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A modular footwear display system includes a display module having a display surface for supporting an item of footwear and a divider for identifying boxed footwear associated with the displayed item of footwear. The display module has at least one mounting fixture for slidably suspending the displa

A modular footwear display system includes a display module having a display surface for supporting an item of footwear and a divider for identifying boxed footwear associated with the displayed item of footwear. The display module has at least one mounting fixture for slidably suspending the display surface from a track. A plurality of display modules may be provided in a cabinet and adjusted to accommodate varying quantities of boxed footwear for efficient use of retail space.

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1. A footwear display and stack divider module, adapted to be selectively variably supportably positioned on a module support member which extends in a generally horizontal direction, comprising:a footwear display configured to support at least one style of footwear and having a rear edge and a late

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A footwear display and stack divider module, adapted to be selectively variably supportably positioned on a module support member which extends in a generally horizontal direction, comprising:a footwear display configured to support at least one style of footwear and having a rear edge and a lateral edge; a divider disposed adjacent said lateral edge of said display and extending downwardly from said display, said divider defining a vertical plane; and at least one module connection element disposed adjacent said rear edge of said display, said module connection element configured to selectively engage the module support member at different horizontal positions therealong; said vertical plane being generally perpendicular to the horizontal direction of the module support member when the module is supported thereby; wherein the module support member comprises a track and said module connection element includes at least one roller configured to engage the track to thereby slidably suspend the module therefrom. 2. A system for displaying and storing footwear, the system comprising:at least one horizontally extending module support member; and a plurality of display modules coupled to said module support member, each said module comprising: a display configured to support at least one item of footwear and having a rear edge and a lateral edge, a divider disposed adjacent said lateral edge of said display and extending in a generally vertical direction downwardly therefrom, and at least one module connection element disposed adjacent said rear edge of said display, said module connection element configured to engage said horizontally extending module support member to thereby facilitate selective placement of said module at different horizontal locations along said module support member; wherein said module support member comprises a horizontally extending elongated track and each said module connection element includes at least one roller configured to engage said track to thereby slidably suspend said module therefrom with said divider disposed in a generally vertical direction perpendicular to the elongated module support track. 3. A cabinet for displaying and storing footwear, the cabinet comprising:a base; at least one vertical support member extending upwardly from said base; at least one module support member coupled to said vertical support and spaced from said base; and a plurality of display modules coupled to said module support member, each said module comprising: a display configured to support at least one item of footwear and having a rear edge and a lateral edge, a divider disposed adjacent said lateral edge of said display and extending in a generally vertical direction downwardly therefrom, and at least one module connection element disposed adjacent said rear edge of said display, said module connection element configured to engage said horizontally extending support member to thereby facilitate selective placement of said module at different horizontal locations along said module support member; wherein said module support member comprises a horizontally extending elongated track and each said module connection element includes at least one roller configured to engage said track to slidably suspend a respective module therefrom, with said divider disposed in a generally vertical direction perpendicular to said track. 4. A method of displaying and storing footwear, comprising:stacking containers of footwear of a first style in a least one vertical stack, one on top of the other in direct physical contact; stacking containers of footwear of a second style in at least one vertical stack, one on top of the other in direct physical contact, said stack of containers of footwear of said second style being located adjacent the stack of containers of footwear of the first style; selectively positioning a generally vertically disposed, horizontally movably positionable stack divider between (i) the at least one stack of containers of the first style and (ii) the at least one stack of containers of the second style of footwear; displaying a sample of footwear of the first style above the at least one stack of containers of the first style of footwear; and displaying a sample of footwear of the second style above the at least one stack of containers of the second style of footwear. 5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:repositioning the divider to adjust the location of a boundary between the stacks of containers of the first and second styles of footwear. 6. The method of claim 4, wherein selectively positioning the horizontally movably positionable divider between the stacks of said first and second styles of footwear comprises variably positionably supporting the divider from a horizontally disposed support arranged generally perpendicular to the divider.7. The method of claim 4, wherein displaying the samples of the first and second footwear styles comprises:variably positionably supporting a first shelf and a second shelf from a horizontally disposed support arranged generally perpendicular to the divider, at locations above the at least one stack of the first footwear style and the at least one stack of the second footwear style, respectively; and placing the samples of the first and second footwear styles on the first and second shelves, respectively. 8. The method of claim 4, wherein:selectively positioning the horizontally movably positionable divider between the stacks of said first and second styles of footwear comprises variably positionably supporting the divider from a horizontally disposed support arranged generally perpendicular to the divider; and wherein displaying the samples of the first and second footwear styles comprises variably positionably supporting a first shelf and a second shelf from a horizontally disposed support, at locations above the at least one stack of the first footwear style and the at least one stack of the second footwear style, respectively, and placing the samples of the first and second footwear styles on the first and second shelves respectively. 9. A system for displaying and storing footwear, comprising:a horizontally disposed support; a first shelf selectively variably positioned along said support and extending horizontally outwardly therefrom; at least one vertical stack of stackable containers of footwear of a first style stacked one on top of the other in direct physical contact beneath said first shelf; a second shelf selectively variably positioned along said support and extending horizontally outwardly therefrom; at least one vertical stack of stackable containers of footwear of a second style stacked one on top of the other in direct physical contact beneath said second shelf; a first vertically disposed divider selectively variably positioned along said support and extending outwardly therefrom in a substantially perpendicular direction relative to said horizontally disposed support, said first divider separating said at least one stack of containers of the first style of footwear from an adjacent stack of containers in the system which contain footwear of the second style; and a second vertically disposed divider selectively variably positioned along said support and extending outwardly therefrom in a substantially perpendicular direction relative to said horizontally disposed divider, said second divider separating said at least one stack of containers of the second style of footwear from an adjacent stack of containers in the system which contain footwear of a style different than said first and second styles; said vertical stacks of containers unobstructed along an outwardly facing side thereof, opposite said horizontally extending support, such that each container is selectively individually removable from said stacks without removing other containers from said stacks. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein said dividers have generally vertical inner and outer edges defining respective planes, with said outer edges more remotely spaced from said horizontally disposed support than said inner edges, the system being free of structure that inhibits said containers from being withdrawn from said respective stacks in a horizontal direction which is both (i) parallel to said plane of said dividers associated with said stack from which said container is being withdrawn, and (ii) away from said outer edges of said associated dividers.