The July 2025 Issue of Footwear Plus

Take a Bow: Sneakerinas are Having a Moment | Georgia on Everyone’s Mind: Industry Heading to Atlanta Show Amid Trade War Fallout | Family Values: The Key to Com-Fit’s 40 Years of Success | Meet Desert Bloom: Designer Debuts Eco-Friendly Western Brand

A full house is once again expected at The Atlanta Shoe Market next month where attendees will get down to business on the Spring/Summer ’26 buying season.
July 2025

Atlanta Bound

As the industry gears up for the national shoe show next month, it’s business as usual amid epic trade war disruption.

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Com-Fit Shoes founder Fred Satin with his son, Jason Satin, the store’s manager.
July 2025

When the Shoe Fits…

For nearly four decades, Com-Fit Shoes has built a loyal repeat customer base through selection, service, and staying true to its vision, naysayers be damned.

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Peter Sachs, mid bike ride, in Connecticut.
A Note to My Younger Self

Peak Condition

Peter Sachs, former general manager of Lowa Boots, reflects on 50 years in the outdoor industry.

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Shrug it Off Image July 2025
Editor's Note

Shrug it Off

Growing up, as the seasons turned, so did the sports the neighborhood gang played. Fall was soccer and football. Winter, street hockey, basketball, and ping-pong.

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