S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol82 No2 February 2019
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Business Barometer
- Bay Solutions: Contain costs, stay positive.
- Cape Cobra Leathercraft: Growing exports, ecommerce.
- Freestyle Handmade Originals: An uphill struggle.
- Strassberger Skoene: Riding the 'cool' wave.
- Branded Footwear & Clothing: Exchange rate is the problem.
- Basson Skoene: It's not so 'lekker' anymore.
- Paramount Tailors & Outfitters: Difficult to predict.
- Pfohl's Men's Outfitters: Do what you do best.
Lawn Bowls
- A market lost, or a market waiting to be served?
Opinion from NPD in the US
- How Private Label goes premium.
Leather Goods
- SA handbag designer Adrian Furstenburg is addressing a workshop at Sustainable Fashion Conference in Hong Kong. An interview with the APLF.
Company News
- Elan Polo to launch Springbok and Orlando Pirates fashion footwear ranges.
- The Badge Co. sold.
- Follow-up to an article in the last issue headed 'Training in Uganda'.
Technology
- VisionStitch health check for stitching operations.
- SATRA continues to invest in 3D scanning.
Styling - Tweaking the Classics
- Pierre Cardin's Signature range.
- UrbanArt, Miss Black, Butterfly Feet.
Notice Board
- Remembering Maria Bata.
Advertisers in this Issue
Europa Art Group/Clarks (6), Katz Footwear/Luciano Rossi (4), Kaytex Belts (8), SA Bureau of Standards (6), Tuftex (2).
Footwear Industry Articles
- SGS adds to its ‘green’ certifications
International testing, inspection and certification company SGS has launched 2 additions to its SGS Green Marks programme: Product Carbon Footprint and Carbon Footprint Reduced. Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) is an essential measurement of greenhouse gas emission and removal within a product’s life cycle. Brands, manufacturers, ...more‘We have and will continue to investigate sourcing opportunities for apparel’
Several SA raw materials make it into H&M’s value chain, but so far, no finished goods ...moreInvestor lawsuit hits LululemonLululemon Athletica Inc. is currently facing a class action lawsuit filed by a shareholder who claims the company misled investors by failing to disclose critical information about its business operations. This lawsuit involves individuals and entities who purchased Lululemon securities between December 7, 2023, and July 24, 2024.The Alle ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- Job Cards
Job cards – are these bureaucratic pieces of paperwork worth anything? The tracking of work, quality control indicators, dates and timing, and non-conformance can be tagged onto this tool and production control and monitoring can be greatly enhanced. The job card can be historical and diagnostic.Can a tannery run production without ...moreOstrich: ‘Stable to positive’ – the good days continue
Mossel Bay, W. Cape, SA – We are now nearly 5 years down the line, since the KKI and Mosstrich/SCOT merger. The new name Cape Karoo International (CKI) is now well known among all international and local buyers of ostrich leather. Our clients across the globe also have switched now to “CKI” as the new brand, understandin ...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
- Dangee Carken enters safety footwear
Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA – Fashion footwear company Dangee Carken has entered the safety footwear market with its Grittgear brand.Safety footwear industry veteran Mark Silverman has joined as a director of Dangee leading its safety division.“With three decades in the workwear industry, I have gained an in-depth understanding ...moreWarren Sachs new CEO of Beier Group
Pinetown, KZN, SA (01 August 2024) – The Beier Group, which includes Beier Envirotec, BBF Safety Group, Beier Drawtex Healthcare, and Neucoat, and which manufactures technical textiles, personal protective equipment, and advanced wound care products, has appointed Warren Sachs as Group Chief Executive Officer, effective 19 July 2024 ...morePathogen identification — next-generation sequencing optimises diagnostics
Stuttgart, Germany (12 June 2024) – Invasive infections such as sepsis require immediate and targeted treatment. Experts from the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB and group partners have succeeded in establishing a reconceptualized detection principle that can make a crucial contribution to savi ...more
