GIVING every reason to celebrate children's ‘Back to School' ritual; Shoe Mart has more than one reason to look forward to a trendy, smart and comfortable academic year ahead. Shoe Mart's offerings make back to school shopping easy, with an eclectic range in black uniform shoes, white sporty kicks and school bags to choose from. Treat your kids to must-have combo packs by leading brands like ‘Puma' and ‘Kangaroos'. Put together by taking the needs of growing up children into account, the combo packs are complete with a pair of shoes, socks and backpack; to ensure smart dressing and durability to last through the year. Priced at AED299 and AED199 respectively, they also go easy on the pockets and will suit every school's formal dressing. Kids are bound to have fun as Shoe Mart unfolds character stories to go with formal school dressing. Let the excitement begin as brands like Marvel, Barbie and Disney imprint children's favourite characters like Spiderman, Marvel Heroes, Minnie, Elsa & Anna and Barbie to walk them to school every day. Uniform black colored shoes keep up with the school dress code while the character imprints add to the fun element in routine dress-up. Minnie's bowties and dainty butterflies also make for a cute option for little girls feet. For boys and girls, ‘Start Rite' shoes come high on durability, comfort and style that will go perfectly with school uniforms for the whole year ‘round. Shoe Mart's ‘Back to School' collection also offers a selection of brands like Puma, Reebok, Missy and Kangaroos that bring together an exciting range in backpacks. Puma offers durable structures, strong zips, and easy compartments a variety of colours that will surely meet every boy and girl's taste and need. Reebok has more active lifestyle silhouettes and vibrant colours that will help carry a lot more than books, in style. Whereas Missy's bohemian floral and embroidered accents are for the more upbeat kinds, who love a bit of adventure in school routines. Apart from these, Shoe Mart also has brands like Barefeet, Juniors, Kappa and Skechers to complete its ‘Back to School' collection. With prices beginning at AED69 only, head to your nearest Shoe Mart store to get set with school shopping. Shoe Mart is the region's most established and largest retail concept for footwear and accessories, offering a galore of brands and value-for-money goods for a diverse audience under one roof. Founded in March 1990 in Dubai, Shoe Mart has grown from a single shoe store to one of the largest ‘footwear and accessories' retail chains in the GCC region comprising of 165 stores spread across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Oman, Lebanon and Egypt and over 13 countries worldwide. Shoe Mart offers extensive range of in-house brands like Duchini, Paprika, Peppermint, Missy, Juniors, Barefeet, Little Missy to leading international brands like Ecco, Lee Cooper, Puma, Reebok, Kangaroos and Skechers, along with accessories such as belts, handbags, luggage bags, purses, school bags, and an array of shoe care products, socks and wallets.