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FROM THE EDITOR Holidays
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es, I know the spring weather has been cool, to say the least, with frosts in May as far south as my garden in Kent! And, I know that
many footwear retailers are having a tough time at the moment, as few people want to buy sandals or canvass until the weather warms up! However, your customers’ 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 on pages 24-27. In this issue, we select some this summer’s hottest holiday styles for
the girls and guys that will take them comfortably from the beach to the nightclub! Also, some very trendy holiday styles for their precious offspring! While, our Editor’s Choice pages this month feature simply ‘The Best’ Children’s 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 9th – 13th June 2017, 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! Check out our Preview of the Show on pages 18-19 of this edition. If you would like to join our Best Sellers panel of independent
footwear retailers, please get in touch. We would need to know your five best sellers overall, for Ladies, Men’s and Children’s. Also, by categories, i.e. Ladies Comfort/Casuals, Fashion/Contemporary footwear, Formal footwear, boots or sandals depending on the season. Similarly, for Men’s, while for Children’s, it’s Pre-Walkers, Walkers and School Shoes. Retailers who join our Best Sellers Panel are entitled to a free Retailer Of The Month Profile in Footwear Today Magazine. If you have any suggestions about topics/issues you would like to see
included in Footwear Today Magazine, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me, my contact details are shown below. As always, I’d be delighted to hear from you.
Kind regards, Cheryl
Cheryl Taylor, Editor, Footwear Today Magazine, Tel. 01622 862962 Mobile 07518 346996 Email:
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NEWS BRAND PROFILE WHY I BUY FOOTWEAR FOCUS SKECHERS - KELLY BROOK INTERVIEW SPOTLIGHT FEATURE EXPO RIVA SCHUH PREVIEW EDITOR’S CHOICE - CHILDREN’S BEST IN SHOWS BEST SELLERS HOLIDAY KIT RETAILER OF THE MONTH
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