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Eneslow (pronounced N-S-LOW, ) is a chain of shoe stores in New York City founded by the Low family in 1909. They are America’s largest pedorthic retailer.〔Suffering Soles; Shoes for All Sizes and Styles, Except Those Made of Clay, By BRUCE WEBER Published: December 15, 1994 (York Times )〕 As well as its retail stores, Eneslow also manages the Eneslow Pedorthic Institute, a pedorthic education and training center at its Park Avenue headquarters. ==History== Eneslow, originally known N.S. Low, was founded by Edward and Nellie Stone Low in 1909, selling trusses and surgical products on Avenue A. In 1914, Nat Low joined Edward Low, and the business was incorporated. The shoe department was introduced in 1926 in the midst of America’s infantile paralysis epidemic when braces and splints were a common remedy. The shoe department introduction had been possible because Sol joined Eneslow. The same year, Eneslow moved to 220 East 23rd Street. By the 1940s, the company had attracted the attention of Paul Schwartz, who owned the wholesale business Apex Foot Health Industries, which sold foot products, particularly orthotics and arch supports. As a wholeseller, he sold his products to Eneslow. In 1968, Paul and Charles Schwartz bought the company and moved its headquarters to 695 6th Avenue. At that time, Eneslow has two other locations, one in Brooklyn since 1949 and one in the Bronx since 1937. In 1973, Robert S. Schwartz (the President and CEO) joined Eneslow after a 10-year career in sales and marketing. In 1975, Robert S. Schwartz and his brother Richard B. Schwartz, each owned 50 percent of Eneslow and Apex. By the mid-1980s, when he and his brother, Richard, split the company he became the sole owner of the retail division and turned Eneslow into a regional chain with eight stores. But when New York State slashed Medicaid reimbursements for medical shoes and orthotics, the company lost 50 percent of its business and Schwartz shut all but his flagship store located at 924 Broadway, NYC. In 1983, the two businesses – Eneslow and Apex – were split; Robert S. Schwartz bought out Richard B. Schwartz to get full ownership. In 1985, Eneslow bought Classic Mold Shoe Company, makers of custom molded and custom orthopedic dress shoes and sandals and merged it into the company. In 1995, Eneslow Pedorthic Institute (EPI) was founded. In 2003, the company bought a retail store from Selby Fifth Avenue at Horace Harding Expressway in Little Neck, Queens; changed its name to Eneslow and opens its second store. In 2006, the company moves its long-time Broadway headquarters location to Park Avenue South at 32nd Street. In 2009 Eneslow opened a third store on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Second Avenue between 78th and 79th streets.〔"Eneslow Celebrates a Century" (Women's Wear Daily )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eneslow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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