The daily 5, It’s all about the good news!
by JULIA
Still have gladiators in the inventory from last summer? Style expert Katrina Szish spotlighted some summer styles Monday on The Early Show that are sure to kick your summer into gear. Szish said gladiators are back — and not at the Coliseum. “The gladiator shoe is something we saw last season, everyone said (gladiators) are not gonna last,” Szish said. “Well, they’re back again an…
Bonus Articles to Check Out!
by JULIA
I just love when my shoebiz friends think of me and send me links to funny/cool shoe articles! Heather Brady from Brown Shoe sent me this LINK from runningwithheels.com to a posting about a handbag that doubles as a shoe. Honestly hilarious. As much as it seems like it could be a fun idea….I just don’t think I want to carry my shoe around…I enjoy wearing them! Haha. J Mark Schwartz, who you should all know by now, also sent m…
The daily 5, All about the good news!
by JULIA
If you want to do something, just do it now! That is how what Pastor Flowers from Midlands, Columbia SC encourages his congregation to donate their best to charity, yep, their best Sunday shoes. The mission: to provide shoes to the Oliver Gospel Mission in Columbia. But rather than walk away from church with a plan to do it later in the week, he encouraged them to do it right at that moment. The staff supported the challeng…
Shoebiz Trivia-May 19th-Answers-
by Jorge the Intern
How is Carlos Santana involved with his shoe line? Carlos Santana is more than a name for the brand. Although Carlos does not design the footwear himself, he is part of the design process. The interpretation of the multi-cultural, colorful imagery that surrounds Santana’s music brings the shoes to life. Carlos is also involved through his Milagro Foundation, which benefits organizations around the world to assi…
The Daily 5, All about the Good News!
by JULIA
It’s all about the grassroots these days! Events, contests, fliers, media partnerships are all techniques that independent retailers are using to increase their brand awareness and it works. There is no better cost effect way to increase your presence in a community than being a part of fun events where you have direct contact with your new potential consumers. This article from FootwearNews highlights a couple…
Brown Shoe – I love Shoe Crazy
by JULIA
For all you Facebookers out there, I am sure you are familiar with the various (ridiculous and odd) group invites that one will get on a weekly even daily basis. I think I might be a member of a few groups that I am not even sure what they are about…I probably should pay more attention to what I am joining! Except, the other day I received one that caught my attention. It was called “I love Shoe Crazy “and was sent to me by one of…
My 5 Faves, by Dawn Stanoszek of Amerimark Direct
by JULIA
Dawn Stanoszek emailed me a couple of weeks ago because she enjoyed Matisse Sheena’s weekly rant. Dawn actually used to have Sheena’s job at Matisse until she decided to return home to Cleveland from 6 years living in California to be closer to her family. Lucky for Amerimark, because she seems like a great catch. She is currently their Assistant Shoe Buyer. Dawn seemed like a fun and positive person from her first e…
The Daily 5-All about the good news!
by JULIA
Offense is the strategy to fight the crisis in the retail industry. Big department stores are taking the initiative to launch new promotions, make new exclusive deals and stock themselves with only the most fashion forward items that they know will keep the consumer constantly excited about what is next.
The Daily 5-All about the good news!
by JULIA
1. According to Big Research, the most frequented shoe stores are Wal-Mart, Payless, Kohl’s, DSW, JC Penney and Famous Footwear! The list is based on a survey of 8,000 consumers. Congrats to these stores…visit the link for the rest of the list! http://www.wwd.com/footwear-news/#/article/footwear-news/shoe-selection-consumers-name-most-frequented-stores-2084989?navSection=footwear-ne…
See what happens when you contribute to Shoebizness!
by Heather Brady
From Heather Brady who contributed her 5 Faves about the footwear industry: “As for me, I had a great weekend….fighting off the paparazzi and throngs of fans trying to get a pic and autograph after I quickly rose to fame on shoebizness.com. I had to wear a disguise so I wouldn’t get accosted on the subway! My life will never be the same now that I am a celebrity contributor to the site.“ Just re…
My 5 Faves!
by Heather Brady
Heather Brady is Brown Shoe Companies, Talent Acquisition Specialist, based in NYC. Heather is a talented recruiter with an amazing, fun attitude and great sense of humor. She is new to the footwear industry starting with Brown, but is already attracting amazing talent to the Brown family. I asked Heather to send me her 5 favorite things about the footwear industry so far. Also, if you are a truly amazing talent, and…
Jose from Brown Shoe Needs a Raise and a Promotion!
by JULIA
I was wandering around SMOTA today wondering who I would meet and find interesting. Since I have friends at Brown Shoe I decided to walk into their booth and check things out. I met Jose which turned out to be a truly delightful experience. Jose is the rep in Latin America for the lines Via Spiga, Franco Sarto and Etienne Aigner. I asked him why he was in the business and he told me it’s because he loves fashion and t…
If you see this guy…
by JULIA
Give him your resume and be really nice to him! Trust me on this.
