1,000 Trees Through Eco-Friendly Sandal Sales, Trees for the Future Partnership
April 1, 2008
Brown Shoe Elects Mario Baeza and Harold "Bud" Wright To Its Board of Directors
March 17, 2008
Brown Shoe Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results; Establishes 2008 EPS Guidance
March 5, 2008
Brown Shoe Announces Share Repurchase Program of up to 2.5 Million Shares
January 15, 2008
Brown Shoe Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
December 6, 2007
BROWN SHOE REPORTS THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS; ADJUSTS FULL YEAR GUIDANCE
November 29, 2007
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Names Joe Caro Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
November 6, 2007
BROWN SHOE REPORTS SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS IN LINE WITH PRIOR ESTIMATES; ESTABLISHES THIRD QUARTER GUIDANCE AND ADJUSTS FULL YEAR GUIDANCE
August 29, 2007
Via Spiga Collaborates with Vogue Magazine For Fall 2007 Campaign
August 23, 2007
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Announces Agreement with Sam and Libby Edelman
To Invest in Edelman Shoe, Inc.
July 27, 2007
Brown Shoe, Mattel Renew Long-standing License for Barbie™ Footwear
June 22, 2007
Brown Shoe Company Will Launch Naturalizer, Via Spiga in China Through Joint Venture
With Hongguo International Holdings Limited
June 20, 2007
Brown Shoe Announces Plans for 40 Naturalizer Stores in Japan
June 14, 2007
Shoes.com Climbs 37 Positions on Internet Retailer Top 500
May 30, 2007
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Names Sheri Wilson-Gray Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
May 24, 2007
Brown Shoe Declares Quarterly Dividend
May 24, 2007
Brown Shoe Reports First Quarter Financial Results;
Raises Full-year Earnings Per Share Guidance
May 24, 2007
Brown Shoe Nominates Diane M. Sullivan to Board of Directors
April 16, 2007
Brown Shoe Reports Fiscal 2006 and Fourth Quarter Results; Declares 3-for-2 Stock Split; Increases Dividend by 31 Percent; Establishes 2007 EPS Guidance
March 9, 2007
Brown Shoe Elects Ward Klein to Board of Directors
March 9, 2007
Brown Shoe Announces 3-for-2 Stock Split; Increases Dividend by 31 Percent
March 8, 2007
Brown Shoe Reports Record Third Quarter Results: Sales Increase 9.6%; Diluted EPS of $0.93; Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.97; Fiscal 2006 Guidance Raised
February 22, 2007
Brown Shoe Reports Increased Second Quarter Results
Introduces Strategic Earnings Enhancement Plan
Plans To Exit Bass License
February 22, 2007
Brown Shoe, Style Expert Gretchen "Gretta" Monahan Launch New Footwear Line
January 31, 2007
Brown Shoe Names Mark E. Hood Chief Financial Officer
November 7, 2006
Brown Shoe Names Geoff Green Vice President
– Talent Acquisitions
November 7, 2006
Brown Shoe Partners with Eastman Group for Via Spiga Men’s Footwear
September 6, 2006
Brown Shoe Names New Senior Vice President-Product and Sourcing; Company also adds vice presidents for licensing, e-commerce
July 17, 2006
Brown Shoe Names New President for Bennett Division
Announces Additional Senior Management Moves at Bennett, Famous Footwear
June 29, 2006
Siteman Cancer Center benefits from Brown Shoe's support of "FFANY Shoes on Sale"
April 26, 2006
Brown Shoe Company Announces Senior Management Promotions:
