Brown Shoe Company Relocates Showrooms To The Takashimaya Building On New York's 5th Avenue

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (WIRE NEWS), July 3, 1997 -- Thomas A. Williams, President of Brown Shoe Company today announced that the company will relocate its New York showrooms to the Takashimaya building at 693 Fifth Avenue, effective with the August Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) Shoe Show.

In making this announcement, Mr. Williams said, "The new showrooms will be located above the Takashimaya specialty store in the center of Manhattan's premier retail district. The Takashimaya building is a beautiful facility and this midtown location is convenient to other venues for the FFANY shows, which is important to our many customers."

The showroom space will be located on floors 11 and 12 of the Takashimaya building and was designed by B Five Studio, a New York architectural firm well-known for designer showrooms, stores and exclusive residences. The General Contractor was Silver Rail Construction, also of New York, known for quality craftsmanship.

According to Franklin Salasky, Principal of B Five Studio, "This has been a team effort. Brown talked to us about progress, about flexibility. To reflect this, we designed an environment that is modern, luminous and crisp."

Mr. Williams adds, "We believe our new showrooms reflect the progress we have made in our brands and the continued leadership position of Brown Shoe Company. We will celebrate the opening of our new office with an event during the December FFANY show, but look forward to seeing all of our customers at our new showroom during the upcoming August FFANY show."

The showrooms will open for the FFANY show, August 3 through 6, by appointment only.

Address:
Floors 11 and 12
693 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10022-3110
Phone #: 212-223-0808
Fax #: 212-223-1515

Architect:
B Five Studio
Franklin Salasky, Principal
James Mohn, Project Architect

General Contractor:
Silver Rail Construction
Frank Franzese, Principal

Space:
8400 square feet -- two entire floors connected via a decorative interior staircase

Technology:
Equipped with state-of-the-art audiovisual systems, computer hookups, wired for video conferencing as part of the company's global videoconferencing network

Opening date:
August 3, 1997, by appointment only

Brown Group, Inc.
8300 Maryland Avenue
Post Office Box 29
St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0029
(314) 854-4000

For more information contact:

Mary Sylvia Siverts
Vice President - Public Affairs
(314) 854-4093

media-inquiries@browngroup.com