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[P53848840][P25261859][P79039999][https://www.stevemadden.com/pages/about-steve-madden]\n\nThe Steve Madden brand traces its beginnings to 1990. Its stated brand purpose is to create on-trend styles for people who want to stand out. For FY2025, the company reported total revenue of approximately $2.534 billion and approximately 6,300 employees at year-end. 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These products are offered under brands including Steve Madden, Kurt Geiger, Dolce Vita, Betsey Johnson, Carvela, ATM and Anne Klein, alongside private-label products. [P15026049] Products are sold through full-price and outlet stores, e-commerce and international concessions; the company also operates concessions for third parties in department stores. [P47909251][P145396715]\n\nThe company licenses the Steve Madden, Betsey Johnson and Kurt Geiger trademarks for selected apparel, accessories, home categories and other non-core products. [P24684347] In FY2025, wholesale footwear generated $1,035.2 million (40.9% of company revenue), wholesale accessories and apparel $640.7 million (25.3%), direct-to-consumer $845.7 million (33.4%), and licensing $12.6 million (0.5%). [T10645330][T10645330][T10645330][T10645330]\n\nItem-level examples on the company’s official site include women’s boots in leather and suede, with platform and knee-high styles, and the AUTUMN handbag, described as a suede hobo tote with a magnetic-snap closure. [https://www.stevemadden.com/collections/womens-boots][https://www.stevemadden.com/products/bautumn-chocolate]\n[P27430605][P76257569][P15026049][P47909251][P145396715][P24684347][T10645330][T10645330][T10645330][T10645330][https://www.stevemadden.com/collections/womens-boots][https://www.stevemadden.com/products/bautumn-chocolate]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T11:02:52.73032Z" }, { "type": "GEOGRAPHY", "text": "Steven Madden, Ltd.’s FY2025 disclosures describe sales in the U.S., U.K., Europe, Canada, Mexico, and other international markets. Named markets include South Africa, the Middle East, Israel, Australia, Latin America, North Africa, and Asia-Pacific. The company reports no revenue breakdown by country or region in the filing. [P53848840][P59550693][P109738112][https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=%2FArchives%2Fedgar%2Fdata%2F913241%2F000162828026012995%2Fshoo-20251231.htm]\n\nAt year-end, the company had 399 brick-and-mortar stores, 290 of them outside the U.S., as well as 133 international concessions. Reported concession locations included Taiwan, South Africa, Australia, Portugal, China, and U.K. department stores. [P79039999][P25261859]\n\nIts distribution network includes six third-party U.S. centers—four in California, and one each in New Jersey and Texas—along with a company-operated center in Canada and third-party facilities in Mexico, Europe, the U.K., and other international markets. The company lists offices, warehouses, or sample-production premises in the U.S., China, Canada, the U.K., South Africa, the Netherlands, and Mexico; its principal executive office is in Long Island City, New York. 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[P22420121][P24851814][P96998090][P110631748][P92882897]\n\nIn FY2025, segment revenue was approximately **40.9%** Wholesale Footwear ($1,035.2 million), **25.3%** Wholesale Accessories/Apparel ($640.7 million), **33.4%** Direct-to-Consumer ($845.7 million), and **0.5%** Licensing ($12.6 million in licensing fee income). [T10645330][P27430605][P15026049][P47909251][P69857728] These are the company’s reportable segments; corporate costs are presented separately and are not a reportable segment. [P96986690]\n[P22420121][P24851814][P96998090][P110631748][P92882897][T10645330][P27430605][P15026049][P47909251][P69857728][P96986690]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T11:02:52.73032Z" }, { "type": "HISTORY", "text": "Steven Madden founded the company in 1990, beginning with a $1,100 investment. It completed its initial public offering in December 1993, and its shares began trading on Nasdaq. [https://www.stevemadden.com/pages/about-steve-madden] [https://investor.stevemadden.com/static-files/0403abfc-30ed-487b-89a2-83cc5c4e707d] In 2008, Edward Rosenfeld was appointed chairman and chief executive officer. The company broadened its brand portfolio with the acquisition of Betsey Johnson trademarks and related intellectual property in 2010, followed by Dolce Vita in 2014. [https://investor.stevemadden.com/news-releases/news-release-details/steven-madden-ltd-appoints-edward-rosenfeld-chairman-and-chief] [https://investor.stevemadden.com/news-releases/news-release-details/steve-madden-announces-restructuring-agreement-betsey-johnson] [https://investor.stevemadden.com/news-releases/news-release-details/steve-madden-announces-acquisition-dolce-vita-holdings-inc]\n\nThe company continued expanding through acquisitions: sneaker brand GREATS and apparel brand BB Dakota in 2019, women’s apparel company Almost Famous in 2023, and the ATM brand in 2024. 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