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 ...

Hitting the pavement in your cognac leather ankle booties on the reg can take a major toll on your favorite footwear. But a scuff here or loose stitch there shouldn’t go unaddressed because you don’t ...

We talked to two shoe artisans who have not only survived but at times have more business than they can handle: Greg Martens of Olde Town Cobbler in Wauwatosa and Bruce Cziske of Shoe Healers in ...

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 ...

To walk into Al's Shoe Service at the Mount Prospect Metra station is to step back in time. The walls remind customers and visitors of the rich history of a business that began when Al DeAngelo opened ...

Alexandria Shoe Repair, 124 N. Fayette St., Alexandria; 703-549-8133. The oldest continually operating shoe repair in Virginia opened in 1896 and still draws them in with reasonable prices, ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --Winter is sloppy and hard on our clothes -- especially shoes. Salt beats up on leather, as soles break or come apart. So, do you replace your shoes or fix them? WCCO went to three ...

Dan Forster would love to retire, but his passion to keep his shoe repair business going keeps those thoughts at bay. He's owned and operated The Cobbler Shop in downtown Highland for more than 30 ...