Famous Footwear operates a chain of footwear retail stores in the United States. The company offers boots, casuals, dress, and sandals for men, women, kids, and juniors. It also distributes footwear for athletics. The company provides footwear accessories, such as socks, laces, slippers, shoe care and insoles, and bags and backpacks. It offers its products in various categories, such as athletics fashion, basketball, skate, running, trail, Cross Training, athletic sandals, walking, soccer, football, canvas, baseball, and softball. The company was founded in 1960 as Neil's Factory Outlet Shoes and changed its name to Famous Footwear in 1974. The company is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. Famous Footwear operates as a subsidiary of Brown Group Retail, Inc.