Walk into almost any shoe repair store and it’s like stepping back in time with the smells of polish, glue and leather, and shelves of worn shoes that call to mind a cobbler shop from another century.

"If the shoe fits, repair it." Probably every cobbler in the world has a little sign with that clever sentiment hanging next to the heel guards and sole protectors. News Staff Reporter Emma D. Sapong ...

As products have gotten less expensive and more disposable, many traditional repair industries have withered away. Against all odds, shoe repair has retained a tenuous foothold. More than 50 ...