Top Ten List of Why I Love Working For Myself
by Ken Proctor
Brutus enjoying his cushy bed in my office ….yes he is a boy with a pink bed but it is actually Pearls…he kicked her out!! haha I gave Ken this topic because I know first hand how hard it can be to run your own business. IT’S HARD! There are days where it seems there is no light at the end of the tunnel and you wonder why in the world you are doing this to yourself. It can be mentally, physically and emotion…
Lands’ End – Merchant Opportunities
by Elizabeth Snoddon
Lands’ End Merchant Opportunities Lands’ End, a leading international brand of classically inspired clothing and home products, is currently looking for capable, driven Footwear Merchant to help shape the future of the organization and grow the business. Lands’ End is a multi-channel retailer offering products through specialty catalogs, the Internet and in Sears stores. With over 40 years of experience,…
FN shoestar New Challenge: Jump For Recycled Comfort!
by Elizabeth Snoddon
This is such a cool challenge and even better our friends at BROWN SHOE are sponsoring it! The contestants must create a toning shoe that would be a relief to feet after a long hard day. Not only must the shoe be comfortable and aesthetically pleasing, it needs to be made completely out of recycled materials! Tune in April 4th as the winner will be announced. I am very excited to see what everyone comes up with!
JBCStyle – Multiple Positions Listing
by Elizabeth Snoddon
We have multiple openings in NYC and other locations n the East Coast for Sr. and Director Level Footwear designers! Some of our openings include: -Director of Women’s Footwear Design -Sr. Designer Men’s Collection footwear and Accessories -Sr. Designer Women’s Footwear (2) -Designer Women’s Footwear – private label-Designer II – Athletic/Lifestyle footwear Pleas…
Sports Lifestyle – Women’s Footwear Designer
by Elizabeth Snoddon
Women’s footwear Designer c£35k + bens Sports Lifestyle London My client is a leading sports lifestyle brand who are looking for a creative designer to join the team working across their more premium produc…
Video Of The Day
by Elizabeth Snoddon
For all you avid followers of the Daily Five – All The Good you will recognize this “shoe car” that I wrote about last week. Now I have the video to see it in action! Who wouldn’t love to cruise the streets in a giant shoe. I know I would.
The Daily Five – All about the good news!
by Elizabeth Snoddon
Jimmy Choo wants his company back! After selling half of his company in 2001, then in 2007 was bought by Tower Brook for a rumored price of $284 million. Mr. Choo is looking to offer a bid to get the company back now that he has a handful of new design ideas! If I were him and all these great things were implemented into the business I would be fighting for it back too. So good luck Mr. Choo, we hope you get it! Jimmy Choo is all ov…
The Daily Five – All The Good
by Elizabeth Snoddon
This is something that all artists will appreciate, a Chicago company lives by a beautiful motto: Buy a shoe, build a community. Founders Aaron Firestein and Raaja Nemani recently launched BucketFeet, a company that creates one-of-a-kind shoes together with local artists, and then donates a percentage of each sale to one of three innovative, child-focused charities. What is going on with all these companies h…
What the Footwear Industry Really Needs!!!
by Ken Proctor
I think this article speaks volumes! Basically all things that go back to the basics of really caring about business, your customers and providing service, quality and design! Ken speaks truth!! -Julia What the Footwear Industry Really Needs Please forgive me for being so incredibly crude, but our entire industry needs to take a massive dump! Thats right, a huge one. Here is what we need to dump and get out o…
The Daily Five – All The Good
by Elizabeth Snoddon
Travel to London often? Find yourself bored in the airport? Well next time you plan on flying to London Heathrow Airport make sure you’re on Virgin Atlantic! The Clubhouse lounge offers a 360-degree, 3D digital foot-scanning device, courtesy of the Left Shoe Company, a luxury men’s brand out of Finland. Prices start at $325 and there are more than 100 styles to choose from, including two golf versions. As I hav…
The Daily Five – All The Good
by Elizabeth Snoddon
] With today’s snow here in Connecticut I can imagine many of us don’t have flip-flop season on the forefront of our minds, so I was a little surprised this morning when I got an email from a flip flop company. I thought it would be something nice to get us excited for the season that, keep your fingers crossed, will be coming any day now!!! The other day I decided to “like” the face book page of Footw…
FROM THE RETAIL FLOOR TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE – by Lisa Esteves
by JULIA
PGNO - April 6th, 2011 rsvp@pearlandcompany.com if you want to attend! This story is the perfect example of why we should always have an open mind to networking and consistently follow my #1 rule….when someone tells you to show up, you better show up! It also shows the exact reason why I started my event Professional Girls Night Out. I feel there is a need for more simple and fun networking opportunities whe…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About The Good News!
by Elizabeth Snoddon
But does it have a shoehorn? To promote Kang shoes, the company is producing 40 two-person shoe cars. Each car can go up to 30 miles per hour and is made from five bull hides. While spring is here the weather is not too convincing of it! I mean, snow yesterday morning, and rain all afternoon, what’s next! As the weather is not so good for us its just what the rain boot was looking for. According to Port Washington, N.Y.-based N…
Love the Interactive Show Planner for FFANY!
by JULIA
FFANY has been making constant improvements to their website over the past year, but the best so far is the new interactive show planner you can now use to plan your appointments throughout the 3 day show. I love it! One of my biggest complaints about trade show websites is that they make it so difficult to check out new brand websites and contact the right person to set up an appointment. This makes all kinds of sense! I w…
The Daily Five – All The Good
by Elizabeth Snoddon
If you’re in the market for a new pair of walking shoes it looks like Asics is the way to go! 25 models of walking shoes tested by Consumer Reports, the $100 Asics Gel-Tech Walker Neo tops the rankings for both men’s and women’s shoes in the September issue. Full tests and ratings for walking shoes appear in the September issue of Consumer Reports, which goes on sale August 3. The reports are also available…
