KIDS-Provides Donation of 400 Pairs of Stride Rite Shoes!
by JULIA
New York State First Lady Michelle Paige Paterson (right)is joined by Janice Weinman, president of Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc., (K.I.D.S.) presenting sneakers donated by Stride Rite Children’s Group, Inc. to the statewide winners of Healthy Steps to Albany: First Lady’s Challenge at the Governor’s Mansion in Albany. From March, 9th to April 17, 2009, nearly 270 classrooms of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders p…
The Strategic Acceleration-Review
by John Licata
You might remember a posting from a few weeks ago where leading into John’s article, where I mentioned his daughter Laura and her music duo The Family Tree. Well, John’s other daughter, Emily, is apparently very talented too. So, I told John if he submitted something else for me, I would mention Emily and the website she recently created called From Apple to Indigo. It is a site that helps brides-to-be or anyone plan…
Shoebiz Trivia!
by JULIA
What would Barbie’s shoe size be if she was real? This is actually quite hilarious…accourding to this WEBSITE, Barbie would have a size 5 shoe……but she would be 7’2″. Wow….that would be funny to see in real life. The statistics are actually quite funny. What year did Stride Rite start and what was the original name of the company? It was founded in 1919 by partners Slosberg and G…
Retail Operations-Controlling Costs
by John Licata
I am here in Nashville, TN visiting my friends at Soles4Souls and I had the great pleasure of meeting John’s daughter Laura and musical partner, Tofer over breakfast. They are incredibly talented, kind, intelligent and I believe they will have an amazing career in the music industry. I was speaking with John a few months back regarding the charity events that I am involved with and how they always incorporat…
Thank you!
by JULIA
I really want to thank all of you who are helping make Shoebizness.com successful! We had more than 3000 visitors since we launched only one month ago and last week we had nearly 600 new visitors! I want to express my appreciation to all of you who have contributed your stories as well as those of you who are spreading the word. My goal is to make Shoebizness.com the most visited website in the industry and I have a fee…
Independent Retail: Surviving and Thriving in 2009-contributed by John Licata, VP of Sales for Stride Rite
by John Licata
John is a veteran of the industry with more than 20 years experience on both the wholesale and retail side. “A man of great wisdom and advice” is what I would call him! He is also a very nice guy which a bonus. After all these years, he still loves what he does, and it shows. Thanks for the contribution John! There is some great advice here, I hope it helps some of you; be sure to read it all the way through! IND…
