It goes to show how difficult it can be to order shoes from the web.
Luckily, most major manufacturers of footwear sell their products at multiple real world and online locations. This is ideal for the consumer, as hopefully, the retailers will fall over each other to claim a sale. This is more than often the case online. Where there are far more tools at the disposal of a consumer. The most lethal of which is the price comparison tool. Initially launched in the UK by websites such as pricerunner. This service is now offered by the likes of Google, via their 'Shopping' search tab.
Introduction to Shoe Shopping Online
In conclusion, and speaking generally. If you find a good quality pair of shoes you like
Air Jordan All Day, price compare to find the lowest seller, and they are below £49.99. It would be fair to say your purchase would represent a 'cheap' deal.
Shoe Sizes
Price Analysis, Year End, 2010
As a percentage
Nike Free 7.0 V3 Running Shoes, 34.3% of shoes were below £40. Whereas 65.7% were above £40. The 'mean' average price was in the region of £49.99. Only one pair of shoes was priced below £14.99.
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People's feet vary in width and dimension, making it difficult to find a comfy fit, even if the length is the correct size. Shoes are an item with a high returns rate. An important first step is finding a retailer which has a good returns policy. You should be looking for a twelve day return period.
It's probably a bad idea to order shoes online as a Christmas or birthday present. Unless the returns period is over one month long, you will have no chance of returning the item for an exchange or a refund.
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Adidas tend to be small fitting, you will need a half size larger than normal. Nike comes close to standard fitting. Puma tend to be large fitting, you will need a half size smaller than normal.
Using a next day delivery option is helpful. It will provide you with a few extra days, cover any possible hold ups in the postal service, useful if you need to return an item. Every footwear retailer should have a straight forward procedure for allowing you to return an item, so long as the item is in a re-saleable condition.
How Cheap is 'Cheap' (2010)?
Below £40 £40 and Above
Most price comparison engines earn their income through one of two ways. They collect a % of each sale through their site (2-5%) or they charge per click through their site (the retailer pays in both instances). Google on the other hand, do not, or did not charge retailers a penny for listing them. Therefore, their database of retailers can be more expansive, because, which retailer would not wish to submit their database feed, when its free and generates additional traffic. Therefore, it's recommended to make Google's shopping search a first port of call.
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You should expect a retailer to have these sizes instock,
However, you may still be wondering, what kind of price would you expect to pay for a pair of shoes today? After conducting research into 52 footwear brands, totally 623 pairs, we can categorise shoes into two main price groups.
Anything above or below these sizes will be difficult to locate. Not only are they difficult to locate, for larger sizes, they can also become exponentially more expensive.
In 2010, the UK has seen higher than average price inflation. Running at 3.1%. This has also impacted on the price of shoes. In 2009, there was no increase in average clothing prices. The decrease in VAT from 17.5% to 15% contributed to this low inflation level. Since the VAT rate was increased back to 17.5% in 2010, inflation also increased. The projection for 2010, indicates that clothes prices, which includes shoes, will increase by 0.9%. Which is still below the general inflation rate of 3.1%.
In conclusion. The time to buy is now. Analysts predict that prices will only rise in 2011. VAT will increase from 17.5% to 20% at the start of 2011. Wages in China, and the cotton price, do not look like lowering in 2011. The price of children's shoes will not be effected so harshly, as the VAT hike will not apply to them. Many analysts believe that shoe prices will lower by 2012-2013, which could be below inflation.
As prices fluctuate yearly, and vary wildly at seasonal sale periods
nike air max boot, it may leave some of you confused as to how to discern a cheap pair of shoes. Well, it's not an easy term to define. Some shoes will only be sold by one retailer
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Shoes are one of the hardest items to shop for online. As many of you will know, especially when it comes to children, it can be a hassle to find a pair of shoes that fits whilst shopping on the high street. Therefore, shopping online, with no option of 'try before you buy', can make the process doubly difficult.
This price rise may unwittingly effect many shoppers. Although they may not have known it, the recent price trend for shoes has been one of deflation. From the year 2000-2006, the price of shoes was lowering by 2.4% every year. Some of you may be wondering how this was the case. The reason was production moving from the west to countries such as China, and the price of cotton remaining low. The problem for consumers, is that wages are now on the increase in China, and the price of cotton has shot up since 2009. Resulting in the 0.9% price increase we have seen this year.
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Price inflation/deflation is a matter of fact for any retail sector. The UK has a general inflation target of 2% per annum. Therefore, you should expect the price of shoes to rise by 2% per year. However, things are not that straight forward. The general inflation target covers all products, and is averaged out. So, petrol may have risen by 15% per annum, whereas the price of shoes may have deflated by 5%.
The real difficulty of buying online is that different brands do not stick to exact sizing regulations. When it comes to trainers for example
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