Stan's Fit For Your Feet is well known in the Greater Milwaukee area and now the company is expanding south, to the Chicagoland metro.

The company said Thursday it bought the Waxberg's Walk Shoppe in Niles, Illinois, which is a suburb of Chicago, and plans to continue operating the store under the Waxberg name.

“Our family business histories and philosophies are so similar that this acquisition is really a perfect match," said Jim Sajdak, president of Stan's Fit For Your Feet. "When we connected with the Waxberg family, we immediately were interested in continuing their 102-year-old family business legacy.

Both companies are third-generation family owned and carry such brands as Alegria, Birkenstock, Brooks, Clarks, Dansko, ECCO, Hoka, Naot, Pikolinos, Taos, Hartjes, New Balance and others. Both stores have certified pedorthists on staff along with fit specialists who measure the feet of every customer.

“We can appreciate the importance of the Waxberg’s brand name in the community, since they’ve established a wonderful heritage over the past 100 years, Sajdak said. "We want to honor their legacy and keep the Waxberg’s name. We are also really proud to have their team joining our family in an effort to continue Waxberg’s legacy.”

Stan's Fit For Your Feet has locations in Brookfield, Glendale and Greenfield.

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