Labor of Love

Here’s the story of how Dee Reid left a successful pharmaceutical sales career to jump head first into shoe retailing with the opening of Heels & Hobos in Corning, NY, and—a little over a year later—couldn’t be any happier with her life-altering decision.

Sister Act

Footwear repair and retail whizzes Jessica Roth and Stephanee Oberhauser are part of a four-generation family tradition at Palo Alto’s The Cobblery.

The New Retail

Solestruck’s innovative “medical clinic for the shoe addicted” rethinks retail with its new oFFline showroom approach to sales.

Chatanooga Shoe Shoe

Embellish, a Chattanooga boutique, has made its mark with a spot-on selection and top-notch customer service.

Defining Western: How the West is Worn

Spanning traditional to twerked out, the latest interpretations of western style for Fall ’14 reveal a breadth of selection as vast as its consumer audience.

What’s Moore

Joe Moore, president and CEO of FFANY, reflects on a career chock-full of industry firsts and colorful tales, spanning more than 50 years in retail, wholesale
and tradeshow management.

Turn of the Century

Marking its 100th anniversary, Johnson’s Shoes looks back on generations of family dedication that has enabled the California-based comfort chain to survive and thrive, overcoming numerous challenges along the way.

Hot On The Trail

Outdoor footwear gets more versatile, stylish and youth-driven for Fall ’14.

2013 Style Hall of Fame

Please welcome our two newest HOF additions…

Dream Big

Industry icon Michel Meynard, founder of Meynard Designs and Earth Inc., leaves behind a career legacy full of firsts in the fields of design, sourcing and branding.

By Greg Dutter