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Revenues
6 Months Ended
Aug. 02, 2025
REVENUES  
REVENUES

Note 3    Revenues

Disaggregation of Revenues

The following table disaggregates revenue by segment and major source for the periods ended August 2, 2025 and August 3, 2024:

Thirteen Weeks Ended August 2, 2025

Eliminations and

($ thousands)

    

Famous Footwear

    

Brand Portfolio

    

Other

    

Total

Retail stores

$

344,255

$

20,167

$

$

364,422

E-commerce - Company websites (1)

 

54,796

 

54,496

 

 

109,292

E-commerce - wholesale drop-ship (1)

 

 

24,381

 

(1,215)

 

23,166

Total direct-to-consumer sales

399,051

99,044

(1,215)

496,880

Wholesale - e-commerce (1)

 

 

44,895

 

 

44,895

Wholesale - landed

 

 

118,609

 

(15,479)

 

103,130

Wholesale - first cost

 

 

11,740

 

 

11,740

Licensing and royalty

 

404

 

1,320

 

 

1,724

Other (2)

 

138

 

12

 

 

150

Net sales

$

399,593

$

275,620

$

(16,694)

$

658,519

    

Thirteen Weeks Ended August 3, 2024

Eliminations and

($ thousands)

    

Famous Footwear

    

Brand Portfolio

    

Other

    

Total

Retail stores

$

370,067

$

17,589

$

$

387,656

E-commerce - Company websites (1)

 

49,628

 

53,542

 

 

103,170

E-commerce - wholesale drop-ship (1)

 

23,534

 

(1,014)

22,520

Total direct-to-consumer sales

419,695

94,665

(1,014)

513,346

Wholesale - e-commerce (1)

 

 

51,515

 

 

51,515

Wholesale - landed

 

 

113,912

 

(21,455)

 

92,457

Wholesale - first cost

 

 

22,598

 

 

22,598

Licensing and royalty

 

471

 

2,790

 

 

3,261

Other (2)

 

123

 

17

 

 

140

Net sales

$

420,289

$

285,497

$

(22,469)

$

683,317

Twenty-Six Weeks Ended August 2, 2025

Eliminations and

($ thousands)

    

Famous Footwear

    

Brand Portfolio

    

Other

    

Total

Retail stores

$

625,869

$

37,103

$

$

662,972

E-commerce - Company websites (1)

 

100,386

 

109,396

 

 

209,782

E-commerce - wholesale drop-ship (1)

 

 

55,563

 

(2,765)

 

52,798

Total direct-to-consumer sales

726,255

202,062

(2,765)

925,552

Wholesale - e-commerce (1)

 

 

108,002

 

 

108,002

Wholesale - landed

 

 

236,472

 

(22,779)

 

213,693

Wholesale - first cost

 

 

21,558

 

 

21,558

Licensing and royalty

 

746

 

2,897

 

 

3,643

Other (2)

 

268

 

24

 

 

292

Net sales

$

727,269

$

571,015

$

(25,544)

$

1,272,740

Twenty-Six Weeks Ended August 3, 2024

Eliminations and

($ thousands)

    

Famous Footwear

    

Brand Portfolio

    

Other

    

Total

Retail stores

$

674,596

$

34,678

$

$

709,274

E-commerce - Company websites (1)

 

94,105

 

111,549

 

 

205,654

E-commerce - wholesale drop-ship (1)

 

 

53,904

 

(2,362)

 

51,542

Total direct-to-consumer sales

768,701

200,131

(2,362)

966,470

Wholesale - e-commerce (1)

 

 

119,302

 

 

119,302

Wholesale - landed

 

 

239,669

 

(27,672)

 

211,997

Wholesale - first cost

 

 

38,334

 

 

38,334

Licensing and royalty

 

898

 

5,228

 

 

6,126

Other (2)

 

242

 

44

 

 

286

Net sales

$

769,841

$

602,708

$

(30,034)

$

1,342,515

(1)Collectively referred to as "e-commerce" in the narrative below
(2)Includes breakage revenue from unredeemed gift cards, which is recognized during the 24-month period following the sale of the gift cards according to the Company’s historical redemption patterns.

Retail stores

The Company generates revenue from retail sales where control is transferred and revenue is recognized at the point of sale.  Retail sales are recorded net of estimated returns and exclude sales tax.  The Company records a returns reserve and a corresponding return asset for expected returns of merchandise.

Retail sales to members of the Company’s loyalty programs, including the Famously You Rewards program, include two performance obligations: the sale of merchandise and the delivery of points that may be converted to savings certificates and redeemed for future purchases.  The transaction price is allocated to the separate performance obligations based on the relative stand-alone selling price.  The stand-alone selling price for the points is estimated using the retail value of the merchandise earned, adjusted for estimated breakage based upon historical redemption patterns.  The revenue associated with the initial merchandise purchased is recognized immediately and the value assigned to the points is deferred until the points are redeemed, forfeited or expired.

