U.S. Shoe Suitor Solicits Stockholders

The fight for control of United States Shoe Corp. intensified Thursday as a suitor renewed its unsolicited pitch to U.S. Shoe shareholders to allow sale of the company.

Luxottica Group S.p.A., of Milan, Italy, said it is asking the shareholders to sign cards supporting a second special meeting of shareholders. Luxottica said it would try at that meeting to replace U.S. Shoe’s board of directors.

The two companies have been battling for weeks.