Shoe brands have kept their prices unchanged for many styles despite tariff increases, according to data from Telsey Advisory ...

"If the shoe fits, repair it." Probably every cobbler in the world has a little sign with that clever sentiment hanging next to the heel guards and sole protectors. News Staff Reporter Emma D. Sapong ...

WANT. >> AMERICAN WORKERS SPEND AN AVERAGE OF 57% OF THE WORKDAY STANDING OR WALKING ACCORDING TO A 2020 BUREAU OF LABOR REPORT. WHAT BETTER BODY PART TO SPLURGE ON IT THAT HARD-WORKING FEET? >> A ...

As products have gotten less expensive and more disposable, many traditional repair industries have withered away. Against all odds, shoe repair has retained a tenuous foothold. More than 50 ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - When one of the last shoe repair shops in the Cedar Rapids area closed last fall, Travis Lyon saw an opportunity to grow his business. 'I was talking to one of my suppliers at the end ...

Photo by Janelle Patterson Bill, right, and Cecil Gossett, left, go over how to attach a new strap on a Birkenstock sandal in Cobbler John’s Shoe Repair in Marietta. MARIETTA — With machines, tools, ...

NORTH HAVEN - Over at North Haven Shoe Repair owner Ed Caso is an expert at all things shoes. Caso, who bought the shoe repair business at 4 Linsley St. 46 years ago, grew up around shoes. Both his ...