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FROM THE EDITOR The Footwear Industry Awards 2017
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highly enjoyable evening was had by all at the Footwear Industry Awards, held at the National Motorcycle Museum on
Sunday 19th February 2017 to coincide with the Moda Show at Birmingham NEC. It was a full house on the night, with a waiting list for ‘no shows’. We hope it will be the first of many more such awards events in the years to come!
It was a pleasure to meet so many of our readers, including
independent footwear retailers from our Best Sellers Panel, as well as agents, designers and manufacturers, both at the awards event and at the Moda Show the following day. You can find a review of the Moda Show on pages 24-25 of this edition, also reviews of Pure London Footwear and the London Shoe Show.
Don’t forget to check out my top ladies and men’s picks this
month in Editor’s Choice: Best in Shows Ladies Footwear and Best in Shows Mens Footwear, on pages 28-31 & 32-33. Next month I’ll be featuring Best in Shows Children’s footwear.
Meanwhile, have a look at our latest Best Sellers section
on pages 34-35. A big thank to all those retailers on the Footwear Today Magazine Best Sellers panel for your valuable input, it is much appreciated!
If you would like to join our Best Sellers panel of independent
retailers please get in touch. We would need to know your five best sellers overall, for Men Women and Children. Also, by category, i.e., Ladies Comfort/Casuals, Fashion and Formal Shoes, also Ladies Boots or Sandals, depending upon the season. For Children, it’s Pre-Walkers, Walkers and School Shoes, plus boots or sandals. My contact details are shown below.
Those who join our Best Sellers Panel are offered a free double
page spread dedicated to their shop(s) in our Retailer Of The Month pages.
I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards,
Cheryl Taylor Editor
Footwear Today Magazine Tel. 01622 862962
Cheryl T aylor , Editor Email:
cheryltayloreditor@googlemail.com
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Inside this issue:
20-page Awards Winners Supplement • Editor’s Choice: Best of Shows Ladies’ and Men’s Footwear Focus: Mephisto • Moda Preview • Pure Preview • London Shoe Show Preview Retailer of the Month • Best Sellers • Money Shop
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