RETAIL – New York City is Wild About Harrys. Manhattan’s iconic shoe store offers its take on 21st Century retailing.

Companies: ECCO-branded shoes can be found in more than 4000 accounts and 94 countries. Since 1963, the company has crafted more than 350
million pairs of shoes.

FORECAST 2013 – The 10 topics that
will dominate the conversation in the
shoe business in the year ahead.

Boot Book: There are big changes afoot in the
boot market. The category continues to expand and evolve as brands reach out to younger consumers.

LIFESTYLE – Everybody talks about
the lifestyle consumer, but what does
that really mean? Eight brands talk
about their target footwear consumer.

Man's Shoes:Men’s shoes take the high road —
of style and technology. They have gotten a
sole-lift that elevates everything from heel to toe.

TRAIL RUNNING – This month’s Footwear Insight Trail Running Roundtable offers its take on bright colors, minimalism and adventure
racing that is driving consumer interest.

COMFORT: Spring 2013 sees the comfort
category going for style feet first. There are new colors, brands and materials and companies are
taking a significant step forward.

BOOT BOOK – From work to casual, today’s boots are giving consumers
what they want – and retailers what
they need to sell – in terms of both performance and style.

MINIMALIST HANDBOOK:
Everything you wanted to know about minamalism
in footwear – and much, much more – is right here
in this issue.

Retailers and shoe brands can offer
up varying definitions, but in the end,
it's the consumer who will decide what
is minimal and what is not.

Know Thy Consumer. Meet the six female
consumers who are driving your business.
Today, the female shoe consumer is more
educated, more demanding and more
complicated than ever.

Slowly and quietly footwear manufacturing is growing again in
the U.S.A. Here, companies share
how and why they produce domestically.

The Fit Factor: It's the great differentiator at retail
and now brands are trying their best to make the
shoe fit, too.

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10 Topics we will all be talking
about in 2012

Lightweight: From running with love.
The lightweight running shoe craze has
reached critical mass and all retail outlets
are benefitting from this growth.

Women’s comfort shoes finally have found their comfort zone – walking confidently on the runway. The newest arrivals for Fall 2012 have stepped up their style with vivid colors and pretty, patterned details like perky polka dots.

Trend Insight: Minimalist Trail Running Shoe
Are more runners choosing to hit the
trails this year?

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To Drop Or Not To Drop -- the battle lines are drawn in the minimalist subculture within the running shoe world

Casual Comfort — Comfort reign supreme
these days in all classifications of footwear
for Spring 2012.

Let There Be Lifestyle. Spring '12 is
full of color, function and life.

The Boot Book. Work boots gear up. 2011 is the year
of the hard-working, good-looking, 24/7 uber boot.

Clogs 2.0—A blend of classic clog style with funky, fashionable touches is a hallmark of new clog collections for the Fall 2011 season.China Explained —

What happens in Chinese factories today will impact the shelves of footwear retailers in the next 18 months.

Ground Control--A look at the new
crop of Spring 2011 trail running
shoes reveals that trail running
footwear continues to get sleeker,
lighter in weight and lower in profile.

Generation Wellness —Grandsons offer a modern take on an old-age idea: better living starts with
the foot.

Spring Awakening—Vibran colors and crossover style lead the way in our Spring 2011 footwear preview. A trend towards a true style and performance combo runs through each category.

Flip Flop Shops — Specialty retailer is modeled after the wildly successful Sunglass Hut.

The Great Barefoot Debate— Fueled
by mass media reporting, the pros
and cons of barefoot running have
split runners and shoe companies into
two camps while minimalist footwear
models question traditional designs.

Half shoe. Half sneaker. All Style – what makes a shoe a shoe?

The Power of Old Glory -- It seems whenever America's place in the
world order is challenged, its people, their character, their spirit and their
style rise to the occasion. We take a
look at three brands that are bucking
the trend by making shoes in the U.S.A.

Healthy Feet: Footwear vendors are really pushing the health benefits of their new footwear.

Trends that will ring the register this
fall--Urban meets Outdoors; Comfort meets Style; Performance running; Americana; Walking/Toning.

Trends that will ring the register this fall —Urban meets Outdoors; Comfort meets Style; Performance running; Americana; Walking/Toning.