Saucony Pop Up in SoHo!
by JULIA
Check this out and if you are in NY, try to stop by! Saucony has a super cool POP UP down in SoHo going on right now….to show off their cool new kicks! Thanks to my friends at Openhouse Gallery who thought to share this with us….I much appreciate!
Spring Is In and Off Broadway Shoes Has a Fresh, New Look!
by JULIA
I used to shop at Off Broadway shoes ALL the time when I lived in NC so making the connection with Beth Konney who is their PR Consultant was so much fun especially because she lives in my home town of Charlotte, NC. The memories immediately came flooding back of me walking into the store by my house and wondering what wonderful delights I was going to find! What I loved about Off Broadway compared to other discount retail…
Candino Watches – Beyond the Rack
by JULIA
It’s not shoes, but I am giving a little Sunday bonus posting to introduce you to my friend Jamie Brown’s watch brand Candino. I helped her organize her first sale on the Canadian based membership sales site, Beyond the Rack and it started today! Since moving to NYC, Jamie has become on of my best friends and she is one of the sponsors/organizers for our monthy Professional Girls Night out Event! Please…
IRREGULAR CHOICE – Press Release
by Richard Salmon
AW 2010: Inspired by Alice in Wonderland, fluffy furs and wooden architectural heels with a sheriffs stomp. Check out the sole Irregular Philosophy Maintaining creativity and individuality in a world of conformity. Irregular Choice is more than just the name of a brand. It’s a state of mind, a way of being. A supply of something fresh and fun that maintains imagination and originality above all else. Hist…
FFaNy 30th Anniversary Wrap-up
by Richard Salmon
FFaNy 30yrs Old…NYC newbie… It has been a busy few weeks for me, which is why I’ve been absent from Shoebizness for a little while. First it was a two week trip down to Haiti to volunteer for the relief efforts (more on that later) then five days after I landed in Miami from Haiti, I was in NYC exploring the burrows and getting ready for FFaNY. My must have for next year: walking shoes. We don’t walk this much…
Takken’s Shoes – Not your every day retailer!
by JULIA
I noticed something different about the twitter feeds coming from Takken’s. Rather than promoting what shoes they have on sale, they often post links and share news about issues in their community and accross the country. Everything from the economy to crime. It caught my eye and I was curious to find out more about them. I was able to get on a call with Cris and Marc Takken and Rachel Miller who is the person behind…
heels.com and my home town!!
by JULIA
Linda McCoy, co-founder of heels.com…..hard at work and check out those shoes!! I remember first coming across heels.com last year as I was searching for a very specific pair of shoes that I needed for an event I had coming up. I realized the site was new and immediately added it to my favorites list. What I liked about the site as a consumer was that it was simple, well designed, easy to navigate, visually appeal…
Lori’s Shoe Blog
by JULIA
I came across Lori’s Shoe Blog while browsing on Twitter (which btw I am finally getting and have been introduced to so many new cool people!!) and I just wanted to make a little mention because I really think the design of her site is great. It is clean, organized and very easy to navigate. Not what you usually see from a small online store. According to her website, she opened her store in Chicago in 1983 right out o…
Video of the Day-Heels.com and L.A.M.B.
by JULIA
What a great idea! I noticed recently that heels.com now features fashion shows for some of it’s brands. What a better way to entice a shopper to buy the shoe that they have been buying. It’s almost as good as trying the shoe on yourself! I would think that for a designer/sales rep, this is a cool way to partner with a retailer in an effort to increase sales. They do a great job showing fit and design of each shoe!…
Update – NB Beijing Store
by JULIA
I can’t wait until they open a store here in the US with this concept! So cool!! A couple interesting store additions that I was just informed of: STORE TECH: State-of-the-art retail performance tracking technology from Vizualize has helped New Balance apply a scientific approach to assessing the initial success and ongoing performance of the new Beijing Experience store. New Balance wanted to measure how…
New Balance First Ever Experience Store In Beijing- Press Release
by JULIA
The history of their name, a new store in China, an American Carnival, and a marathon. This article is full of excitement!! I was just thinking to myself before I read this that it would be interesting to find out how companies got their names. Well now I know where NB got it’s name and love the new store!! Congrats on the international growth….I am sure there is more and more to come! The Celebration of a…
Tootsie’s, By Jorge The Intern
by Jorge the Intern
We all remember that oh so delicious candy back in the day. That chewy, chocolate, candy that comes to mind every time I pass a convenience store; with songs after it and all – Tootsie Roll. Speaking of which, there’s a sweet little salon that is just as soothing and comfortable as the Havaiana flip flops they sell on the smooth sand of Miami Beach where they’re at. The name is Tootsie’s and there is no better word to describ…
Grant and Catherine at Stuart Weitzman are the coolest!
by JULIA
Grant Pilon-I don’t care what Catherine says about his necklace….he’s alright in my book! Yesterday was a great day! I was the lucky winner of the FIRST prize raffle basket at the TwoTen young professionals event in NYC during Ffany week and one of the prizes was a gift certificate to Stuart Weitzman. Yesterday I decided I would go check out the store in Aventura Mall here in Miami and to my great fort…
Air Traffic Control
by Jorge the Intern
Flight 1601 has had a schedule change, rerouting flight to Miami, FL. Baggage Claim activated, please be sure to verify that you have the correct luggage before leaving. Attention passengers, we will be boarding in 5 4 3 2 1 Got the picture in your head? Now mix that with sneakers. Not just any sneakers though. Air Force, Jordan, A Bathing Ape, Adidas, Reebok, only the hardest to find collector’s sneakers – European, A…
AAA Shoes $3.99, By Jorge the Intern
by Jorge the Intern
For all the treasure hunters that are out there looking for a bargain, I have just uncovered a gold mine. In the backroads of Miami in an unfamiliar place you’d never suspect lies a warehouse full of shoes for…you ready…$3.99 a pair! “The BigLots of shoes”, as owner Peter Lopez calls it, AAA Shoes 3.99 carries shoes for men, children, but mostly women. Showcasing a stock that encompasses 35,000 square feet – they handle…
