Steven Madden, Ltd. (SHOO) designs, sources, markets and sells fashion-forward branded and private-label footwear, accessories, handbags and apparel for women, men and children across the world. The company operates through the following segments—Wholesale Footwear, Wholesale Accessories/Apparel, Direct-to-Consumer and Licensing.

Wholesale Footwear segment designs, sources and markets the brands and sells the products to department stores, mass merchants, off-price retailers, shoe chains, online retailers, national chains, specialty retailers, independent stores and clubs throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe, and through the company’s joint ventures and international distributor network.

Wholesale Accessories segment designs, sources and markets brands and sells products to department stores, mass merchants, off-price retailers, online retailers, specialty retailers, independent stores and clubs throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe, and through the company’s joint ventures and international distributor network.

Direct-to-Consumer segment consists of Steve Madden and Dolce Vita full-price retail stores, Steve Madden outlet stores, Steve Madden concessions in international markets and the directly-operated digital e-commerce websites. The company operates retail locations in regional malls and shopping centers, as well as high streets in major cities across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Europe, Israel, South Africa, Taiwan, China and the Middle East.

Licensing segment is engaged in the licensing of the Steve Madden and Betsey Johnson trademarks for use in the sale of select apparel, accessory and home categories as well as various other non-core products.

As of Sept. 30, 2024, the company operated 282 brick-and-mortar retail outlets, five e-commerce websites and 67 company-operated concessions across the international markets.