S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol80 No10 Oct 2017
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Industry Barometer: Digging in for long haul
- Master Movers: Clients hoping for year-end surge.
- Lou Harvey: Aside from anything else, an exciting time...
- Jeaneration: Be efficient, be innovative.
- Behr's: Retail competition has increased.
- Ginger Bhagwandas: We have to believe things will improve.
Talking to government
- Undervalued safety footwear focus of SARS-industry discussions, but less progress on imports flouting country of origin marking rules.
Opinion: Phillip Nutt
- A new year, a new beginning.
Trade fairs
- ATF: LTE hands over to Messe Frankfurt.
Publication dates 2018
- Material deadlines and publication dates for S&V Footwear & Leather Goods, S&V African Leather, S&V Protect, S&V Weekly Newsletters, and the S&V Directory and Calendar in 2018.
Zimbabwe
- Retailers' financial results show inflation scourge is back.
East Africa
- East African shoes take centre stage at New York footwear show.
New footwear sources
- Bangladesh: New testing facility in a country with poor environmental and safety record.
International News
- Amazon: Apparel's friend or foe?
- Foot Locker plunges 28% after sales fall way short of Street.
- Tenants to malls: Let's make a deal.
Advertisers in this Issue
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Footwear Industry Articles
- Canton: As big as ever
China Import and Export Fair, also known as the “Canton Fair”, is the World’s No.1 Expo in terms of scale. Canton Fair will see its 137th session to be held from April 15 to May 5, 2025 in Guangzhou, China.With an exhibition area of 1.55 million square meters, the 137th edition of Canton Fair converges 28,000+ exhibitors ...moreBoat shoes: Sales finally climbing in the US, but local suppliers say there’s no uptick here
Under the headline “Boat shoes sales up for first time in 10 years — one year after fashion declared the style’s comeback”, Footwear News this month reported that boat shoe sales finally seeing an increase, “albeit a fraction of where the category once was in the 2010s”. ...moreCan Nike’s new CEO revive sales?
Can someone with 32 years at a company bring the bold, disruptive change needed to turn it around? Nike’s Elliott Hill is that man; he spent that amount of time at Nike before retiring — only to return as CEO on October 14, 2024. While his deep experience provides stability, it may also lead to an overreliance on past strategi ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- Get the message across on World Leather Day, urges Leather Working Group
On Saturday 26th April 2025, the global leather industry will come together in recognition of the fourth edition of World Leather Day—a global movement dedicated to celebrating leather as a material and promoting a deeper understanding of the leather industry. This social media kit can be used by Leather Naturally members and i ...moreBack to off? - Sam Setter's 'Pills': For readers who need some wry medicinal humourOur industry has been submitted for years to the unrealistic and ideological EU sustainability directives, mainly pushed by Dutch ex-EU commissioner Frans Timmermans, who, not happy with the damage he has done in the EU, now tries to ruin the political atmosphere in his own country. These directives have more to do with ideology than with ...moreUK Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists annual conference, AGM and dinner dance
The annual Conference, AGM and Dinner Dance of the Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists took place on 25-26th April in Glasgow.This year, there was a 2-day programme that included a field trip to Scottish Leather Group on the afternoon of Day 1, when 30 delegates had the opportunity to learn about SLG’s heritage and world l ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- Lengthy detentions: That’s just the way it is, says NCCS&V Protect asked the National Consumer Commission to comment on Treadsafe’s experience, and also whether other containers have been detained. Jabu Mbeje, Divisional Head: Enforcement & Legal Services, at the NCC, sent this response: ...moreMine deaths in SA ‘lowest ever’ in 2024Extract from the release of 2024 mine health and safety statistics by Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, on 23 January 2025. ...moreSGS to host 'Discovering PPE softlines solutions’ on 27 MarchGeneva, Switzerland – Testing, inspection and certification company SGS is hosting a complimentary webinar, ‘Discovering PPE softlines solutions’, on 27 March 2025.The global market for personal protective equipment (PPE) is expanding, but it is also becoming more regulated. Businesses looking to ensure product complianc ...more
