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Month: May 2019

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Timberland Earth Day 2019

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

1999. Cher, Britney Spears, and TLC all had #1 songs. The Matrix, The Sixth Sense, and Fight Club all premiered. That’s also the same year that Timberland began its work with the town of Salisbury, Massachusetts. Fast forward 20 years and they are still helping around their local towns and communities. Last week, Timberland was … Read More

Foot Locker Employee Gives Back to Local Community

Friday, May 10, 2019

Year after year, the Two Ten Footwear Foundation sees footwear companies give back to their communities in many generous ways.  From large groups to single individuals, these companies make a huge impact on their communities. Take Brionne, for example (pictured below), a Foot Locker employee working at a mall in Ohio. When on break, he … Read More

WIFI Lunch & Learn: May 2019

Thursday, May 9, 2019

  On May 8th, consultant and facilitator Ron Ross hosted a WIFI Lunch & Learn on harnessing emotional intelligence in the workplace. In this compelling session, Ron defined emotional intelligence (or EQ), described the four components of EQ, identified methods to measure your own EQ and explored strategies to improve EQ. The session also featured … Read More

Okabashi Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Label

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Originally posted by Footwear Plus Magazine, April 2019 Okabashi has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label for its use of a soy-based plasticizer on a number of its styles, including the Cross Strap, Surf, Gardenia, Venice and Eurosport. The USDA Biobased Product label communicates a product’s biobased content, which is the portion of … Read More

A Footwear Cares ® Story Four Generations in the Making

Friday, May 3, 2019

This is a wonderful tale of a family taking roots in a neighborhood, opening up a shoe business, and – four generations later – still thriving and growing.  Their recipe for success:  build up a reliable, dependable and trustworthy business; pass your love of shoes down through the generations; let love for your family guide … Read More