assortment of suppliers, all of good quality. We liked being able to speak with suppliers openly and having access to the latest stock. “It’s always good to see familiar faces at
Footwear Today Live, but we’re happy that we also made new contacts too. Plus, the venue was well situated and we freely moved from room to room finding the right stock that suits our business.” The Footwear Today Live February edition
showcased more than 150 different footwear, fashion and accessories brands, including Art, Adesso, Bugatti, Chatham, Crocs, Dasco, Fly London, Geox, Healthy Back Bag, HEY DUDE, Jack & Jones, Marco Tozzi, Mustang, Peter Kaiser, Ravel, Rieker, Skechers, TOMS, Wrangler, XTI and many, many more!
What the brands said… “Footwear Today Live is always a good show for us and it’s fast becoming the go-to footwear show in the UK, if not already,” said Ed Waller from Fly London. “Our existing customers seemed very happy with our AW25 collection,
and we received particularly good feedback regarding our UK-only SMU lines. Listening to our customers and working the collection is very important to us. We were also delighted to see new customers at the show! Now we’re looking forward to the August edition and SS26!” Not far from Fly London in the Imperial Suite
was Adesso. Helen Fraser said: “It was lovely to be at Footwear Today Live and to speak to retailers and other brands across many regions throughout the UK. I think it is a great time to come together and support each other, and a show like this enables us to do that. “I personally love the friendly atmosphere
of the show and everyone at the venue is very inviting. We are looking forward to being back again in August!” Meanwhile, Warren Brown, Key Account Manager at Gardiner Bros said it’s great to see more and more retailers attending the show each season… “For us, the best part of this February show was being able to showcase more of our brands, such as Hunter & Sperry,” he said.
“This was due to having our biggest stand so far at the February show, and we have already reserved this same stand for the next show. “Something that is mentioned by brands and
customers alike at every show is the free lunch and ample parking on site. I think this definitely plays a big part in attracting more attendance to the show each time.” Elsewhere, David Buckingham from Marco
Tozzi added: “The Footwear Today Live show has now become the most important exhibition in the footwear calendar as far as I’m concerned. Even though retail is incredibly challenging at the moment, the atmosphere was amazing and everyone was relaxed; it’s a smashing event to see all the brands under one roof. “The Sunday was very busy on our stand;
we were full of customers from all parts of the UK and I even managed to open up some new accounts, which was great. The only downside... we were so busy in fact that we couldn’t even stop for lunch! Roll on August as we are already looking forward to the next show!”
Footwear Today Live returns to the NCC Birmingham on 17-18 August 2025! To find out more information about the show and to register, go to:
www.footwearstockrooms.co.uk.
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