The Heel Deal
Troy Dempsey, owner of The Heel Shoe Fitters, a one-store juggernaut, on the steadfast goal of being the world’s best shoe store, an elusive yet highly rewarding endeavor.
Retail Profile
Welcome Home
John Daher, owner of Shoebox and Co., returns to his retail roots with a fresh concept in a picturesque Maine resort town.
Barn Burner
On the heels of a record year that blazed past the $1billion sales mark, Boot Barn’s growth is just heating up.
Big Act to Follow
Shoe Carnival is setting the stage to becoming a multi-billion-dollar powerhouse over the next decade via expansion, acquisitions and market share conquests.
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.
Opportunity Knocks
Beck’s Shoes, the Silicon Valley-based comfort and work chain, is expanding amid a pandemic and ongoing retail apocalypse, seeing tremendous opportunities despite the historic headwinds.
DSW Goes Big on Kids
The new and improved kids’ department expands to all doors as the chain ups its one-stop shopping game.
Pass It On
More independent retailers are handing their stores down from one generation to the next. But making the move can be a challenge.
Gut Check
The full remodel of the Saxon Shoes flagship wasn’t necessarily planned, but it turned out to be a case of perfect timing.
The Perfect Solution
True to his company’s name, Ray Margiano offers Foot Solutions for customers in need by expanding his pedorthics-meets-fashion concept
one franchise at a time.
