Plus Awards
2011 Plus Awards Nominees Announced
Footwear Plus magazine has announced the nominees for its 13th annual Plus Awards in recognition of design excellence in 2011. The Plus Awards are the footwear industry's only awards determined by the votes of thousands of retailers nationwide.
Winners will be selected by voters in 21 distinguished categories spanning the breadth of the footwear market, including athletic, comfort, dress, outdoor, children's, work, wellness and street styles. This year's ballot features the addition of two new write-in only categories for "Best New Brand" and "Best in Customer Service." Another new category recognizes "Corporate Goodwill." The nominees are Dansko, Kenneth Cole, Nine West, Timberland and New Balance.
The coveted "Brand of the Year" honor will be decided between Ugg Australia, Vibram FiveFingers, Toms and Nike, while the nominees vying for "Company of the Year" are VF Corporation, Deckers Outdoor and Wolverine World Wide.
"Congratulations to all of the Plus Award nominees—they are all lucky number 13s," says Caroline Diaco, publisher of Footwear Plus. "Once again our industry put its best collective foot forward and there are plenty of stellar styles and stand-out brands represented on our ballot."
The 2011 Plus Awards ballot appears on page 3 of the December issue of Footwear Plus. Retailers are encouraged to vote online at www.footwearplusmagazine.com beginning Dec. 1. The 2011 Plus Award winners will be announced Feb. 1 in New York.
Entering its 22nd year, the award-winning Footwear Plus is the industry's leading fashion magazine.
