S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol80 No9 September 2017
This Magazine is sponsored by SAFLIA
IN THIS ISSUE:
Industry Barometer: Digging in for long haul
- Kasodur: Problems at macro and micro levels.
- Goraz: Broadening range, expanding sales force.
- Groundcover: Niche market remains strong.
- Hotter: Weaker pound has helped.
- Elements Boutique: Save where possible and offer something different.
- Zimbabwe: CTFL sector better than other Zimbabwe industries, but still only using 50% of capacity.
Opinion: Phillip Nutt
- When the going gets tough, how can you survive?
Exports
- DTI and SAFLEC evaluate past performance of exports of SA leather, leather goods and footwear, and recommend way forward.
Legal
- Design protection is a simple, inexpensive means of protecting original products.
Technology
- How to manage warp speed change without breaking the bank.
Company News
- Holster: Online sales, sneakers keep recession at bay.
- Holster online experience on offer.
- Component trader joins Nikkita
- Katz Footwear: Prepare for meteoric rise of Jimi Atrik Footwear Meteors.
- Katz Footwear: Willow aiming to set trend in athleisure market.
Notice Board
- Retirement: Sam Foster, Barker Footwear.
- Forgotten history: Lazar Bach, unionist.
International News
- Follow the money: The retail apocalypse isn't even half the story.
- Minnetonka collaborates with Mother Denim on far-out '70s inspired moccasins and boots.
- Here are the brands US teens are starting to hate - Amazon isn't one of them.
- Pivot or die - the megatrends that will capsize your supply chain if you're not paying attention.
- Li & Fung on why speed is the new currency.
Advertisers in this Issue
Apeco (8), Chillisource/Shoepack (17), Foot Focus/Tom Toms (2), Katz Footwear/Jimi Atrix (4), Katz Footwear/Willow (6), Palm Footwear/Fielder (OFC).
Footwear Industry Articles
- Rip Curl, Kathmandu owner KMD Brands preliminary result: Second half improvementChristchurch, New Zealand (20 August 2024) – KMD Brands Limited provides the following unaudited preliminary results for the year ending 31 July 2024 (“FY24”): Rip Curl and Kathmandu sales have shown continued improvement on first half sales trends during both the third and fourth quarters of FY24, as outlined below. ...moreAlternative to master plan is not anarchyNote: This article is about the Department of Trade, Industry & Competition’s master plans as a concept, not about the R-CTFL Master Plan specifically. ...moreVans still in freefall, ‘but VF rate of decline moderated’VF Corporation reports first quarter fiscal 2025 results and reiterates FY25 free cash flow guidanceDenver, U.S. (06 August 2024) - VF Corporation today reported financial results for its first quarter (Q1'FY25) ended June 29, 2024, announcing a quarterly per share dividend of $0.09.Bracken Darrell, President and CEO, said: "As I com ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- Update on outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in Eastern CapePretoria, Gauteng, SA (08 August 2024) – Following the recent outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Kouga and Kou-Kamma Municipalities of the Eastern Cape, the Department of Agriculture is committed to providing ongoing updates and ensuring effective measures are in place to manage the situation.Engagement with Farmers an ...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 ...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 ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- Web platform and app aim to improve quality of life for people with Parkinson’s diseaseSankt Augustin, Germany (02 May 2024) – Parkinson’s disease is one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative conditions worldwide. It causes motor impairments such as tremors, slow movement, muscle stiffness, and balance problems. Memory can also worsen as the disease progresses. The individual course of the disease cannot be pr ...moreMBA North emphasises benefits of safety as regional safety competition closes
Entries for this year’s Master Builders Association North Regional Safety Competition closed in February, and the adjudication or auditing phase has begun. Gerhard Roets, Construction Health and Safety Manager at MBA North, says that the annual competition highlights the importance of safety in an intrinsically dangerous industry li ...moreSouth Africa's water crisis - a call to action for climate-resilient solutions
Durban, KZN, SA (09 April 2024) – South Africa faces a water crisis of immense proportions, a dire situation fuelled by a confluence of challenges. Unevenly distributed water resources, exacerbated by unpredictable rainfall patterns due to climate change collide with the burden of outdated and deteriorating infrastructure, threateni ...more
