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FROM THE EDITOR Tidings Of Comfort !
“Oh to be in England now that April’s here.” This country has changed a good deal since Browning wrote 'Home Thoughts from Abroad'. It certainly feels good to be home in Kent “While the chaffinch sings on the orchard bough” and nothing is better than a sunny April morning…particularly with the end of Lockdown approaching fast on the horizon!! Independent footwear retailers are now finally opening their
shops again, welcoming back their cherished customers, after a long hard winter. My thoughts are with you all as you get back to work. Do let me know how you are getting on? If I can help in any way, with editorial, do get in touch, my contact details are below. If you are wondering what is going on with the major shoe
trade shows for the next Spring/Summer season, we have updates from Expo Riva Schuh, MICAM and the Harrogate Show on pages 12, 14 & 36 of this edition. For the latest news on Moda, Sole Fashion and The London Shoe Show keep checking our website
www.footweartoday.co.uk. Updates will be announced as soon as we have confirmation from the show organisers. If you are looking for Ladies Comfort Shoes, why not check out our Editor’s Choice selection of supremely comfortable and stylish shoes on pages 26-31 of this edition, which might appeal to your lady customers? And, with the children back at school, you might also like to cast an eye over some very appealing Children’s Shoes on pages 22-24 of this edition? Thank you to all those retailers on the Footwear Today Magazine Best Sellers Panel for your valuable input for our Best Sellers pages, it is much appreciated. Keep the comments coming all of you, it is your chance to have your say to the footwear trade. Check out what the trade had to say about December 2020 in Best Sellers on pages 38-39 of this issue. If you would like to join our Footwear Today Best Sellers Panel
of Independent Retailers, please do get in touch. Those retailers who join our Best Sellers Panel are entitled to a Retailer Of The Month editorial feature, which is a free double page spread in Footwear Today dedicated to their shop(s). I look forward hearing from you and welcoming you to the Footwear Today Magazine Best Sellers Panel.
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CONTENTS
3 COMMENT AND CONTENTS 4 FOOTWEAR NEWS 12 TRADE SHOW NEWS 14 MICAM PREVIEW 15 SHOWCASE: SKECHERS 16 DISTRIBUTOR PROFILE: GOLDEN CONCEPT 18 GRADUATE FASHION 22 EDITOR'S CHOICE CHILDREN'S FOOTWEAR 26 EDITOR'S CHOICE LADIES COMFORT FOOTWEAR 32 INDEPENDENT FOOTWEAR RETAILER OF THE MONTH 38 BEST SELLERS 40 FASHION LAW
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