(Designer Shoe Warehouse) () is a specialty branded footwear retailer, headquartered in
Columbus, Ohio .
DSW opened its first store in July 1991 in
Dublin, Ohio . In 1998 Value City Department Stores, Inc. purchased DSW. In December of 2004,
Retail Ventures, Inc. consolidated several brands. Until
July 5 ,
2005 , operated as a wholly owned
Subsidiary of
Retail Ventures, Inc. who continues to hold 60% of the outstanding shares of DSW.http://investors.dswshoe.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=189127&p=irol-homeProfile
Months prior to the Initial Public Offering, DSW changed its name from to DSW, Inc.
Today, DSW operates 237 stores in 36 states.
In 2006 the IT departments from Retail Ventures Inc. and DSW Inc. were split off into a separate LLC called BTS or Brand Technology Services LLC.
Rumors speculate that associates are treated unfair and do not see advancment in minimum wage wages
