Footwear Industry Articles
- The R-CTFL Masterplan, 5 years on: The manufacturers’ experienceS&V asked 16 footwear manufacturers to comment on any growth in their orders from chains – especially those that are part of the NCRF, which was a signatory to the Masterplan – since its launch 5 years ago. 2 manufacturers answered. ...moreBata SA: Growth has nothing to do with MasterplanS&V asked 16 footwear manufacturers to comment on any growth in their orders from chains – especially those that are part of the NCRF, which was a signatory to the Masterplan – since its launch 5 years ago. 2 manufacturers answered. ...moreThe R-CTFL Masterplan, 5 years on: Anonymous: Our chain business has shrunk dramatically over the 5 yearsThis manufacturer requested anonymity.Since the inception of the Masterplan 5 years ago, we have not seen an increase in orders from local retailers.With the exception of 2022, we have experienced a decline in orders every year, 2023/2024 being the largest reduction. Over the past 5 years our local orders have reduced by 47% in pairs ...moreThe R-CTFL Masterplan, 5 years on: A chain’s viewS&V had planned to ask a number of chains the following questions. In the event, we only asked TFG:In the 5 years since the signing of the charter in 2019, have any of your chains bought more locally made footwear, and can you quantify that growth by pairs and value?Have any of your chains REDUCED their local footwear buy?By compariso ...moreThe R-CTFL Masterplan, 5 years on: TFG: We’re buying more in SA and SADC, but if we can’t find what we want here, we importIn support of government’s 2030 Retail - Clothing Textile Footwear and Leather (R-CTFL) masterplan, TFG remains committed to building and growing our local manufacturing capability and capacity. In unit terms, more than 76% of our products are produced locally, in SADC or South Africa. By investing in and prioritising local producti ...moreMBA Thesis Research: Strategies for footwear startups – ideas and input requestedIntroductionThis is a request to the footwear community in South Africa to take part in a research project titled: Enhancing Sustainable Innovation Adoption in Footwear Startups in South Africa.Project DescriptionThe project focuses on the South African footwear industry, particularly startups in the sector. It recognises the pressing nee ...moreMagic: Lots of news, but we can’t get hold of itFor the first time, the Las Vegas Magic show featured an African Textiles and Apparel Pavilion, hosting 68 exhibitors from 35 countries, and organised and sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Africa Trade and Investment programme (USAID ATI) and theProsper Africa US Trade & Investment initiative.The ...moreSA footwear & accessories trade statistics for December 2023Pretoria, Gauteng, SA (31 January 2024) – Source: SARS.Including Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)Cumulative tradeTrade balance R'm (13 795 684 796)Ratio (exports/imports) 0.24Monthly tradeTrade balance R'm (962 390 982)Ratio (exports/imports) 0.31ExportsMonth % of total 0.26Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 3 ...moreGroundcover: The rise of the second generationThe Midlands, KZN, SA – 2023 was a big year for Groundcover.The business was founded by my parents, Amanda and Justin McCarthy, in the KZN midlands in 1990.What started as a passion for leatherwork has since grown into a sensibly sized and sustainable business that employs 30 individuals.What has been key to our success is the commu ...moreAdidas achieves equilibrium with a 50/50 balance between in-store and e-commerce salesAdidas, a dominating force in the sportswear and footwear sector, has successfully achieved a perfect equilibrium, with an equal split between traditional brick-and-mortar and cutting-edge e-commerce sales, as outlined in a recent report by Retail Brew. The intriguing question arises: what factors could have propelled this surge in o ...more© S&V Publications