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Fitness Footwear has launched a new feature on its website enabling customers to view products from all angles before making a purchase.

Knebworth, UK (PRWEB) August 22, 2008 — Fitness Footwear is one of the first websites in the UK to introduce the feature and has already seen a sales increase of products such as Merrell Chameleon as a result. When a product is selected, as well as a still image, customers are presented with an additional window featuring buttons allowing them to rotate the shoe left and right to view the product from all angles.

Luke Barlow, Founder of Fitness Footwear said: “Still images can only go so far in displaying a product but the new 360 degree product viewer enables customers to get a really good idea of what they are buying before they commit to a purchase.

“Previously, there was always the risk that when an order is delivered to a customer they wouldn’t get what they were expecting and the shoes would have to be returned. However, customers can now see exactly what they are buying and can have confidence that they will be happy with their purchase when it arrives on their doorstep.”

Fitness Footwear offers a large range of sports and outdoor shoes online. Whether you are after a pair of Hunter wellies to walk the dog, or a pair gym shoes, Fitness Footwear has large choice of footwear available

The secure site enables you to browse by activity or brand and all orders dispatched within the UK come with free delivery as standard.

Press Enquiries:

Pete Goold / Katharine Parker, Punch Communications
Tel: +44 (0) 1858 411 600
Mob: +44 (0) 7830 236 824
Web: punchcomms.com

Established in 2003, Punch Communications is a boutique PR agency that specialises in providing strategic PR consultancy, including media relations and training, product launches and crisis management that has significant and measurable impact on client’s business.

Punch recently celebrated its fifth year in business with a move to prestigious new offices in the Leicestershire / Northamptonshire borders and represents a host of clients from varied sectors including digital, financial, consumer, automotive and property.

For a full list of PR Agency services, including case studies, client and media testimonials, please visit punchcomms.com

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Related Footwear Press Releases

New website’s exclusive focus on women’s sale shoes and instant notification via RSS feeds, make it easy for shoe lovers to buy their favorite shoes at a great price.

Orinda, CA (PRWEB) June 14, 2006 – Savvy Internet Marketing, LLC., announces the launch of Savvy Shoe Sale, www.savvy-shoe-sale.com. A new website dedicated to featuring fabulous women’s shoes, always on sale.

Each day Savvy’s editors manually scour the Web to find the bargains featured on Savvy Shoe Sale. Shoes are selected based on hot fashion design or classic styling, discount value, high customer reviews, and sufficient stock.

Visitors to Savvy Shoe Sale are greeted with new deals each day. One day the website might feature a sexy stiletto at 20% off; the next time an end-of-season price on a fabulous leather boot, later followed by the latest summertime sandal.

“Online shoppers have access to fantastic bargains,” notes Pamela Swingley, president of Savvy Internet Marketing, LLC. “But finding the best deals can be a time consuming challenge. Savvy Shoe Sale is like having your own personal shopper.”

To make finding and securing the best sale shoe even easier, Savvy Shoe Sale incorporates the power of Really Simple Syndication (RSS). RSS users get the latest shoe markdowns delivered right to their desktop or browser.

“Customers that subscribe to Savvy Shoe Sales’ RSS feed can act fast, before their size is sold out,” continues Swingley. “And, they don’t have to keep checking back to see when new specials are posted.”

Savvy Shoe Sale features stylish shoes from a variety of designers including, Charles David, Prada, Two Lips, Jessica Simpson, and many more.

“We have formed marketing partnerships with a variety of leading merchants,” Swingley notes. “This way, we offer our customers a greater selection of shoe specials.”

Each category within Savvy Shoe Sale is filled with fabulous shoes on sale. Shoppers will find:

About Savvy Shoe Sale:
The Savvy Shoe Sale Web site is owned and operated by Savvy Internet Marketing, LLC. (Savvy).

Headquartered in Orinda, California, Savvy manages a network of content-rich and topic-specific shopping guides that help consumers make better purchase decisions, and create demand for merchant partner products or services. Savvy Web sites include:

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JD Sports is offering ten lucky winners a pair of signed trainers and a copy of Ian Brown’s new album.

(PRWEB) October 9, 2009 — JD Sports has launched a competition that offers entrants the chance to win one of ten pairs of JD exclusive adidas Originals ZX750s signed by, former lead singer of The Stone Roses, Ian Brown. Competition entrants also have the chance to win one of ten copies of Brown’s sixth solo album, ‘My Way’, which was released 21 September 2009.

