Summertime means vacations and days at the pool, but it also means it is time for a sale at the stores. The odd thing is, we are having a sale in the summer to make room for all of our summer deliveries. I admit it is a bit of a head-scratcher, but that is how it goes with retail. As a result, we are marking down spring items - which means things that you are finally ready to start wearing due to our late-arriving mid-Atlantic warm weather!

Starting Thursday, June 9, select items at The Shoe Hive and The Hive are marked down 30 percent. Betsey Fisher always called this "the gamblers' sale" because, of course, there will be steeper discounts as the summer goes on, but the early bird gets the size. So shop early for the best selection. There will be further markdowns later on, but no price adjustments can be made on sale items.

You will find so many great items, like sandals, swim, and sundresses from your favorite designers like Ulla Johnson, Xirena, and Veronica Beard. You won't want to miss out on these great finds. If you are out of town, don't worry - we marked it all down online as well.

So say hello to summer with our spring sale.