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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001319947-25-000034"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DBI"
cik: "0001319947"
company_name: "Designer Brands Inc."
filed_at: "2025-06-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T15:18:14.903648+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Designer Brands Q1 net sales down 8.0% to $686.9M; withdraws 2025 guidance

## Summary
- Net loss of $17.4M ($0.36 diluted EPS loss); adjusted net loss $12.5M ($0.26 adjusted diluted EPS).
- Total comparable sales fell 7.8%; gross margin contracted to 43.0% from 44.2%.
- Withdrawing full-year 2025 guidance citing macro uncertainty and tariff headwinds.
- Expects $20M to $30M in cost savings in 2025; maintaining dividend at $0.05/share payable June 18.
- Cash $46.0M, debt $522.9M; store count reduced by 6 to 669 year-over-year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001319947-25-000034
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DBI
- cik: 0001319947
- company_name: Designer Brands Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-06-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319947/000131994725000034/0001319947-25-000034-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319947/000131994725000034/dbi-20250610.htm

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