How do you tell if a shoe is a good fit? Take a short walk? Squeeze the front-end with your fingers to make sure there is space for your toes? What about a dangerous, 20-second blast of unshielded ...

When most of us think of getting fitted for shoes, our minds likely go to a tool that is still a staple in most footwear stores. Termed a Brannock Device, it measures the length and width of each foot ...

As retailers and brands seek virtual fitting tools, Volumental, a shoe-fitting technology company, has introduced its self-service foot scanners that use AI to measure shoppers’ feet and provide shoe ...

TEANECK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aetrex, Inc. (“Aetrex”), a global market leader in foot scanning technology and data-driven orthotics and comfort footwear, today announced FitStarter, a personalized ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Newcomb covers tennis gear/business, stadiums and shoe tech. Nike isn’t so much trying to do away with the shoelace, but ...

Warmer weather and longer days are just around the corner. A spring surge in athletic activities naturally will follow, as people head outside to enjoy a run, hike or pickup sports. Yet, many people ...

There's nothing worse than a bad fitting, uncomfortable pair of shoes and if you have wide feet, more often than not that's what shoes end up being. I myself have wider feet, and find that shoes can ...

For years, I swore that I absolutely hated running — the blisters, the throbbing foot pain, the soreness. But, in reality, what I really hated was my running shoes. They just didn't fit properly. I'm ...