George Romanta Kinney became a giant in the shoe industry, and he did this by necessity. His father, Jeremiah, a general store owner in Candor, New York, fell on hard times by extending credit to ...

When Westfarms mall opened in 1974, its tenants included Kinney Shoes, Weathervane, and Herman’s World of Sporting Goods. They sold the basics — the bread and butter in apparel for young families. But ...

Woolworth Corp., the beefed-up and spread-out modern version of the corner five-and-dime store chain, resolved to slim down and shape up, as it announced plans yesterday to close, sell or revamp 900 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Today's archive page is from May 8, 1957 and features a full-page ad for the new Kinney Shoe Store opening at the S.I Plaza Shopping Center on Forest Avenue.

Thrilling compiles a list of 10 once-iconic fashion brands from fashion history that no longer exist. Originally a family-owned shoe store, Kinney Shoes was started by George Romanta Kinney in ...