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National Shopfront Of The Year Award – for Independent Footwear Retailers only
s editor of Footwear Today Magazine, I thought you might like to know about a new footwear industry award. It is called the 'National Shop Front of the Year Award' (by which we mean your window display) and entry is
open to independent footwear retailers throughout Britain, large or small. The winner will receive £1,500 of holiday vouchers. The size of your shop is not an issue, it’s the quality of your window display that’s important! It’s not necessary to pay for professional photography, but we would need clear hi res images. We could use the shop front image shown on your website, if it is picture that you would like to enter. If you are a manufacturer or agent, why not take a snap of your favourite
retailers' shops - with their permission - and send these to us. The Footwear Awards Team will contact the retailer to let them know their shop has a chance of winning this exciting award and the holiday vouchers that come with it! Please email your photos to me -
cheryltayloreditor@googlemail.com -
every time you change your window display from now right up until the deadline of 1st January 2014. You may send as many entries as you like. I do hope that you will consider entering your shop for this exciting new
Award. Please don’t hesitate to email or call me on 01622 862962, if you want to know more or check that all your entries have been received and have been put forward for the award. I’m always delighted to hear from our readers! The prize of £1,500 of holiday vouchers will be presented at the Footwear
Industry Awards, which will be held on Sunday 16th February 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! I look forward to meeting you there! Meanwhile, it’s worth checking out the great value collection of kid’s styles in this month’s Editor’s Choice: Children’s Footwear Best In Shows. Also in this edition, a fascinating Fashion Trends section from students at Northampton University and Misfit has a bee in his bonnet about waterproof footwear! Finally, don’t miss November’s Footwear Focus Road Test Review.
Our intrepid footwear reporter Henry Harington comes under fire again, this time while on an assignment in Cario, Egypt. But, I’m relieved to report that his trusty Roamers Chelsea boots carried him safely away from the danger zone, so well done UKD. Enjoy!
Kind regards, Cheryl Taylor, Editor, Footwear Today Tel: 01622 862962 Email:
ctaylor@datateam.co.uk
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