The cover of Brown’s latest album has a picture of the singer wearing a pair of JD exclusive adidas Originals (http://www.jdsports.co.uk/adidas ) ZX750s, so fans who already have the album will be familiar with the trainers (http://www.jdsports.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10551&categoryId=12201&langId=-1&sectionId=men&top=Y&categoryName=cat_12201&subCategoryName=Mens%20Footwear&category=12207&childCategoryName=cat^12207&childSubCategoryName=All%20Trainers&childCategory=40704&sortfield=Relevance&changedAttr=categoryMenu&position=1&allResults=true ).

Matt Webster, online marketing manager for JD Sports, said: “Music has always been close to our heart at JD and adidas (http://www.jdsports.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSearchResultView?storeId=10151&catalogId=10551&langId=-1&Brand=Adidas&allResults=true ) Originals have been giving us some of the freshest trainers and clothing for decades, so we’re really pleased to hook up on this exclusive competition to help celebrate Ian Brown’s new album launching. Plus as the King of Trainers, it was fitting that Ian wears some JD exclusive adidas Originals ZX750s on the album cover.”

To enter the competition, entrants need to register with the JD Sports (http://www.jdsports.co.uk/ ) website and then answer one simple question about Ian Brown. The competition closes 31 October 2009.

The JD Sports website is also currently running a competition (closes 30 October 2009) giving 6-18 year olds the chance to train with the Manchester United soccer school.

About JD Sports:
JD Sports Fashion Plc is the leading UK specialised multiple retailer of fashionable branded and own brand sports and casual wear. The company operates over 350 stores through the UK.

JD Sports was founded in 1981 with one shop in Bury. It expanded into the Arndale Centre in Manchester in 1983 and consolidated its position throughout the 1980s with further openings, largely in the North and Midlands. The first London store was opened in Oxford Street in 1989 and by the time of JD Sports’ stock market flotation in 1996 there were 56 stores.

The business continued to grow organically until 2002 and then grew further with the acquisition of more than 200 stores, further consolidating its position as the leading UK retailer of fashionable sports and casual wear.

As well as offering customers leading brands such as Nike, Adidas Originals, Lacoste, Converse and K-Swiss, JD Sports also stocks ‘own-label’ brands.

For further information on JD Sports or this press release please contact:
Kim Jones
JD Sports Fashion PLC
Hollinsbrook Way
Bury
BL9 8RR
0161 767 1659
www.jdsports.co.uk

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Fitness Footwear (www.fitnessfootwear.com) has launched a new 365 day returns policy, allowing customers not satisfied with their products to return them within a year for a replacement pair.

Knebworth, UK (PRWEB) August 29, 2008 — Fitness Footwear (www.fitnessfootwear.com) has launched a new 365 day returns policy, allowing customers not satisfied with their products to return them within a year for a replacement pair.

As long as they are in an unworn and sale-worthy condition, Fitness Footwear is offering a 365 day returns policy, which will guarantee a refund or exchange on the product returned. This new policy has already seen a sharp rise in the number of gift purchases from Fitness Footwear, as there is now a much larger window of opportunity to buy early gifts.

Luke Barlow, Founder of Fitness Footwear, said: “With our new 365 day returns policy, we want to make buying footwear from our website as comfortable an experience as possible. Not only do we have our regular customers, but we also have visitors to the site who have spent their entire lives buying their shoes and sandals on the high street and are not familiar with the web. This returns policy gives those people the confidence to buy from us, knowing that they’ve got all the time in the world to figure out whether they want our products.”

“On top of that, our policy is perfect for gifts. If you don’t get that paycheck needed for your better half’s birthday present until after their birthday, buy them a pair of shoes the month before, and if they’re not the right pair for him or her, send them right back to us for a full exchange or refund!”

Fitness Footwear offers a vast range of sports, after sports and casual footwear online. Whether you require a pair of Caterpillar boots for work or a pair of DC shoes for down the skate park, Fitness Footwear has footwear for all purposes, available now.

The secure site enables you to browse by activity or brand and all orders dispatched within the UK come with free delivery as standard.

Press Enquiries:

Pete Goold / Katharine Parker, Punch Communications
Tel: +44 (0) 1858 411 600
Mob: +44 (0) 7830 236 824
Web: punchcomms.com

Punch Communications is a public relations agency that specialises in providing strategic PR consultancy, including media relations and training, product launches and crisis management that has significant and measurable impact on client’s business.

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Gold Medalist Nate Holland uses the latest technology from adidas Eyewear in his gold Yodai goggles to win against the best boarder cross racers in the world, and is favored to win Gold at the Olympics.

