JOBS Programme is assisting Legacy Footwear Ltd to further open up export market for the company's range of quality, competitively priced footwear products, says a press release.

The latest success followed from Legacy's participation in the JOBS Programme Gulshan International Trade Fair last November, when a Middle East footwear buyer visited the company's stall and showed considerable interest In the initial purchase of 5,000 pairs of sandal uppers.

JOBS then interfaced Legacy Footwear with the SME Mirpur footwear cluster, where the JOBS Programme is assisting the cluster to successfully improve product quality, introduce new designs, raise supply capability and widen Bangladesh distribution and marketing opportunities.

Now the Mirpur footwear cluster has won its first export trial order, and if successful, the cluster could see its business significantly expand yet again.