Footnotes is a family owned shoes business dating back to 1946. Stanley and Peggy Hausman opened the first Footnotes shoe store in Montclair New Jersey . Bruce and Barbara Hausman took the business over after working in it high school and through college. They learned the art of shoe making as well as the importance of customer service. Marc Hausman the third generation has taken over the business alongside with Bruce and Barbara to continue on the tradition.Footnotes is a family owned shoes business dating back to 1946. Stanley and Peggy Hausman opened the first Footnotes shoe store in Montclair New Jersey . Bruce and Barbara Hausman took the business over after working in it high school and through college. They learned the art of shoe making as well as the importance of customer service. Marc Hausman the third generation has taken over the business alongside with Bruce and Barbara to continue on the tradition.