As far as specialist shoe retailers are concerned, here is a market being attacked on all fronts. Low barriers to entry have seen a rapid rise in competitors that outshine in terms of both price and styling. So, where to next for the specialist shoe retailer? Are they doomed to disappear from the high street, or is their renaissance long over due?
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Appendix – Where They Buy Footwear
Appendix – How Much They Spend
Appendix – What They Think of Shoe Shopping
Appendix: Attitudes to Shoe Shopping
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Where They Buy Footwear
How Much They Spend
What They Think of Shoe Shopping
Further Attitudes to Shoe Shopping
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Price has been the pivotable point in the market. Lower manufacturing costs and value-priced retailers have driven down both the cost and selling price of a pair of shoes. Whether this can continue as costs rise, is debatable. 
