PitchandShip.com » Shoes http://pitchandship.com News about direct response, network television and affiliated e-commerce Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:48:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Great Recession Not Slowing Down Shoe Sales http://pitchandship.com/2009/11/06/great-recession-not-slowing-down-shoe-sales/ http://pitchandship.com/2009/11/06/great-recession-not-slowing-down-shoe-sales/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:10:41 +0000 admin http://pitchandship.com/?p=824 Boots at Macys on 34th Street in NYC

Boots at Macy's on 34th Street in NYC

“The Girls” may not be steppin’ out for sixteen-dollar Cosmos quite so often nowadays, but that doesn’t mean that they’re doing without new shoes.  Heavens no!  Among the reasons cited by retailers is that shoppers consider shoes a necessity, instead of an indulgence, and that “…the cost-per-wear of a pair of shoes is far lower than that of a dress or suit.”  The New York Times Nov. 5, 2009

]]> http://pitchandship.com/2009/11/06/great-recession-not-slowing-down-shoe-sales/feed/ 0 QVC’s Annual Shoe-a-Thon is a Week Away — But the Good PR is Here http://pitchandship.com/2008/10/09/qvcs-annual-shoe-a-thon-is-a-week-away-but-the-good-pr-is-here/ http://pitchandship.com/2008/10/09/qvcs-annual-shoe-a-thon-is-a-week-away-but-the-good-pr-is-here/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:57:33 +0000 admin http://pitchandship.com/?p=196 QVC’s annual breast-cancer fundraiser, sponsored by the Fashion Footwear Association of New York, starts next Wednesday, but the company is already benefitting from the free media exposure.  You know the drill: thousands of pairs of shoes, half the retail price, big designers and more than $28 million donated to breast cancer research over the past 14 years.  Hats off!  Here are a couple of clippings.  Hartford Courant (CT)  Oct. 9, 2008  Macon Telegraph (GA)  Oct. 7, 2008

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