Tapestry, Inc. (NYSE:TPR), a house of iconic accessories and lifestyle brands, today announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Stuart Weitzman brand to Caleres (NYSE:CAL), a market-leading portfolio of consumer-driven footwear brands, for $105 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments. "Stuart Weitzman is an iconic global footwear brand, whose teams have added to the passion, creativity, and craftsmanship of our organization over the last decade," said Joanne Crevoiserat, Chief Executive Officer of Tapestry, Inc. "Importantly, as diligent stewards of our portfolio and disciplined allocators of capital, this transaction ensures that all our brands are positio

Advances Caleres' Strategic Objectives in Brand Portfolio Segment Caleres (NYSE:CAL), a market-leading portfolio of consumer-driven footwear brands, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Stuart Weitzman from Tapestry, Inc. (NYSE:TPR), a house of iconic accessories and lifestyle brands, for $105 million, subject to customary adjustments. The acquisition cements Caleres' leadership position in women's fashion footwear, particularly in the contemporary segment of the market. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250219641073/en/(Photo: Business Wire) "I have long admired Stuart Weitzman for the br

Collection launches in Fall 2025 Caleres (NYSE:CAL) and Favorite Daughter today announced an exclusive license agreement for Favorite Daughter's first shoe line. Caleres will exclusively produce the brand's women's shoes starting with the Fall 2025 season. The partnership follows a collaboration between Caleres portfolio brand, Dr. Scholl's, and Favorite Daughter dropping in May 2025. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250212534573/en/Erin and Sara Foster of Favorite Daughter (Photo Credit: Jenny Gage and Tom Betterman) Centric Brands, which co-owns the brand in a joint venture with Erin and Sara Foster, is working

Caleres (NYSE:CAL), a market-leading portfolio of consumer-driven footwear brands, today announced Brian Costello has joined Famous Footwear as chief merchandising officer. In this role, he will oversee all buying and merchandising, including women's, men's and kids' athletic and fashion footwear and accessories, for the brand's U.S. and Canada stores and e-commerce sites. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250203726521/en/Brian Costello Joins Caleres as Famous Footwear's Chief Merchandising Officer (Photo: Business Wire) "Brian has a long track record of exceptional fashion and footwear industry leadership," said Mi

Caleres, (NYSE:CAL), a market-leading portfolio of consumer-driven footwear brands, today updated its financial outlook for consolidated sales, earnings per share and adjusted earnings per share for full year 2024. "We entered the holiday period encouraged by the broad positive momentum in our athletic business at Famous Footwear. However, sales trends softened in mid-December and into January, and were below our expectations. Based on quarter-to-date trends, including the impact of weather-related closures at Famous Footwear, we now anticipate that full year sales and earnings will be below our most recent guidance," said Jay Schmidt, President and Chief Executive Officer. "As we look ah

Caleres (NYSE:CAL) today announced that members of its executive leadership team will participate in the ICR Conference 2025 beginning Jan. 13, 2025, in Orlando, Florida. Jay Schmidt, president and chief executive officer, and Jack Calandra, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will host a fireside chat on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 10:30 a.m. EST. Investors, analysts, and media can access a live webcast of the fireside chat via the Investors section of the Caleres website at https://investor.caleres.com/events-and-presentations. An online archive will be available on the site following the event. About Caleres Caleres is a market-leading portfolio of global footwear brands t

Caleres (NYSE:CAL), a market-leading portfolio of consumer-driven footwear brands, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per share to be paid on January 10, 2025, to shareholders of record as of December 27, 2024. The company has paid a consecutive quarterly dividend for more than 100 years. About Caleres Caleres is a market-leading portfolio of global footwear brands that includes Famous Footwear, Sam Edelman, Allen Edmonds, Naturalizer and Vionic. Our products are available virtually everywhere - in the nearly 1,000 retail stores we operate, in hundreds of major department and specialty stores, on our branded e-commerce s

