Off-price US retailer Stein Mart, Inc. has completed the transformation of more than 100 of its shoe departments to stock US branded footwear specialty retailer DSW’s footwear. The introduction of DSW shoes has taken place in all six Arizona, eight Louisiana and five Oklahoma Stein Mart stores and in 29 Texas Stein Mart stores, including the major markets of Dallas, Worth, Austin, and San Antonio.
DSW will now stock a range of men's and ladies' shoes specifically tailored to the Stein Mart customer, which is seen is a “natural complement to Stein Mart's apparel offering”.
Nearly half of Stein Mart’s stores have had DSW shoe departments since
2003. In July, 2006, Stein Mart named DSW as the exclusive lessee and the remaining stores were converted to the DSW offering in January 2007.
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, DSW sells brand name and designer dress, casual and athletic footwear for women and men. As of February 3, DSW operated 223 stores in 35 US states and supplied footwear to 360 leased locations in the USA.