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 ...
Shoe-repair services In addition to replacing soles and heels, shoe-repair shops can perform other services, according to the Shoe Service Institute of America. Shoes can be stretched for increased ...
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 ...
The cobbler business is better than ever but the skills of shoe repair experts look down-at-the-heel
The cobbler is 54, young in a business that has grown old. His only child, a son, has already told him he won’t be taking over the family business when his father retires. It’s an honorable profession ...
To many young people today, a cobbler is something you have for dessert, says Lee Vaccaro. And therein lies the problem. "Not only are fewer people becoming cobblers," he says, "but younger people don ...
Alfredo Medina works on a pair of cowboy boots at the Maya Shoe Repair shop at 1708 Ocean Park Blvd on Wednesday afternoon. (photo by Brandon Wise) OCEAN PARK BLVD — While the recession has taken a ...
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