Caleres (NYSE:CAL), a market-leading portfolio of consumer-driven footwear brands, today reported financial results for the third quarter 2024. Reported sales of $740.9 million, down 2.8% year-on-year; Famous Footwear sales declined 4.8% versus the third quarter of 2023 with comparable store sales up 2.5%; Brand Portfolio sales increased 0.7% versus the third quarter of 2023; Third quarter consolidated gross margin rate of 44.1%, down 55 basis points year-on-year; Reported earnings per diluted share of $1.19 and adjusted earnings per diluted share of $1.23 for the third quarter, below expectations; Generated third quarter EBITDA of $71.4 million; Fiscal 2024 outlook o

Caleres (NYSE:CAL), a market-leading portfolio of consumer-driven footwear brands, announced today that Nancy Bitetto has joined the company as senior vice president of New York brands, which include Franco Sarto, Vince, Veronica Beard, and private brand offerings. In this role, Bitetto will focus on accelerating growth and expanding profitability within the Caleres Brand Portfolio. She will report directly to Jay Schmidt, president and CEO of Caleres. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241107578273/en/Caleres, a market-leading portfolio of consumer-driven footwear brands, announced that Nancy Bitetto has joined the

Caleres (NYSE:CAL) today announced the election of two new members to its board of directors, increasing its board size to twelve. Kyle Gendreau is currently chief executive officer and executive director of Samsonite International S.A., a leader in the global lifestyle bag industry and the world's largest travel luggage company. Under his leadership, Samsonite has driven growth through consumer-centric channel diversification, global expansion, and by acquiring and investing in a portfolio of brands. He has championed the company's sustainability initiatives and diversified its sourcing base. Prior to his appointment as CEO in 2018, he served as the company's chief financial officer where

Caleres (NYSE:CAL), a market-leading portfolio of consumer-driven footwear brands, announced today that Nancy Bitetto has joined the company as senior vice president of New York brands, which include Franco Sarto, Vince, Veronica Beard, and private brand offerings. In this role, Bitetto will focus on accelerating growth and expanding profitability within the Caleres Brand Portfolio. She will report directly to Jay Schmidt, president and CEO of Caleres. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241107578273/en/Caleres, a market-leading portfolio of consumer-driven footwear brands, announced that Nancy Bitetto has joined the

Deepica Mutyala and Lauren Chan lend their voices as the first women to join the collective Naturalizer, a lead brand in the Caleres (NYSE:CAL) portfolio, debuts its global inclusivity ambassador collective with founding members Deepica Mutyala and Lauren Chan. This collective propels the brand's nearly 100-year commitment to creating a more comfortable future for women by designing shoes to the contours of a woman's foot. Naturalizer continues its focus on representation and size access for every woman to feel seen in fashion. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240815878454/en/Deepica Mutyala, founder of Live Tint

Announces series of collaborations to commemorate significant milestone Dr. Scholl's Shoes, the American heritage footwear brand and a Caleres (NYSE:CAL) portfolio brand, celebrates 100 years of comfort and style. The always iconic brand invites consumers to join in the yearlong celebration of this milestone, kicking off today with the launch of the 100th Anniversary Collection followed by a series of collaboration drops throughout the year. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240312297310/en/Dr. Scholl's Shoes Celebrates 100 Years of Iconic Fashion and Innovative Comfort (Photo: Business Wire) "Dr. Scholl's joins a

Caleres recognized for notable achievement with 60 percent female board representation Today, Caleres (NYSE:CAL) and Diane Sullivan were honored by the Women's Forum of New York at its annual Breakfast of Corporate Champions for achieving gender parity on its board. Caleres, which has a representation of 60 percent women on its board, was applauded as a corporate game changer that is making special efforts to advance women in the boardroom. Caleres was one of only 44 companies recognized out of the 240+ companies in attendance to have achieved or exceeded gender parity on its board. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/2