Our history

Foot Shop Ltd was started by David Price in the early 1980’s under the trading name of “Simple Way”. Simple Way supplied DIY shoe kits providing shoe kits for people to construct their own shoes, making any adaptations they required in the process.

Elsewhere, in 1984 Cosyfeet was started by a gentleman who recognised that there was a demand for slippers for people with swollen or difficult feet. The Cosyfeet business gradually grew and in 1990 was bought by David Price. Since then Cosyfeet has grown into the UK’s leading supplier of Extra Roomy footwear, socks, hosiery and foot comfort products.

Following on from the success of Cosyfeet, in 2005 Foot Shop Ltd purchased Walktall, an established mail-order catalogue business specialising in the supply of branded men’s footwear in sizes 12 to 19. Having successfully introduced a web-site and on-line shop, Foot Shop has successfully grown this business over the last few years.

Furthermore, in February 2006 Foot Shop launched an additional range called “look at my crazy shoes” selling a range of “crazy shoes” including the popular Crocs brand.

The latter part of 2006 saw the launch of www.healthyshoes.co.uk, an additional medium for selling Crocs alongside other footwear with recognisable health benefits and the acquisition of www.disabledaccessores.com, a web business selling a wide range of aids and products for individuals with disabilities.

The company currently employs around 100 people in a variety of full-time and part-time roles.