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Why Smart Retailers Are Turning to Automation to Save Time, Boost Profits, and Stay Ahead

Why Smart Retailers Are Turning to Automation to Save Time, Boost Profits, and Stay Ahead

by Inah Mallare | Sep 2, 2025 | FRP, Video

Running a footwear store today is more complex than ever. Between managing inventory, juggling suppliers, keeping up with marketing, and serving customers in-store and online, the workload can feel endless. The good news? You don’t have to do it all manually anymore....
How Independent Retailers Can Ride the Pickleball Wave with PB5Star

How Independent Retailers Can Ride the Pickleball Wave with PB5Star

by Inah Mallare | Aug 19, 2025 | FRP, Video

Pickleball isn’t just a sport anymore—it’s a movement. With over 50 million players in the U.S. and thousands of new courts opening each year, pickleball has quickly become the fastest-growing sport in North America. For footwear retailers, this means opportunity. The...
How John’s Crazy Socks Turned a Sock Business Into a Movement

How John’s Crazy Socks Turned a Sock Business Into a Movement

by Inah Mallare | Aug 5, 2025 | FRP

What retailers can learn from viral growth, community-building, and purpose-first leadership When John and Mark Cronin launched John’s Crazy Socks, they weren’t just looking to sell fun, colorful socks. They were launching a mission. What started as a father-son side...
Transform Your Shoe Store: Design Tips from Retailworks’ Lyn Falk

Transform Your Shoe Store: Design Tips from Retailworks’ Lyn Falk

by Inah Mallare | Jul 22, 2025 | FRP

How Store Design Impacts Sales (and What You Can Fix This Weekend) Featuring Lyn Falk of Retail Works on The Footwear Retailer Podcast What makes a shopper walk into your store and instantly feel comfortable, curious—and ready to buy? According to Lyn Falk, it’s not...
When the Next Gen Comes Home: Leadership, Legacy & Retail Reinvented

When the Next Gen Comes Home: Leadership, Legacy & Retail Reinvented

by Inah Mallare | Jul 8, 2025 | FRP

What three returning leaders teach us about the future of family-run footwear businesses What happens when the next generation steps back into the family business—not as stockroom support, but as full-fledged leaders? In Episode 16 of The Footwear Retailer Podcast,...
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