Bucketfeet: Bucketfeet bets on a new on-demand business model

Bucketfeet hasn't been immune to the woes the retail industry has felt in recent years. The Chicago footwear startup has trimmed its team to just 11 full-time employees-down from 40 in 2015-as it's experienced rising costs of an inventory-heavy model that requires Bucketfeet to predict which types of shoes are likely to sell. But Bucketfeet has a plan to reduce the cost of packing factories full of shoes that don't fly off the shelves. Today, the startup officially unveiled a new on-demand...