Marks & Spencer has reportedly teamed up with Norman Walsh Footwear, an upmarket British sports footwear company with production facilities in Britain. The Daily Telegraph reports that M&S is to sell a range of eight models at about £110 per pair under its Best of British label. The tie-up will enable the retailer to increase the number of its products manufactured in the U.K. and to reinforce its fashion offering. Walsh was established in Bolton in 1961 by Norman Walsh. He had already made footwear for British athletes at the 1948 Olympics when working as a master craftsman at Foster Bros Footwear – owned by the family that went on to found Reebok. While Walsh previously made shoes for a variety of sports, it currently focuses on fell running and upmarket trainers. Norman Walsh passed away last year.

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