Johnston & Murphy provide customers with casual style and traditional dress shoes and private label shoes. The most important features of the shoe brand include additional removable insoles, additional cushioning, light weight and moisture wicking functions.

Johnston & Murphy is a footwear manufacturing company of American origin, founded in 1850 by its founders William A Murphy, James Johnston and William J Dudley. It is related to the apparel and footwear industries and is engaged in the design, distribution and marketing of footwear and other items. The company caters to male and female customers and has launched several special products for them.

Johnston & Murphy has a diversified product portfolio that can be purchased from 168 locations worldwide and online portals. The company has its headquarters in Nashville, USA.

In 1996, Johnston & Murphy launched its official website. In 1998, Johnston & Murphy opened a flagship on the corner of Madison and 54th Street in New York City and started signing licensing agreements for collections of belts, hosiery, shoe care products, leather outerwear and small leather goods.The company has since expanded the men's line to include business cases and luggage.

Johnston & Murphy introduced a new line of women’s footwear, leather goods, accessories and outerwear in the fall of 2008.

Johnston & Murphy's Retail Operations division operates 160 company owned stores and sells products via direct mail catalogs and via the company's web site. The Wholesale division sells Johnston & Murphy branded shoes to more than 2,100 premier department and specialty stores, direct mail and on its web site.

Johnston & Murphy branded products are manufactured by independent, third-party contractors.

In November 2010, to highlight a new line of Johnston & Murphy men’s comfort shoes, the XC4 collection, the brand asked consumers, by way of juxtaposition, for their most uncomfortable moments in their online Ultimate Comfort Contest. The letters in XC4 are meant to stand for “extreme comfort,” while the number alludes to four aspects of the shoes: they are moisture-wicking, light weight, have additional cushioning and include an extra removable insole to ensure proper fit. XC4 styles are available in dress casual and casual styles – representative of Johnston & Murphy's shift to offering more casual footwear in addition to traditional dress shoes. Horween Leather Company in Chicago supplies leather shells for footwear to Johnston & Murphy.