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2. Jet.com - Wikipedia

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   It was initially announced that the site would charge users a $50 annual membership fee [15] [16] after a 90-day free trial period, and that the membership fee would be the only source of profit for the company – so the merchandise would be sold at break-even prices by Jet.com. [13] [17] Lore said "The bottom line is, we're basically not ...

3. Shoe Dog - Wikipedia

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   Shoe Dog [2] is a memoir by Nike co-founder Phil Knight. [3] The memoir chronicles the history of Nike from its founding as Blue Ribbon Sports and its early challenges to its evolution into one of the world's most recognized and profitable companies. It also highlights certain parts of Phil Knight's life. The book was ghostwritten by J. R ...

4. Arabesque (film) - Wikipedia

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   Arabesque is a 1966 American comedy thriller spy film directed by Stanley Donen and starring Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren, written by Julian Mitchell, Stanley Price, and Peter Stone based on The Cipher, a 1961 novel by Alex Gordon (pseudonym of Gordon Cotler).

5. Shoe Carnival - Wikipedia

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   Shoe Carnival built its business by literally adopting a carnival concept, attempting to both entertain and motivate shoppers with loud up-tempo music, microphone operators announcing time-limited promotional offerings, and festive games such as spin-and-win wheels. [2] A brightly painted Shoe Carnival bus and widely publicized grand opening ...

6. Payless (footwear retailer) - Wikipedia

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   In 1979, Volume Shoe was acquired by The May Department Stores Company. [11] Payless bought Picway Shoes from the Kobacker department store chain in 1994. [12] In 1996, May spun off Payless to shareholders, making it once again an independent, publicly traded firm. Payless acquired the mid-priced shoe chain Parade of Shoes from J. Baker, Inc ...

7. Jan Ernst Matzeliger - Wikipedia

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   After five years of work, Matzeliger obtained a patent for his invention of an automated shoe laster in 1883. [2] A skilled hand laster could produce 50 pairs in a ten-hour day. [3] Matzeliger's machine could produce between 150 and 700 pairs of shoes a day, cutting shoe prices across the nation in half. [2]