Some companies will even repair your old shoes for you. For example, UGG has a new program that will restore your well-loved boots. Americans throw away at least 300 million pairs of shoes each ...

By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter They are all gone. Well, not all – but most. Admit it – you have looked for one – and just could not find any. In fact, they may be harder to find than a winning ...

Instead of throwing away your shoes, try getting them mended at your local high-street shoe repair shop. Many of us don’t realise that when shoes break, they can often be repaired. Maybe you’ve broken ...

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The Cobblers clean, repair, restore and customize sneakers ... had a sophistication and style that made my nearly ten-year-old shoes feel like a new pair. The company uses Joh.

He thinks his sole stitcher could be 80 years old. One friend or another ... In the '60s, the Metry family had four shoe repair shops: in Redfern, Coogee, Belfield and Fairfield.