Aspen, CO (PRWEB) February 11, 2006 — Three-time X-Games medallist Nate Holland smashed the field of Olympic snowboarders in the Boarder X Finals in Winter X-Games Ten wearing the latest in high-performance goggle technology from adidas Eyewear.

Sporting the new gold-framed Yodai goggle with a dual-spherical gold-mirrored twin lens, Nate put the adidas technology right where it belongs — first to the finish line and at the top of the podium. His Yodai goggles feature adidas’ exclusive zero-distortion Spherical Vision Advantage lens that provides unrivalled vertical and horizontal field of vision.

“These are the best goggles ever for racing Boarder X,” stated Holland after receiving the second gold medal of his X-Game career. “The Yodai’s high-contrast lens technology and frame shape allows me to see everything on the course and at my sides, which is super-important when racing against other competitors, they never fog, and the mirrored lens keeps my competition guessin.”

Nate made it to the finals of the X-Games Boarder X competition besting a field stacked with Olympic snowboarders. Many expect the same competitors to fill the starting gate in the medal-deciding event at the Winter Olympics in Torino on February 18th.

“We couldn’t be happier with the results of our athletes at the X-Games,” said Ron Muehlboeck, Global Marketing Director for adidas Eyewear. “And Nate is the perfect guy to be wearing our new gold goggles as Snowboard Cross makes its debut at the Olympics. We feel this is definitely a case of world-class vision bringing world-class results.”

The Yodai goggles by adidas Eyewear feature Twin Lens technology, with a front Poly Carbonate (PC) lens mated to a Cellulose Propionate (CP) lens, providing 100% UV protection, antifog coating, and a scientifically designed, X-Game proven Ventilation System.

Other unique features of the Yodai goggles include a Quick Change Lens System, RX-able Performance Insert compatibility, fully padded soft face foam, Siliconized Straps, helmet compatibility and many more fine features.

For more information go to adidas.com/eyewear and call 800.626.8684 to find your local adidas retailer.

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Pennsylvania-based athletic footwear retailer unveils an upgraded eCommerce solution from Maryland web designers Groove Commerce

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) April 17, 2009 — eFootwear, a Pennsylvania-based athletic footwear retailer, launched their newly redesigned and restructured website last month. The site, http://www.efootwear.com, was built in response to eFootwear’s growing product inventory and customer base’s needs.

The site was designed and developed with the help of the Baltimore web design company, Groove Commerce. eFootwear and Groove Commerce developed a site plan that aims at taking the company’s web site to that next level, to complement eFootwear’s two established brick and mortar storefronts. With Groove Commerce designing a professional and custom online storefront, eFootwear expects to increase its presence on the web, and ultimately become a trusted source for athletic footwear on the web.

As part of their new eCommerce website design, eFootwear moved from the Monster Commerce platform to Groove Commerce’s customized ASPDotnetStoreFront eCommerce platform. One of the main features of the redesigned efootwear.com is the integration of Nextopia’s eCommerce site search. The custom search is used as the main navigation, allowing customers to shop the site with ease, narrowing their search and shopping by subcategories.

eFootwear’s online store was established in 1997, and has been growing steadily since its inception, thanks to its loyal customer base. The move from Monster Commerce to Groove Commerce’s custom ASPDotnetStoreFront will allow the company to focus on selling shoes online, instead of working around limitations in its previous website incarnation.

eFootwear can be found at http://www.efootwear.com, as well as two physical storefronts in Brookhaven and Prospect Park, Pennsylvania. Both the website and brick and mortar stores feature some of the best selection and prices on the net, with superior customer service, and excellent specials. eFootwear encourages everyone to visit the website and browse the selection, and to call their offices at (888)-333-3668.

Groove Commerce is a Baltimore web design company building sites for both eCommerce stores and service oriented businesses. In addition, Groove Commerce serves its customers by offering ongoing web marketing to help grow traffic and sales in the form of search engine optimization, pay per click marketing, and social media marketing. Groove Commerce can be found on the web at Maryland web design company to contact Groove for a free quote.

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More Footwear Press Releases

New online soccer shoe source www.CompatSoccerShoes.com celebrates its grand opening and the launch of a new weblog.

Woodbridge, VA (PRWEB) May 27, 2008 — www.CompatSoccerShoes.com has kicked off its official grand opening, offering a select catalog of high-quality soccer shoes at deep discount prices.

