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Caleres - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Caleres M&A Summary

Caleres has acquired 8 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

Caleres’ largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired Vionic Group for $360M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2019, when it sold Dr. Scholl s Shoes to Yellow Wood Partners for $585M. Caleres has acquired in 6 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include apparel/textiles (100%).

Caleres Business Overview

Where is Caleres headquartered?

Caleres is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

What is Caleres’ revenue?

Caleres disclosed revenue of 2,723M USD for 2025 and 2,817M USD for 2024.

How many employees does Caleres have?

Caleres has 4,800 employees.

What sector is Caleres in?

Caleres is a retail company.

When was Caleres founded?

Caleres was founded in 1878.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10
  • M&A Advisors 4

Caleres

Caleres, Inc.

8300 Maryland Avenue,
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
United States,
(314) 854-4000
www.caleres.com

Caleres originally founded as Brown Shoe Company, Inc., is a global footwear retailer and wholesale. Caleres operates retail shoe stores and e-commerce websites as well as designs, sources and markets footwear for women and men. Caleres was incorporated in 1878 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 7 - - - - 1 8
vol $1.1B $105M $1.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $714M $714M
  11

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Stuart Weitzman Holdings LLC 2025-02-19 105M USD Divestiture
New York, New York · www.stuartweitzman.com
Dr. Scholl's Shoes 2019-07-22 585M USD Divestiture
St. Louis, Missouri · www.drschollsshoes.com
Vionic Group LLC 2018-10-18 360M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Rafael, California · www.vionicgroup.com
Allen Edmonds Corp. 2016-12-13 255M USD Add-on Acquisition
Port Washington, Wisconsin · www.allenedmonds.com
Brown Shoe - Avia & Nevados Brands 2013-05-14 74M USD Divestiture
, United States
The Jones - Sam & Libby Brand 2012-09-10 - Divestiture
, United States
And 1 2011-10-26 55M USD Divestiture
Aliso Vejo, Arkansas · www.and1.com
And 1 2011-02-17 145M USD Add-on Acquisition
Aliso Vejo, Arkansas · www.and1.com
American Sporting Goods Corp. 2011-02-17 145M USD Add-on Acquisition
Irvine, California · www.avia.com
Edelman Shoe, Inc. 2010-06-07 - Stake Purchase
New York, New York
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Apparel/Textiles 8 (100%) 1.2B (100%) 3 (100%) 714M (100%)
Total 8 $1.2B 3 $714M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 8 1.2B 3 714M
  New York 2 105M - -
  California 2 505M - -
  Arkansas 1 145M 1 55M
  Wisconsin 1 255M - -
  Massachusetts 1 205M - -
  Missouri - - 1 585M
Total 8 $1.2B 3 $714M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
BofA Securities
 2
Wells Fargo Securities
 2
Solomon Partners
 1
Legal Deals
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP)
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 6 $1.2B
TOTAL $1.2B
Largest Vionic Group LLC
$360M (2018-10-18)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $585M
< $100M 2 $129M
TOTAL $714M
Largest Dr. Scholl's Shoes
$585M (2019-07-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
50%
4 (50%)
Strategic(s)
25%
2 (25%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Strategic(s)
67%
2 (67%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Retail

Revenue

2,723   4% 2025
2,817   6% 2024
2,968   7% 2023
2,778   32% 2022
2,117   28% 2021
2,922   4% 2020
2,835   2019
2,786   9% 2017
2,577   1% 2016
2,572   3% 2015
2,513   2% 2014
2,477   2013
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Employees

4,800

Established

1878

Public

NYSE: CAL

Former Name

Brown Shoe Co., Inc.

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