He took his shoes off 20 years ago. He hasn't put them back on

NORWALK, CONNECTICUT (United States) — A few years back, Mr Joseph DeRuvo Jr made a quick stop at an upscale supermarket to buy eggs and was stopped in the dairy aisle by a store manager. “You’re not wearing shoes,” he recalled the manager saying to him.

He was right. Mr DeRuvo wasn’t wearing shoes. He almost never does.

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