E-commerce

The Company generates revenue from sales on websites maintained by the Company that are shipped from the Company’s distribution centers or retail stores directly to the consumer, picked up directly by the consumer from the Company’s stores, or delivered from our Famous Footwear stores to the consumer via a third-party delivery service (“e-commerce – Company websites”); sales from the Company’s wholesale customers’ websites that are fulfilled on a drop-ship basis (“e-commerce – wholesale drop ship”); and other e-commerce sales (“wholesale – e-commerce”), collectively referred to as "e-commerce".  The Company transfers control and recognizes revenue for merchandise sold that is shipped directly to an individual consumer upon delivery to the consumer.

Landed wholesale

Landed sales are wholesale sales in which the Company obtains title to the footwear from the overseas suppliers and maintains title until the merchandise is shipped to the customer from the Company’s warehouses.  Many customers purchasing footwear on a landed basis arrange their own transportation of merchandise and, with limited exceptions, control is transferred and revenue is recognized at the time of shipment.  Landed sales generally carry a higher profit rate than first-cost wholesale sales as a result of the brand equity associated with the product along with the additional customs, warehousing and logistics services provided to customers and the risks associated with inventory ownership.

First-cost wholesale

First-cost sales are wholesale sales in which the Company purchases merchandise from an international factory that manufactures the product and subsequently sells to a customer at an overseas port. Many of the customers then import this product into the United States.  Revenue is recognized at the time the merchandise is delivered to the customer’s designated freight forwarder and control is transferred to the customer.

Licensing and royalty

The Company has license agreements with third parties allowing them to sell the Company’s branded product, or other merchandise that uses the Company’s owned or licensed brand names. These license agreements provide the licensee access to the Company’s symbolic intellectual property, and revenue is therefore recognized over the license term. For royalty contracts that do not have guaranteed minimums, the Company recognizes revenue as the licensee’s sales occur. For royalty contracts that have guaranteed minimums, revenue for the guaranteed minimum is recognized on a straight-line basis during the term, until such time that the cumulative royalties exceed the total minimum guarantee. Up-front payments are recognized over the contractual term to which the guaranteed minimum relates.

The Company also licenses its Famous Footwear trade name and logo to a third-party financial institution to offer Famous Footwear-branded credit cards to its consumers.  The Company receives royalties based upon cardholder spending, which is recognized as licensing revenue at the time the credit card is used.    

Contract Balances

Revenue is recorded at the transaction price, net of estimates for variable consideration for which reserves are established, including returns, allowances and discounts. Variable consideration is estimated using the expected value method and given the large number of contracts with similar characteristics, the portfolio approach is applied to determine the variable consideration for each revenue stream. Reserves for projected returns are based on historical patterns and current expectations.

Information about significant balances from contracts with customers is as follows:

($ thousands)

    

August 2, 2025

    

August 3, 2024

    

February 1, 2025

Customer allowances and discounts

$

14,038

$

22,665

$

16,147

Loyalty programs liability

 

9,557

 

8,062

 

7,776

Returns reserve

 

13,524

 

13,229

 

9,584

Gift card liability

 

5,845

 

5,793

 

6,338

Changes in contract balances with customers between the periods presented generally reflect differences in relative sales volume.  In addition, during the twenty-six weeks ended August 2, 2025, the loyalty programs liability increased $10.7 million due to points and material rights earned on purchases and decreased $8.9 million due to expirations and redemptions. During the twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2024, the loyalty programs liability increased $15.5 million due to points and material rights earned on purchases and decreased $18.9 million due to expirations and redemptions.  The liability for loyalty programs is presented within other accrued expenses when earned and is generally expected to be recognized as revenue within one year.  The gift card liability is established upon the sale of a gift card and revenue is recognized either upon redemption of the gift card by the consumer or based upon the gift card breakage rate, which is generally within the 24-month period following the sale of the gift card.

The Company estimates and records an expected lifetime credit loss on accounts receivable by utilizing credit ratings and other customer-related information, as well as historical loss experience.  The following table summarizes the activity in the Company’s allowance for expected credit losses during the twenty-six weeks ended August 2, 2025 and August 3, 2024:

Twenty-Six Weeks Ended

($ thousands)

    

August 2, 2025

August 3, 2024

Balance, beginning of period

$

8,323

$

8,820

Adjustment for expected credit losses

2,322

(769)

Uncollectible account recoveries, net

16

316

Balance, end of period

$

10,661

$

8,367