She wants to be prepared because, both siblings say, shoe repair is a dying industry.

I keep forgetting to take it to the shoe repair.

So residents don't have to worry about a deli or shoe repair.

There was no dry cleaner or shoe repair shop, let alone a sushi bar.

It offers more than groceries: dry cleaning, shoe repair and video rental.

Some shoeshiners offer extra services, such as shoe repairs and general tailoring.

It is, to the best of his knowledge, the only such service in the country, and he also offers tailoring and shoe repair.

They eventually settled in Paterson, where they took over a shoe repair on the other side of town.

"Remember that time a few years ago, when we took your really, really old pair of brown shoes to the shoe repair for new soles?"

Here is a guide to professional shoe repair.