FN Shoestar and Fergie!
by JULIA
I have been such a bad friend to Brown Shoe and keep forgetting to share their awesome competition they do with Footwear News! Well I am hoping they will forgive me and I promise to share all the updates on a regular basis starting…..um…now! Today Fergie is going to be a guest judge, so check it out! So fun to see the reality show competition intergrated into the industry in such a fun way and high five to Brown…
More Cool Sketches by Chelsa Ziegler!
by JULIA
I am starting to love when Chelsa Ziegler travels because she gets all creative and stuff… I love these! Chelsa has been all over Europe the past few weeks and I am pretty sure she had a great time! Thank goodness she didn’t get PO’d at me for posting a pic of her in her snuggie a couple weeks ago and has even offered to share her drawings with us on an ongoing basis. If there are any trends that you would l…
Love these sketches by Brown Shoes’ Chelsa Ziegler!
by JULIA
When I spent a couple of months working on a project for Brown Shoe around this time last year, I had the opportunity to hang out with one of their Associate Designers, Chelsa Ziegler……not only is she super cool and fun, but she is also very talented! Check out these sketchs she busted out recently while waiting for a flight in Miami. Love them!! Thanks to Chelsa for letting me share! I had to slip this in&…
Comments – Death of Customer Service
by JULIA
I hope this will convince John that he needs to write for us more often! He generated quite a bit of buzz with his recent article on Customer Service! Check it out below and don’t be afraid to let us know what you think! LinkedIn Groups Group: Retail Industry Professionals Group Discussion: The Death of Customer Service Hiring good people is far easier than getting customer service out of them just by espousing it…
The Death of Customer Service
by John Licata
John must have read my mind because I was just about to shoot some of my regular contributors an email to ask if they had anything to share and I always love his message….I am especially excited to hear from John as this is his first article in his new role at Brown Shoe as the VP of Sales for Naturalizer! John mimics a lot of what we often hear from Ken and that’s why they are two of my favorite guys in the industry…
The Daily 5 – All About The Good News!
by JULIA
L-R: Jay Schmidt, Jennifer Masella, Diane Sullivan, Paola Venturi, Ron Fromm Wow! A big congrats to Diane Sullivan from Brown Shoe who was jsut promoted to take the spot of CEO beginning in May! It’s been an amazing couple of years for Diane and I know for a fact this promotion is well deserved! Current CEO, Ron Fromm will remain as an active chairman of the company. While I am sure there is much excitement ar…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
A taste of Leifsdottir’s new line. From shoedish.com. Urban Outfitters Inc brand Leifsdottir debuted it’s first footwear collection at New York Fashion Week. Designer Johanna Uurasjarvi, the previous creative designer for Anthropologie, was inspired by her travels and Finnish heritage. The shoedish.com says the collection is a, “reflection of global exploration with an appreciation for artistic de…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
from offthemark.com Black Friday is a important date for all retailers. It can make or break your bottom linen for the year. Stores prepare for the day for weeks. It is soon upon us, and the promotions are bigger and better than ever. Many store are extending their sale periods from Black Friday throughout the weekend until Cyber Monday. For example, Heelys is giving away a free ipod nano with a purchase of their regular…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Preview of the new Swizz Beats line for Reebok. Image from sneakermestupid.com According to tulsaworld.com Brown Shoe company Famous Footwear is running a new retail concept in 5 new stores. The first store is in Tulsa. The trial store is called “Mind Body and Sole by Famous Footwear”. The purpose of the new concept is to attract athletes. The staff will be specially trained to fit customers with the right shoes. Trad…
Professional Girls Night Out
by JULIA
What a group! I am the only one allowed to let boys in…so lucky for these guys! L to R: Yosi Samra - Co-Owner Mia Shadow, Jamie Brown -President J Watch , Blake Kirshenbaum – Director Shoe Box , Joanna Pedroza – HR Generalist Michael Kors, Gretchen Mathews – President Choice Talent Consulting, and Me! Professional Girls Night Out! So Nicole Rivers from FFANY was nice enough to write about o…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Croc’s focus on style, comfort, and toning. Image from marketwatch.com Footwear is on the rebound. We’ve broken up with the recession and are ready to play the field. 2010 is our year. Footwear News has the top 100 “bachelors”, if you will. Aka, the footwear industry is bouncing back quickly and some companies know exactly how to capitalize on this. Top 5 contenders include executives at Nike, Christian Loubo…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
The infamous Concept 1 sneaker from NBA Fanhouse If you haven’t started thinking about the holiday season, well, you should. Halloween is in 10 days and before you know it Thanksgiving, and everyone’s favorite holiday Black Friday is approaching fast. According to marketwatch, Payless is starting their giving season early and asking non-profit agencies to join them in their “Payless Gives Shoes 4 Kids” initiati…
The Importance of a Good Mentor…I love mine! :)
by JULIA
Pic of Ken and me in Miami last year…crazy how time flies! Ken emailed me last week and informed me that he was in Europe last week and did not have time to write for us. I promised him that I would write something in his place and since Ken is always true to his word, I certainly better be true to mine even if it is the next week when I actually do it! haha Last week was an amazing week in my world…honestly it was …
Professional Girls Night Out!!
by JULIA
What: Professional Girls Night Out When: Wednesday, Oct 6 6pm-9pm Where: Whiskey Park 100 Central Park South (6th Ave bwtn 58th and 59th) As most of you know…I moved up to NYC at the beginning of the year and since doing so, I have to say that it became very apparent to me very quickly that this city is full of amazing women and a lot of them who work in our industry. I know there are many successful and awesome wo…
FFANY Shoes on Sale
by Kimberly Rice
As you may have noticed… Kimberly is our new charity focused contributor and before I had the chance to tell her about my relationship with the awesome team at FFANY (here’s a little shout out to you, Nicole and Phyllis!) and also that I will be attending the Shoes on Sale event as a member of the press so I will be able to share the action at the event with all of you!! I was able to go last year as well and I have to…
