David Wayne Clarence knew before he and his wife, Hollie Ryan, went into the shoe repair business that they were not exactly getting into what most people today think of as a growth industry. Clarence ...

WANT. >> AMERICAN WORKERS SPEND AN AVERAGE OF 57% OF THE WORKDAY STANDING OR WALKING ACCORDING TO A 2020 BUREAU OF LABOR REPORT. WHAT BETTER BODY PART TO SPLURGE ON IT THAT HARD-WORKING FEET? >> A ...

NORFOLK, Va. - With the majority of the population working from home, suits, ties and fancy dress shoes are put away in the closet. That means shoe repair businesses are slipping. "This is ...

MARION - A chance of timing and personal and community connections helped Jason 'Doc” Rogers launch his new career as owner of Doc's Repairs in Marion. 'I was really getting frustrated with work, and ...

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday to Friday, David Yushubayev sits in a chair at Markell’s Shoe Repair with the door open, waiting for customers to pick up the shoes they left behind in March. Shoes in ...

WORCESTER — Cobbler Paul Jennette, 71, owner of Central Shoe Repair at 37 Mechanic St., walks from his back room as he hears a chime announcing that a customer has entered his shop. He assists the ...