Retailers and manufacturers have reacted to the COVID pandemic in a variety of ways – everything from switching to PPE production, to heavily discounting their products, to throwing in the towel and filing for bankruptcy. Rancourt, one of America’s few footwear manufacturers, is responding in a unique way – pivoting to a wholesale model. In […]
Out & About: the Frank Clegg Leatherworks Workshop
A few months ago I was having a chat with my friend Jacob about how the idea of “American made” items is often over-romanticized. I told him that I certainly have a tendency to do this; when I hear the phrase “Made in the USA” I like to picture a wood-floored workshop filled with well-worn tools and […]