Travel goods: Getting back to normality
Port Elizabeth, E. Cape, SA - The domestic market for travel goods isn’t quite back to where it was pre-covid, but it has picked up considerably over the last year and half. There are also a lot of international tourists that are visiting South Africa again, especially in Cape Town. They are a market for our leather, business, and casual bag ranges. Over the next couple of years, I expect growth to stabilise as the travel market returns to a normal situation.
Among our strategies during covid was opening our own stores, emphasising outdoor under the Troop London brand as well as travel. They are also multi-brand stores, carrying products from other suppliers.
Starting in November 2020, we’ve opened 4 retail stores – in Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Bedfordview, and now a second at Boardwalk in PE. A 5th is due to open beginning October in Edenvale – 4 of these stores have replaced travel goods stores which had closed during Covid.
To assist our wholesale customers, we started a B2B website where they can order online if our agents are unavailable.
Our leather product is now under the Journeyman Leather brand.
