Women ShoesBY SANDRA JONES Kiran Advani shops for most of her clothing online. In fact, the 29-year-old can't remember the last time she bought a piece of apparel from a store.
But shoes? That's a different story. charles barkley basketball shoes
Advani never considered buying shoes online until last summer. Frustrated by her inability to find a pair of simple yet stylish pumps for her wedding, she stumbled upon BlueTuxShoes.com, a Chicago Web site that specializes in wedding shoes. She found the sought-after pumps and has been shoe shopping online since.
"Now I'm hooked," Advani said. "I was always hesitant about buying shoes online because of the fit and comfort. Sometimes I'm a 7. Sometimes I'm a 7 1/2. The last few years I've been doing a lot of apparel shopping online and now shoes have just become a part of it."
When it comes to online retail, footwear has been a step behind the categories driving e-commerce -- items such as computers, books, music, toys and clothing.
