Who owns Allen Edmonds?
Allen Edmonds is owned by Caleres (the United States, NYSE: CAL), which has owned the brand since 2016.[1]
Evidence: Caleres, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-04-02, SEC EDGAR, 2 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Caleres, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, St. Louis
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1922
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Footwear
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CAL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Allen Edmonds
Allen Edmonds is a premium men's footwear brand with a United States manufacturing heritage, according to the Caleres 10-K. Caleres says it acquired Allen Edmonds in 2016 to increase its penetration in men's footwear. The filing reports 58 Allen Edmonds retail stores in the United States at the end of fiscal 2025, in addition to wholesale and e-commerce channels.
What Caleres's annual report says about Allen Edmonds
Sentences about Allen Edmonds from Caleres's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Allen Edmonds, founded in 1922, is a brand of premium men's footwear, apparel, leather goods and accessories, built on its United States manufacturing heritage.
Allen Edmonds products are available at our 58 Allen Edmonds stores in the United States, including 18 Port Washington Studio stores and 3 outlet stores, online retailers including allenedmonds.com, shoebank.com, and allenedmonds.ca, and at select premium retailers worldwide.
Suggested retail Allen Edmonds price points range from $300 to $595, while the Allen Edmonds Reserve Collection price points range from $800 to $2,995.
How often Caleres names Allen Edmonds in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Allen Edmonds
Where Allen Edmonds sits in Caleres
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Caleres
Caleres controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Blowfish Malibu (2005)
- Franco Sarto (1990)
- LifeStride (1940)
- Naturalizer (1927)
- Sam Edelman (2004)
- Stuart Weitzman (1986)
Other brands in footwear, and who owns them
Caleres has more brands in footwear on Brandtree than any other owner: 7 of 78.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cartago | Grendene | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Ekisha | Servis | 🇵🇰 Pakistan |
| Alexandre Birman | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Bahamas | Relaxo | 🇮🇳 India |
| Blondo | Steve Madden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bocage | Groupe Eram | 🇫🇷 France |
| CCC | MODIVO | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| BOGS | Weyco Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Caleres
Caleres is a publicly listed company headquartered in St. Louis, United States. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: CAL.
Caleres is a St. Louis footwear company with two reporting segments: Famous Footwear, a family footwear retailer, and Brand Portfolio, which designs and sells owned and licensed shoe brands. Its 10-K for the year ended 31 January 2026 lists Sam Edelman, Vionic, Naturalizer, Allen Edmonds, Stuart Weitzman, LifeStride, Franco Sarto and Blowfish Malibu as owned, and Dr. Scholl's, Vince and Veronica Beard footwear as licensed from their owners (not listed here).
🇺🇸 Allen Edmonds and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Allen Edmonds is not one of them.
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- AKHG — Duluth Holdings 🇺🇸
- Adore Me — Victoria's Secret 🇺🇸
- Aerie — American Eagle Outfitters 🇺🇸
- All in Motion — Target 🇺🇸
- Altra — VF Corporation 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Allen Edmonds?
The parent company of Allen Edmonds is Caleres, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Allen Edmonds American?
Yes. Allen Edmonds originated in the United States in 1922 and its owner, Caleres, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Caleres owned Allen Edmonds?
Caleres has owned Allen Edmonds since 2016.
Is Allen Edmonds still owned by Caleres?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Allen Edmonds is still owned by Caleres. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Caleres, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-04-02 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 2 April 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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