Sullivan Named COO, Rosen Named EVP, and Oberlander Promoted to SVP
March 30, 2006
Brown Shoe Announces Winner of National Student Shoe Design Contest
Winning Student’s Design Will Be Produced as Sample Shoe
March 21, 2006
Brown Shoe Partners with Nickelodeon in New Lines of Kids’ Footwear
March 13, 2006
Brown Shoe Drives New Line of Character Footwear into Stores
Company introduces footwear inspired by Disney/PIXAR film “Cars”
March 13, 2006
Brown Shoe Elects Michael F. Neidorff to Board of Directors
March 3, 2006
Brown Shoe Announces 3-for-2 Stock Split; Increases Dividend by 20%
March 2, 2006
Brown Shoe Announces Webcast of Presentation to Wachovia Consumer Growth Conference on February 22; Webcast of its Year-End Earnings Call on March 2
February 21, 2006
Brown Shoe To Present at The Brean Murray, Carret Small Cap Institutional Investor Conference '06 on January 31 in New York;
Sessions to be Webcast
January 26, 2006
Brown Shoe To Present at S. G. Cowen’s 4th Annual Consumer Conf. and 2006 ICR Exchange Conf. -- See this release for Webcast links and the Company's Investor Book
January 9, 2006
Investor Presentation -- December 2005
December 5, 2005
Brown Shoe Elects Carla Hendra to Board of Directors
December 1, 2005
Brown Shoe Donates $500,000 Worth of Shoes to QVC/FFANY Breast Cancer Fundraiser
October 26, 2005
Brown Shoe Names New Senior Vice President of Real Estate
October 14, 2005
Brown Shoe Has “Designs” on Discovering Next Footwear Phenom
Company launches national shoe design competition for students
October 6, 2005
Brown Shoe Brings Top Minority College Students to St. Louis to be Honored
September 21, 2005
Brown Shoe Issues Investor Presentation; Will Webcast Presentation at Bank of America's Investment Conference on September 19
September 15, 2005
Brown Shoe Reports Second Quarter Financial Results: Sales Increase 20%; Earnings Per Share Are $0.22
August 23, 2005
Brown Shoe Announces Webcast of its Second Quarter 2005 Results Conference Call
August 19, 2005
Investor Presentation -- June 8, 2005
June 6, 2005
Brown Shoe Announces Moves to Further Strengthen its Naturalizer Brand; Actions Expected to Add $0.15 Per Share to Earnings Starting in 2006
June 6, 2005
Brown Shoe Promotes Douglas Koch to Chief Talent Officer
May 25, 2005
Brown Shoe to Webcast its First Quarter 2005 Results Conference Call and Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
May 18, 2005
Brown Shoe Creates New Product Development, Marketing Organizations; Company adds DuPlain and Rawson and promotes Sanders and Gelber
May 10, 2005
Brown Shoe Completes the Acquisition of Bennett Footwear
April 22, 2005
Brown Shoe Announces Proposed Senior Notes Offering
April 8, 2005
Brown Shoe to Present at B. Riley Conference On March 11
March 15, 2005
Brown Shoe to Acquire Bennett Footwear Group
March 14, 2005
Fact Sheet: Brown Shoe Company & Bennett Footwear Group
March 14, 2005
Penny Loafer and Classic American Style Reemerge as Key Spring Trend
March 3, 2005
Brown Shoe Announces Changes in Lease Related Accounting; Revises Guidance for Fiscal 2004
February 28, 2005
Brown Shoe to Present at Brean Murray Investor Conference on Feb. 1
January 31, 2005
Brown Shoe Donates 35,000 Pairs of Shoes to Tsunami Relief Effort
January 28, 2005
