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		<title>Report from Richard Kottler, CEO. January 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the  New Year predictions provided by BFA member company bosses make plain, 2012 is going to be a really testing year laced with uncertainty and unpredictability. Some optimism shines through all of the forecasts but I doubt it will a year for celebration and record profits. &#160; Having said that, the number of companies ...]]></description>
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		<title>Footwear Predictions for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Little, CEO, Grenson Ltd. “It’s strange when you’re in a recession because you’d expect everyone to be suffering, but they aren&#8217;t.  There is real turbulence out there with some retailers doing well and others struggling.  I think it’s going to be tough, but with a bit of common sense and good stock management I ...]]></description>
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		<title>Company Alert and News Update from Credit Assist</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BFA Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BFA Update January 2011 Welcome to Credit Assist&#8217;s Company Alert and News Update that will be sent out on a monthly basis to all BFA members.  The object of this newsletter is to ensure that you are all aware as quickly as possible if a customer is in financial difficulty and to update you on ...]]></description>
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		<title>Increase in Statutory Redundancy Pay and Unfair Dismissal compensation limits from 1 February 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The limit on the amount of the compensatory award for unfair dismissal will increase from £68,400 to £72,300 from 1 February 2012. Other increases include the following. The maximum amount of a &#8220;week&#8217;s pay&#8221; for the purposes of calculating a basic or additional award of compensation for unfair dismissal or redundancy payment will rise from ...]]></description>
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		<title>Good News from Esska Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BFA Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Esska, the London based footwear brand, has re-launched its web site following a complete overhaul with a new look and feel, extra functionality and an international web store.  Esska is looking to drive 10% of its total turnover on-line by 2013 and so undertook a full review of the esska.co.uk customer experience.“Having reviewed our ...]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Martens UK Factory Expansion &amp; Apprenticeship Scheme</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Martens’ Cobb’s Lane factory in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, is the factory where the very first Dr. Martens boot, the 1460, was made. It survived the factory closures of a decade ago and has continued making boots and shoes as they have always been made in Wollaston; with craftsmanship and quality. Dr Martens recently launched a ...]]></description>
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		<title>Scam Alert</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BFA Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Northamptonshire member company has received two requests for payment of €1987.00 from an organisation calling itself the European Central Register of Brands and Patents.  Upon taking legal advice, it appears that this is a scam and of no benefit or need.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgarian Orphanages in Silsistra, Bulgaria.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BFA Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bernadette Leggett and her husband Douglas are two ordinary people trying to help those people who are less fortunate than us. Over the past four years they have bought a quarter space on a lorry and send lots of goods over to the Orphanages and the Home for the Elderly, the Hospital and the Disability ...]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Trade Shows</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JANUARY &#160; &#160; 10-13 January MosShoes &#8211; International Footwear Fair Moscow, Russia 14-17 January Expo Riva Schuh Lake Garda, Italy 16-19 January Couromoda 2012 São Paulo, Brazil 21-22 January Tokyo Leather Fair Tokyo, Japan 21-24 January Première Classe &#8211; Fashion Accessories Paris, France 25-26 January Japan Grand Shoes Collection Kobe, Japan 25-27 January IFF &#8211; ...]]></description>
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		<title>BFA&#8217;S FIRST FOUNDATION COURSE AWARDS</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The British Footwear Association (BFA) has awarded certificates to the first cohort of trainees that completed the newly established BFA Foundation Course in Footwear Technology. The BFA Foundation Course – by the industry, for the industry – has seen 28 trainees from ten footwear companies participating in the ten-module course. The trainees pictured together with ...]]></description>
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