S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol80 No2 February 2017
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Industry Barometer
Bresan: CMT stable, own footwear needs a boost.
Chanti: Women’s PVC belts battling.
Foot Fashion: Offer what the market wants.
Armadillo: CBD quiet, regional centres and country busier.
Bolton Footwear: Expecting to reap benefits of change.
Bob’s Shoes: Consumers just don’t have money.
Anonymous: Centres don’t treat independents, mini-chains fairly.
Opinion: Phillip Nutt
The evolving role of branding in this crazy world.
Opinion 2: Shirac Lamont
A voice from the past on the current mangling of language.
Chain Profile: Choice Clothing and Big Daddy
Going where even the Chinese fear to tread.
Companies
Skechers SA signs Olympic walker.
ProFit Safety Footwear: ‘Taking the nasty out of cheap’.
Villani: Outsourcing production ‘helping us grow brand’
Fenhua: Aiming to up production to 3m pairs.
Keexs: Nigerian brand eyes SA market.
Trade
East African Hub and AAFA ‘unite to ensure best-in-class business practices’.
Technology
Choose your path, Assomac tells SA manufacturers.
EVA Industries: Black TPR is ‘green’.
Notice Board
Retirement: Ron MacNiven, Decofurn.
Obituary: Taisekwa Mandirahwe, Cathula Sandals.
Advertisers in this Issue
Palm Footwear/Hunter Boot (OFC), Katz Footwear/Willow (2), Palm Footwear/Terrapod (4), ProFit Safety Footwear (10).
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Footwear Industry Articles
- How FootJoy’s superbly crafted shoes influenced my life
An Informative & Nostalgic Letter written in April 2025 to two executives at Acushnet (USA) – A leading golf corporation which includes FootJoy Shoes.RE: FootJoy & II recall the very first pair of FootJoy golf shoes my late father bought for me in July 1976. This wasn’t my first interaction with the brand that I had al ...moreShlobo Designs: Foreign consumers appreciate handwork and the story behind the brand
Durban, KZN, SA – I’m a native of Umlazi’s K section, but I’ve called Seaview home since 1994.My life has been a tapestry of experiences, woven with threads of resilience, creativity, and unwavering determination. My journey took an unexpected turn when I was retrenched while working for the bank with a wealth expe ...more2026 Comrades shoe count: Asics stays top, Adidas up, Nike slides into 4th place
Marathon shoe counts are among the few footwear statistics available in SA. The Sweat Shop’s Jax Snyman has extracted this year’s Comrades Marathon figures for comparison with last year.His assessment: “Asics up. Adidas properly up. New Balance steady although now 3rd largest. Nike down and drop in rankings to 4th. Sauco ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- Mobilising Africa’s human resource to reinvigorate the regional leather value chain
In last month’s edition I wrote about mobilising Africa’s livestock to reinvigorate the regional leather value chain, and this article is focussed on mobilising the human resource that is needed to make the most of the abundant livestock populations in the region.On Friday 12th June, newly organised SARLEN (Southern African Re ...more‘ESG is a global requirement’
Deborah Taylor, Sustainable Leather FoundationShe spoke about the SLF’s role in supporting harmonisation and minimising duplication of effort across the leather value chain, its education and training, development of robust and credible standards, and advocacy of the leather industry.She quoted the first definition of sustainability ...moreSam Setter's 'Pills': Over and AgainThe EU announced that hides and skins could be removed from the EUDR directive's deforestation commodities. Could! Last month, like many others, I thought that the decision had been taken, but that doesn’t seem to be correct. The final decision will be taken after public feedback. Yeah, you read this right: after public feedback. As ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- RealPPE Marketplace: Where safety meets smarter procurementRealPPE Marketplace is a 100% black women-owned B2B PPE marketplace built for South African industry. Founded after years of witnessing safety officers and procurement teams lose time to fragmented suppliers, inconsistent pricing, and missing documentation, RealPPE was created to bring structure and reliability to industrial PPE sourcing. ...morePerformance testing: Building credibility in the modern apparel and footwear market
The lines between protective wear, sportswear, outdoor apparel, wellness clothing and everyday fashion continue to blur. Consumers increasingly expect garments and footwear to deliver more than style alone. Whether purchasing workwear, running apparel, outdoor footwear, school shoes or everyday casual products, buyers now look for comfort ...moreMore precise fire extinguishing from the air using simulation and sensor data
Wildfires are becoming more frequent and more intense worldwide. Fires often become infernos due to heat, drought and wind, especially in the summer. The problem is compounded by the climate crisis. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM and the startup CAURUS Technologies GmbH are responding to this growi ...more
