Designer Brands

12/20/2022

In another exciting step in our brand building journey, we are pleased to welcome (“Topo”) to the Designer Brands portfolio of Owned Brands! Known for distinctive, award-winning footwear designed for running, walking, and overall comfort, Topo further diversifies our broader portfolio of Owned Brands and expands our reach in the critical athletic and outdoor footwear categories. This is another exciting growth opportunity for Designer Brands and propels us to our goal of doubling sales of our Owned Brands by 2026. Click the link in our bio to read the official announcement.

10/20/2022

Designer Brands is honored to be recognized by  as one of the World’s Best Employers and for the fifth time as one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity. We are proud of our ongoing commitment to fostering an inclusive culture where our associates around the world feel engaged, supported, and valued!

09/29/2022

As part of our partnership with , a group of US-based Designer Brands associates spent five days in Honduras on a service trip. They experienced the impact of our donations firsthand, met some of the micro-entrepreneurs who receive our shoe donations, immersed themselves int he local community and distributed new shoes to children and their families. Learn more about and where your shoe donations go at the link in our bio.

07/21/2022

We kicked off the start of summer by inviting our teams across the business to get creative and show us their summer spirit! Featured themes included Decades Day, Beach Day, Sports Day and Company Pride Day! Check out what some of our teams came up with!

10/21/2021

DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse is excited to be the home helmet sponsor for the Columbus Blue Jackets!

The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Thursday that DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse will serve as the home helmet sponsor for the 2021-22 National Hockey League season. DSW is a Columbus-based company that was founded in 1991. Its logo will be visible as2. 25” by 3. 75” decals on the right and...

09/27/2021

Designer Brands is the National Retail Federation’s member spotlight this month!

The company strengthens its commitment to diversity and inclusion with cultural assessments and philanthropic efforts.

07/29/2021

For the third year in a row, Designer Brands is pleased to be named to Forbes’ Best Employers for Women list. The list includes businesses with at least 1,000 employees and is based on employee survey data as well as representation at the executive and board levels, as well as initiatives to improve gender equity. Designer Brands ranked 104 on the list of 300 companies.

06/08/2021

🌈 Read all about it! Our very own VP of MP&A Jesse Torgerson is featured in Footwear News’s special Pride issue this month. (Link in Bio) At Designer Brands, it’s our mission to inspire self-expression and we support Pride 12 months a year, not just during June. Our LGBTQ+ associate group plays a big role in influencing our Pride collection each year and proceeds allow us to support several LGTBQ+ organizations like The River Fund and New York Cares, the Zebra Coalition and the Kaleidoscope Youth Center, to name a few. Our associate group also influences our benefits offerings and for the second year in a row we scored 100% on the HRC’s corporate equality index and were named one of Forbes’ Best Places to work for LGBTQ+. We’re super proud of our LGBTQ+ associates especially for their work to advance our brand and company’s work in this area. Here’s to celebrating them this month, and every month!

04/22/2021

Designer Brands is once again proud to be named one of Best Places to Work for Diversity. Our associates’ commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion makes Designer Brands a workplace we can all be proud of.

03/12/2021

Proud to partner with United Way to advance equity! Round up your purchase at any DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse through April and support this important cause.

Change doesn’t happen alone! ❤️ Through April 30th, 2021, DSW is inviting shoppers to round up their store purchases to support United Way Worldwide’s Equity Advancement Fund, designed to advance racial equity and justice with innovative solutions. Learn more: untdwy.org/30IGY6V

01/28/2021

For the second year in a row, Designer Brands has been recognized for its LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts with a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index! A perfect score places organizations on HRC’s Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality list.
The Corporate Equality Index is a report published annually by the HRC which rates American businesses on their treatment of LGBTQ associates, consumers and investors. It’s the leading benchmarking tool on corporate policies, practices and benefits pertaining to le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender and q***r employees, driving LGBTQ workplace inclusion.
We’re proud of our continued efforts to build a more inclusive workplace at Designer Brands. Congratulations to all our associates who help build this culture daily!

01/28/2021