Shoes.com (defunct company)
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | E-commerce, Retail |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Sean Clark, Roger Hardy |
| Fate | Closed in 2017 |
| Headquarters | Vancouver , Canada |
Area served | United States, Canada |
Key people | Roger Hardy (Chairman and CEO) |
| Products | Footwear, Apparel, Private label collections (PIKA, Hardy Design Works) |
Number of employees | 250 (2015) |
Shoes.com operated as a US-based e-commerce platform specializing in footwear and apparel from 1996 until its closure in 2017. The enterprise managed the websites SHOES.COM, OnlineShoes.com, and SHOEme.ca, functioning under the umbrella of Hardy Capital.
History
SHOEme.ca was launched in Vancouver by Sean Clark, who encountered difficulties purchasing shoes online with delivery options in Canada. To address this, he collaborated with Roger Hardy to create a domestic solution.
On July 15, 2014, Hardy Capital Corporation took ownership of SHOEme.ca along with Seattle's OnlineShoes.com from Brown Shoe Company, naming Roger Hardy as chairman and CEO of SHOEme.ca.
Within six months, SHOEme.ca acquired Shoes.com and adopted the Shoes.com brand identity, while OnlineShoes maintained its separate operations. Notably, OnlineShoes was recognized as the pioneering online footwear retailer in the United States.
On May 20, Shoes.com revealed it had secured roughly $45 million in net funding.
At its operational height, Shoes.com employed around 250 staff members throughout North America, achieved annual revenues near $200 million, and provided access to 500 brands for a customer base of 8 million across the US and Canada. By May 2015, the company's valuation stood at $320 million with headquarters located in Vancouver.
On January 27, 2017, Shoes.com declared it would discontinue its business activities.
Products
The firm retailed two exclusive private label collections of footwear and accessories, PIKA and Hardy Design Works, available solely through SHOES.COM.