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Holidays
ith the warm weather in May and soaring temperature predicted for June, your customers are likely to be in the mood for summer. Their summer sunshine holidays are coming up
fast, so you will need to have your answers ready for what they need for some practical, but fashionable, holiday kit...
Advances in shoe design and technology have led to a new
generation of healthy footwear brands, which keep you in shape and also look pretty cool! In this issue, we select some this summer’s hottest holiday styles for the girls and the guys that will take them comfortably from the beach to the nightclub! While, our Editor’s Choice pages this month feature simply ‘The Best’ Men’s and Childrens’ Footwear from the major autumn/winter shoe trade shows. Enjoy!
At Riva del Garda the organisational machine is already hard at
work getting ready for the next Expo Riva Schuh event from 11th to 14th June 2015, your very first chance to view collections for Spring/Summer 2017. Given its breathtakingly beautiful setting, on the scenic shores of Lake Garda, this has to be one of the best located shoe shows in the world!
Expo Riva Schuh is one of my favourite footwear trade shows, and
one I would very much like to share with other UK retailers. If you would like to know more about Expo Riva Schuh, please read my Preview on page 10. For the best places to stay in Riva Del Garda, do give me a call, I’d be happy to advise/put you in touch with the show organisers who will be able to help.
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NEWS RIVA PREVIEW EDITOR’S CHOICE (MEN’S BEST IN SHOWS) FOOTWEAR FOCUS WHY I BUY HOLIDAY KIT BEST SELLERS EDITOR’S CHOICE (CHILDREN’S) RETAILER OF THE MONTH DB SHOES FOOTHEALTH MONEY SHOP
FRONT COVER: SANOSAN SANOSAN
“PROBABLY THE WORLDS BEST SANDAL” has arrived in the UK.
Register at
http://www.bbsports.co.uk/sanosan/ (Trade Only)
01392 354 790 @sanosanlife Inside this issue:
Editor’s Choice: Best of Shows Men’s • Editor’s Choice: Holiday Kit • Editor’s Choice: Children’s Footwear Riva Preview • Best Sellers • Retailer of the Month • DB Shoes Foothealth
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Cheryl Taylor, Editor, Footwear Today Magazine, Cheryl T aylor , Editor
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