Shoe Show

Shoe Show Inc.
private
Industry Retail
Founded 1960
Founder Robert B. Tucker
Headquarters Concord, North Carolina, U.S.
Number of locations

over 1600

Revenue. = $6 billion
Products Footwear
Divisions The Shoe Dept.
Burlington Shoes
The Shoe Dept. Encore
Shoebilee!

Shoe Show, Inc. is an American footwear retailer based in Concord, North Carolina. It operates shoe stores throughout the United States under the brands Shoe Show, The Shoe Dept., The Shoe Dept. Encore, Shoebilee! and Burlington Shoes, and Shoe Show Mega.

The company was founded in 1960 by Robert B. Tucker[1] and has more than 1600 locations.[2] It acquired Burlington Shoes in 1986, Altier Shoes in 1993[3] and Shoebilee! in 2002.[4] In the early 2000s, the company began opening Shoe Dept. Encore stores, which are larger than regular Shoe Dept. stores.[5]

References

  1. "Shoe Show mulls Kannapolis expansion". Charlotte Business Journal. October 25, 2006. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  2. "Company info". Shoe Show.com. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  3. "Business Briefs". Middlesboro Daily News. February 29, 1996. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  4. "Shoe Show acquires 44 Shoebilee stores". The Victoria Advocate. February 27, 2002. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  5. Arthur E. Foulkes (December 29, 2009). "National retailer to open new store in Honey Creek Mall". TribStar.com. Retrieved December 24, 2010.

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