WITH the sun shining and the weather warming up, sun worshippers everywhere are starting to dust off their favourite summer clothes and look around for the latest summer fashions.
Following the initial success of the ‘New Life’ boot campaign at retailers across the UK, Meindl has extended the initiative until July 31st 2010 to encourage on-going donations and raise continued awareness of the campaign and its cause.
The special campaign around the Rainbow Collection of ladies’ handbags by fashion label BULAGGI® has raised 40,000 euros. The entire proceeds will go directly to the Thai Tamar Center in Pattaya, where ex-prostitutes are provided shelter and receive help in building a new future. The BULAGGI® Rainbow campaign was the first project of the BULAGGI® Charity Foundation after its establishment last year.
BULAGGI®’s director Arjan Walraven is happy with this fantastic result: “Being able to donate so much money to this wonderful foundation makes me a grateful person. We would like to thank the media and our customers for their support during this campaign. It is heart-warming to know that even in times of economic crisis we are all willing to open up our hearts and our purses for those less fortunate than ourselves.”
For AW10 Gourmet have introduced a number of new styles in addition to changes to existing core products. The iconic 'Quadici' has been de-specified allowing the price point to drop from £180 to £120. Originally crafted from Italian leather and leather laces sourced from the USA, the shoe is now made in Asia with local materials matched to the same quality spec. This trend has followed across the collection with an overall reduction in price as a reaction to the current pattern of lower price points in the footwear market. With a more accessible product the brand's reach has Widen, currently stocking to 60 retailers for the 22 styles enclosed.
SCUFFS and scratches on a favourite pair of shoes used to spell disaster, but now thanks to Woly, you need not surrender your beloved heels to the bin.
Every woman’s latest essential tool will soon be the Woly Heel Renovator, the small and handy answer to ugly scratches on elegant shoes.
With every girl counting her pennies and saving up to treat herself with that fabulous pair of heels that have been calling to her from the shop window for months, the Woly Heel Renovator is the perfect accessory to help keep shoes in top condition and looking great for longer.
Sensuous, sexy, sporty. The new collection of MARC focuses on quality, sensuousness and naturalness. Opposites attract: Tradition and craft harmonise with modernity and innovation. Based on its typical individuality, MARC interprets the fashion themes of the autumn/winter season. And these are the characteristics of MARC’s authentic style: unobtrusive nebulous colours, high-quality soft materials, perfect fits and a great number of hand-made details.
Founder of Shoe Aid.co.uk Lee Todd appeals to footwear retailers nationwide to get involved in helping not only those in the third world who desperately need shoes, but also those close to home who are fighting cancer.
Lee Todd writes: Having worked within the footwear industry for 28 years, shoes have always been a big part of my life. However, whereas shoes are a means of expressing ourselves in the western world, there are many people for whom shoes are luxuries, and that is why I have recently purchased the domain name www.shoe-aid.co.uk with a view collecting shoes that could be put to good use overseas.
INTERSPORT, the premier global buying group brand in centralising its in-house marketing role has appointed Susan Herbert as Marketing and Communication manager.
Susan was previously in charge of brand direction and strategy for Love Hearts Jewellery, with special responsibility for launching the brand and the development of distribution channels, before which she was Brand Director of adidas & Ellesse Watches responsible for the brand’s marketing and communication strategy and product development.
Ward Shoes, an export company based in Sheffield, specialise in exporting stock lot and worn return footwear and clothing. The company exports 1,000,000 items a year, mainly to Africa and Eastern Europe. Quite an achievement for a company that only has 24 employees.
Michael Ward the managing director told Footwear Today: “We are absolutely over the moon to win the award for a third time. To win the award once was an incredible achievement and we are just astonished that we have managed to win it for the third time. We are very lucky to have such an amazing workforce, it is their hard work and dedication that has made this company the success that it is.”
Owners of any brand of worn and unwanted walking boots are being encouraged to donate their old boots through a new initiative launched by the leading outdoor footwear brand, Meindl. Boot owners are being given the chance to make a difference in developing countries by donating their used boots with all monies raised from the collection of the footwear donated to WaterAid.
From 1st May to 30th June 2010, outdoor enthusiasts can simply take their old boots of a wearable standard to any Cotswold or Ellis Brigham store nationwide or to selected independent retailers (as listed at www.meindl.co.uk/newlife)
It’s Kickers’ 40th birthday this year and they want to celebrate in style with real people, the true Kickers’ lovers who have helped Kickers achieve such a momentous heritage. Born out of the peaceful uprising of the early 70’s that has remained true to the brand and to celebrate 40 years in the business, Kickers have taken their ‘Feel Good Revolution’ to the streets of London. Real people, including school children, have become Kickers’ ambassadors showcasing Feel Good slogans sure to put a smile on everyone’s face.
For all those rebellious school children, the new Back to School ‘Feel Good revolution’ adds a bit of fun to the impending new school term with phrases such as ‘wear them your way’ and ‘Start a revolution in your lunchbox break. ‘
Children’s shoe company Start-rite has appointed Adrian Horne as Sales Director for the UK and Eire. This is a promotion for Adrian, who was previously Field Sales Manager at the company.
In his new position Adrian will play a strategic role in helping to grow the business while continuing to head up Start-rite’s team of regional Business Managers. He will retain personal responsibility for two of the company’s major accounts: Russell & Bromley and Jones Bootmaker. Adrian’s first task will be a fact-finding mission to visit Start-rite retailers - large and small - to get a fresh understanding of the challenges and opportunities which face them.
