As products have gotten less expensive and more disposable, many traditional repair industries have withered away. Against all odds, shoe repair has retained a tenuous foothold. More than 50 ...

To walk into Al's Shoe Service at the Mount Prospect Metra station is to step back in time. The walls remind customers and visitors of the rich history of a business that began when Al DeAngelo opened ...

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WILLMAR - When Jim Ackerman retires and closes the doors of Schiro's Shoe Repair on Thursday, it will signal the end of a business that first opened in 1922. Ackerman will have an open house with ...

Hitting the pavement in your cognac leather ankle booties on the reg can take a major toll on your favorite footwear. But a scuff here or loose stitch there shouldn’t go unaddressed because you don’t ...

We talked to two shoe artisans who have not only survived but at times have more business than they can handle: Greg Martens of Olde Town Cobbler in Wauwatosa and Bruce Cziske of Shoe Healers in ...

After 48 years, a business that started as a shoe repair shop that eventually custom made orthotics and sold high-end shoes ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --Winter is sloppy and hard on our clothes -- especially shoes. Salt beats up on leather, as soles break or come apart. So, do you replace your shoes or fix them? WCCO went to three ...

If you are from here, you have probably walked or driven past Reeves & Son Shoe Repair Shop at 536 King St. dozens of times. The store with its name in large gold letters near Cannon Street has that ...