“I love soccer, and I felt that if I could sell what I think people might like and what is in my interest, that would be fine by me,” says Patrick Kugbegah, owner and operator of Compat Soccer Shoes. “I love soccer, and I love shoes especially. I play soccer and I love sports — running and all of that. Sports and good shoes keep your feet healthy and keep you fit. Because of my love for soccer and fitness, I went in for soccer shoes and had to find who would give me the right product.”

Of vital importance to Patrick was ensuring that his customers were getting a great price on their purchases. “The prices on those shoes are really, really cheap,” he exclaims happily, proud of his discounts. “It’s not just about the product for me; I want to see people wearing nice things. When you’re wearing those shoes, you feel good. I’ve gone on the Internet to do research on these shoes, and I decided to come up with the pricing on my site. I know some people see sites like mine and think that these prices can’t be real, but I just want people to wear these shoes and see how comfortable they are and how easy it is to wear them.”

Patrick has also opened a blog at www.CompatCoolShoes.com where he can discuss his products with shoppers. “I’m going to use the blog to communicate with my customers, and use it as a business blog,” he explains. “I think that these shoes are really great, and are the highest quality you can get anywhere. I’ll be sharing my love of shoes every day. What I’m setting up right now is honesty, and that’s what it’s like to do business with Compat. We started from our own backyard, selling shoes and seeing how they do before selling them on the Internet.”

Patrick intends to open an additional site in the near future featuring Nike Shox styles, with pricing similar to his soccer shoes catalog.

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The footwear industry’s first magazine solely dedicated to sustainable practices and products.

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 18, 2007 — Footwear Plus, the leading business-to-business magazine covering the footwear industry, has launched Going Greener, a supplement to its April/May issue. Showcasing some of the hottest eco-friendly shoe styles hitting stores this fall and profiling how retailers are embracing “green” store designs and merchandise, Going Greener (printed on recycled paper) is a comprehensive approach to making sustainable products and practices accessible to footwear retailers nationwide.

“Footwear Plus has taken the lead in showcasing the industry’s sustainability efforts. A beautiful, glossy magazine complete with in-depth coverage and edgy fashion layouts, Going Greener has raised the bar with respect to this fast-growing publishing category,” stated publisher Stephen Schwartz. “Green never looked so good.”

“Going Greener delivers on what millions of consumers increasingly desire: great product from corporations (wholesale and retail) that are legitimately trying to clean up their act,” stated Greg Dutter, Editorial Director of Footwear Plus. “Green is indeed the new black, and our industry has made its initial steps into what has quickly become a macro movement.”

Going Greener advertisers (Dansko, Simple, Teva, Terra Plana, Terrasoles, J-41 and Naot) also had their shoes featured in the Footwear Plus sponsored table during New York’s EarthFair 2007 held April 14-15 in Grand Central Station. Thousands of people perused the eco-friendly styles on display and learned more about what these companies are doing in their efforts to become cleaner corporate citizens.

Going Greener will be an annual supplement to Footwear Plus’ April/May issue. A new section in the magazine devoted to the industry’s progress in sustainable practices and product will also run through the course of the year. In addition, a category recognizing the best in sustainable design will be included on the magazine’s Plus Awards ballot for 2007. The 9th annual Plus Awards recognize the best in design in more than 20 distinguished categories as voted on by thousands of footwear retailers nationwide.

For press inquiries call (646) 278-1516 or email gdutter(at)symphonypublishing.com.

For 17 years, Footwear Plus has been the leading business-to-business publication in the footwear market. Footwear Plus provides retailers, manufacturers, sales representatives and industry insiders with the tools they need to succeed in the business of fashion. Footwear Plus is owned by Symphony Publishing, a multimedia company that publishes B2B magazines, websites and directories that span the footwear, children’s fashion, music product’s, music education and golf event industries.

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Cat Footwear launches national “Step Up” campaign and invites consumers to tell them how they have stepped up recently on www.catfootwear.com.

(PRWEB) October 17, 2009 — Cat Footwear launches national “Step Up” campaign and invites consumers to tell them how they have stepped up recently on www.catfootwear.com.

“There are two types of men in the world. Those who step aside and those who step up.” Step Up is the new campaign launched by Cat® Footwear for the Autumn Winter 2009 Season. Coming off the US Sales Meeting where the Cat Footwear sales force participated in a day of volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, the call to action campaign is refreshingly inspiring.

