Footwear - Leather - PPE Industry News & Articles
- FDRA: Ethiopia has grabbed its opportunity to export footwear to the USWritten comments from the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America to the U.S. International Trade Commission by Matt Priest, President & CEO, Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA), on February 6. ...moreAAFA: Why Africa must be developed as a major source of apparelA presentation to the United States International Trade Commission by Nate Herman, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), on January 29Thank you for providing us this opportunity to testify today regarding U.S. Trade with Sub‐Saharan Africa. Representing more than 1,000 world famous name ...moreUS importers want Africa to succeed as a footwear, clothing sourceUS importers see Africa as an important upcoming source of footwear and clothing. Mark Bennett, a consultant most recently to the Lesotho Government, has been watching presentations by US trade organisations, and the SA Department of Trade & Industry (DTI), to the US International Trade Commission (USITC), which has been requested by ...moreTenants to Malls: Let’s Make a DealThere’s a silver lining in every situation. And lately, some mall tenants are trying to create their own. Amid the weekly news of the latest retail bankruptcy, tenants that are managing to hang on are attempting to capitalize on property owners’ bad fortune. Noting that malls may soon be faced with a glut of soon-to-be e ...moreToo many people think of training courses as a holiday camp
As we have discussed previously there are a number of requirements before any Work at Heights can be performed. This issue we will cover the aspect of Training – Possibly the most important aspect. In our industry I have picked up there is a culture of ‘I’m going for training for 2 days – FANTASTIC, 2 days lea ...moreAmazon: Apparel’s Friend or Foe? Sourcing Executives Weigh InAmazon is always the elephant, the 800-lb gorilla and the inconvenient truth in the room, but some seem to think companies are unnecessarily quaking in Amazon’s wake. It’s no secret that Amazon has been slowly and quietly encroaching on the apparel space, with new private label brands, more targeted marketing and a previously ...moreBehr’s: Retail competition has increased
East London, SA - Turnover is down about 5%. Aside from the macro factors, there's increasing chain competition for our Oxford Street store. Our Vincent Park Centre store is relocating to smaller premises because Clicks want our space. I'm hoping the lower rental will be beneficial. Obviously I hope for political change, becau ...moreA new year, a new beginningI am so happy to see the end of 2017; it most definitely was a year I sadly want to forget as it was one torn by serious health problems that basically evolved from taking too many pills for my old health problems that had been eradicated by a new heart valve. ...moreJeaneration: Be efficient, be innovativeDurban, SA - Trading conditions have become more difficult largely because of the heightened economic and political uncertainty over the last few months. The forex rate is generally seen as a thermometer for the health of an economy, and when the Rand strengthened at the beginning of 2017 many thought that the recessionary trading conditi ...moreLou Harvey: Aside from anything else, an exciting time...
Durban, SA - We were down (between 5 and 10%) but we are gaining traction and will possibly beat last year's figures due to our annual sales and new ranges being launched. Factors affecting our trading? Thieving staff!!! The economy and the UNIONS.... The thieves are being dealt with!! The unions don’t ...moreMaster Movers: Clients hoping for year-end surge
Pinetown, SA - Turnover is definitely down by at least 18%. The factors affecting us are fuel costs, new trucking companies cutting prices to find a foot in the industry, and the slow economy. We're holding onto old clients by not increasing prices and giving the best service, which is sadly lacking in our industry. Fore ...moreUndervalued safety footwear focus of SARS-industry discussions but less progress on imports flouting country of origin marking rules
Cape Town, SA - Country of origin marking and reference pricing again dominated the second meeting of the SARS Footwear and Leather Task Team on November 7, which included representatives from SA Revenue Services, SAFLIA, NULAW and SACTWU, and the Foschini Group. The DTI was not represented. There was some progress on reference pricing, a ...moreEast African shoes take centre stage at New York footwear show
12,000 footwear industry executives from around the world just received a "Discover East Africa" announcement in their inbox (on right). The Hub is raising the profile of East African shoe manufactures to create win-win market linkages with U.S. buyers. Click here to view a catalogue of Hub-supported East African shoe manufactur ...moreGinger Bhagwandas: We have to believe things will improveDurban, SA - Our turnover has been decreasing since September. During the month of October this year we have had a further 10% decrease in turnover. We attribute this partially due to macro economic factors, deteriorating business conditions and record unemployment. We have started negotiations with some of our landlords in th ...moreExport restriction debate drags on, but defending leather against animal welfare will be issue of the future
Skin, Hide & Leather Council (SHALC) AGM, at the Intercontinental Hotel, OR Tambo Airport, May 26 ...moreAutomotive: Move away from SA continues, and local hide prices must come down
We could re-print the same report that was written last year as all those factors, trends and predictions held true for this past year as well, and will probably continue to do so going forward. The sourcing of business to Europe, the de-contenting and the swing away from leather interiors have continued this past year, resulting in a muc ...moreGame skins: New association aims to up standards
The new association for taxidermists and associated businesses had its formal launch in MayThe South African Taxidermy & Tannery Association (SATTA) was established in October 2016 with the aim to become the officially recognised body to serve the Taxidermy, Tannery and Dip & Pack industry in South Africa. We aim to actively work ...moreWhat are the Phthalates?
A chemical that is often used in the tanning industry is phthalic acid. At the turn of the last century the industry was fascinated by the development of chromium tanning, that aspired to be a viable alternative to the vegetable tanning method (that was universally practiced). During chromium tannage, masking salts can be added to increas ...more2017 SLTC Convention - Back from the brink, but much more to do
This year's SLTC Convention, its 65th - while short of where the organising committee would like it to be - showed significant improvement over last year's event, which was a low point in the SA Section's 75 year history. Attendance was marginally up, from 37 to 42. More importantly, 10 of them were from 7 tanneries, against 5 from 6 last ...moreFurniture: We need to export, and we have to be more competitive
The reality that the furniture manufacturing sector was negatively affected by the economic downturn could be seen in the drop of domestic leather sales. Initially, there was movement from high-end leathers to corrected grain leathers purely from a cost point of view. However, these sales reduced dramatically as the general consumer had t ...more© S&V Publications
