Nike cut ties with DSW, along with a variety of other wholesale partners, in 2022 as it accelerated its shift towards direct channels. DSW said previously that Nike products accounted for less than 4% of revenue in 2019.

Nike products will once again appear on store shelves and websites at DSW and Macy's starting in fall 2023, according to executives on DSW and Macy's earnings calls.

Designer Brands Inc. created a portfolio of its own labels after acquiring Camuto Group. Inc., the owner of retail chain DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, aims to acquire more brands as it works to double sales from its own footwear portfolio by 2026.

Nike has been reducing the number of traditional retailers it sells to over the past few years. Instead, Nike has shifted sales to its own shops, websites and mobile apps, along with select stores, to take more of a direct-to-consumer business approach.

While customers may see a slightly smaller selection of shoes brandishing the “swoosh” in coming months, a Foot Locker representative told Nexstar that Nikes are not going to disappear from stores.

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At the core of Designer Brands is our flagship retail brand, DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse. With thousands of shoes for women, men and kids in more than 500 stores in the U.S. and Canada, DSW is all about the thrill of finding the perfect shoe at the perfect price.

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Back in 2017, Nike signaled that it had plans to be more selective about which wholesale accounts would be carrying its product in the future. Since then, Nike has terminated its relationship with a handful of independent sneaker retailers, but Foot Locker will remain an important partner to the brand moving forward.

Dive Insight: For 2022, Nike will make up 60% of Foot Locker's supplier spend, but come Q4, Foot Locker expects Nike to make up no more than 55% going forward. While some of that is undoubtedly because of Nike's shift to a more DTC model, Johnson also said the decision is for Foot Locker's health as a business.

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Nike announced it will stop selling to DSW as it cuts ties with many stores and shifts to selling more of its products through its own shops, websites, mobile apps and select retailers.