Brown Shoe to Present at SG Cowen Conference on Jan. 12; ICR X-Change on Jan. 14, 2005
January 11, 2005
Investor Presentation - December 7-8, 2004
December 7, 2004
Brown Shoe Unifies Wholesale into One Division; Creates New Specialty Retail Division
November 10, 2004
Brown Shoe to Present at 2004 Apparel Forum
October 25, 2004
Brown Shoe Elects Steven W. Korn to Board of Directors
August 17, 2004
Brown Shoe Investor Presentation at WSA
August 5, 2004
Brown Shoe Adds the Magic of Disney to its Character Footwear Lineup
August 2, 2004
Brown Shoe Reports June Retail Sales; Revises Guidance
July 8, 2004
DKNY, Original Dr. Scholl’s Partner on Sandal
February 12, 2004
Naturalizer Launches New Campaign for Spring 2004
February 12, 2004
Brown Shoe Investor Presentation at WSA
February 10, 2004
Brown Shoe Elects Hal J. Upbin to Board of Directors
February 6, 2004
Brown Shoe Reaffirms FY03 Guidance; Clarifies Expected 4Q03 Special Charges; Introduces FY04 and FY 05 Guidance
February 4, 2004
Brown Shoe and Phillips-Van Heusen Complete Licensing Partnership for Bass Footwear Brand
February 2, 2004
Brown Shoe Reviews Strategy at Sidoti and ICR Conferences
January 8, 2004
Brown Shoe and Phillips-Van Heusen Enter Licensing Partnership
for Bass Footwear Brand
December 18, 2003
Diane M. Sullivan Named President of Brown Shoe Company
December 18, 2003
Brown Shoe Company Announces Plans to Streamline its Canadian Operations;
Will Close Manufacturing Facility in Canada
December 12, 2003
Brown Shoe Company Announces Jury Verdict in Colorado Suit
December 12, 2003
Brown Shoe Reviews Strategy at FFANY
December 8, 2003
Brown Shoe Reports Increased Net Earnings for 3rd Quarter 2003;
Strong Back-To-School at Famous Footwear Combines with Strength in Branded Wholesale Businesses
November 19, 2003
November HEART & SOUL features Naturalizer "Sonia"
November 14, 2003
Brown Shoe Reviews Strategy at Analyst Conferences
September 24, 2003
Fact Sheet -- Redfield Site Lawsuit
September 5, 2003
Brown Shoe Calls Lawsuit in Colorado "Without Merit"
September 5, 2003
Brown Shoe Creates Dedicated Original Dr. Scholl's Sales Force
August 21, 2003
Brown Shoe Reviews Strategy at WSA
July 31, 2003
Brown Shoe Reviews Strategy at Goldman Sachs "Third Annual Small-Cap Retail" Conference
June 12, 2003
Original Dr. Scholl's Spring Collection is "Heaven" on Earth
March 27, 2003
Brown Shoe Introduces Original Dr. Scholl's for Next Generation of Trend Setters
March 27, 2003
Original Dr. Scholl's, Paul Frank Create Limited Edition Sandal
March 21, 2003
Brown Shoe Reviews Strategy at ICR X-Change Analyst Conference - Jan. 16th, 2003
February 7, 2003
Brown Shoe granted licenses from Warner Bros. for kids' character footwear
February 6, 2003
Brown Shoe Company Kids Division Launches Interactive Web Site for Parents, Kids
Store locator, foot sizing guide make kids' shoe shopping easier
January 24, 2003
Brown Shoe Wholesale Division Names Alan Silverstein GM of Newly-Formed
Dr. Scholl's Group and Clay Jenkins GM Pagoda Women's Business
January 9, 2003
Brown Shoe Adds Three Senior Vice Presidents to Key Company Areas
January 9, 2003
Fashion Athletics, Boots, Retro Looks Make the Grade For Back-To-School; Famous Footwear offers fall trend insights
October 22, 2002
How Naturalizer Got Younger ... and Became the Fastest Growing Shoe Brand Today!
