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  <xsd:element id="dsw_TownShoeAcquisitionPurchasePriceforOwnershipInterestCAD" name="TownShoeAcquisitionPurchasePriceforOwnershipInterestCAD" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="dsw_TownShoeAcquisitionPurchasePriceforOwnershipInterestUSD" name="TownShoeAcquisitionPurchasePriceforOwnershipInterestUSD" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="dsw_TownShoeAcquisitionVotingControlInterestAcquired" name="TownShoeAcquisitionVotingControlInterestAcquired" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dsw_TradenameMember" name="TradenameMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dsw_UnrelatedPartyMember" name="UnrelatedPartyMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dsw_WomensMember" name="WomensMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>