Designer Brands Inc.
4b9fd9129aae4aeb8d987d68b4754b73
PRODUCTION_VERIFIED schema v3.0.0 Inferred last heartbeat: 2026-07-27T02:55:20.128754+00:00

Business Model Classification Tokens

consumer_acquisition_channel
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
brand_loyalty_index
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
impulse_vs_considered_purchase
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
retail_distribution_reach
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
contract_cycle_length
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
enterprise_sales_motion
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
procurement_complexity
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
vendor_lock_coefficient
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
consumption_unit_definition
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
usage_billing_granularity
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
overage_penalty_structure
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
minimum_commitment_floor
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
metered_margin_profile
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
bundle_discount_depth
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
cross_sell_attach_rate
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
bundle_churn_vs_single_churn
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
bundle_margin_blended
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
upsell_pathway_architecture
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run

Business Model Archetype Classification

University of St. Gallen — 55 Business Model Navigator (Gassmann et al.)

SG-047 Shop in Shop HOW High
Direct: business_model_type_primary=Primarily brick-and-mortar retail with e-commerce; cloud termination would disrupt digital sales (~25% revenue) but physical stores remain operational. Corroborated: geographic_footprint=~90% US-domestic revenue; Canada is primary international market with CAD/USD exposure; minimal exposure to high-risk devaluation currencies
SG-050
Supermarket
HOW High
SG-012
E-commerce
HOW High
SG-036
Product to Capability
WHAT High
SG-049
Subscription
VALUE High
SG-024
Lock-in
WHO High

Hybrid Combination

Shop in Shop (SG-047) HOW provides the core structure, combined with Supermarket (SG-050) + E-commerce (SG-012) + Product to Capability (SG-036) to form the complete business model fingerprint.

55 Archetypes Evaluated High: 6 Medium: 16 Registry: schemas/sg55_archetype_registry.yaml

Knowledge Graph — All Sections

debt_leverage_profile
-132.37x Total Debt / Equity (Negative equity)
High
SEC-XBRL
interest_rate_sensitivity
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
geopolitical_supply_exposure
Medium intensity; China's 2025 export-licensing regime on rare-earth magnets and battery-grade graphite is the live chokepoint for auto and EV production, compounded by US Section 232 tariff expansion on steel, aluminum, and copper that repriced the sector's core metal inputs in 2025-2026.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
supply_chain_dependency
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
international_expansion_readiness
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
geographic_footprint
Primarily domestic (U.S. and Canada) with international sourcing
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
commodity_exposure_profile
Medium intensity; commodities: steel, aluminum, petrochemical resins/plastics, copper, lithium and battery-grade materials (nickel, graphite), lumber, cotton; geopolitical: China's 2025 export-licensing regime on rare-earth magnets and battery-grade graphite is the live chokepoint for auto and EV production, compounded by US Section 232 tariff expansion on steel, aluminum, and copper that repriced the sector's core metal inputs in 2025-2026.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
vendor_lock_dependency_score
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
business_model_type_primary
retailer with wholesale distribution
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
business_model_type_secondary
wholesaler/brand licensor
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
switching_cost_profile
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
howey_test_risk_index
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
regulatory_burden_tier
Medium
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
data_sovereignty_risk
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
antitrust_exposure_flag
No
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
regulatory_exposure_profile
Medium burden; regimes: FTC, CPSC, NLRB, CFPB, GDPR, SEC; Evolving consumer protection and data-privacy rules squeeze retail margins.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
revenue_model_type
product sales
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
monetization_vector
unit sales
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
pricing_architecture
tiered/negotiated
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
pricing_power_rating
Weak
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
target_gross_margin_bracket
43.6% Gross Margin (Strong (40-60%))
High
SEC-XBRL
churn_vulnerability_index
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
headcount_cost_structure
10.8% OpEx / Revenue (Highly Efficient)
High
SEC-XBRL
marginal_cost_of_growth
Linear
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
franchise_compliance_risk
N-A
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
customer_acquisition_metric
VIP reward programs, email, direct mail, social media marketing
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
network_effect_present
Partial
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
asset_efficiency_ratio
0.1% Return on Assets (Excellent)
High
SEC-XBRL
recession_resistance_tier
Cyclical
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
customer_segment_primary
consumer
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
customer_segment_secondary
institutional/wholesale retailers
Medium
SEC-10K 0001319947-26-000022
characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "25-0000 Educational Instruction and Library Occupations", "27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations", "35-0000 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations", "39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations", "49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations", "51-0000 Production Occupations", "53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.22 (HIL — ~22% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v2
capital_expenditure_profile
1.1% CapEx / Revenue (Low-CapEx Asset-Light)
High
SEC-XBRL
sec_cik
0001319947
High
SEC-EDGAR
ticker
DBI
High
SEC-EDGAR

Business Model Components

Core Space

> *Pending Turn 2 — Business Model Type Agent population.*

Interaction Modes

> *Pending Turn 2 — Business Model Type Agent population.*

Product Matrix

> *Pending Turn 2 — Business Model Type Agent population.*

Historical Evolution Log

Live Operational Signals

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Evaluation Gate — Persona Stress Tests

SKILL_BUFFETT_VAL_03PASS2026-07-27no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_LEGAL_SEC_01PASS2026-07-27no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_SHORT_BEAR_01PASS2026-07-27no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_MACRO_STRAT_01PASS2026-07-27no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_OPS_PARTNER_01PASS2026-07-27no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions

Live Status

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