Saks Goes Postal For Shoes

[New York] is not easy on shoes.

The miles of unyielding sidewalks laced with subway grates, the lingering bumps of old cobblestone streets, the seeping asphalt in the summer -- all of it conspires to topple slim heels and shred soft Italian leather.

And yet New Yorkers are still drawn to the most impractical of footwear. (Carrie Bradshaw's Manolo Blahnik obsession on "Sex and the City" resonated with women all over Manhattan.)

So perhaps it's not surprising that Saks Fifth Avenue's flagship store is opening an 8,500-square-foot designer shoe salon this summer that will feature 150% more shoes than the current showroom, a VIP room for private shopping, an in-house cobbler and a chocolate cafe.

More unexpected, however, is that the shoe department will have its own ZIP Code.

10022-SHOE -- both the salon's name and its ZIP Code -- will take up most of the eighth floor of the Fifth Avenue store when it opens in August.

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