SAS Shoemakers
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| Type | Privately held company |
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| Founded | San Antonio, Texas (1976) |
| Founder(s) | Terry Armstrong[1] Lew Hayden[2] |
| Headquarters | 1717 SAS Drive, San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| Industry | Footwear |
| Products | Shoes, Purses |
| Website | SASshoes.com |
SAS Shoemakers was founded in 1976 in San Antonio, Texas. The company specializes in hand-crafted men's shoes, women's shoes, and handbags. They are a family-owned company which manufactures all of their shoes in the United States.
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[edit] Products and availability
The company does not directly sell shoes over the Internet, but can be purchased at retail stores throughout Texas and the United States. One of their specialties is comfort shoes for seniors and other individuals with foot, ankle and lower leg problems.[3] SAS's primary American-made competitors in the comfort shoe market are: Bostonian, Clarks, Stride Rite and New Balance.[4]
The SAS Shoe Factory and General Store, located in San Antonio, offers a factory tour.[5]
[edit] Annual sponsored public walk
Like the company itself, SAS does not actively publicize its free, annual Siesta Valley Ranch walk on the company's working ranch in Medina, Texas, relying instead on word of mouth.[6]. First held in 1989, the Siesta Valley Ranch walk celebrated its twentieth year on October 10, 2009.[7]
[edit] See also
- orthopedic shoes
- volksmarching
[edit] References
- ^ "Obituary: SAS Shoes was the perfect fit for Armstrong". San Antonio Express-News. November 12, 2007. http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/MYSA111305_01B_Obit_Armstrong_1dff0cc_html.html. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ "San Antonio Shoes - Our Heritage". SAS Shoemakers. http://sasshoes.com/main/about_our_history.php. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ George Breithaupt (October 9, 2009). "National shoe store coming to Mount Vernon". Mount Vernon News. http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/09/10/09/national-shoe-store-coming-to-mount-vernon. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ Mike D. Lammi (February 17, 2009). "Fitting milestone: Shotwell family has owned Miller Shoe Parlor in Jackson for 50 years". mlive.com. http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2009/02/fitting_milestone_shotwell_fam.html. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ "SAS Shoe Factory and General Store Factory Tour". FactoryToursUSA.com. http://factorytoursusa.com/TourDetails.asp?TourID=574&State=TX&Search=. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ David Colman (February 1, 2004). "POSSESSED; A Blend of Comfort and, Well, Comfort". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/01/style/possessed-a-blend-of-comfort-and-well-comfort.html. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ SAS shoemakers (September 2009). "20th Annual Siesta Valley Ranch Walk". Press release.
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