| tfcqnhe | Date: Thursday, 2013-04-11, 8:30 AM | Message # 1 |
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| Grace Lemay and her husband, Richard, traveled from their property in Newtown to Reduced Southampton this week for any very important obtain: new footwear.
Not only any new shoes, thoughts you. Double-E width shoes, that are hard to find anyplace.
"No, you don't find them," Grace Lemay said. "At all."
Lemay did locate the perfect fit, nevertheless, at Trevose Loved ones Shoes, one on the few remaining independent shoe retailers within the region.
"There had been other shops I applied to visit to obtain wide footwear, however they closed," Lemay stated as she walked out with new, white sneakers on her feet. "So here we are. I was considering, 'OK. Somebody has to stay open.'"
Lemay's comments are not lost on shop owner Eric Castelli, who's preparing to celebrate the store's 60th anniversary in April.
"We're a dinosaur," Castelli stated. "It's all about service - that is what keeps us all going. We're service-oriented. Other stores aren't."
Founded by brothers Al and Lenny Biernbaum in 1953 largely to serve steel factory workers and parochial school students, Trevose Family members Footwear has endured by recognizing and capitalizing on adjustments inside the marketplace.
"You have to be specialized in some way," Castelli mentioned. "You can not compete with low cost shoes and chain shops.<a href=http://cheaplingeriestore.blogspot.com/2013/04/shop-genuine-nike-air-force-1-single.html>air force ones shoes</a>
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The internet, as well, has changed the way folks shop for shoes, supplying low rates and comfort.
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