https://www.google.com/amp/s/footwe...nd-american-made-luxury-shoes-1202680883/amp/
From the article:
"According to Caleres CEO, president and chairman Diane Sullivan, the modern Allen Edmonds is more focused on inclusivity than exclusivity. "Allen Edmonds shoes have been something men aspire to - shoes they buy when they've achieved a certain station in life," she said. "[Now we want to] make Allen Edmonds part of the journey, part of his lifestyle along the way."
This is exactly why people buy shoe that now retail past 400.00 dollars. For "inclusivity". Caleres CEO is literally saying AE is no longer something to aspire to.
In order for me to ever buy something from them ever again, they will literally have to have a sale of such magnitude that firsts in the Independence line will go down to 25 dollars. As if I am already not disgusted by their terrible QC, their new terrible CS while simultaneously increasing prices, their new vapid advertising, this one really takes the cake. "Inclusive" shoes. Stupidest thing I have ever heard. If I wanted inclusive shoes I would buy some Crocks. Caleres is hell bend on turning AE into Cole Haan.
From the article:
"According to Caleres CEO, president and chairman Diane Sullivan, the modern Allen Edmonds is more focused on inclusivity than exclusivity. "Allen Edmonds shoes have been something men aspire to - shoes they buy when they've achieved a certain station in life," she said. "[Now we want to] make Allen Edmonds part of the journey, part of his lifestyle along the way."
This is exactly why people buy shoe that now retail past 400.00 dollars. For "inclusivity". Caleres CEO is literally saying AE is no longer something to aspire to.
In order for me to ever buy something from them ever again, they will literally have to have a sale of such magnitude that firsts in the Independence line will go down to 25 dollars. As if I am already not disgusted by their terrible QC, their new terrible CS while simultaneously increasing prices, their new vapid advertising, this one really takes the cake. "Inclusive" shoes. Stupidest thing I have ever heard. If I wanted inclusive shoes I would buy some Crocks. Caleres is hell bend on turning AE into Cole Haan.