About

Our Ethos

Our mission is to provide high quality footwear that is right for you; we select our brands and our ranges with great care and use our 40 years experience to ensure you get quality and value for money. We also concentrate on introducing colour by using an eclectic mix of styles that give us our unique and exciting selection of alternative choices. We concentrate on our existing customers as we realise it is cheaper to hang on to the customers you have got rather than advertising to acquire new ones. Our entire advertising budget is donated to local and international charities.

We are committed to ensuring small independent retailers remain in the high streets and market towns like Bridport. We believe above all in our distinct identity, and community spirit. Bridport is the perfect size - small enough for people to feel included but large enough to support independent retailers like us. Please remember: "We love what we do and we will always be happy to help you."

Other Brands

We have more brands available in our stores that we do not display online,  if you would like to take a look at entire range you are more than welcome to pop into our Bridport store.

Other Brands

We have more brands available in our stores that we do not display online,  if you would like to take a look at entire range you are more than welcome to pop into our Bridport store.

History

Steptoes was established in 1981.

1981 - Riff started as a market trader selling cheap footwear out of a Ford Escort
1983- He was joined by Julie Thorne, now driving over 1000 miles a week in a Mercedes van and working markets and fairs all over the South of England.
1987 - Julie's brother Jason came on board and a large trailer was added to the poor old Mercedes.
1990 - Steptoes Dorchester opened, run by Julie. Riff & Jason continue market trading.
1993 - Steptoes Bridport was opened and we branched out into clothing.
1994 - Put the Mercedes and trailer to rest and stopped market trading.
2000 - Riff & Julie tied the knot and got married.
2001 - www.steptoes.co.uk was launched with a small range of clogs and shoes.
2011 - Riff and Julie moved to Bridport and became an integral part of a wonderful community
2015 - The Dorchester shop lease expired and we closed after 25 years and concentrated on Bridport