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Footwear Industry Awards
Save the date 21st February 2016 By Cheryl Taylor
’m delighted to report that Footwear Today Magazine has received an amazing response from the trade to the Annual Footwear Industry Awards. Our loyal readers have played an active part, nominating and voting for those they believe are the most deserving, so that only the best win these awards.
Organised by Datateam Business Media for the industry, with the
support of BFA, IFRA and the Society of Shoe Fitters, the Footwear Industry Awards event promises to be an enthralling and glamorous evening, held on 21st February 2016, the first night of the Moda show, at the National Conference Centre (formally the Motorcycle Museum) nearby Birmingham NEC.
Tickets for the event, including a cocktail reception and a
sumptuous three-course meal with fine wine, are available at £95 plus VAT per person; £950 plus VAT for a table of 10. The price also includes, after-dinner 'laughs' with top comedian, Capital FM Radio’s Greg Burns and award presentations for outstanding performance. There will also be a Live Band and our usual Black and Gold game for charity, with fabulous prizes to be won.
Discounted Accommodation Now Available! If you would like to
join us at the awards, we have a discounted rate for accommodation available through our website
www.footwearindustryawards.com. All prices quoted on our website are inclusive of taxes
The table booking form for the awards is available to download on
www.footwearindustryawards.com which can be completed and scanned back to us. Alternatively, please contact Sue Wiseman
swiseman@datateam.co.uk or call her on 01622 699185.
I do hope you will be able to join us and I look forward to
welcoming you to the event! Meanwhile, a big thank you to all the independent footwear
retailers on our Best Sellers panel who kindly notified us of their star performers in November 2015. The top selling brands are revealed in our new Best Sellers section on page 38 & 39 of this issue!
Finally, I would like to wish all our readers a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year in 2016!
EDITOR Cheryl Taylor:
cheryltayloreditor@googlemail.com FASHION LAWYER Stephen Sidkin FEATURE WRITERS Bryony Andrews • Henry Harington • Dawn Smith • David Gummers • Vicky Kember • Joe Maggio • Emma Cooke • JOURNAL MANAGER Sue Wiseman: 01622 699185
swiseman@datateam.co.uk DESIGNER Steve Parks CIRCULATION
datateam@pmps.info PUBLISHING DIRECTOR Paul Ryder:
pryder@datateam.co.uk
Published by: Datateam Business Media Ltd, London Road, Maidstone, Kent ME16 8LY. Tel: 01622 687031 Fax: 01622 757646 email:
footwear@datateam.co.uk website:
www.datateam.co.uk
Kind regards, Cheryl
Cheryl Taylor, Editor, Footwear Today Magazine,
Email:
cheryltayloreditor@googlemail.com Tel: 01622 862962
IFRA, BFA and Society of Shoe Fitters all support Footwear Today as a valuable forum for the footwear industry, helping to promote trade and keeping retailers informed about the latest products and developments.
Subscription Prices 2016 Footwear Today Magazine Number of editions per year: 9 ISSN: 1475-8601 UK: £58 Overseas: £109 The Publishers cannot accept responsibility for any discrepancies either in copy or between products and/or services listed. Nor can they be responsible for illustrations and/or copy for products which lead to infringement of copyright.
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AWARDS NEWS NEWS COMPANY PROFILE EDITOR’S CHOICE (LADIES FASHION SHOES) PEDIPED WATER FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY EDITOR’S CHOICE (LIFESTYLE TRAINERS) FOOTWEAR FOCUS PURE PREVIEW FASHION LAW MODA PREVIEW AGEING POPULATION GDS PREVIEW BEST SELLERS RETAILER OF THE MONTH MONEY SHOP
FRONT COVER: WEST MIDLAND SHOE COMPANY Alpina is a large European comfort brand
offering full leather products sold in English sizes at competitive prices.
Get an edge over your competitors and grab it before they do!
Contact West Midland Shoe Co. on: Tel: 01889 561790
Email:
enquiries@wmsc.co.uk
Footwear Industry Awards 2016 News • Footwear Focus Road Test - Alpina Editor’s Choice: Ladies’ Fashion and Trainers • Best Sellers Retailer of the Month • Show Previews for GDS, Pure London and Moda
www.footweartoday.co.uk JANUARY 2016
JANUARY 2016 • FOOTWEAR TODAY
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