DSW
National retailer
of shoes.
Headquarters:
4150 East 5th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43219
Employees: 8,500
CEO: Jay Schottenstein
Stock Symbol: DSW
Website:
http://www.dswshoes.com
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DSW operates super stores focused on selling
name brand shoes. DSW operates 266 stores in 37 states. The stores
offer a wide selection of brand name and designer dress, casual
and athletic footwear for women and men.
The company also supplied footwear to 379
leased locations (36 for related retailers and 343 for non-related
retailers) in the United States.
DSW allows customers to personalize their
shopping experience by offering a "sea of shoes" that
are accessible, easy-to- shop, and fulfill a broad range of style
and fashion desires. Typical DSW stores are approximately 25,000
square feet, with over 85% of total square footage used as selling
space. Over 30,000 pairs of shoes in more than 2,000 styles are
displayed on the selling floor of most of our stores, compared
to a significantly smaller product offering at typical department
stores.
For fiscal 2008, the company reported sales
of $1.41 billion and net income of $53.8 million.
DSW stands for Discount Shoe Warehouse.
History
- January 1969 - Incorporated
- July 1991 - Opened first DSW store in Dublin, Ohio
- 1998 - Value City Department Stores, Inc. purchased DSW and
affiliated shoe businesses from Schottenstein Stores Corporation
(SSC), and Nacht Management, Inc.
- December 2004 - Retail Ventures completed a corporate reorganization
whereby Value City Department Stores, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Retail Ventures, merged with and into Value City Department
Stores LLC, another wholly-owned subsidiary of Retail Ventures.
In turn, Value City Department Stores LLC then transferred all
the issued and outstanding shares of DSW to Retail Ventures in
exchange for a promissory note.
- February 2005 - Changed name from Shonac Corporation to DSW
Inc.
- July 2005 - Initial public offering, began trading on the New
York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol 'DSW'.
Prior to the IPO, DSW was wholly owned
by Retail Ventures, Inc. Retail Ventures now owns more than 60%
of our outstanding common shares and controls over 90% of the
voting rights associated with these shares.
Benefits
Health & Welfare Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Care
- Prescription Coverage
Savings and Retirement Benefits
- 401-K Plan with Company Match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Special Benefits
- Education Savings Plan and Scholarship
Program
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holiday
- 30% Associate Discount
Updated April 4, 2008
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