It's August, it's hot, and TransWorld Business is busting at the seams with original content for your veiwing pleasure. This year's footwear trends are dismantled in Jay Riggio's Proper Footing feature and the Shoe Preview shows off more than 100 of the hottest kicks from the industry's leading manufacturers. SIMA's latest research results, Artec Snowboards launch, and other news is here as well. Check it all out here.

Inside this Issue:

SIMA RELEASES 2006 RETAIL DISTRIBUTION STUDY
Trade association’s second retail distribution study shows growth in the market. (Page 04)

25 YEARS IN THE MAKING
TransWorld SKATEboarding celebrates a quarter-century of publishing at the company’s 9th Annual Skateboarding Awards show. (Page 5)

ARTEC SNOWBOARDS IS BORN
The players behind M4 build a new brand out of Elan’s designdedicated division. (Page 14)

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Proper Footing

Hot trends and new ideas in skateboard footwear.
By Jay Riggio

Sneakers, sneakers, sneakers. It’s what’s on the mind of practically every style-conscious
consumer these days. And with skate shoes being at the forefront of popularity amongst
skaters and sneaker heads alike, the skate footwear market has melded seamlessly with the
sneaker craze that has suddenly bound and gagged the fashion world altogether. Collectors,
hipsters, and even those in it for pure performance and function (imagine that) are possessed
to buy up all that’s new in footwear. (continued on page 26)

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