Caleres
Caleres Inc. is an American footwear company that owns and operates a variety of footwear brands. Its headquarters is located in Clayton, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Founded in 1878 as Bryan, Brown & Company in St. Louis, it underwent several name changes; for a time, the Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company was the largest manufacturer of shoes in America. It went bankrupt in June 1939.
| Formerly | Brown Shoe Company (1875–2015) |
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| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | Retail, wholesale |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Headquarters | Clayton, Missouri, U.S. |
Number of locations | 1,369 (January 2011) |
Key people | Jay Schmidt (CEO) |
| Products | Footwear |
| Revenue | $2.968 billion (2022) |
Number of employees | 13,400 |
| Website | caleres |
In the 1970s, Brown operated Famous Footwear, Cloth World fabric stores, Bottom Half jeans stores, and Meis department stores. On May 27, 2015, Brown Shoe changed its name to Caleres. Current brands include Famous Footwear, Sam Edelman, Allen Edmonds, Naturalizer, and Vionic.
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