Shoe City had been a family-owned business since its inception as Eileen Shoes in 1949. The company rebranded to Shoe City in 1980. But as a result of years of falling sales and net income, ...
In 1919, there were 39 shoe manufacturers in the city with some 13,000 employees. Soon there will be none. “I’m heartbroken,” said Larry Siskind, president of the Brockton Historical Society. Siskind ...
Shoe City has filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Maryland and plans to close all 39 stores in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. According to the bankruptcy ...
The Civil War, new technology and ingenuity sparked the growth that propelled the greater Brockton area into becoming the world's leading shoe center. Union soldiers needed boots, and emerging ...
In 1919, there were 39 shoe manufacturers in the city with some 13,000 employees. Soon there will be none. “I’m heartbroken,” said Larry Siskind, president of the Brockton Historical Society. Siskind ...
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