Step Into Success with The Footwear Retailer Podcast
Your ultimate guide to thriving in the footwear industry – explore trends, strategies, and expert insights to elevate your retail game.
Why Financial Clarity Is the Secret to Confident Growth
Fractional finance expert Dorothy Zubel shares how to turn confusion into confidence—and why clean books are the foundation of a valuable business. If you’ve ever felt uneasy about your numbers, you’re not alone. Most business owners start out driven by passion and...
Why Letting Go Is Sometimes the Best Move
Every business evolves. New systems, processes, and goals demand different skills and mindsets. The person who was once the perfect fit might now feel out of sync with where the company is heading. Signs it may be time to make a change: They resist new processes or...
Why Smart Retailers Are Turning to Automation to Save Time, Boost Profits, and Stay Ahead
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
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
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
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...