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JULY/AUGUST 2012
WORLD FOOTWEAR | JULY/AUGUST 2012
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Stephen Tierney
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David Buirski
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Philip Lattaway
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Steve Lee
Shari Shallard
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Tim Button
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Heather Maher
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Publisher & CEO
Simon Yarwood
World Trades Publishing 2012.
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an endorsement for a claim or product by the publisher.
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Front Cover
Our cover picture, like the whole of this
special issue, is a celebration of the twenty-
fifth anniversary of the launch of
World
Footwear.
2. World News
Some recent highlights from around the world
of footwear. For continuous news coverage of
footwear matters, go to www.footwearbiz.com
every day.
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11. Technical revolution
Consultant and author Sergio Dulio reflects on technical developments in footwear factories
during the last 25 years.
5. The global
footprint
Contributing editor
Steve Lee takes the
opportunity to assess
how far the global
footwear industry has
come in the last two-
and-a-half decades.