Footwear Industry Articles
- APLF Leather, Materials+, Fashion Access: Infix Creations : Handmade handbags
East London, E. Cape, SA – Infix Creations won the best traditional handbag award and was chosen to feature in the trend area, positioning South Africa as a trend leader. This was a very big achievement with world buyers present. ...moreAPLF Leather, Materials+, Fashion Access: Thurling Investments: In many ways, back to the old glory days : Exotic leathers
Cape Town, W. Cape, SA – We found the fair to be excellent and, in many ways, back to the old glory days where everybody that we do business with around the globe attended. We had current and past customers visit us from North America, South America, Europe, Australia and of course the East (which included Japan, Korea, etc).T ...moreSAFLEC: As world output exceeds demand, SA is still an attractive source of foowear
SAFLEC executive director Nerisha Jairaj took part in session 1 of the Global Footwear Executive Summit, which covered footwear production and its supply chain.The theme of the session was to discuss the current scenario where the demand for footwear is significantly lower than the available supply, and finding a balance for the supply ch ...moreGrowth for top end as business travel returns to normal levels
George, W. Cape, SA – The luxury end of the travel goods market “is doing better than more affordable alternatives”, FrontierCo group merchandise executive Kennith Barlow said this month.“I know that sounds odd in the present economic climate, and we’re not oblivious to the fact that the target market is a ve ...moreShoe brand opens doors to its secrets
Concerns About the Eco-Friendly Footwear Market and Thesus's Unconventional Approach. The Weekend Boot™, retailing at about $200, has sold over $3M worth in 3 years. Made with 96% renewable materials, its maker, Thesus, now reveals the manufacturing process and intellectual property behind the boot to the world. ...moreBeyoncé bounce: Western boot sales jump more than 20 percent week over week since ‘Cowboy Carter’ launch
Quoting Circana, which produces reports on U.S. consumer behaviour, news channel CNBC reported on 12 April that Western-style boot sales climbed more than 20% the week after Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” was released late last month.It said that “though cowboy boots may typify the Western look, other pieces, inc ...moreLook of the Week: The UK Prime Minister just ‘ruined’ this classically cool sneaker
In a graphic demonstration of how one person can be ‘cool’ while another, in very similar circumstances, is ‘uncool’, a report 09 April on CNN contrasted UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with former U.S. President Barack Obama – on their shoes. ...moreThe R-CTFL Masterplan: It’s not enough to say ‘please buy more from us’, says NCRFCape Town, W. Cape, SA – The group monitoring the progress of the R-CTFL Masterplan – the PMO Core – “does not have a mandate to engage with the media”, according to Michael Lawrence, who represents the National Clothing Retail Federation of SA (NCRF) on the PMO Core.He was responding last week to the report ...moreAPLF Leather, Materials+, Fashion Access: It was good to be back, exhibitors said21 businesses from Africa exhibited in Hong Kong in March. Of those, 4 were from Ethiopia and 3 were from Egypt.The SA exhibitors were divided between finished goods exhibitors on a sponsored national pavilion in the Fashion Access hall, overseen by the SA Footwear & Leather Export Council (SAFLEC), and 3 leather chemicals and leather ...moreAPLF Leather, Materials+, Fashion Access: NTE Company: Boost for agents : Tanning chemicalsPietermaritzburg, KZN, SA – We had a very successful APLF and were busy on all 3 days. We use these fairs to fly the NTE flag but also to meet many of our agents from the region as travel in and out of Hong Kong is very convenient for them. Some don’t attend ACLE in Shanghai as they see it as a Chinese fair and travelling ther ...more© S&V Publications
