Winning ways for Kent’s Golden Boot
England’s oldest family-owned shoe shop has scooped a national award for the second year in a row.
Founded in 1790, during the reign of George III, The Golden Boot, on Gabriel’s Hill in Maidstone, has been named Family Footwear Retailer of the Year at the prestigious Drapers Footwear Awards 2007, beating four of the UK’s best stores to clinch the honour.
The shop, which employs 28 staff, was also a finalist in the kids’ and men’s Footwear Retailer of the Year categories, while kids’ department manager Jenny Ellen, who has worked at The Golden Boot for 44 years, was a finalist in the Sales Assistant of the Year category.
The awards, organised by leading fashion magazine Drapers, culminated in a ceremony at The London Hilton, Park Lane, at which more than 650 footwear retailers gathered to celebrate the very best in the industry. Other winners included Marks & Spencer, Dune, Topshop and New Look.
The judges praised the shop for its excellent customer service and attention to detail, as well as its ability to continually challenge shoppers with constantly refreshed and updated brands alongside high street favourites and an innovative shop design.
The Golden Boot's general manager, Edward Martin, who runs the sixth-generation business alongside his father, chairman Lawrence Martin, said: “To win such a coveted award once was marvellous; to win for the second year running is an outstanding achievement and is testament to the hard work and dedication of all our staff.
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