Brown Shoe unifies wholesale divisions
American Brown Shoe Company, owner of brands and outlets such as Famous Footwear, Naturalizer, and Lifestride, has announced that it has consolidated all of the company’s wholesale operations into one division – Brown Shoe Wholesale. The move is said to be due to the company’s wish to strengthen its product design, brand building and service to department store customers. The company has also announced that it will create a new retail division to oversee its 365 Naturalizer and 16 FX LaSalle stores in the
President of Brown Shoe, Gary Rich will manage the new wholesale unit, whilst John Mazurk has been promoted to vice president, Specialty Retail and will oversee the new retail division. Byron Fleet who headed up the Naturalizer brand is to leave the company effective
