WWD/Sourcing Journal: Footwear Shoppers Walk Away as Size Shortages Hit Record Highs

18 May 2026

The annual AlixPartners U.S. Consumer & Executive Footwear Survey was featured in this article which quoted Bryan Eshelman, AlixPartners Americas Retail Leader, and Sonia Lapinsky, AlixPartners Fashion Retail Leader.

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U.S. Consumer & Executive Footwear Survey

The Spring 2026 U.S. Consumer & Executive Footwear Survey, conducted by AlixPartners in partnership with FDRA, finds widespread sticker shock and pessimism over the anticipated state of the economy in six months’ time, especially among older respondents, with consumers retreating to needs-based spending and working to make each purchase go further.

U.S. Consumer & Executive Footwear Survey

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