Brown Shoe Company, Inc. operates in the Shoe stores sector. Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (Brown Shoe) operates in the footwear industry. The Company's activities include the operation of retail shoe stores and e-commerce Websites, as well as the sourcing and marketing of footwear for women, men and children. During the fiscal year ended January 29, 2011 (fiscal 2010), categories of its consolidated net sales were approximately 62% women's footwear, 23% men's footwear, 11% children's footwear and 4% accessories. Brown Shoe's retail operations at January 29, 2011, included 1,369 retail shoe stores in the United States, Canada, China and Guam. Brown Shoe's wholesale operations segment designs, sources and markets branded and non-branded casual, dress and athletic footwear for women, men and children at a variety of price points. On February 17, 2011, it acquired American Sporting Goods Corporation. In October 2011, the Company sold AND 1 to Galaxy International. In our complete report available for purchase the company is compared to: Steven Madden, Ltd., Meritor Inc and Spartan Stores Inc.