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Brian Costello appointed as President of Famous Footwear

Aug 21, 2025 United States
Brian Costello appointed as President of Famous Footwear
US-based footwear company Caleres has appointed Brian Costello as President of Famous Footwear. He joined the retail chain earlier this year as Chief Merchandising Officer

Brian has already made a meaningful impact at Famous Footwear. His merchandising and planning expertise, strong market relationships and leadership have been invaluable as we continue to position Famous Footwear for growth as the leader in family footwear”, said Jay Schmidt, Calerespresident and CEO, at the time of Brian’s appointment as president of the retail chain.

Costello, who has nearly 30 years of experience in fashion retail leadership at Nordstrom and Macy’s, joined the Famous Footwear division earlier this year as Chief Merchandising Officer. Up until now, he has been responsible for all buying and merchandising, including women’s, men’s and kidsathletic and fashion footwear and accessories. He was also responsible for the brand’s stores and e-commerce sites in the US and Canada.

“It is incredible how quickly I felt at home with the Famous team and Caleres and I’m honored to lead this significant part of the Caleres portfolio. I’m confident that Famous Footwear is well positioned for the future supported by our existing national brand partners, new brand partners we are adding and the power of our engaged teams - from the Associates who welcome you in the doors of our stores to our corporate team supporting them”, commented the new President of Famous Footwear.


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