Higher sales afoot for shoes
New York City Sales of shoes were $1.5 billion in October, the highest they have been in any October since at least 2006, according to a report in the New York Times. And major retailers such as J. C. Penney, Dillard’s and Ross Stores said in sales reports last month that shoes were among their best-performing categories.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/business/economy/06shoes.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&ref=todayspaper&adxnnlx=1257537842-W8ZvxZ4Syhg7lHbsj+SjDQ