The campaign invites people to tell their “Step Up” story. Do so and earn bragging rights on their Walk of Fame. “This isn’t about what you are doing to earn a paycheck or gain recognition, it’s about what individuals are doing everyday for someone else,” says Kelly Ballou, US Marketing Manager. Take a quick look at Cat Footwear’s site and you will see that “Stepping Up” activities range from being the Saturday morning coach of your daughter’s soccer team, to operating heavy equipment to working in an environmentally sustainable company.

“We really thought that the Step Up campaign works perfectly with what our brand stands for. We are an innovative brand, driven by hard work. As a brand we strive to fully equip individuals to face each daily challenge head on,” says Ballou. So whether your Step Up story is about how you gave up a weekend to volunteer or helped your buddy build his new deck, Cat Footwear honors the big and small ways people step up everyday.

As an added bonus, any individual who shares their stepping up story can receive off their next pair of Cat footwear purchased at www.catfootwear.com.

The Step Up campaign, created by the Grand Rapids, MI based Highland Group, is featured in print and on the Cat Footwear website.

Cat Footwear manufactures shoes and boots that represent the long-standing values of the Caterpillar brand. Known globally for manufacturing high quality work and rugged casual footwear, the company is committed to developing innovative comfort, durability and technology features. Brand and product information available online at www.catfootwear.com.

Cat Footwear is a division of Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: WWW), with global headquarters in Rockford, MI., U.S.A. Cat Footwear is a global licensee of Caterpillar Inc. With a commitment to service and product excellence, Wolverine World Wide, Inc. is one of the world’s leading marketers of branded casual, active lifestyle, work, outdoor sport and uniform footwear and apparel. The Company’s portfolio of highly recognized brands includes: Bates®, Chaco™, Cushe®, Hush Puppies®, HYTEST®, Merrell®, Sebago®, and Wolverine®. The Company also markets footwear under popular licensed brands including CAT®, Harley-Davidson® and Patagonia®. The Company’s products are carried by leading retailers in the U.S. and are distributed internationally in over 140 countries. For additional information, please visit our website, www.wolverineworldwide.com.

Editor’s Notes:
For more information about Cat Footwear, please contact Lindsey Klooster at 616.863.5764 or lindsey.klooster (at) wwwinc.com.

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More Footwear Press Releases

Shoes.com, a leader in online footwear, has recently added two new consumer features to its website. Customer Reviews and Bill Me Later have quickly become very popular areas of the site.

Los Angeles (PRWEB) October 2, 2006 — Shoes.com, a leader in online footwear with more than 500,000 women’s shoes, men’s shoes and kid’s shoes from more than 400 brands, has recently added two popular features to its website – customer reviews and an alternative payment service.

Footwear Customer Reviews
Shoes.com’s new Customer Reviews feature is powered by industry-leading functionality that is fun and easy for consumers to use. Consumers can rate shoe styles on several attributes, including comfort, quality, style and fit, as well as provide comments and an overall rating on the shoe. The section even includes “the ultimate question” – would they recommend the shoe to a friend.

A review can be written about any style available on Shoes.com. For example, reviews can be written about women’s boots or women’s wide shoes; men’s athletic shoes or men’s narrow shoes; or boys’ shoes or girls’ shoes.

And for a limited time, Shoes.com is offering a chance to win a 0 gift certificate to buy shoes online, each time a consumer writes a review.

“The Customer Review feature gives our consumers even greater confidence that they are making the right choice,” said Steve Adler, President of Shoes.com. “And if they do need to return the shoes once they receive them, our generous 365-day return policy makes it painless. So consumers always win with Shoes.com — before and after purchasing.”

Footwear Alternative Payments
Shoes.com also recently added Bill Me Later™, the first of several new alternative payment offerings that will be added to the website. This convenient service allows consumers to buy without using a credit card, and upon credit approval, they can make their purchase and have a bill sent to them.

“We are committed to providing the best service and latest technology, and Bill Me Later is a good example of how we are continually improving the consumer experience on Shoes.com,” said Adler.

About www.shoes.com
Shoes.com is a leading online footwear retailer offering more than 500,000 products from more than 400 popular brands. Shoes.com pioneered the online footwear category, and offers a superior combination of selection and service, including an unsurpassed 115% price guarantee, 365-day return policy and free shipping both ways. Shoes.com is part of the Brown Shoe Company (NYSE: BWS), the leading consumer-driven footwear company in the country. We proudly share a 125-year history of quality and service with our sister companies, Famous Footwear, Naturalizer, Dr. Scholl’s Shoes, Life Stride, Bass Shoes, and Buster Brown. Shoes.com also powers the specialty footwear websites SkateStyles.com and LuxuryShoes.com.

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