Rogan's Shoes
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | Established in 1971 in Burlington, WI |
| Headquarters | Racine, WI, USA |
| Key people | Jack Rogan - Founder Pat Rogan - President |
| Products | Shoes and Clothing |
| Employees | 800 |
| Website | Rogan’s Shoes |
Rogan’s Shoes is a family owned shoe store in the Midwestern United States. The company operates 32 stores in 4 states: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
[edit] History
- 1971 - Rogan's Shoes founded in August by Jack Rogan, with a store in Burlington, Wisconsin
- 1972 - Store opens in Racine, Wisconsin in September
- 1976 - Store opens in Kenosha, Wisconsin in the Villa Capri Shopping Center
- 1979 - Stores open in Mundelein, Illinois and Appleton, Wisconsin
- 1981 - Stores opens in Fond du Lac and Neenah, Wisconsin
- 1982 - Store opens in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
- 1986 - Second store opens in Racine
- Store opens in Janesville, Wisconsin
- 1987 - The first Racine and Burlington stores closed
- Building constructed in Racine for use as store, offices, and warehouse
- 1988 - Store opens in Kenosha
- 1989 - Store closes in Kenosha
- 1990 - Stores open in Kenosha and in Green Bay, Wisconsin
- 1991 - Store opens in La Crosse, Wisconsin
- 1993 - Warehouse and offices moved to 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2) facility at 2913 Carlisle Ave. in Racine
- 1993 - Store opens in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and Rochester, Minnesota.
- Second stores open in Green Bay and Appleton
- 1994 - Store opens in Wausau, Wisconsin.
- 1995 - Store opens in Madison and Sheboygan, Wisconsin
- 1997 - Stores open in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and Waukegan, Illinois
- 1998 - Second store opens in Madison in November
- 1999 - Store opens in Manitowoc, Wisconsin in February
- Rogan's Shoes website launched
- 2000 - Stores open in Marshfield, Wisconsin in February and in Beloit, Wisconsin in August
- 2001 - Store opens in West Bend, Wisconsin in August
- Second website (Cheer and Pom) launched
- 2002 - Store opens in in Winona, Minnesota in March and in Davenport, Iowa in April
- Warehouse and offices move to larger (80,000 sq ft (7,400 m2)) building in Racine[1]
- 2005 - Third store opens in Appleton in June and in Buffalo Grove, Illinois in September
- 2008 - Store opens in Greenfield, Wisconsin in June
- 2009 - Store opens in Brookfield, Wisconsin in May
