Factory with no name makes shoes (9)

I believe the answer is:

platforms

'shoes' is the definition.
(platform is a kind of shoe)

'factory with no name makes' is the wordplay.
'factory' becomes 'plant' (I've seen this before).
'with no' is a deletion indicator.
'name' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation e.g. on forms).
'makes' becomes 'forms' (forming is a kind of making**).
'plant' with 'n' taken out is 'plat'.
'plat'+'forms'='PLATFORMS'

(Another definition for platforms that I've seen is " Kind of stages or political policies".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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