shoemaker

Heart and sole: James Ferragamo on legacy, fashion and the family business

May 16, 2017

Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Greta Garbo are among the Hollywood stars who helped immortalise Italian shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo. Michael Finnigan talks to grandson James about legacy, fashion and the family business

Eight-gen family business Start-rite heads into non-family management

October 16, 2015

The family that owns children's shoemaker Start-rite is relinquishing management control for the first time in the firm's 200-year history and plans to hand over equity to attract top-rank directors.

The family that owns children's shoemaker Start-rite is relinquishing management control for the first time in the firm's 200-year history and plans to hand over equity to attract top-rank directors.