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FROM THE EDITOR I
Roll on the Spring – and try to keep smiling!
t certainly has been a challenging year for the footwear trade. Now, it’s lockdown again for all those independent footwear
retailers, who were only just getting back on their feet following the last lockdown! Roll on the Spring, when hopefully, a vaccine will set us all free and your customers will return in droves!
Meanwhile, I would respectfully ask you to support a Petition that has been created by Society of Shoe Fitters and CFHR member - Samantha Tarbit of Shoedini in Milton Keynes Link:
http://chng.it/c5xc9WWk. This petition created is to plead that Boris Johnson announces Qualified Shoe Fitters and Members of the Society of Shoe Fitters and Children’s Foot Health Register be allowed to trade during lockdowns (read more on page 17 of this issue).
Don’t forget to check out our latest Editor’s Choice pages for
the cream of the crop Lifestyle Trainers for your lady customers in 20/2021 (see page 24 of this issue) And, don’t miss Marigold Cartwright’s Footwear Focus Road Test on the Croft Shoe in the Da Bella range from DB Wider Fit Shoes: “I’m Mad as Hell because My Feet are Going to a Wedding!” on page 14.
Thank you to all those retailers on the Footwear Today Magazine Best Sellers Panel for your valuable input each month 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 has say to about August/September 2020 in Best Sellers on page 36 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). My contact details are below, so please drop me an email or give me a call. I look forward hearing from you and welcoming you to the Footwear Today Magazine Best Sellers Panel.
Stay safe and keep smiling! Kind regards, Cheryl Taylor, Editor,
Footwear Today Magazine, Tel. 01622 862962 Mobile 07518 346996
Email:
cheryltayloreditor@googlemail.com
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CONTENTS
4 FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY NEWS 7 SPOTLIGHT ON BUGATTI - LADIES SANDALS SS20/21 12 PREVIEW: EXPO RIVA SCHUH 14 FOOTWEAR FOCUS ROAD TEST: DB SHOES 15 SPOTLIGHT ON DB SHOES 16 FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY AWARDS 17 SOCIETY OF SHOE FITTERS - PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PETITION 18 SPOTLIGHT ON TAMARIS 19 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY 20 REVIEW: MICAM 24 EDITOR'S CHOICE: LADIES LIFESTYLE TRAINERS 29 FOOT HEALTH 30 FOOTWEAR RETAILER OF THE MONTH: COLOURFUL SOLES 34 FASHION LAW 36 BEST SELLERS
FRONT COVER: Tamaris
Tamaris is a brand that stands for high quality, fashionable design and a variety of styles. No matter if you are looking
for a classic design or the latest trends, you will find your perfect pair.
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