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0001195384
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001319947
Designer Brands Inc.
001-32545
810 DSW DRIVE
COLUMBUS
OH
43219
(614) 237-7100
SONNENBERG HARVEY L
Director
Common Class A
Charles Schwab Corp.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
22000
131780.00
47766748
09/16/2024
NYSE
Common Class A
06/20/2024
Stock Grant
Issuer
N
22981
06/20/2024
N/A
Y
09/16/2024
HARVEY SONNENBERG