Planet Inc. is pleased to announce that Dingo Boots have been added to the growing list of innovative, high quality and fun performance brands for sale on their website at www.PlanetShoes.com.

“Dingo Boots have been around for more than 40 years and their reputation for high quality, durable and beautiful western boots is excellent. With Western boots being such a hot trend this year, and with the quality and versatility of this high quality brand, we couldn’t be happier than to have Dingo Boots on the site!.”

PlanetShoes.com is currently offering 20 pairs of Dingo Boots for men and women including western boots, harness boots and bootie styles.

About Dingo Boots
For affordable western fashion, let Dingo boots express your lifestyle. Dingos take you comfortably to the office, the mall and the night club. Or, on a motorcycle ride down a two-lane country road. They’re perfect with blue jeans or blazers. Wherever you go, or whatever you’re wearing, you’ll experience the comfort and fit of a premier boot by a premier boot maker.

About Planet Inc.
Planet, Inc. is an innovative lifestyle shoe retailer dedicated to selling the most comfortable and stylish shoes possible at value prices. Our flagship site found on the web at PlanetShoes.com specializes in active, comfortable, healthy, earth friendly shoes and products with a flare of fashion. Our product lines are ever expanding to bring our customer new fun footwear to choose from. Whether you’re an outdoor enthusiast or an eco-friendly fashionista, we strive to offer the selection you want.

We look at affordability and value in pricing our products. Customer service and unique products are our calling card. Contact us directly at 1-888-818-SHOE (7463).

Planet, Inc. is pleased to announce that Fly London shoes have been added to the growing list of innovative, fun fashion brands for sale on their website PlanetShoes.com.

“Fly London has a really unique and sophisticated aesthetic that combines edgy fashion, high quality durability and a great fit. We’re very happy we were able to bring them into the site for fall - we know they offer something to our customers that they haven’t seen before!” said Phil Meynard, President of Planet, Inc.

PlanetShoes.com is currently offering more than 15 Fly London styles for women including women’s boots, women’s casual shoes and women’s dress shoes.

About Fly London
Always progressive, never conventional, Fly London collection offers, as always, an eclectic mix of styles from everyday shoes to glamorous heels but keeping intact the unique Fly image.

Materials are added lightness and freshness, completed by ultra-soft feelings. Colours will take on a fresh and sensual touch, vibrating with warmth and light.

Fashionable comfort is the key, with a view to being functional in today’s world. Fresh styles with unique and innovative soles, created to stand alone as objects of desire.

About Planet Inc.
Planet, Inc. is an innovative lifestyle shoe retailer dedicated to selling the most comfortable and stylish shoes possible at value prices. Our flagship site found on the web at PlanetShoes.com specializes in active, comfortable, healthy, earth friendly shoes and products with a flare of fashion. Our product lines are ever expanding to bring our customer new fun footwear to choose from. Whether you’re an outdoor enthusiast or an eco-friendly fashionista, we strive to offer the selection you want.

We look at affordability and value in pricing our products. Customer service and unique products are our calling card. Contact us directly at 1-888-818-SHOE (7463).

Planet Shoes has launched a specialized Health and Wellness Shoe Shop including popular brands like Earth Footwear, Skechers Shape-Ups and MBT Shoes. The Health and Wellness shop includes shoes with technology designed to support the body; in fitness, in the workplace and in everyday activities.

“Health and Wellness footwear has really come a long way in terms of styling and technology,” explained Philippe Meynard, President of Planet, Inc. “People tend to associate Health and Wellness footwear with shoes that feel great but perhaps don’t keep up in terms of style. We’ve focused on finding brands that offer comfort, support and even calorie burning while being totally appropriate for everything from work to an evening out.”

Health and Wellness footwear, according to PlanetShoes.com, includes many styles from the traditional sneaker to cozy winter boots and even stylish pumps. The criteria for being included in the Health and Wellness Shop are based on the technology and health benefits of the shoes.

“Brands like Naot, Geox and Gravity Defyer all offer elegant styling and attention to detail with specially designed footbeds and technology. You’ll find posture support, anatomical foot support, temperature control and shock absorption.” explained Meynard. “These are shoes that may not look like Health and Wellness footwear on the outside – which is why we wanted to make a special push on the website bring these brands to our customer’s attention.”

The Health and Wellness shop includes hundreds of shoes, boots and slippers for men, women and children and brands including:

• Alegria
• Aura
• Birkenstock
• Chaco
• Clarks
• Earth
• Geox
• Gravity Defyer
• MBT Shoes
• Naot
• Power Diet
• Reebok
• Skechers
• Spira
• SpringBoost
• Z7

“The goal of the Health and Wellness Shop is really to express the breadth and depth of footwear that fits into this category. Planet Shoes has been all about comfort for a long time and we’ve been working hard to focus on various lifestyles; whether you’re eco-friendly, active outdoors or looking for boutique fashion. For us, the Health and Wellness shop is a natural extension and a way to help fans of particular brand to find other options that are equally healthy and supportive.”

About Planet Inc.

Planet, Inc. is an innovative lifestyle shoe retailer dedicated to selling the most comfortable and stylish shoes possible at value prices. Our flagship site found on the web at PlanetShoes.com specializes in active, comfortable, healthy, earth friendly shoes and products with a flare of fashion. Our product lines are ever expanding to bring our customer new fun footwear to choose from. Whether you’re an outdoor enthusiast or an eco-friendly fashionista, we strive to offer the selection you want.

We look at affordability and value in pricing our products. Customer service and unique products are our calling card. Contact us directly at 1-888-818-SHOE (7463).

