Hot Foot

We’re on the eve of our latest Little Steps footwear magazine collaboration with sister pub Footwear Plus. (Read it at http://tinyurl.com/nemjzz) I think this is our third year. Initially our mission was to educate retailers on the value of adding (or expanding on their) shoes. Well, whether we can take sole credit for it or not, it seems many stores are definitely on the bandwagon. Increasingly I hear retailers say that shoes are the one product area that’s doing well—some have added shoe departments while others have opened shoe stores. In general, doesn’t sound like too many have had difficulty figuring out how to stock the sizes and offer the manpower needed to fit them properly. So with the success of Little Steps, what other category should we put in the spotlight?