Founded in 1922 as a way to sell shoes at the then-moderate price of $3, Worcester-based Thom McAn has been synonymous with shoes ever since. “They, along with Kinney Shoes, led the way when they became a national presence in the ’60s and into the ’70s as malls proliferated,” said Peter T.

Who was Tom McCann?

McCann (November 7, 1898 – March 23, 1975) was a baseball player and coach of American football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Tusculum College in 1924 and at the University of Miami from 1931 to 1934. McCann was also the head basketball coach at Miami during the 1928–29 and 1931–32 seasons.

Why did Kinney Shoes close?

Kinney Shoes was one of the specialty stores that Woolworth Corp, later named Venator Group Inc., decided to focus on after closing down its Woolworth locations. announced it was closing 467 Kinney Shoes stores because of plummeting sales and profits, according to the Associated Press. Venator Group Inc.

Who owns Venator?

The Woolworth Corporation remained the parent company of Foot Locker, and in 1998 it changed its name to “Venator Group, Inc.” By the 1990s, Foot Locker was responsible for more than 70 percent of Kinney Shoe Corp.

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