LIVERPOOL, N.Y.—Many have tried, but no one has ever come up with a more elegantly simple way to measure the human foot than Charles Brannock, inventor of that ubiquitous metal gadget found in shoe ...

One of the world’s biggest companies is trying to shake up a business dominated for decades by a Central New York firm. Nike is rolling out an app, Nike Fit, that will allow customers shopping online ...

When average readers look at a pair of shoes their first question often is "do these run true to size?" People have little faith and they don't believe that footwear makers have strict sizing ...

Ever wondered what that foot-measuring gizmo in shoe stores is called? Invented by Charles F. Brannock and patented in 1926, the heel-cupping metal implement, used for generations to torture children ...

Liverpool, N.Y. — If you were in a business that seemed to be in the crosshairs of a corporate titan like Nike, you might feel a little panicky. Of course, it would help to have over 90 years of ...