AWARDS
at 4-star Forest of Arden Hotel, only 4 miles from Birmingham NEC (transport will be provided from Moda Show). Annual Footwear Industry Awards Event, February, 19th February 2012
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he Annual Footwear Industry Awards event will be held on February 19th 2012, to coincide with the Moda Show, at the 4-star Forest of Arden Hotel, a stunning rural
retreat in the heart of the Midlands. An impressive destination, set in 10,000 acres of lakes and woodland, the hotel is situated a short distance from the NEC, Birmingham International Airport and major rail and motorway links. Transport will be provided from the NEC to the
event and preferential hotel rates are available to those attending the Awards, via:
www.footwearindustryawards.com/bookingform Tickets for the show may booked via
www.footwearindustryawards.com/tickets The Footwear Awards look set to become a widely publicised and well-attended event, the first which sees all the trade associations, including the BFA, IFRA and The Society of Shoe Fitters, working together as one to reward their peers. The event promises to award high achieving brands and retailers, whilst also offering the industry a valuable networking opportunity. All voting will be conducted online (one vote per
IP address), voters placing their own, unbiased opinion on who should win the various categories *outlined below. By removing the traditional ‘judging panel’ format, our event will offer a true
reflection of who should win each of the awards: with no corporate or sponsor intervention. Nominations are closed and voting closes at the end of January: people can vote via
www.footwearindustryawards.com/voting and we will be including a mailer in Footwear Today, for those who want to vote by post. We hope you will all play an active part and nominate and vote for those you believe are most deserving (including yourself, if you have been nominated) so that only the best win these awards (see award categories below). Commenting on the Footwear Awards –Richard
Kottler, CEO of the British Footwear Association, said: “The Moda Show is an important one for BFA member companies and we are delighted that a major Footwear Industry Awards event is planned for the coming Spring edition. The list of Award categories covers many of the sectors represented by BFA members and we are sure they will give the event an enthusiastic response and ensure the evening will be successful – and fun ! “The organisers of the Awards have great
experience of running and marketing prestige events and the BFA is confident that this will soon become a “must-go –to” part of the industry calendar. “The BFA is pleased to be associated with this initiative and have been promoting actively.
Speaking on behalf of the Independent Footwear
Retailers Association, Chairman, Arthur Spencer- Bolland, commented : “We are delighted that through the initiative of ‘Footwear Today’ the IFRA Footwear Awards have been expanded to incorporate the whole shoe industry. We are also pleased that the British Footwear Association, the Society of Shoe Fitters and IFRA are working together with the trade press to produce a bigger, more prestigious and exciting event that is "The British Industry Footwear Awards". We wish the awards a progressive and expanding future and pledge our support for this brilliant initiative.” Laura West, Secretary of The Society of Shoe
Fitters, summed up the response from the Society: "The Society of Shoe Fitters are delighted that Datateam is putting together a glittering Footwear Industry Awards event to coincide with MODA. The industry is quite diverse and over the years similar awards have been primarily fashion orientated, but there is far more to the trade and this will give everyone a chance to reward the great and the good whatever their speciality. “Communication and networking has never been as important as it is now, so to have the trade press unified in creating a fun (and better still affordable) event in wonderful surroundings - especially timed to coincide with the best UK footwear fair, is great news and we look forward to seeing everyone there!"
The Footwear Industry Awards will host the following category awards;
• Best Men’s Footwear Brand • Best Ladies Footwear Brand • Best Children’s Footwear Brand • Best Wellness/Sports Footwear Brand • Best Footwear Representative • Best Comfort Brand • Best Fashion Footwear Brand
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• Best Independent Men’s Retailer • Best Independent Ladies Retailer • Best Independent Children’s Retailer
• Best Independent Sports/ Outdoor Footwear Retailer
• Best Multiple Retailer • Best E-tailer/Use of Technology
• Best Customer Service • Best Below the Ankle Product Award • Student Shoe Fitter of the Year • Best New Retailer • Personality of the Year • Footwear Brand of the Year
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