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Brian Costello appointed Chief Merchandising Officer of Famous Footwear

Feb 6, 2025 United States
Brian Costello appointed Chief Merchandising Officer of Famous Footwear
The US-based footwear company Caleres, owner of Famous Footwear, has appointed Brian Costello as the brand’s Chief Merchandising Officer. He brings nearly 30 years of experience to the role
“Brian has a long track record of exceptional fashion and footwear industry leadership. With expertise in merchandising and planning for both footwear and ready-to-wear, I’m confident he will help drive growth and achieve our ambitions at Famous Footwear”, said Mike Edwards, president of Famous Footwear.

Costello has nearly 30 years of diverse experience at Nordstrom and Macy’s, including leadership of all footwear categories, women’s accessories and a variety of ready-to-wear categories at Nordstrom Rack, a large segment of Nordstrom’s women’s footwear business and planning and site merchandising for the launch of nordstromrack.com.

“I’m proud to be joining Caleres and Famous Footwear”, he expressed. “As a retailer, many of our best wholesale partners were at Caleres. As a competitor, I always watched and shopped Famous Footwear. I’m honored to be leading such a strong merchant organization”, he concluded.


Image Credits: businesswire.com

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