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Keep Feet Fit
he Society of Shoe Fitters has announced that it will be launching National Shoe Fitting Week under the banner Keep Feet ‘Fit’ on March 25th 2013. The SSF, which operates on a
non-profit basis, wants to raise national awareness of importance well-fitting footwear and the vital service independent shoe retailers provide to the public.
The Society’s Secretary, Laura West, explains “If everyone
working in shoe shops trained to become professional Shoe Fitters we could save the NHS thousands of pounds over the coming years, as our members already do in a small way, if Government would simply realise the importance of people’s feet in relation to their entire physiology and well-being. Footwear is treated as an accessory, but it is vitally important and the only item of clothing that can seriously damage your health in the long term.” (Read more on page 30).
This month the Footwear Today Best Sellers Page celebrates its
first birthday! I would like to say a big thank you to all those independent footwear retailers on our Best Sellers Panel who kindly notified us of their star performers each month in 2012. We very much hope that we can look forward to receiving your continued support during 2013.
The top selling brands for November 2012 are revealed in Best
Sellers section on page 26 of this issue! We’re now asking retailers to let us have their four top selling brands in December 2012 for the February issue. If you would like to take part in Footwear Today Magazine’s Best Sellers section in future, please let me know and, provided you have a wide range of brands, I’ll add you to our list of panel members.
Those who participate in Best Sellers are invited to email me each month informing me of their best-selling brands, to be reported in the magazine. My email address is:
ctaylor@datateam.co.uk
We would like to know your five best sellers overall for ladies,
men's footwear and children’s footwear. Also, your five best sellers in the various categories, ladies and men’s comfort/casuals, ladies/men's fashion footwear, ladies/men’s boots, ladies/men's formal, etc. But, if it’s just Ladies and Men’s overall, that fine.
In return for your participation in Best Sellers, we will feature you
and your shop in our Retailer of the Month pages, see pages 24-25. This month we are featuring children’s footwear retailer, ShuZu, in Farnborough, Hampshire and Knaphill, Woking.
I look forward to working with you all in 2013. Best wishes to all our readers for a very happy, healthy and
prosperous New Year.
Kind regards, Cheryl
Cheryl Taylor,
Editor, Footwear Today Tel: 01622 862962
Email:
ctaylor@datateam.co.uk
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NEWS EDITOR’S CHOICE (CHILDREN’S) GDS PREVIEW (DÜSSELDORF) FOOTWEAR FOCUS EDITOR’S CHOICE (BEST IN LADIES BOOTS) RETAILER OF THE MONTH BEST SELLERS PURE PREVIEW (LONDON) FOOT HEALTH MODA PREVIEW FASHION TRENDS FASHION LAW
FRONT COVER: pediped JANUARY 2013 With over 100 new doors in SS13, pediped
Footwear is a kids brand on the move. In AW13 pediped will launch a new school collection and debut the adult collection 'Brian James
Footwear'. See page 22-23 for more information Contact: Matt Wright
Email:
matt@pediped.com Tel: 07703 856072
Inside this issue: Foot Health - National Shoe Fitting Week March 23rd 2013: Keep Feet Fit, Retailer of the Month, Best Sellers, Footwear Focus: Waldlaufer, Editor’s Choice: Best in Ladies’ Boots and Children’s Footwear, Fashion Law, Previews: GDS Dusseldorf and Pure London
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EDITOR Cheryl Taylor:
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