EMU, the 100% Australian owned luxury sheepskin footwear company, is currently celebrating its 11th year in business. Experiencing rapid global growth over the past year, we caught up with Paul Neate, Managing Director of EMU at PURE to find out how the original sheepskin footwear brand has evolved from its surfer roots along the coast in Victoria to launching the new season at the infamous Times Square billboard site in NYC and that boot worn by Cameron Diaz.....

Our favourite ‘basset hound' brand has had quite a journey over the last fifty years. in recognition of this prestigious birthday ft went to talk to david rist, hush puppies managing director to find out more about this iconic brand.

How does an independent shoe retail business keep itself at the top of the game in this age of modernity, visual spectaculars and computerised living? We caught up with Mark Newman, son of the infamous Peter Newman and owner of the independent south east chain, Peter Newman Shoes to find out his exciting moves to bring the company into 2008...

Ash, one of the latest brands rivalling some of the top designers on the market has just experienced its most successful season to date.  In a climate of troubled trading, just how has this Italian brand risen from the flames and outsold some of the biggest names in footwear? We spoke to Head of UK Distribution, Eddie Benisty to find out more...

The BLC Leather in Technology conference took place on the 26th September 2007 in the picturesque location of the Leathersellers Hall, London. With the means to ultimately plug the exciting new “leather working group”, (a stakeholder group which assesses, audits and certifies manufacturers for their alignment to good environmental practice) visitors got more than they bargained for with an interesting seminar covering the ethical and environmental problems associated with leather. We were there as the event unfolded...

GARDINER BROS & CO (LEATHERS) LTD HAS OVER 130 YEARS IN THE FOOTWEAR TRADE BEHIND IT. STILL RUNNING AS A HIGHLY RESPECTED FAMILY RUN WHOLESALE BUSINESS, AND RECENTLY RECRUITING A TOP OF THE RANGE SALES MANAGER TO STREAMLINE THE BUSINESS FOR GREATER SUCCESS, WE SPOKE TO FATHER AND SON JOYLON AND BEN GARDINER TO FIND OUT THEIR STORY TO SUCCESS...

Triggerfish does not just have an unusual name. This is the brand set to revolutionise the male slippers market and change it for the better. Not only are they comfortable and soft on hardworking feet... but they are so very stylish men will simply never want to take them off.

Bacarolle, the luxury diffusion line by coveted shoe designer Jane Brown, has experienced a great deal of success in its three season infancy. Now moving its production to factories in Spain, we caught up with Jane Brown herself for insight into the brands background and what it has in store for the future....

When two brothers, Derek and Keith started selling shoes from market stalls 35 years ago, not many people could have foreseen the huge success they would enjoy. 35 years later Footwear Today went to talk to the two people behind The West Midland Shoe Company to find out the story behind this hugely successful business.

A footwear collection showing originality, environmental commitment and above all, social commitment’ is the description of the new Ipanema Sandals Collection. Combine this with the fact that one of the most famous supermodels in the world is involved in the collection and Footwear Today went to talk to David J. Millidge, Director of UK Agents Glass Footwear to find out more…

GLUV is hitting new heights by marking the launch of its biggest ever spring and summer range with a link-up to one of the UK’s leading low-cost airlines, bmibaby.com In a novel initiative, the leading women’s comfort shoe brand is supplying shoes for all female cabin crew members who work for bmibaby, the airline with tiny fares.

We caught up with her for some insight into keeping the one off shops "independent"…

Business efficiency is the watch word of industry. The media regularly reports on chief executives looking to strip large portions of costs from the overhead base. Where the spotlight falls on staff, perhaps an answer lies in using agents as opposed to sale representatives.