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Market Cap:$390.4M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.4B
- Public
- US
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DSW Inc. is a leading branded footwear specialty retailer that offers a wide selection of brand name and designer dress, casual and athletic footwear for women and men. As of March 25, 2009, DSW operated 300 stores in 37 states and operated an e-commerce site, http://www.dsw.com/. DSW also supplied footwear to 367 leased locations in the United States.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Michael R. MacDonaldNumber of Employees 8,500
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Shoe Stores: 448210
Recent Events
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DSW closing at OV Marketplace
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DSW Inc.
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DSW boosts full-year sales, earnings outlook
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Doug Probst
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DSW: Rising Stock Price Leads to Bearish Trades
optionMONSTER submits: By David Russell DSW Inc. DSW ripped to its highest price in almost two years Thursday, prompting bearish trades streamed into the specialty footwear retailer.optionMONSTER's Depth Charge tracking system detected a number of so-called risk-reversal trades Thursday morning as the stock approached $21. The transactions consisted of...
DSW Inc. Q2 2009 (Qtr End 08/01/09) Earnings Call Transcript
DSW Inc. DSW Q2 2009 Earnings Call August 26, 2009 8:00 am ET
Retail Ventures and DSW - Trading Ideas
Retail Ventures RVI owns DSW DSW and not much else. Strangely, RVI is selling for about 30% less than DSW, even after accounting for RVI’s extra liabilities. You can take advantage of this either by buying RVI shares outright, or by creating a stub: Buy 1 RVI share and short...
Retail Ventures Now Trading for Less than One of Its Own
Saj Karsan submits: Retail Ventures RVI is a holding company that owns 63% of another public company, DSW Inc DSW. While RVI does have certain liabilities related to its divestitures of other businesses and its own corporate costs, its ownership in DSW is now the dominant determinant of RVI's value...
Filene's Basement Filing for Bankruptcy (Again)
Tyler Durden submits: Another retail casualty about to hit, this time clothing chain Filene's Basement (BSMTQ.PK). Bloomberg cites two people familiar with the situation, who claim a Chapter 22 (that is a repeat 11 for the less than cynical) may be filed as soon as today. Filene’s...
BBW, DSW, RPB, TWP, AMSC, CEGE Have Been Added To Naked Short List Today.
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DSW, IFOX, IMI, KUL, SSTR, SZE Have Been Removed From Naked Short List Today.
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WHRT, DSW, ICON, KNOT, ISHM, BRVO have also been added to naked short lists today.
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael R. MacDonald | President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Deborah L. Ferrée | Chief Merchandising Officer |
| Derek Ungless | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Douglas J. Probst | Chief Financial Officer |
| Kevin M. Lonergan | Chief Operating Officer |
| Timothy McDougall | Vice President, Real Estate & Chief Development Director |
| Harris Mustafa | Executive Vice President, Supply Chain and Merchandise Planning and Allocation |
| William L Jordan | Executive Vice President |
| David J. Disque | Senior Vice President, Store Operations |
| Kathleen Maurer | Senior Vice President, Human Resources |
| Richard J. Golden | Senior Vice President of Real Estate |
| Steven E. Miller | Senior Vice President |
| James A. McGrady | Vice President |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Jay L. Schottenstein | Chairman of the Board |
| Allan J. Tanenbaum | Board of Directors |
| Carolee Friedlander | Board of Directors |
| Elaine J. Eisenman | Board of Directors |
| Harvey L. Sonnenberg | Board of Directors |
| Heywood Wilansky | Board of Directors |
| James D. Robbins | Board of Directors |
| Joanna T Lau | Board of Directors |
| Philip B. Miller | Board of Directors |
| Roger S. Markfield | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DSW Inc. | President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Carson Pirie Scott & Co. | Chairman & CEO | Former |
Deborah L. Ferrée was named Vice Chairman in January 2006. She also retains her role as Chief Merchandising officer. She joined DSW in November 1997 and had served as President and Chief Merchandising Officer since November 2004. From March 2002 until November 2004, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer. Prior to that, she served as Senior Vice President of Merchandising beginning in September 2000, and Vice President of Merchandising beginning in October 1997. Prior to joining us, Ms. Ferrée worked in the retail industry for more than 30 years in various positions, including serving as Divisional Merchandising Manager of Shoes, Accessories and Intimate Apparel for Harris Department Store, women’s buyer for Ross Stores and Divisional Merchandise Manager of the May Company.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DSW Inc. | Chief Merchandising Officer | Current |
| DSW Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| DSW Inc. | President | Former |
| DSW Inc. | Senior Vice President of Merchandising | Former |
| May Company | Divisional Merchandise Manager | Former |
| Ross Stores, Inc. | Divisional Merchandise Manager | Former |
