Brown Shoes is a family-owned retail shoe store in Columbus, Ohio, dedicated to finding the best footwear solutions for our customers. We have products for all age groups from fashion to comfort. We are also known as the place to come for the Hard-to-Fit. Brown Shoes has been in business since 1964 in the Tremont Shopping Center in the Columbus suburb of Upper Arlington. Three generations of the Brown Family have owned and operated the business at this same location.

The store inventory of over 12,000 pairs of shoes in the finest, most comfortable footwear available can be used to fit feet of any size and width. One size does not fit all at Brown Shoes. We take the time to understand our customers’ needs and lifestyles and then fit them with appropriate footwear. We have a Licensed Pedorthist on staff to handle complex and medical footwear needs.

Brown Shoes Management, Jeff Brown, President.

Jeff Brown was born and raised in Upper Arlington in the shoe business. As a second-generation Pedorthist, he has operated Brown Shoes Inc. since 1988. The business began with his parents, Bayard and Marge Brown, in 1964 at the same Tremont Center location as today. He has been married to Patty Boyles Brown since 1978.

Jeff is a 1973 graduate of Upper Arlington High School and a 1977 Business Administration graduate of The Ohio State University. His father, wife, brother, and son are all Ohio State graduates as well. Jeff has worked in the retail industry his entire life. He was a Buyer for Lazarus, Target, and Gold Circle before returning to the family business prior to his dad's passing in 1990.

Jeff earned his Certification in Pedorthics in 1991 after attending Northwestern University's Pedorthic Education Program. He became one of the first Licensed Pedorthists in the nation when Ohio began requiring licensure in 2001. His certifications and outside memberships include:

Licensed Pedorthist, State of Ohio L-Ped 0009

Certified Pedorthist, American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics C-Ped 0192

Pedorthic Footwear Association

National Shoe Retailer Association

Upper Arlington Chamber of Commerce

NAMI Franklin County and Ohio

Tri-Village Sertoma

New Hope Church

HOURS: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Saturday

RETURN POLICY: Returns must be within 30 days in unworn condition. After 30 days due bills (store credit) will be issued. All sales merchandise marked final or orders cannot be returned. Special Orders can be exchanged.