Hardy Capital: Canadian buys Seattle's OnlineShoes.com

Roger Hardy of Vancouver, B.C. said he's bought OnlineShoes.com of Seattle for an undisclosed price. Hardy is the founder of Coastal Contacts Inc. and owns Hardy Capital Partners. OnlineShoes.com was founded by Dan Gerler in 1996 and reported $140 million in revenues last year. Hardy also said he bought ShoeMe.ca, a Vancouver-based online footwear company, and plans to consolidate it with OnlineShoes.com to create "the largest online footwear operation headquartered in Canada." "The footwear category…