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FROM THE EDITOR Footwear Industry Awards
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ominations for the Footwear Industry Awards are now closed! Voting will open on Friday 14th December and close on Thursday 17th January. You will be able to vote online at
www.footwearindustryawards.com or by post. More details will follow in due course but in the meantime, make sure you visit the website regularly for updates and keep a look out for the weekly ecasts from us in your inbox which are packed full of up to the minute information.
Whether your company is big or small, a huge multi store or a one
store retailer, we want you to vote. What you think really WILL make a difference to the result on the night, so why not have your say in the award winning products, people, retailers and services of 2012?
The Footwear Industry Awards will be held on the first night of the
Moda Footwear Show, Sunday 17th February 2013 at the National Motorcycle Museum. It promises to be an exciting evening, so put the date in your diaries and let the team at Footwear Today know your ticketing requirements for the event!
Tickets are now available priced from £90 + VAT for individual
places. Tables of ten can be secured at a cost of £900 +VAT. The price includes a champagne reception, a sumptuous four-course meal with fine wine, after-dinner 'laughs' with a top comedian and 25 award presentations for outstanding performance. There will be lots more surprises on the night, so please contact Georgia Moore email
gmoore@datateam.co.uk or telephone 07733042104.
Accommodation is available at The Manor Hotel Meriden **** and
The Windmill Village**** Please contact Sharon Miller on 0121 704 2784 or
reservations@thenmm.co.uk Prices start from £99 for a 1 night stay in a single room, fully inclusive breakfast, VAT & car parking. In order to obtain preferential rates please quote ‘FIA 2013’.
I look forward to meeting up with you at the Footwear Awards
Event in February. Meanwhile, may I take this opportunity to wish all our readers a
Happy Christmas and a very healthy and prosperous New Year!
Kind regards, Cheryl
Cheryl Taylor,
Editor, Footwear Today Tel: 01622 862962
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Inside this issue: Men’s Formal Footwear • Retailer of the Month: apple&pie • Footwear Focus Road Test: Steptronic’s Alfa boot Fashion Trends, Best Sellers – September 2012 • Company Profile: Shoe-String • Fashion Law
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