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About Famous Footwear
If you love shoes, you'll love Famous Footwear. We are America's #1 retailer of value brand name shoes for the entire family. With more than 800 stores nationwide, high-volume buying means big savings for you.
Brands & Selection
Choose from thousands of pairs for the entire family!
Convenience
We're located where America likes to shop.
Value
Top-quality, brand name shoes at value prices!
Service
Friendly service when you need it.
Famous Facts
- Famous Footwear is the nation's number one retailer of name brand shoes for less for the entire family.
- 1 of every 10 families shop at Famous Footwear for back-to-school shoes each year.
- Famous Footwear is one of the top five retailers for great brands like; Skechers, Nike, Timberland, Naturalizer, Rockport, Keds and Buster Brown.
- More than 120 million customers shop our store every year.
| Date Founded |
Founded in 1960 in Madison, Wisconsin under the name Neil's Factory Outlet "Shoe Store." For more information visit Our History. |
| Number of stores |
930 in all 50 states plus Guam and Puerto Rico |
| Number of employees |
Nearly 10,000 nationwide |
| Store Banners |
Famous Footwear, Factory Brand Shoes, Supermarket of Shoes, and Warehouse Shoes. |
| Key Markets |
Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Madison, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, St.Louis, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego and Seattle |
| 2004 Sales |
More than $1.2 billion |
| Brands carried |
More than 130 |
| Key brands offered |
Nike, Adidas, Skechers, Nunn Bush, Rockport, Nine West, Timberland, Naturalizer, Buster Brown, Steve Madden |
| Headquarters address |
7010 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI, 53717-1701 |
| Distribution centers |
Famous Footwear has a 740,000 square foot facility located in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin and an 800,000 square foot facility located in Lebanon, Tennesee. |
| Parent company |
Famous Footwear is a division of Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (NYSE:BWS), a $2.2 billion footwear retailer and wholesaler, based in St. Louis, MO.
For more information about Brown Shoe Company, Inc. |
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