The September 2021 Issue of Footwear Plus
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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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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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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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Aetrex Tees up Golfer Endorsement
Aetrex has inked an endorsement deal with Lexi Thompson, LPGA Champion, Tokyo 2020 Olympic athlete and one of the most-credentialed players at a young age.
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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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Summer in the City
A mosaic of New Yorkers sport an equally eclectic sense of street style.
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Sole Food
Yummy kicks at Smorgasburg in Los Angeles, the largest weekly open-air food market in America.
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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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