Derek Ungless serves as our Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, a position he has held since June 2005. From April 2002 to May 2005, he was Executive Vice President of Marketing for Express, part of Limited Brands. Mr. Ungless was Senior Vice President and Head of Global Brand Design of the Estee Lauder brand, part of Estee Lauder Companies Inc. from September 2000 until November 2001 and was Executive Vice President and Creative Director of Brooks Brothers from October 1997 until September 2000. Mr. Ungless has over twelve years of experience working in the retail industry.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DSW Inc. | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| DSW Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Brooks Brothers, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Brooks Brothers, Inc. | Creative Director | Former |
| The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | Head of Global Brand Design | Former |
Douglas J. Probst joined DSW in March 2005 and serves as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From April 1990 to February 2005, he held various positions with Tween Brands (formerly TOO Inc.), including Vice President of Finance and Controller from May 2004 to February 2005, Vice President Finance from October 2003 to May 2004 and Vice President Financial Analysis and Store Control from December 1999 to October 2003. From August 1986 to March 1990, he was in the practice of public accounting with Peat Marwick. Mr. Probst is a certified public accountant.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DSW Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| DSW Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| S.Com, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Tween Brands Inc. | Vice President Finance | Former |
| Limited Brands, Inc. | Vice President of Finance | Former |
| Tween Brands Inc. | Controller | Former |
| Peat Marwick International | Team Member | Former |
Kevin Lonergan was named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of DSW in January 2006. Kevin joined DSW from American Eagle Outfitters where he had been since 2005. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Old Navy, a division of Gap, Inc. from 1998-2005 and held executive positions at various divisions of Gap, Inc. from 1989-1998. He has over 32 years of retail experience including executive positions at Target and Carson Pirie Scott, among others.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DSW Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| DSW Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Old Navy | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Old Navy | Executive Vice President | Former |
| American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | Team Member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DSW Inc. | Vice President, Real Estate & Chief Development Director | Current |
| Retail Ventures, Inc. | Chief Development Officer | Former |
| Retail Ventures, Inc. | Vice President of Real Estate | Former |
Harris Mustafa serves as our Executive Vice President, Supply Chain and Merchandise Planning and Allocation. Prior to joining us in July 2006, Mr. Mustafa served as Executive Vice President, Private Brand and Product Development at Saks Department Store Group, beginning in 2004, and as Senior Vice President, Planning and Operations, Private Brand Group at Saks Department Store Group from 2003 to 2004. From 2002 to 2003 Mr. Mustafa was Senior Vice President, Business Planning at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. From 1987 to 2002, Mr. Mustafa held various positions at Payless ShoeSource, Inc., including Senior Vice President, Managing Director Payless ShoeSource International from 1999 to 2002 and Senior Vice President, Merchandising Distribution from 1995 to 1999.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DSW Inc. | Executive Vice President, Supply Chain and Merchandise Planning and Allocation | Current |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Business Planning | Former |
| Collective Brands Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
William Jordan was named Executive Vice President and General Counsel of DSW in March 2009. He joined DSW in January 2006 as Vice President & General Counsel and was promoted to Senior Vice President in March 2006. Prior to joining DSW, he had served as Corporate Counsel for Lancaster Colony Corporation since 2005 and was with the firm of Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP in Columbus, Ohio, from 1997-2005 where he specialized in Corporate Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions law.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DSW Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| DSW Inc. | General Counsel | Current |
| DSW Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Lancaster Colony Corporation | Corporate Counsel | Former |
| Porter Wright Morris & Arthur Llp | Team Member | Former |
| Lancaster Colony Corporation | Team Member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DSW Inc. | Senior Vice President, Store Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DSW Inc. | Senior Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Real Living, Inc. | Chief Administrative Officer | Former |
| Limited Brands, Inc. | Vice President, Human Resources | Former |
| Retail Ventures, Inc. | Vice President, Human Resources | Former |
| Real Living, Inc. | Vice President, Human Resources | Former |
| Tween Brands Inc. | Team Member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DSW Inc. | Senior Vice President of Real Estate | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DSW Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Retail Ventures, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Spitzer Management, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Retail Ventures, Inc. | Senior Vice President and Controller | Former |
| Big Lots, Inc. | Assistant Controller | Former |
| DSW Inc. | Controller | Former |
| Big Lots, Inc. | Assistant Treasurer | Former |
