Plus Awards

Happy Days

Zappos ushered in the online age and reinvented the way the world buys shoes with their inventive blend of vision, genius, exceptional service, an irrepressible desire to spark happiness…and a splash of weirdness for good measure. Two and a half decades later, it’s still a superb combo.

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Vision Quest

Revolutionary retailer and brand whisperer Tarek Hassan, founder and CEO of CNCPTS, |has spent his 40-year career looking into the future to introduce cutting-edge shopping formats, legendary collabs, and trajectory-changing branding expertise. His quest to imagine, innovate, and inspire is relentless.

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North Star

You don’t make it to age 110 without conducting business the right way. This Maine chain has held its ground through the decades with an approach as pragmatic and purposeful as its Yankee clientele.

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’Stock Market

In 250 years, Birkenstocks have been called everything from tree stumps to hippie chic to couture cool. In truth, they transcend labels—and time.

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Reddy, Willing and Able

Prasad Reddy, president and CEO of Twisted X Global Brands, is doing what he’s done for 52 years and counting: making great shoes, building successful brands, sharing the blessings, and loving every minute of it.

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Defying the Odds

Dr. D’Wayne Edwards, legendary sneaker designer, founder of the Pensole Design Academy and now president of the new Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design, has broken down barriers and blazed a trail every step of his career—while always sporting the freshest kicks!

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The December 2024 Issue

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