Designer Brands

Designer Brands Inc.
Formerly	Shonac Corporation; DSW, Inc.;
Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: DSW (2005-2019); NYSE: DBI (Class A);
Industry	Retail
Founded	January 20, 1969
Headquarters	Columbus, Ohio, United States
Number of locations	United States 504 ; Canada 26 (2025)
Key people	Jay Schottenstein (Chairman); Doug Howe (CEO); Jared Poff (CFO);
Revenue	US$3.07 billion (2023)
Operating income	US$162.4 million (2023)
Net income	US$29.2 million (2023)
Total assets	US$2.07 billion (2024)
Total equity	US$359 million (2024)
Number of employees	≈ 14,000 (2024)
Subsidiaries	Town Shoes (shut down); The Shoe Company;
Website	www.designerbrands.com
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Designer Brands Inc. is an American company that sells designer and name brand shoes and fashion accessories. It owns the Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW) store chain, and operates over 500 stores in the United States and an e-commerce website.

The company also owns private-label footwear brands including Audrey Brooke, Kelly & Katie, Lulu Townsend, and Poppie Jones.


Formerly	Shonac Corporation DSW, Inc.
Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: DSW (2005-2019) NYSE: DBI (Class A)
Industry	Retail
Founded	January 20, 1969 (1969-01-20)
Headquarters	Columbus, Ohio , United States
Number of locations	United States 504 Canada 26 (2025)
Key people	Jay Schottenstein (Chairman) Doug Howe (CEO) Jared Poff (CFO)
Revenue	US$3.07 billion (2023)
Operating income	US$162.4 million (2023)
Net income	US$29.2 million (2023)
Total assets	US$2.07 billion (2024)
Total equity	US$359 million (2024)
Number of employees	≈ 14,000 (2024)
Subsidiaries	Town Shoes (shut down) The Shoe Company
Website	www.designerbrands.com
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