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For almost a century, the folks at Dr. Scholl's® have been providing foot care and comfort to millions. It all started with the vision of a young medical student who refused to believe the widespread assumption that shoes were expected to hurt when you wore them, and that foot discomfort was just a necessary evil. This student would someday become known to the world over as Dr. Scholl. |
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| 1882 | William Mathias Scholl is born |
| 1900 | Scholl enrolls in Illinois Medical School |
| 1903 | Scholl invents his first product, the "Foot Eazer" |
| 1904 | Scholl graduates from medical school to become Dr. Scholl |
| 1906 | Scholl forms his own business |
| 1909 | Scholl starts a correspondence course for shoe fitters |
| 1910 | Brother F.J. Scholl joins the ranks |
| 1911 | Dr. Scholl's registers as a business in London |
| 1918 | The first corn-pad, "Zino® -Pad," is invented |
| 1928 | Dr. Scholl opens his first American retail shop |
| 1930 | Dr. Scholl's introduces a line of shoes |
| 1936 | Dr. Scholl's "Rubberless" soft stockings are introduced |
| 1937 | Dr. Scholl's shops open in Alexandria and Cairo |
| 1940 | Introduction of Foot Wings plastic arch supports and Ball-O-Foot® Cushions foam rubber device preventing shock |
| 1951 | Air-Pillo® insoles are added to Dr. Scholl's line |
| 1952 | The famous blue and yellow Dr. Scholl's showcase appears |
| 1960 | 100,000 square-foot addition is added to the headquarters in Chicago, increasing facilities by 30 per cent |
| 1968 | Dr. Scholl's® exercise sandals hit the shelves |
| 1971 | Dr. Scholl's becomes a public company |
| 1972 | One million sandals sold in the United States |
| 1973 | Lotions and moisturizers added to the foot care line |
| 1996 | Dr. Scholl's introduces gel insoles |
| 1997 | DynaStep® inserts introduced for movement-related lower body pain. Dr. Scholl's expands its highly successful DynaStep® line and magnet therapy Magna Energy™ Insoles are introduced |
| 1999 | Dr. Scholl's expands its highly successful DynaStep® Line. |
| 2000 | Dr. Scholl's expands into the online world, launching The Scholls Institute™ web site, dedicated to providing easily accessible foot health information and solutions. |
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Thankfully, technology that helps us run, walk and stand in comfort continues to progress. Through the use and application of the latest in scientific research and advances in bio-mechanical engineering and lightweight materials, the makers of Dr. Scholl's® products have created items that help alleviate the common foot problems of the general public. In addition to insoles, the Dr. Scholl's brand has developed inserts that help reduce lower back pain, products that cure corns and calluses through a unique medicated pad and devices that alleviate the pain of bunions and heel spurs, just to mention a few. If you've got a passion for fashion... |