October 11, 2002
Brown Shoe Company Kids Division Introduces
Unique Insole Comfort System
New Kids' Fit System Makes For More Comfortable, Better-Fitting Shoes
August 20, 2002
Brown Shoe Announces Continuing Partnership with Marvel: Plans Lines of Super Hero™ Shoes for Kids
August 8, 2002
The "Doctor" is in This Fall
Dr. Scholl's introduces new clog, prints, materials
August 6, 2002
Famous Footwear Launches Locker Stocker Ad Campaign for Back-to-School
August 5, 2002
Brown Shoe Designs Spy Kids 2 Shoes; To Be Sold at Payless ShoeSource
July 11, 2002
Brown Shoe Announces Ron Fromm's Illness
May 20, 2002
Dr. Scholl's Gets “Sassy” for Summer
Exercise sandal is No. 1 seller for three consecutive months on Shoes.com
May 8, 2002
Brown Shoe Launches Shared Services Platform; David H. Schwartz Promoted to COO, Other Promotions Announced
April 11, 2002
Famous Footwear Announces Senior Vice President Retail Sales
March 20, 2002
Naturalizer Opens Flagship Store on Manhattan's Fashionable East Side
February 28, 2002
Brown Shoe Partners with Hot Kiss to License Footwear
February 8, 2002
Hot Kiss Partners with Brown Shoe Company to License Footwear
February 8, 2002
Joseph W. Wood Named President of Famous Footwear
January 22, 2002
Famous Footwear Announces New GMM and Top Marketing Officer
January 16, 2002
Naturalizer Named "Brand of the Year" by Footwear News
November 14, 2001
Brown Shoe Ships TX Traction Work Boots to Rescue Workers in NY
September 21, 2001
BROWN SHOE ANNOUNCES THE PLANNED RETIREMENT OF FAMOUS FOOTWEAR PRESIDENT BRIAN C. COOK
July 27, 2001
BROWN SHOE'S BUSTER BROWN & CO. DIVISION SIGNS LICENSE AGREEMENT TO DESIGN AND MARKET "BOB THE BUILDER™" FOOTWEAR
July 6, 2001
JAMES D. CARDER NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF LOGISTICS--WHOLESALE
July 6, 2001
MICHAEL S. GILLAM PROMOTED TO VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE FOR NATURALIZER
July 6, 2001
TERRY NESS PROMOTED TO VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE MANAGER
FOR THE NATURALIZER RETAIL DIVISION
June 21, 2001
ROBERT E. STADLER, JR. NAMED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ADMINISTRATION
June 21, 2001
DAVID SCHWARTZ NAMED SENIOR OPERATIONS OFFICER
June 21, 2001
CHARLES GILLMAN PROMOTED TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND WORLDWIDE SOURCING
June 21, 2001
FAMOUS FOOTWEAR ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF INDUSTRY-RESPECTED TALENT TO MERCHANDISING & BUYING
June 7, 2001
SHOES.COM AND FAMOUSFOOTWEAR.COM LAUNCH AS NEW FOOTWEAR E-TAILING SUPERSITES
May 21, 2001
Proxy Statement for Brown Shoe Company, Inc. 2001 Annual Shareholders' Meeting
April 20, 2001
2000 Annual Report Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
April 19, 2001
BROWN SHOE'S BUSTER BROWN & CO. DIVISION SIGNS LICENSE AGREEMENT TO DESIGN AND MARKET "BOB THE BUILDER™" FOOTWEAR
April 12, 2001
BROWN SHOE LAUNCHES NEW LINE OF DR. SCHOLL'S WOMEN'S FOOTWEAR
CARRIED IN WAL-MART STORES
March 7, 2001
BROWN SHOE ESTIMATES FULL-YEAR EARNINGS PER SHARE OF $2.04
March 2, 2001
CARLOS SANTANA SHOE COLLECTION launches in MACY'S WEST; portion of proceeds to benefit milagro foundation
February 21, 2001
SPIDER-MAN CLIMBS INTO BROWN SHOE'S PORTFOLIO OF "HOT" KIDS' LICENSED BRANDS FOR FOOTWEAR
January 23, 2001
FAMOUS FOOTWEAR REACHES BILLION DOLLAR SALES MARK
January 18, 2001
BROWN SHOE LICENSES MAX STEEL NAME FOR NEW FOOTWEAR LINE FOR BOYS
December 20, 2000
RETRO-BOWLING SHOES BECOME A TOP-TEN SELLER IN JUST 6 WEEKS
-- THE GO-TO SHOES FOR WOMEN IN SUITS
November 22, 2000
BROWN SHOE NAMES NEW GENERAL COUNSEL
AND SENIOR VP HUMAN RESOURCES
November 7, 2000
BROWN SHOE LICENSES DRAGON TALES NAME
FOR NEW CHILDREN'S FOOTWEAR LINE
October 20, 2000
Nickelodeon and Brown Shoe Company Partner to Create New Rugrats™ Shoe Line
