March 31st, 2009

Results for Companies that Started out of the Trunk of a Car!!
by JULIA

Last week I posted a question about what companies are known to have started out of the trunk of a car….and even better what kind of car?? Well, I received quite a few emails and here is the list:  Kenneth Cole-Actually started out of a truck. It’s a pretty cool story. Apparently the reason the company is called Kenneth Cole Productions is so they could park a big truck on the street in front of the Hilton duri…

 
March 24th, 2009

Shoe companies that started out of the trunk of a car…
by JULIA

It seems to be the story I hear often… “Our company started out of the trunk of a car”. It got me thinking about how many companies started this way and when discussing it with a new shoebiz contributor yesterday, she took it one step further and said, “wouldn’t it be fun to know what kind of car they started in?” YES it would! So here are the 4 companies I know started out of the trun…

 
March 12th, 2009

Our Heart Goes Out To TapouT and Skechers
by JULIA

   Big hugs to the TapouT and Skechers families. I received a sad call yesterday regarding the passing of TapouT founder, Charles “Mask” Lewis who died in a car crash in Newport Beach, CA. early in the morning.  We would like to send our deepest condolences all the friends, family and colleagues affected by this tragic loss.  Skechers USA Inc. based in Manhattan Beach, Ca. owns the license to the foo…

 
Trivia by Celo
November 11th, 2009

Says Marcelo, “A former Dynasty footwear colleague (Natalie Repp) did it a while back… supposed to be me juggling shoes!”      -I love it!! ...

The Daily Five – It’s All About The Good News!
April 21st, 2011

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...

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