Footwear retailer and wholesaler offering a diverse portfolio of shoe brands across various channels.
Caleres, Inc. is a prominent player in the footwear industry, engaging in both retail and wholesale operations across the United States, Canada, China, and Guam. The company operates through two primary segments: Famous Footwear and Brand Portfolio. Within these segments, Caleres offers a wide array of footwear products catering to women, men, and children, including licensed, branded, and private-label options across athletic, casual, and dress categories.
At its retail shoe stores, Caleres showcases an extensive selection of renowned brands such as Nike, Skechers, adidas, Vans, Converse, Puma, Birkenstock, New Balance, Asics, Under Armour, and Dr. Martens, alongside its own proprietary and licensed labels like Dr. Scholl's Shoes, LifeStride, Naturalizer, Zodiac, Franco Sarto, and Ryka. The company's online presence is equally robust, operating multiple e-commerce platforms including naturalizer.com, samedelman.com, allenedmonds.com, and lifestride.com, among others.
In addition to retail operations, Caleres designs, sources, manufactures, and markets footwear to a diverse range of retail channels, including national chains, department stores, online retailers, and independent stores. The company also wholesales men's apparel, leather goods, and accessories under the Allen Edmonds brand, women's footwear under the LifeStride and Franco Sarto brands, athletic footwear under the Rykä brand, and other collections under Zodiac and Bzees brands. Furthermore, Caleres collaborates with notable brands like Vince and Veronica Beard to offer exclusive women's footwear collections.
Founded in 1878 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Caleres, Inc. operates approximately 980 retail stores nationwide. With its rich heritage and expansive product portfolio, Caleres continues to be a leader in the footwear industry, leveraging its strong retail presence and strategic partnerships to meet the diverse needs of consumers across various markets.