Independents' holiday chorus slightly off key. (sales performance of shoe stores across U.S. in late 1996)

Footwear News, January, 1997 by Malone, Scott

Independent shoe stores reported flat to slightly higher sales during the 1996 holiday season. Retailers in the Southeast and Midwest appeared to fare the best, while sales in the Northeast, Southwest and California were sluggish. Holiday sales jumped 15% at Choozy Shoes in Portsmouth, NH, and 10% at the four locations of Holmes Shoe Store in Morristown, TN. However, sales dropped at Bida Shoes in Miami Beach, FL. The holiday business of several retailers is discussed.

NEW YORK -- With the season a mere memory, most independent shoe retailers across the nation found their holiday stockings stuffed --or at least partially filled.

In a year that saw a truncated selling season and enormous media attention about retail numbers, holiday '96 results appeared to vary by...

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