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 – All The Good
by Elizabeth Snoddon
Travel to London often? Find yourself bored in the airport? Well next time you plan on flying to London Heathrow Airport make sure you’re on Virgin Atlantic! The Clubhouse lounge offers a 360-degree, 3D digital foot-scanning device, courtesy of the Left Shoe Company, a luxury men’s brand out of Finland. Prices start at $325 and there are more than 100 styles to choose from, including two golf versions. As I hav…
Zappos Private Label Venture in China
by mike normart
The first conversation I had with Mike, we somehow got on the subject of China and the weird food him and his team eat there and I asked him if he would share the experience with us. Being that he was heading to China a couple of weeks later, it was perfect timing! I have not been yet myself, but cannot wait until I can. Like it or not, China is a HUGE part of this industry and outside of the amazing cultural elements I can only ima…
Notes From The Field – The Indignities of Air Travel…Juggling on a Plane…And For What?
by William Weiss
Hahaha….this might be one of the funniest stories by Will yet, because of this, I will forgive him for his absense writing for us. Of course I miss him every single week and this story is a great indication as to why! The reference to High Times magazine, a hippy kid and use of the word dude all leading to a lesson on business in the footwear industry. Priceless. Glad to have you back dude!! -Julia Notes From The Fie…
