Johnston & Murphy designs, sources, markets and distributes footwear, apparel, leather goods and luggage.This owned subsidiary of Genesco Inc. is based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Johnston & Murphy Group has both retail and wholesale operations. The retail division sells Johnston & Murphy branded products for men and women in the United States and 92 foreign countries via the johnstonmurphy.com website and to customers in the United States via direct mail catalogs. Johnson & Murphy also have160 company-owned retail stores in malls and airports. Company-owned factory stores are located in outlet malls.
The wholesale division distributes footwear products to more than 2100 department stores and specialty shops in the United States and 15 foreign countries.
Johnston & Murphy is one of only four domestic manufacturers of men’s dress shoes in the U.S. Its competitors are: E. Vogel, Allen Edmonds, and Alden.