Journeys (company)

Journeys
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1986; 38 years ago (1986) in Nashville, Tennessee, US
Headquarters
Nashville, Tennessee[1]
Number of locations
1,193 (2019)
Area served
North America
Key people
  • Mario Gallione (President)
  • Mike Sypert (Executive Vice President, Sales)
  • Rob Taylor (Chief Operations Officer)
  • Pete Hicks (Chief Merchandising Officer)
  • Kari Irons (Senior Vice President, Marketing)
ProductsShoes, Clothing, Accessories
BrandsJourneys, Journeys Kidz, Little Burgundy
ParentGenesco[2]
Websitejourneys.com

Journeys is a specialty chain retailer, owned by Genesco, of branded fashion footwear and accessories with approximately 1,200 stores nationwide. Journeys operates five retail concepts across North America including Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, Underground by Journeys and Little Burgundy.[3][4] Journeys is focused on "quickly shifting fashion footwear trends.",[5] and is described as the anti-Foot Locker.[3]

  1. ^ Steimer, Jacob (2016-11-15). "Nashville-based public company set for $35 million local investment". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Journeys Group Distribution Center Expands In TN". WTVF. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b Tkacik, Maureen (2002-11-21). "Thin-Soled Sneakers Are Fueling Journeys' Sales in a Retail Slump". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. ^ Weilheimer, Neil (25 November 2015). "Journeys' Jim Estepa To Be Inducted Into The Footwear News Hall of Fame". Footwear News. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  5. ^ Hufford, Austen (2016-09-01). "Genesco Cuts Outlook, Hurt by Shift in Shoe Trends". WSJ. Retrieved 23 June 2019.