PlanetShoes.com is pleased to announce the creation of a Made in the USA specialty shop featuring a great range of shoes and accessories all made in the United States. Planet Inc. has long been known for its commitment to environmentally friendly and sustainable business practices, and the Made in the USA shop is designed to showcase products that are produced in the US and therefore employ Americans, sustain the American economy and reduce the environmental impact of shipping goods worldwide.

“We believe in supporting businesses that keep their production in the USA. While we understand this isn’t feasible for all of the brands we carry, we are excited to promote these particular footwear, sock, bag and accessory manufacturers in a special way. By offering a specialty shop, we help customers find these brands and support their businesses in a meaningful way,” explained Phil Meynard, President of Planet, Inc.

The Made in the USA shop features brands like Red Wing, New Balance, Smartwool, Wigwam and Teko Socks and bag manufacturers Timbuk2 and WeBe Bags. The products available in the online shop include athletic shoes, performance and comfort socks, backpacks, messenger and handbags, wallets and accessories for men, women and children.

“We plan to continue to find brands and companies that operate in the USA and make their goods in the USA as well. It’s well known that the shipping industry is one of the largest polluters in the world, which is why we implemented our Carbon Free Plus Shipping program where we donate proceeds donated by consumers to CarbonFund.org,” explained Meynard. “Finding companies that make their goods in the USA, and specifically companies like Teko Socks, WeBe Bags and New Balance shoes that also take their environmental impact seriously which means we’re supporting businesses that also think sustainability is important - which is important to us.”

PlanetShoes.com is currently featuring almost 300 products in the Made in the USA Shop found on the web at http://www.planetshoes.com/shops.asp.

About Planet Inc.

Planet, Inc. is an innovative lifestyle shoe retailer dedicated to selling the most comfortable and stylish shoes possible at value prices. Our flagship site found on the web at PlanetShoes.com specializes in active, comfortable, healthy, earth friendly shoes and products with a flare of fashion. Our product lines are ever expanding to bring our customer new fun footwear to choose from. Whether you’re an outdoor enthusiast or an eco-friendly fashionista, we strive to offer the selection you want.

We look at affordability and value in pricing our products. Customer service and unique products are our calling card. Contact us directly at 1-888-818-SHOE (7463).

Planet Shoes is proud to announce the donation of 57 cartons of shoes, containing hundreds of pairs, to The Shoe Bank, a Texas based charity that collects gently used shoes and distributes them both in the US and worldwide.

The Shoe Bank, founded in 1989 by Mike Barringer, was started as a way to put comfortable and durable shoes on homeless men in Dallas, TX. It has since expanded its efforts to become one of the leading shoe charities in the US, donating over 150,000 pairs thus far to Central America and responsible to sizable donations of shoes throughout the US.

The Shoe Bank accepts used men’s and women’s athletic shoes, men’s dress shoes and children’s shoes that are in good condition and distributes them throughout local facilities in Texas and worldwide to locations like Central America, Africa, India and Turkey. As shoes play a major role in preventing illness and enabling people to work, The Shoe Bank has managed to make a sizeable impact on the lives of children and people worldwide by simply encouraging people to donate shoes that have a lot of wear left in them!

Planet Shoes saw the opportunity to work with The Shoe Bank, by offering consumers the opportunity to donate used shoes during the purchase process.

“Customers were offered the opportunity to donate used shoes during the checkout process. If they opted in, Planet Shoes sent a prepaid UPS pouch and all the customer had to do was place their shoes in the pouch and drop them off at a UPS location. The response has been fabulous and we’re thrilled to be able to use our business and website to facilitate donations to such a great organization,” said Phil Meynard, President of Planet, Inc.

Planet Shoes plans to continue to offer this option to customers going forward and plans to continue donating as many used, good condition shoes as possible to The Shoe Bank.

“We believe these kinds of donations are not only the right thing to do to help those less fortunate, but they also represent a more sustainable approach to living. Those shoes might have ended up just being thrown away when they have a lot of wear left in them. So we believe we’re helping people and the earth – so it’s a win win situation!” said Meynard.

To learn more about Planet Shoes partnership with The Shoe Bank, visit PlanetShoes.com.

We’re excited to give you all an update on our great efforts with CarbonFund.org!

As many of you know, we’ve been donating proceeds from our opt in Carbon Free Plus Shipping every month to a few causes funded by CarbonFund.org. Basically, every time one of our customers chooses to pay a small amount to offset the carbon footprint of their shipping costs, we put it aside and then donate all of the money to CarbonFund.org at one time, each month.

We’re thrilled to let you all know thus far we’ve donated over $2000.00, in 2009 alone, towards our favorite projects!

• January: $863.72
• February: $593.48
• March: $487.12
• April: $502.55

So where is the money going? We’ve selected projects that relate to renewable energy production and the reduction of emissions due to shipping. Check out our selected projects:

• New Bedford Landfill Methane Project - New Bedford, Mass.
• Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center - Taylor and Nolan County, Texas
• California Solar Projects - Aliso Viejo, Stockton, Ontario, and Anderson, Calif.

We’re really excited to see the consistent interest of our customers relating to offsetting the impact of their shipping on the environment. We’ll keep you posted on our May and June donations, and in the meantime, if you’re interested in calculating your carbon footprint, check out the CarbonFund.org calculator and learn about what you may be able to do to help the environment!

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Earth day is April 22nd and celebrate with us! Take 15% off of our brands that give back! Discount is only for shoes in the Earth Day shops found below.

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Expires: 4/22/09 at midnight

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Kids Earth Day Shoe Shop
Earth Day Bag Shop