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Footwear Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 424340 · United States · 2022 edition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of footwear of leather, rubber, and other materials, including athletic footwear (except specialty athletic footwear).
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Footwear merchant wholesalers purchase finished shoes, boots, sandals, and athletic footwear from domestic or overseas manufacturers and resell to retailers, department stores, or other distributors. Day-to-day operations typically involve receiving container shipments, warehousing inventory, order picking and packing, and outbound freight management. Some operations maintain showrooms for buyer visits.
Questions to investigate
- What percentage of inventory is imported, and from which regions or countries?
- Does the operation carry any private-label or house-brand footwear lines?
- What are peak seasonal inventory values, and how do they differ from average values?
- Are any children's footwear products distributed?
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