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Charting New Territory
He who hesitates is lost.
Many a footwear company has fallen victim to the aforementioned phrase, which can also fall under the guise of resting on one’s laurels or getting soft. And then there are those companies that reach a certain girth and become too big to move. The nimble nature that brought them to the forefront is replaced by a big-business mentality that is counterproductive—and demoralizing—to
the entrepreneurs that got the company off the ground.
Booting Up
As temperatures drop, stylish New Yorkers are pulling up their boots—once again the fashion statement of the season. By Dorothy Hong
Bases Loaded
Larry Schwartz, CEO of Aetrex Worldwide, discusses how the company’s vertically integrated approach—spanning shoes to orthotics to foot scanning devices—is knocking it out of the park.
Who Says You Can’t Go Home?
A New Orleans native ditches the Big Apple for the Big Easy and helps rebuild her family’s shoe stores after Hurricane Katrina.
Fighting the Good Fight
The footwear industry unites to support Breast Cancer Awareness month.
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