FROM THE EDITOR The World is getting Hotter
W
e constantly bemoan that Britain doesn’t make anything anymore – we don’t make ships, computers, televisions and so on.
Well, my recent visit to the Hotter shoe factory in Skelmersdale, near Wigan, has certainly turned that idea on its head for me.
I was welcomed into the Hotter factory where they make a pair of
shoes every 20 seconds. My host for the day I spent at the factory in March was Robert Perkins, Hotter’s Operational Director who told me that Hotter manufacture 2 million pairs of shoes a year, around 40% of the UK’s shoe production. See the Hotter insert inside this edition.
In this issue, we feature some this summer’s hottest holiday styles for
customers that will take them comfortably from the beach to the nightclub! Check our Holiday Kit section on pages 35-39. While, our popular Editor’s Choice pages this month feature simply ‘The Best’ Men’s Footwear from the major autumn/winter shoe trade shows in February and March. Enjoy!
This month we have to say farewell to footwear Retailer David
Gummers, Footwear Today’s Financial Plumber, who writes our Money Shop Page. David is retiring from the footwear trade and will be pursuing his, already established, career in music management. We wish David every success and happiness in future. He will be missed!
If you are in the footwear trade and would like to write an article for
Footwear Today magazine about finance, the highs and lows of running a shoe shop, footwear agent’s tales from the road (or similar), please do get in touch
cheryltayloreditor@googlemail.com T. 07518 346996
Fingers crossed that we have another wonderful summer in the UK,
just like last year, bringing customers galore to your shops for their holiday footwear!
Kind regards, Cheryl
Cheryl Taylor, Editor, Footwear Today Magazine, Tel. 01622 862962 Mobile 07518 346996 Email:
cheryltayloreditor@googlemail.com
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MAY/JUNE 2019 • FOOTWEAR TODAY • 3
FRONT COVER: CAPRICE Experienced in innovation.
CAPRICE combines the feeling of velvety soft leathers and patented wellness
innovations into unique shoe creations. Contact:
Stephen Joseph, T: 07734 247 669
E:
info@capriceshoes.co.uk Inside this issue:
Industry News • Brand Profile – Comfylux • Why I Buy – GRS • Expo Riva Schuh – Preview • Money Shop London Shoe Show Review • Editor’s Choice: Men’s Best in Shows • Editor’s Choice: Holiday Kit Best Sellers • Retailer of the month – Wiggle Room
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NEWS BRAND PROFILE (COMFYLUX) WHY I BUY (GRS) EXPO RIVA SCHUH PREVIEW MONEY SHOP MISAF LONDON SHOE SHOW REVIEW EDITOR’S CHOICE (MEN’S BEST IN SHOWS HOLIDAY KIT BEST SELLERS RETAILER OF THE MONTH FASHION WORLD TOKYO REVIEW
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