Caleres will acquire Stuart Weitzman from Tapestry in a deal expected to close in summer 2025. The acquisition will strengthen Caleres’ position in women’s fashion footwear, particularly in the contemporary segment, while enabling Tapestry to focus on its Coach and Kate Spade brands.
The deal strengthens Caleres ’ position in women’s fashion footwear, particularly in the contemporary segment of the market, while enabling Tapestry to focus on its Coach and Kate Spade brands. As we bring this iconic brand into the Caleres portfolio, we are committed to preserving its legacy of craftsmanship, quality and fit while driving it forward,” Jay Schmidt, president and chief executive officer of Caleres , said in a statement Wednesday morning.
Portfolio segment with more global and direct-to-consumer reach,” Schmidt added. “Stuart Weitzman will be a lead brand for Caleres, and with this combination the Brand Portfolio segment will generate nearly half of our total revenue and will continue to generate over half of our operating profit. We will leverage our demonstrated, best-in-class footwear capabilities while pursuing category and channel growth. We expect to operate the brand profitably post-integration, and I look forward to partnering with both the Tapestry and Stuart Weitzman teams for a seamless and successful transition.”global footwear brand, whose teams have added to the passion, creativity, and craftsmanship ofdisciplined allocators of capital, this transaction ensures that all our brands are positioned for long-term success and that we maintain a sharp focus on our largest value creation opportunities.momentum while reinvigorating Kate Spade to drive durable organic growth and shareholder value,” Crevoiserat added. At the same time, we are pleased that we found Stuart Weitzman a home in Caleres – an ideal owner to guide its next chapter of growth.” The companies said that the transaction is expected to close in the summer of 2025. Caleres will fund the acquisition through the company’s revolving credit agreement and it plans to provide more detailscloses. The deal is subject to customary adjustments, Caleres indicated. Caleres’ portfolio of footwear brands includes Famous Footwear, Sam Edelman, Allen Edmonds, Naturalizer, Vionic, Dr. Scholl’s Shoes, among others. The company indicated that its products are available in nearly 1,000 retail stores that it operates, as well as in hundreds of department andfor fall 2025. Favorite Daughter was launched in 2020 by sisters Erin and Sara Foster — in partnership with Centric Brands. Also last month, Caleres disclosed that Brian Costello, formerly with Nordstrom, joined Famous Footwear as chief merchandising officer. Stuart Weitzman, launched in 1986, is a New York City-based global luxury footwear brand known for its signature artisanal craftsmanship and engineering. It began as women’s brand but eventually expanded into handbags and men’s footwear. Stuart Weitzman was acquired by Tapestry in 2015, when the company snapped up the brand from Sycamore Partners in a transaction valued at $574 million. Tapestry reported a good fiscal second quarter, which ended on Dec. 28. While net income slipped to 3.7 percent to $310.4 million, or $1.38 a diluted share, adjusted earnings per share came in at $2 beating Wall Street forecasts by 25 cents. Revenues for the three-month period rose 5 percent to $2.2 billion, ahead of the $2.11 billion analysts projected and were driven by progress at Coach, Tapestry’s biggest brand., which saw organic sales drop 10 percent to $416.4 million. And Stuart Weitzman also declined, with sales falling 16 percent to $69.7 million.for $8.5 billion but the proposed deal was blocked by government regulatory action and a Manhattan federal judge who effectively nixed the deal by granting a preliminary injunction requested by government antitrust lawyers. The deal is now off.Korean Fashion Designer Kim Rieul, Who Dressed BTS, Dies at 32. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. // This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. // This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the GoogleWWD and Women's Wear Daily are part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2025 Fairchild Publishing, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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