September 29, 2000
BROWN SHOE DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
September 14, 2000
Brown Shoe Names Gary Rich President of Wholesale Division and Byron Norfleet President of Naturalizer
August 22, 2000
BROWN SHOE ACQUIRES MIL-MAR STORES;
26-STORE CHAIN BECOMES A PART OF FAMOUS FOOTWEAR
August 3, 2000
BROWN SHOE GAINS DEDICATED DISPLAY SPACE
FOR ITS CHILDREN'S SHOES IN WAL-MART STORES
August 3, 2000
Brown Shoe To Launch Carlos Santana Line Of
Footwear; Portion Of Proceeds To Go To Charity
May 25, 2000
Chairman's Letter to Shareholders from the Brown Shoe
1999 Annual Report
April 19, 2000
Naturalizer Unveils New Creative for Spring
Campaign Shahid and Weber Make Shoes
Romantic, Sexy and Bold
March 20, 2000
Brown Shoe Licenses "Digimon: Digital Monsters" from
Fox Kids Network; Rolls Out New Kids' Shoe Line
March 1, 2000
Brown Shoe Licenses its Naturalizer Brand to Grupo
Moymen for Manufacture and Distribution in Mexico
January 11, 2000
Brown Shoe Creates New Brands Division
January 5, 2000
Brown Shoe Signs Baseball Slugger Sammy Sosa Plans
Spring Launch of Sammy Sosa Line of Kids Athletic Shoes
November 29, 1999
Brown Shoe Appoints Andrew M. Rosen CFO;
Harry Rich to Retire
October 15, 1999
Brown Shoe Elects William Patrick McGinnis to
Board of Directors
October 14, 1999
Brown Shoe Company Adds Direct-to-Consumer
Shipping Features to Brown Shoe Online
Retailer Web Site
September 10, 1999
Brown Shoe Sells Le Coq Sportif Business to
Le Coq Sportif Holding S. A., France
July 9, 1999
Brown Group Shareholders Approve Name Change To
Brown Shoe; Stock To Trade As BWS (NYSE)
May 27, 1999
Patricia Mcginnis Nominated For Election To The Brown Group, Inc. Board of Directors
April 26, 1999
Brown Shoe Company To Launch www.brownshoeonline.com,
An Internet-Based Order System For Footwear Retailers
April 5, 1999
Brown Group, Inc. Marks End of Diversification Period;
Proposes Name Change to Brown Shoe Company
March 23, 1999
Promotions in Brown Shoe Company's Brown Branded Division
March 23, 1999
Andrew M. Rosen Elected Senior Vice President and Treasurer
March 23, 1999
Brian C. Cook Elected Executive Vice President Of Brown Group
January 21, 1999
Ronald A. "Ron" Fromm Elected Chairman Of The Board, President And Chief Executive Officer Of Brown Group, Inc.
January 12, 1999
Gregory J. Van Gasse To Join Brown Shoe Company As President - Brown Branded Marketing Division
September 17, 1998
Ronald A. "Ron" Fromm Named President Of Brown Shoe Company
March 9, 1998
W. L. Hadley Griffin, Retired Chairman Of Brown Group And Community Leader
November 11, 1997
Pagoda U.S.A to Design and Market and Market Footwear Featuring Characters from Disney's Animated Films, Mulan and Simba's Pride.
October 8, 1997
Brown Shoe Company Relocates Showrooms To The Takashimaya Building On New York's 5th Avenue
July 3, 1997
Photographer Sheila Metzner Shoots
NaturalizerŪ Spring '97 Campaign
February 7, 1997
Brown Group, Inc. today announced the completion of a strategic repositioning of its debt structure that provides committed financing for long-term growth and investment in operations.
January 13, 1997
Brown Group, Inc. will open a Training and Development Center for employees at its headquarters offices on April 26.
April 26, 1996
Brown Group, Inc. has nominated Jerry E. Ritter for election to the board by the corporation's shareholders.
April 17, 1996
The operations of 40 Naturalizer Outlet stores have been transferred to the Naturalizer Retail division of Brown Shoe Company from Famous Footwear.
February 5, 1996
John Peters MacCarthy today was elected to the Board of Directors of Brown Group, Inc.
January 11, 1996
Pagoda Introduces Children's Shoes Inspired by Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame
September 13, 1995