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    ... try never to lose sight of this central fact: Behind our compelling footwear brands and great footwear stores are our employees and our suppliers; beyond them are our partners and customers and communities. In short, it is people who drive our business every step of the way, and it is to them that...

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    ... OUR 3-FOR-2 STOCK SPLIT ON APRIL 2, 2007 . $ 1,099,057 22.4% 523,645 $ 1,027,293 31.5% 434,210 RETAIL SALES $1,540,140 WHOLESALE SALES $930,790 ® *® SPECIALTY RETAIL * ® ® * ™ ® Buster Brown & Childrens' Licensed Characters ® ® * ® * OTHER PRIVATE LABEL / PRIVATE BRANDS...

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    it is people who drive our business every step of the way

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    ... Famous Footwear. Since 2002, this represents a compound annual growth rate of 19 percent. Contributing to that growth last year was a 13 percent increase in sales of Brown Shoe wholesale brands, reflecting the value of our vertically integrated business model. Our wholesale division results in 2006...

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    ... the long view. Giving back to the community is a part of how we do business too. Through our product donations and financial support, we are a major sponsor of the annual "FFANY Shoes on Sale" event, produced by the Fashion Footwear Association of New York along with the footwear industry, to raise...

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    setting the standard: Famous Footwear enjoys a year like no other.

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    With a 3.4% same-store-sales increase and a 34% increase in operating earnings, Famous Footwear delivered a record year. The shoes she wanted, the way she wanted to buy them -Famous Footwear delivered on a strong multichannel promise for today's fashion-conscious consumer. Fresh, relevant imagery ...

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    BROWNEW YORK A centerpiece for Brown Shoe around the world, our New York showroom brings our brands together. 4

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    a new year for Naturalizer. new looks. new products. new stores.

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    Cynthia Gale, jewelry designer and member of the Ladies Who Launch® organization -a national businesswomen's network and creative community- is one of the many women featured in Naturalizer's new Natural Woman image campaign, just one aspect of a new look for Naturalizer across all channels. 5

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    behind our compelling footwear brands and great footwear stores are our employees

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    ... backgrounds..." NEW YORK | NEW YORK ST. ST. LOUIS | MISSOURI MADISON MADISON | WISCONSIN NEW YORK LOUIS | MISSOURI | WISCONSIN LAVAL LAVAL | Q NOVO HAMBURGO | BRAZIL FORNACETTE FORNACETTE | ITALY NOVO HAMBURGO | BRAZIL | ITALY Across the globe, in cities around the world, Brown Shoe focuses on...

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    PERTH | ONTARIO LOS ORNIA UTIEN | CHINA DONGGUAN | CHINA 7

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    ... 3 4 6 # 258 stores selling the Naturalizer brand of women's footwear, located in regional malls and outlet centers in the United States and Canada. 30 4 3 6 33 4 6 2 26 3 34 5...footwear in the United States and Canada. 100 20 4 19 43 3 7 ALASKA 54 12 1 GUAM 1 HAWAII 5 RETAIL ONLINE shoes...

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    it's about people.

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    ... (through Famous Footwear), we participate in more than 1,100 communities nationwide during the WalkAmerica event. In a partnership with QVC and the Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY), Brown Shoe offered half-price footwear at the 12th Annual QVC Presents "FFANY Shoes on Sale" event...

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    ..., and select product information at www. brownshoe.com. B Y CA L L I N G OR W RI TI N G: You can also request that any of these materials be mailed to you at no charge by calling or writing: Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Investor Relations Office Post Office Box 29 St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0029...

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    BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC. 8300 M A RY L A N D AV E N U E SAINT LOUIS, M I S S O U R I 63105