Steven Madden, Ltd. and its subsidiaries design, source, market and sell fashion-forward
name brand and private label footwear for women, men and children and name brand
and private label fashion handbags and accessories and license some of our trademarks
for use in connection with the manufacture, marketing and sale of various products
of our licensees. Our products are marketed through our retail stores and our
e-commerce websites, as well as better department stores, major department stores,
mid-tier department stores, specialty stores, luxury retailers, value priced
retailers, national chains, mass merchants and catalog retailers throughout
the United States, Canada, Mexico and South Africa. In addition, we have special
distribution arrangements for the marketing of our products in Asia, Australia,
Europe, India, the Middle East, South and Central America and New Zealand. We
offer a broad range of updated styles designed to establish or complement and
capitalize on market trends. We have established a reputation for design creativity
and our ability to offer quality products in popular styles at affordable prices,
delivered in an efficient manner and time frame.
Steven Madden, Ltd. was incorporated as a New York corporation on July 9, 1990,
reincorporated under the same name in Delaware in November 1998 and completed
our initial public offering in December 1993. Shares of Steven Madden, Ltd.
common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, currently trade on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market under the symbol “SHOO”. Our principal executive offices
are located at 52-16 Barnett Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11104. Our telephone
number is (718) 446-1800 and our website address is http://www.stevemadden.com.
Our Wholesale Footwear segment is comprised of the following brands: Steve
Madden Womens®, Madden Girl®, Steve Madden Mens®, Madden®,
Dolce Vita®, DV by Dolce Vita®, Mad Love®, Steven by Steve Madden®,
Report®, Report Signature®, Superga® (under license), Betsey Johnson®,
Steve Madden Kids®, FREEBIRD by Steven®, Stevies®, B Brian Atwood®,
Blondo® and includes our International business and certain private label
footwear business. Our Wholesale Accessories segment includes Big Buddha®,
Betseyville®, Betsey Johnson®, Steve Madden®, Steven by Steve Madden®,
Madden Girl®, Cejon®, B Brian Atwood® and Luv Betsey® accessories
brands and includes our International business and certain private label accessories
business. These trademarks are registered trademarks owned by us or licensed
to us by third parties. Steven Madden Retail, Inc., our wholly-owned retail
subsidiary, operates Steve Madden, Steven and Superga retail stores along with
one multi-branded SHOO by Steve Madden store offering a variety of the Companys
brands, domestically and internationally, as well as Steve Madden, Superga,
Betsey Johnson and Dolce Vita e-commerce websites. The First Cost segment represents
activities of a subsidiary that earns commissions for serving as a buying agent
for footwear products under private labels for many of the countrys large mass-market
merchandisers, shoe chains and other value priced retailers. Our Licensing segment
is engaged in the licensing of the Steve Madden®, Steven by Steve Madden®,
and Madden Girl® trademarks for use in connection with the manufacture,
marketing and sale of outerwear, hosiery, activewear, sleepwear, jewelry, watches,
hair accessories, umbrellas, bedding, luggage, and men’s leather accessories.
In addition, we license our Betsey Johnson®, Betseyville®, and Dolce
Vita® trademarks for use in connection with the manufacture, marketing and
sale of womens and children’s apparel, hosiery, swimwear, outerwear,
sleepwear, activewear, jewelry, watches, bedding, luggage, stationary, umbrellas,
and household goods.