The Daily Five – It’s All About The Good News!
by Elizabeth Snoddon
Flip Flop Shops is heading north! Very exciting news for a small Atlanta based company, at the moment they have 40 stores. Their deal states the businessman Doug Kingston will we in charge of the franchise to open 30 stores throughout Canada in the next ten years! Looks like he’s going to have it plate full for a while, hope fully the Flip Flop Shop will make its way down to New York someday! Is this fall going t…
The Daily Five – It’s All About The Good News!
by Elizabeth Snoddon
Alice + Olivia has found its wonderland, they have partnered with Shopbop.com! Their footwear collection for spring ’11 will debut on the site. The styles, priced at $195 for the flat and $245 for the wedge, are sold at Shopbop. Alice + Olivia previously partnered with Payless ShoeSource on a lower-priced line of footwear, but this marks its first independent offering of shoes. So all of you Alice + Oliv…
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 – 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
Cut the line for a chance to buy these Atwood heels from net-a-porter.com. Image from Daily Mail. Looking for a new promotion? Or even just a very generous gift to give that shoe obsessed friend of yours? Look no further than net-a-porter.com. A special gift card will get you to the front of the line when new covetable shoes release on the site. This magic “cut the line” card can be used up to 12 times. However, these shoes c…
Twitter Action of the Day @msshoebizness!!
by Mary Krajick
Nordstrom Nordstrom Nice! What shoes are you getting?? RT @brittneysy @Nordstrom I’m going to order four pairs of shoes from your website tomorrow!! The winning Tweet of the day! @brittneysy is so excited about her Nordstrom shoe order! Nordstrom’s retweet is amazing customer service and makes for a great online shopping experince. shoesofprey Shoes of Prey Blogged: On-trend: leopard print http…
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
History repeats itself – wingtips are back again. Image from Nytimes.com Personally, I am VERY excited to hear about any Nordstrom store opening. They’ve been the answer to many of my fashion crises throughout the years. One store is set to open this spring in the Christiana Mall near me and I couldn’t be any happier. And for all of you New Yorker’s there’s hope for you as well. Nymag.com announced that Nordstrom…
The Daily Five, It’s All About the Good News!
by Mary Krajick
Good luck getting your hands on this. Tim Tebow’s sneaker from SoleCollector.com The influence athletes and celebrities have over the footwear (or any) industry is quite amazing. A few months ago I learned about the rookie football superstar, Tim Tebow and his new sneakers that came out a few weeks ago. Well, I just found an article on Tampa Bay.com (where Tebow is sort of a god as Florida is where his alma mater i…
Ddana King and Leah Vixamar at FN Platform
by JULIA
Leah Vixamar I met Ddana King the founder and owner of Leah Vixamar through Julia of course. Julia met her down in Miami through a friend and Ddana actually designed custom shoes for her fashion show back in December. Julia and her instantly hit it off and meeting her I can see why. They both have an amazing ambition and are not afraid to follow their dreams. Everyone has heard the story of the dedicated professional th…
The Daily 5 – All about the good news!!
by JULIA
The Daily 5 – All about the good news!! Comfort customers will be having all the fun this season with Spring Footwear’s Picante collection. The line features novelty casual and tailored looks with a craftsman’s touch, including hand-painted floral effects and decorative stitch work. While the line is a departure from the company’s more mainstream looks, Picante remains mindful of its comfort roots with pa…
The Influence of Nordstrom
by John Licata
John Licata, VP of Sales for Stride Rite This is so funny because I literally was just having this conversation with someone last week. I was telling them that if I were to shop at a department store it would definitely be Nordstrom’s because of their great selection and their customer service. Honestly, they have it figured out and why John’s opinion might be biased, it is the truth! Nordstrom’s em…
