The September 2021 Issue of Footwear Plus

September 2021

Earth Shoes on Solid Ground

Earth Shoes is now on more solid ground, thanks to the recent majority investment into the Waltham, MA-based comfort and wellness company by Windsong Global.

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Retail Profile

Reyers Goes to the Mall

After more than 135 years in freestanding and strip locations—including one billed as the “world’s largest shoe store”—Reyers has relocated to a mall, of all places. Here’s why.

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Scene & Heard

Outdoor Retailer Rocks On

Despite a mountain of virus-related challenges, Outdoor Retailer’s recent Summer Market in Denver fared pretty well, according to show organizers and attendees.

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A Note to My Younger Self

Rock Bottom Rising

Gary Hauss, former president/CEO of J. Stephens and head of TheIRShow, on how the pandemic changed everything for the worse—and potentially better.

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September 2021

Sole Food

Yummy kicks at Smorgasburg in Los Angeles, the largest weekly open-air food market in America.

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Last Word

Kicks Starter

Clayton Kanemitsu, founder of MLO, on how launching a new sneaker brand in the midst of a pandemic has been a blessing wrapped in a trial by fire.

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