| Big Lots, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Retail Ventures, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Retail Ventures, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| DSW Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Value City Department Stores, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Big Lots, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Retail Ventures, Inc. | Treasurer | Former |
| DSW Inc. | Director | Former |
| Big Lots, Inc. | Treasurer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| DSW Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Retail Ventures, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Schottenstein/Bernstein Capital | Chairman | Current |
| DSW Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| SSC Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Retail Ventures, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Schottenstein/Bernstein Capital | Co-President | Former |
| Safe Auto Group, Inc. | President and Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Schottenstein Stores Corporation | Vice President | Former |
| Schottenstein Stores Corporation | Executive | Former |
| SSC Corporation | Chairman | Former |
| Schottenstein Stores Corporation | Director | Former |
| Schottenstein Stores Corporation | Vice Chairman | Former |
| DSW Inc. | Director | Former |
| American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Indiana University | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equicorp Partners | General Counsel & Managing Partner | Current |
| DSW Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| AFC Enterprises, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| AFC Enterprises, Inc. | Corporate Secretary | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Isis Fund | Founder and CEO, Accesscircles, Llc | Current |
| Society for Women's Health Research | Founder and CEO, Accesscircles, Llc | Former |
| WF360, LLC | Current | |
| Women's World Banking | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Isis Fund | Board of Directors | Current |
| Society for Women's Health Research | Board of Directors | Current |
| DSW Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Carolee Designs, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Carolee Designs, Inc. | President | Former |
| Retail Brand Alliance, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Carolee Designs, Inc. | Founder | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Active International | Dean of Babson Executive Education | Current |
| DSW Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Active International | Board of Directors | Current |
| New York University | Ph.D. In Industrial, Organizational Psychology | Former |
| Columbia University | MS | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Retail Ventures, Inc. | Chair | Current |
| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants | Board Member | Current |
| DSW Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Retail Ventures Services, Inc. | President & CEO | Current |
| DSW Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Retail Ventures Jewelry, Inc. | President & CEO | Former |
| Strategic Management Resources | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Retail Ventures, Inc. | President and Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| The Bon Ton Stores, Inc. | President | Former |
| Strategic Management Resources | President | Former |
| University of Maryland | professor of marketing | Former |
| Retail Ventures, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
From 1993 until his retirement in June 2001, Mr. Robbins served as Managing Partner of the Columbus, Ohio office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Robbins is a certified public accountant. Mr. Robbins currently holds directorships in Dollar General Corporation and Huntington Preferred Capital, Inc., positions that he has held since March 2002 and November 2001, respectively. Mr. Robbins also serves as chairman of the audit committees of both of these companies.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DSW Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | Managing Partner | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bedlam Entertainment, Inc. | President & Chairman of the Board, Lau Technologies | Current |
| DSW Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Mr. Miller is the President of Philip B. Miller Associates, a consulting firm, and the Operating Director of Tri-Artisan Capital Partners, a privately held merchant bank, and has held those positions since July 2001. Mr. Miller served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Saks Fifth Avenue, Inc. from 1993 until January 2000 and continued as Chairman of that company until July 2001. From 1983 to 1990, Mr. Miller served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marshall Fields, Inc. Mr. Miller serves as a director of Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DSW Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Marshall Field's | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Saks Fifth Avenue | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Saks Fifth Avenue | Chairman | Former |
| Marshall Field's | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| DSW Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | Co-Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| R.H. Macy & Co. | President of Corporate Buying, Men's | Former |
| American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | President | Former |
| American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | Chief Merchandising Officer | Former |
| American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | Executive Vice President of Merchandising | Former |
| American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | Director | Former |
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