Designer Brands

Designer Brands is one of North America’s largest designers, producers and retailers of footwear and accessories.

Our primary concept, DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, offers brand name and designer dress, casual and athletic footwear and accessories. The first store opened in 1991 in Dublin, Ohio. Today, DSW operates nearly 500 stores in 45 states.

Designer Brands also operates the shoe co. in Canada, which provides a convenient footwear solution for the whole family, as well as DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse – nearly 150 locations in all.

In 2018, the company acquired Camuto Group, the legendary product design and brand development organization best known for the successful Vince Camuto® brand and the footwear licenses of Jessica Simpson® and Lucky Brand®. The partnership transformed Designer Brands into one of the largest footwear companies in North America with global, industry-leading capabilities in product design, development, sourcing and production.

A public company since 2005, our stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange as “DBI.”

Our Values
We are Designer Brands, on a mission to inspire self-expression one step at a time. What makes us Best in Shoes are our associates and our values that make up our collective DNA. Our company values – We Love What We Do, We Own What We Do, We Do What’s Right, We Belong – guide everything we do.