Department Stores Are Still Americans’ Favorite Place To Buy Shoes

America’s department stores might be losing customers in the apparel aisles and at the beauty counters, but shoppers still love the shoe department. In a new AlixPartners survey, consumers were asked where they’ve been buying shoes during the Covid pandemic, and overwhelmingly the answer was department store chains. Thirty-seven percent of people said they’ve bought shoes on a department store retailer’s website since the start of the health crisis, while 33% said they’ve made a footwear purchase recently in a brick-and-mortar department store. Specialty footwear stores, like DSW and Foot Locker, came in second place, at 20%. Further down the list were so-called branded stores, like Nike and Cole Hann. Read more at CNBC.