BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.7M
- Private
- US
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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.
President
Joseph W. WoodNumber of Employees 10,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Shoe Stores: 448210
Recent Events
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Brown Looks Ahead After Exec Moves
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Brown Shoe Profits Spike
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Brown Shoe Reports Second Quarter Financial Results
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Famous Footwear Launches New Web Site
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Brown Shoe Announces Webcast of 2nd Quarter Earnings Conference Call
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Famous Footwear, Dr. Scholls Step Up to Support March for Babies 2008
- 2008-02-29
To: RETAILING EDITORS Contact: Robert Storace, +1-914-997-4622, rstorace@marchofdimes.com, Todd P. Dezen, +1-914-997-4608, tdezen@marchofdimes.com, or Elizabeth Lynch, +1-914-997-4286, elynch@marchofdimes.com, all of March of Dimes The March for Babies 2008 Official Shoes are Now On Sale WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Feb. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The March of Dimes has teamed up with...
Corvallis to get TJ Maxx, Michaels, Famous Footwear
- 2007-03-09
Regency Centers, a national owner, operator and developer of grocery-anchored and community shopping centers, has closed on the acquisition of 3.52 acres of land in Corvallis. Regency Centers also closed on 2.6 acres of adjacent property. According to Craig Ramey, Regency Centers senior vice president of...
FOOTNOTES: BURBERRY'S FASHION DOCTOR...PEDESTRIAN SHOPS' SHOE DRIVE...FAMOUS FOOTWEAR TO LAUNCH WALKAMERICA SHOES.
- 2006-11-27
Byline: Eric Newman, Jessica Glavin Burberry's Fashion Doctor The doctor is in at Burberry. Earlier this month, Burberry Creative Director Christopher Bailey was made a Doctor of Letters at the University of Westminster in London. Bailey, an alum of the...
BROWN RESULTS UP, STOCK HITS HIGH.(Famous Footwear, Brown Shoe Co.)
- 2006-11-27
Byline: MEREDITH DERBY NEW YORK - Fueled by improvements in its Naturalizer brand, as well as lower markdowns and strong comps at Famous Footwear, Brown Shoe Co. reported last week a 36 percent jump in third-quarter earnings. St. Louis-based Brown...
PROFITLOGIC AIMS TO SOLVE PROBLEM OF MARKDOWNS AT FAMOUS FOOTWEAR.
- 2004-04-05
BOSTON - For ProfitLogic President Scott Friend, discovering an out-of-season, discounted cache of size 12 shoes is both a personal score and a professional call-to-arms. Friend, a lanky gent who happens to wear size 12 himself, heads up a Cambridge, Mass.-based software company...
CHANGING PERSPECTIVE; ONCE KNOWN PRIMARILY FOR ITS PRICES, FAMOUS FOOTWEAR IS NOW COURTING FASHION-MINDED WOMEN UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF FOOTWEAR VETERAN JOE WOOD.(Interview)
- 2004-02-02
Joe Wood isn't afraid to stir things up. Since he was tapped as president of the Famous Footwear chain in January 2002, Wood has commanded a series of major changes at the 906-door chain. The most dramatic result: Once known for rock-bottom prices...
Famous Footwear Store, Panera Bread Restaurant to Open at Madison, Wis., Site.
- 2002-12-31
By Stephanie Turner, The Wisconsin State Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 31--A Famous Footwear shoe store and a Panera Bread restaurant will be opening in the former Border's Bookstore building at 3416 University Ave., representatives for the companies said. ...
BROWN CO. SEES UPTICK IN Q1.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- 2002-05-27
NEW YORK -- Brown Shoe Co. is emerging from its 2001 slump. Reaping the benefits of a major initiative to reduce inventory, the St. Louis-based firm reported an impressive earnings increase during the first quarter, despite posting a small sales jump. ...
Brown Shoe Co. to Concentrate on Famous Footwear, Naturalizer Divisions.
- 2002-05-24
By Chern Yeh Kwok, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 24--Brown Shoe Co. will focus on growing its Famous Footwear and Naturalizer divisions in 2002, and it's expected to improve its operating margins through cost cutting and better management of inventory....
Famous Footwear Expands License Agreement with JDA Software
- 2002-02-26
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 26, 2002 America's Largest Footwear Retailer Selects JDA Portfolio to Predictively Allocate Local Assortments at its U.S.-based Naturalizer Stores JDAR Software Group Inc. (Nasdaq: JDAS) Tuesday announced that $1.7 billion Brown Shoe Co. Inc. (Nasdaq: BWS), which operates the...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Joseph W. Wood | President |
| Donna Santoro | Senior Vice President, Retail Sales |
| J. Martin Lang | Senior Vice President |
| James M. Roe | Senior Vice President, Real Estate |
| Willie Smith | Senior Vice President, Marketing |
| Jay Gillespie | Director, Advertising |
| Steve Carnley | Director of Retail Sales |
| Missy McCorison | Assistant Manager, Marketing |
| Brian Minnix | Purchasing Agent |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Famous Footwear | President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Famous Footwear | Senior Vice President, Retail Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Famous Footwear | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Brown Shoe Company, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Famous Footwear | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Famous Footwear | Senior Vice President, Real Estate | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Famous Footwear | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Famous Footwear | Director, Advertising | Current |
Steve Carnley is Director of Retail Sales at Famous Footwear, the $1B subsidiary of the Brown Shoe Corporation focused on family and specialty retail shoes. Mr. Carnley has over 25 years of experience in the footwear industry. At Famous Footwear he sells Adidas, Columbia, K-Swiss, Mudd, New Balance, Nike, Rockport, Skechers, Steve Madden, Timberland, and other brands. (This is me - Update Profile)
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Famous Footwear | Director of Retail Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Famous Footwear | Assistant Manager, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Famous Footwear | Purchasing Agent | Current |
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