Pedestrian Shops Blog

We are proud to let everyone know that we have added several of the Fall 2008 line of El Naturalista Boots!
This line has some really innovative features and designs. These shoes and boots are ergonomically designed with removable insoles - quite handy for anyone using orthopedic soles. Many of the materials are also recycles, giving them an Earth-friendly nod of approval.

El Naturalisa, you will probably find, are incredibly comfortable. They are anatomically designed, so they will fit the contours of your foot like a glove.

At the moment we carry the Ygdrassil boot, the Iggdrasil clogs and Mary Janes. We will continue to add more as we get them!

We have been adding a number of new styles from Simple to our site this week. Simples have always been a Pedestrian Shops favorite - with the classic Old School Sneakers to the New Original Clogs, these shoes seem to never go out of style. We even have one famous rock-star that orders the Old School sneakers from us occasionally (we won't name names, but he has been around for decades, and orders several pair at a time).
Simple is always innovating - and this Fall 2008 line is really quite special. Simple has really upped the bar on making green, "Earth Friendly" shoes this season. Many of the styles are made out of used tires, inner tubes and other materials that might normally be discarded to only add to our landfills. These new styles also use eco-friendly materials like Hemp and Bamboo.
This new line is really worth checking out, and we encourage you to take a look at our Fall 2008 Simples here.

We know that for most of the world, people are still wearing bikinis and flip-flops. Winter boots are as far from your mind as is hot chocolate. The Pedestrian Shops, however, has winter boots on our minds - most notably the Fall 2008 line of Ugg Australia.
We have started putting these boots on our site, and they will be available soon! We will be carrying the Classic Tall and Short models (these are the original, hugely popular boots by Ugg), as well as many new models including the women's "Cove" - with a shorter height, rich leathers and suedes lined in quality sheepskin and a wrapped lace detail. Taller boots will also be featured in the Fall 2008 line - the Kona boot is a stylish new addition to the UGG Australia Surf Collection. Made with rich leathers and suedes, the Kona has an edgy side detailing with elastic and faux bone enclosures. We'll have a lot more over the next few months. Check out all of our Fall 2008 Uggs!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For additional information contact Richard Polk
303-444-6319 Richard@pedestrianshops.com


Boulder, Colo., August 8, 2008– Pedestrian Shops, a locally owned and operated shoe retailer, posted the following notice of a new energy policy with climate-changing implications on their shops today.

Closed doors can help save the world...

Beginning today, August 8, 2008, the Pedestrian Shops are keeping their doors closed to save energy.

The locally owned shoe stores will operate with closed doors when their air-conditioning or heat is on, keeping the cold – or in the winter, warm – air from escaping into the outdoors.

"Conventional retailer thinking is that open doors are welcoming while closed doors turn away customers," said Richard Polk, president of the family-owned Boulder business. "We believe our customers want us to conserve energy and keep the inside of our stores comfortable rather than keeping the doors open.
This simple policy can save a huge amount of energy and money, while preventing tons of climate-changing carbon from entering our atmosphere each year."

Polk urged other businesses to follow The Pedestrian's lead and keep their doors closed.

According to a recent survey by the Long Island Power Authority, as many as 65 percent of retail stores kept their doors open when temperatures were above 80 degrees (see www.lipower.org/newscenter/pr/2006/082406_survey.html ).
Twenty to 25 percent of the electricity they consumed was found to have resulted from keeping their doors open, with air-conditioned cool air spilling onto the sidewalks. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that more than a half-billion tons of carbon enters the atmosphere each year from operating heating and cooling systems in the United States.

It is likely that retailers' use of simple, low-cost strategies like the Pedestrian Shops' can reduce the national carbon footprint by as many as a hundred million tons, Polk said. Internationally, climate-correcting hundreds of millions of tons are a possibility.

The Pedestrian Shops have been selling the world's most comfortable brands of shoes since 1969. Their green business practices include shoe drives to help those in need, Eco-pass employee bus passes, wind energy, high efficiency lighting and recycling. Recently Pedestrian began operating a 10Kw solar power plant that produces electricity equal to 50 percent of the needs of their office, warehouse and largest shoe store, while preventing 27,000 pounds of carbon from entering the atmosphere every year.

For more information, see www.comfortableshoes.com/blog