topic Re: Why not offering narrow widths ? in Shoes

Why not offering narrow widths ?

Kitty Galore — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:38:16 GMT

I do not get why QVC wont offer narrow widths !? It's always Med and wide , there are those of us who happen to have narrow feet , but they are offered few and far between and only in sandals mainly.

the TSV today same thing m & w ! Why do wide widths always take priority? Don't we count ?

Re: Why not offering narrow widths ?

Rose429 — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:54:38 GMT

@Kitty Galore I agree. 33% of women have narrow feet. QVC has not been good about offering narrows.

Re: Why not offering narrow widths ?

smoochy — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 13:40:02 GMT

some brands don't even make narrow shoes. I would love to be able to order some of the cute shoes offered at Qvc. Or to walk into a store and purchase shoes. But no. I have to find them online at etailers like Ros Hommerson and pay $130 for a pair. No todays special pricing there! You ladies with medium and wide feet are lucky.

Re: Why not offering narrow widths ?

Teddixat — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:02:37 GMT

@Kitty Galore must be a business decision. Maybe 33% of women have narrow feet but apparently they don't buy shoes from the Q and not enough demand. Maybe write a leeterntomthebshoe buyers at the Q

Re: Why not offering narrow widths ?

Kachina624 — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:07:53 GMT

If they could sell enough to make it feasible, they'd sell the narrows. Obviously they don't feel they can make money on them.

Re: Why not offering narrow widths ?

SEGardener — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:26:45 GMT

@Kitty Galore wrote:
I do not get why QVC wont offer narrow widths !? It's always Med and wide , there are those of us who happen to have narrow feet , but they are offered few and far between and only in sandals mainly.
the TSV today same thing m & w ! Why do wide widths always take priority? Don't we count ?

Because QVC, like all other retailers, is aware of America's supersized people and stock what's selling. Next time you're out and about, just look around. There's your answer.

Re: Why not offering narrow widths ?

Kitty Galore — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:13:51 GMT

@SEGardener wrote:
@Kitty Galore wrote:
I do not get why QVC wont offer narrow widths !? It's always Med and wide , there are those of us who happen to have narrow feet , but they are offered few and far between and only in sandals mainly.
the TSV today same thing m & w ! Why do wide widths always take priority? Don't we count ?
Because QVC, like all other retailers, is aware of America's supersized people and stock what's selling. Next time you're out and about, just look around. There's your answer.

@SEGardener oh I have noticed that ! Doesn't seem fair to us that don't have wide feet though . I guess that is the way businesses work fair or not .

Re: Why not offering narrow widths ?

Kitty Galore — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:21:24 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
If they could sell enough to make it feasible, they'd sell the narrows. Obviously they don't feel they can make money on them.

my question would be how do they know if they never offer them ? Offer them maybe and see is all .

Re: Why not offering narrow widths ?

Kachina624 — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 20:11:09 GMT

@Kitty Galore. I've seen them offered several times. Believe me, they have statistics on everything having to do with merchandising..

I sympathize with you as I struggled for years to find 9 1/2 AA. In a place as big as Houston, I knew of only one store. That was in '70s, I imagine there are more now.

Thankfully my foot flattened out so I can now wear a medium, happy days.

Re: Why not offering narrow widths ?

Tori3569 — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 04:31:17 GMT

@SEGardener wrote:
@Kitty Galore wrote:
I do not get why QVC wont offer narrow widths !? It's always Med and wide , there are those of us who happen to have narrow feet , but they are offered few and far between and only in sandals mainly.
the TSV today same thing m & w ! Why do wide widths always take priority? Don't we count ?
Because QVC, like all other retailers, is aware of America's supersized people and stock what's selling. Next time you're out and about, just look around. There's your answer.

That's not a true statement. I happen to be what you're calling a "supersized" person and don't come close to needing a wide width. A person's weight usually has nothing to do with shoe size or width.

The better answer is that there are not many shoe manufacturers who still make narrow shoes. Go into any DSW or Nordstrom and see how many if any, they sell.

Re: Why not offering narrow widths ?

Jk9 — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 21:16:19 GMT

Finding narrow shoes isn't a recent problem since I have always had that problem even shopping in B&M stores my entire life. Few designers offer narrows except for the more expensive ones. I could find some narrows at boutique shoe stores but rarely in the big department stores. So, it isn't surprising to me that qvc caters to the majority of feet that that's those that wear a medium or a wide.

That's just my experience.

Re: Why not offering narrow widths ?

Kitty Galore — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:39:38 GMT

@Kachina624 when I was a kid I took a AA , my heel is narrrow especially. Like you my foot has widened over the years but still narrow is the best fit . Trying to find

a 6 1/2 narrow is doubly difficult. I did find a pair of sandals here and Amazon . Boots and closed shoes are the problem.

Re: Why not offering narrow widths ?

Kitty Galore — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:44:19 GMT

@Jk9 wrote:
Finding narrow shoes isn't a recent problem since I have always had that problem even shopping in B&M stores my entire life. Few designers offer narrows except for the more expensive ones. I could find some narrows at boutique shoe stores but rarely in the big department stores. So, it isn't surprising to me that qvc caters to the majority of feet that that's those that wear a medium or a wide.

That's just my experience.

@Jk9 @you are right about that ! If found they are expensive ! I have 2 pair of dressy pumps that I purcashef for weddings and they were very expensive from a small boutique .