Our Story

FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS

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When our company’s founder, Joe Luck, first began selling clothing and boots out of a pushcart in 1914, his goal was simple — to meet the needs of his family, friends and neighbors. He opened his first storefront in Firestone Park in Akron, Ohio, in 1919, where he promised to always deliver better value and better service to his customers at a competitive price.

Lucky Shoes Through The Years

– 1919 –

Joe Luck opens the Lucky Store, a general goods store, in Firestone Park, Akron, Ohio.

– 1946 –

Joe hands the business reigns over to his sons, Milton and Leonard Luck.

– 1955 –

Milton opens the family's first high-quality shoe store, Lucky Shoes, in Fairlawn, Ohio.

– 1973–

Milton's son, Tom, joins Lucky Shoes.

–1976 –

Tom expands the Fairlawn store, becoming one of the first super-shoe stores in the country and growing the business threefold in two years.

– 1981 –

Lucky Shoes opens a second location in Canton, Ohio.

– 1991 –

Tom's son, John, joins the business.

– 1995 –

Lucky Shoes opens a Stride Rite store at its Fairlawn location.

– 1996 –

Lucky Shoes adds a third location in SouthPark Center Mall in Strongsville, Ohio, that includes a second Stride Rite store.

– 1998 –

John becomes the company's first board-certified pedorthist and takes Lucky Shoes in a specialized direction to offer orthotics and medical footwear soltuions.

– 1999 –

Tom opens two New Balance stores, one at the Fairlawn location and a second at the Great Northern Mall in North Olmstead, Ohio.

– 2012 –

Lucky Shoes relocates and expands its Fairlawn location to 18,500 sf. The company now operates eight New Balance stores.

– 2014 –

Lucky Shoes expands its reach to Columbus, Ohio, by opening a Lucky Shoes store at Easton Town Center.

– 2017 –

Lucky Shoes collaborates with Vionic, a leader in comfortable and stylish footwear, to open the first brick-and-mortar retail store in the United States located in Fairlawn, Ohio.

– 2018 –

Lucky Shoes opens the second Vionic store in the United States located in Westlake, Ohio.

– 2019 –

Celebrating our 100th anniversary.