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A'RCOPEDICO’s new store

Apr 29, 2019 Portugal
A'RCOPEDICO’s new store
The Portuguese footwear brand inaugurated its first store in downtown Lisbon, which opened to the public on the 27th of April. The new store will also market the collections of Easy Walk Experience, Arcopedico's second brand
The new store is located at Rua Ivens, number 70, in Chiado, in downtown Lisbon. The new retail store will showcase and market A'RCOPEDICO's footwear models, known for their technology and comfort, and also the colourful Lolitas from the second brand of the group, the Easy Walk Experience.

"This is a great product, good for everyone! It goes with any outfit, more casual or more sportive, for work or for leisure … very light, it fits very well in a woman purse or in a luggage to travel with. Extremely feminine, are much more comfortable than a standard ballerina and can replace the most sporty tennis shoes … they are available in different colours and can complete various outfits or simply to be used in the colours you like! Easy Walk Experience it's an attitude to life. It means taking advantage of every moment to the maximum, feel free and never give up anything. Lolitas are the best ally for an active life", according to the brand's own words.


A'RCOPEDICO currently has a distribution network with official stores in Lisbon, Porto, Barcelona, Vigo, Madrid and Seville, as well as being present in several multi-brand footwear stores.


About the company

Founded in 1966, the company based in Vila do Conde, a city in the North of Portugal, is represented in more than 50 markets. Élio Parodi, the founder of the company, was the inventor of a sole that better supports the arch of the foot, which is the main sustainer of the spine. From here came the name Arco+Pédico (arch of the foot). But that wasn´t just a one-time successful invention of a scientist. Since he was an hydraulic engineer he started to think about new materials to be used in the manufacturing of footwear. At the time there wasn’t any knitted fabric to be incorporated in footwear, and he started to think about an alternative. In 1966 he created a new fabric, a nylon mesh one. Always with an innovative design, A'RCOPEDICO has specialized in women’s footwear, even though it has some male models. The shoes weight just over 120 grams and the current concern of the company is about ecologic materials. That’s been the case of Lytech, a non-natural leather material, which is monoelastic, giving the feet a different type of comfort, and which was created by A'RCOPEDICO.

For more information about the brands please refer to the websites: A'RCOPEDICO or Easy Walk Experience.

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