S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol80 No8 August 2017
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Industry Barometer: Offer more for less
Haesloop Agencies: Expecting to repeat 2016 growth.
Inno Textiles: Developing new products to combat imports.
Chimpel: Year is finishing more strongly than it started.
Evané: Sticking with leather.
Intobrands: Careful buying has been crucial.
Island Style: Functional surfwear stronger than fashion.
Just for Feet: Consumers don't have cash for high price items.
Opinion: Phillip Nutt
Nothing is written in stone.
Survival is not of the fittest, but of the most responsive to change.
Company News
SAFLIA AGM: Praise for a 'resilient bunch'.
Bata SA: Hosting global brand managers in bid to broaden brand footprint.
Katz Footwear: Willow aims for brand status.
Keystone: Launching TOMS wholesale.
Oakley: Re-launch planned for Spring 2018.
Huajian Group: Footwear factory for Rwanda.
Rarity Handbags: Best new product award at NY Now.
Technology
Shoepack: 6 ways manufacturers can improve efficiency and productivity.
These robots are using static electricity to make Nikes.
Zimbabwe economy
Economist John Robertson warns that unless the ruling party changes its policies, the IMF forecasts a repeat of 2008.
International News
How open-air shopping centres are sidestepping the mall meltdown.
Sourcing scoop: An exclusive look at how Li & Fung's Spencer Fung plans to transform fashion.
Sneakernomics: Small is the new Big.
Portuguese footwear exports on the rise.
New African nations get AGOA trade benefits, others at risk.
Textile exports at forefront of UN sanctions on North Korea.
Advertisers in this Issue
Aerosoft (3), Aerofit (4), Aeroslops (6), Chillisource/Shoepack (8), C.Y. Lin/ZaH 7, 8), Dolce Vita/Foot Focus (2), Jellos (5), Katz Footwear/Willow (OFC), Tuftex (6).
Footwear Industry Articles
- Benin begins exporting U.S. branded garments to EuropeZè, Benin (11 September 2024) – Benin, which along with Togo is a small Francophone state sandwiched between Ghana and Nigeria in West Africa, has exported its first consignment of clothing under the American brand, U.S. POLO ASSN.In a release, Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ) (www.GDIZ-Benin.com) said: “Th ...moreAn extended family with multiple businesses, and a shared passion
Cape Town, W. Cape, SA – It’s a complicated leather dynasty covering 2 generations and 6 family members (so far), mixed heritages, and 4 varied businesses which have 2 things in common – they use leather, and they rely on design creativity to produce saleable products.Tiziano Gottardo and his son from his third marriage, ...moreNike unveils Hyperice Boot - a game-changer or just hype?
Nike has launched what they call The Nike x Hyperice Boot, a tech-enabled product designed to enhance athlete warm-up and recovery. This wearable technology is aimed at helping athletes perform at their best. The boot is a result of a partnership between Nike and Hyperice, a company known for its expertise in reco ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- Sam Setter's 'Pills': For readers who need some wry medicinal humour" You can’t help those who don’t help themselvesThe International Trade Centre in Geneva spent a large amount of money in order to analyse the leather value chain in Mongolia. An extensive value chain study was made from the raising of the animals up to the finished product. The ITC presented a strategy proposal to the Go ...moreRetail attitudes to leather: A mixed pictureCarletonville, Gauteng, SA – Mohammed Laher, sole proprietor of 6-store mini-chain Textile Wholesalers, said leather remained a priority for his customers.He said formal footwear – which is all leather – was “a much smaller category than before”, but that “the better end of casual footwear is predominan ...moreSam Setter's 'Pills'"Bangladesh unravellingThe leather industry in Bangladesh is slowly, slowly disintegrating. Their tanneries in the Hemayelpur area, which is part of the Savar Industrial Complex, are suffering from a non-functional common effluent treatment plant, hence European importers and brands are avoiding buying from them. The only chance to e ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- Understanding the issues using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in OHS
Artificial intelligence is an innovative and transformative technology that has been making waves across various industries & today is the big buzzword in business. But very few of us understand what AI is and means, including OHS practitioners who are starting to use AI in the OHS field.Firstly, the Occupation Health & Safety fie ...moreGeorge disaster highlights the importance of compliance and the right people partnerCape Town, W. Cape, SA (19 June 2024) – The catastrophic collapse of a near-completed building under construction in George in May 2024, which resulted in at least 34 fatalities and many more injured, has shone a spotlight on the need for compliance. This includes health and safety compliance as well as industrial relations (IR) and ...moreHydrogen technology: Compact power plants for green hydrogen
Dresden, Germany (01 July 2024) - Hydrogen generated with the power of the sun could largely replace fossil fuels in the future, helping to lower carbon emissions. In the Neo-PEC joint research project, Fraunhofer specialists have developed a tandem module that is self-sufficient and reliable at producing solar-generated green hydrogen.Hy ...more
